The scoreline the last time Hawthorn and Fremantle met was pretty much one-way traffic in favour of the reigning premiers. In the weeks since their round 15 clash, John Butler’s last sentence is eerily prescient: Has Ross Lyon played all his cards, or is there an ace up his sleeve with a Grand Final spot up for grabs? [A good neutral account of the game. JB is a long-suffering Bluebagger – Ed]
Round 15 – North Melbourne v Geelong: Is Redemption Inevitable?
July 17, 2015 by 1 Comment
North Melbourne supporter Rob Chanter discusses North Melbourne’s win against Geelong and ask the question, is redemption inevitable for North?
Round 15 – Richmond v Carlton and Hawthorn v Fremantle: Totaalvoetbal.
July 17, 2015 by 2 Comments
Richmond supporter Chris Daley saw two games of football live, Tigers v Blues at the G and the Hawks v Dockers at Aurora Stadium in a weekend of Total Football or as he calls it Totaalvoetbal.
The 2015 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round Fifteen
July 16, 2015 by 2 Comments
Some lovely words this week from Earl O’Neill on generational connections and changes, and his family’s intertwined Australian football and rugby league strands
Being and the thinking Cygne
July 16, 2015 by 8 Comments
Bastille Day and the Tour and Francobubbles yet M. de Hauteclocque (Mathilde’s papa) is thinking cups of tea, Test cricket and Antiques Roadshow. So how does this affect the sense of being in the thinking Cygne?
AFL Round 15 – Greater Western Sydney v St Kilda: A win for storytelling
July 16, 2015 by 2 Comments
It seems every Sainter has a tale to tell, and their fascinating yarns were the centerpiece of Yvette Wroby’s jaunt to Sydney last weekend.
Round 15 – Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast: And the Devil went up to Cairns
July 16, 2015 by 2 Comments
What looked disastrous actually turned out OK, as the Dogs stormed home in Cairns. Neil Anderson spent much of the afternoon with the devil.
Round 15 – Greater Western Sydney v St Kilda: Monaros and Mochas
July 15, 2015 by 2 Comments
Earl O’Neill, and the Mocha drinking Perky Girl, are late arrivals for the Giants game against St Kilda. Finals are a realistic aim for the Monaros thinks Earl.
Round 15 – Hawthorn v Fremantle: Seventh heaven (and the return of Peter Hudson)
July 15, 2015 by 8 Comments
A big win to the Hawks, and a chance meeting with a genuine legend of the game in Peter Hudson; Molly and Sasha Lennon make their annual trek to Launceston to watch Hawthorn deal with fellow 2015 premiership contender, Fremantle.
Round 15-North Melbourne v Geelong: A Lesson in Mortality
July 15, 2015 by 2 Comments
Under the tutelage of Zen Master Mike, Dennis Gedling embarks on a journey of understanding and acceptance of Geelong’s decline from premiership superpower to possible contender.
Round 15 – Port Adelaide v Collingwood (Floreat Pica Society): The Starts Are Slow But the Oxley Is Patient
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Luke Reynolds, on reporting duty for the Floreat Pica Society, laments the Magpies continual slow starts as Collingwood go down in a close one for the third week running.
Round 15 – West Coast v Adelaide: More than a game
July 14, 2015 by 8 Comments
Anne Fedorowytsch lauds the efforts of her brave Adelaide Crows returning to the field of play for the first time after the death of their coach.
Round 15 – Essendon v Melbourne: Christmas in July
July 14, 2015 by 2 Comments
The tipster’s nightmare: back your own team no matter what, or let the head rule the heart? Ged McMahon pulls off a covert Christmas in July, but knows there’s one gift in his stocking he might not be deserving of.
Round 15 – Brisbane v Sydney Swans: The view from Shepparton (via the – ‘Gabba) Back home to see the Lions at home
July 14, 2015 by 1 Comment
Peter Schumacher and the Minister escape the chilly confines of downtown Shepparton for a winter break in Brisbane, as the Lions give the Swans a hell of a fight at the ‘Gabba.
Round 15 – Port Adelaide v Collingwood: The three W’s contribute to the win
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John Poeve is enthralled by the three W’s that play a most important role in the Power’s win over Collingwood (Wingard, Wines and ? ).
Round 15 – Brisbane v Sydney: Voices and footy
July 14, 2015 by 1 Comment
Aristotle knew a thing or two about getting a kick and the team first mentality when he stated that a whole was the sum of its parts. Keiran Croker shows how a choir and a footy team have more in common than you might think.
Round 15- Hawthorn v Fremantle: Message received loud and clear
July 14, 2015 by 15 Comments
John Butler saw Hawthorn dispatch 2015 premiership rival, Fremantle, with jaw-dropping ease in Launceston on Sunday.
Round 15 – Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs: Misadventure was eventually worth it
July 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
As Bulldogs supporter Mick Jeffery’s discusses, his misadventure to Cairns ended up being worth it as the Dogs had a good comeback win against the Suns.
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