After a big win against the Hawks, which consolidated the Tigers as final participants, Tigers fan Chris Daley is keeping a lid on it.
Round 18 – Port Adelaide v St Kilda: Journeys, long and short
Yvette Wroby headed to Adelaide for the Port v St Kilda clash last weekend, and as always found a raft of new people and experiences to celebrate. And if you’ve ever wanted to learn how to sing ‘When the Saints Go Marching In’ in Swedish, Japanese AND in Punjabi, well, today, friends, is your lucky day.
Round 18 – Port Adelaide v St Kilda: The End of the 2015 Season for Yoshi
Yoshi’s explains how his year of watching football in 2015 came to a abrupt end while trying to watch his Saints play against Port Adelaide on Sunday afternoon. [I didn’t pick you as a firebrand, Yoshi – Ed]
Round 18 – Geelong v Brisbane: We’re here now, but he is coming
One of the last AFL venues to boast a terrace, the City end at the Cattery is where wit, grape, grain and lip flows in equal measure. The Kardinia Park faithful are a tight-knight community and it’s why there’s a nervous air around the return of Adam Goodes for Hamish Townsend. What if a good mate or a family member decides to boo? Can good people stand idly by?
Round 18 – Fremantle v GWS: Dancing With The Stars
Young Josh Coales tells the story of Freo’s solid win against GWS and notes the slip-ups of some of the other top sides. And the Hot Coales Award goes to…?
Round 18 – Carlton v North Melbourne: North easily
This rather pedestrian match was a romp for the Roos, writes Peter Fuller.
Round 18 – Hawthorn v Richmond: Three out of four ain’t bad
Tigers supporter Sarah Black watched her Tigers have a great win and four quarter performance against the Hawks on Friday night and when umpiring Netball on Saturday resolved to be like Bachar Houli.
Round 18 – Essendon v Western Bulldogs: Taking the Crameri Out For a Spin
The once stolid Stewart Crameri was in career best form on the weekend. See if you can match motoring puns with Neil Anderson.
Round 18 – Sydney v Adelaide: The Red & White Unite
Joe Moore heaps praise on the Swans, their fans and footy’s response to a harrowing week.
Round 18 – Geelong v Brisbane: Forgotten Pleasures
School hockey, Marty Ward’s Mum’s oranges, icepacks. They all held more interest for Dips O’Donnell than a regulation win by the Cats last weekend.
Round 18 – Hawthorn v Richmond: Taking them on
Young Laurie shares the happiness of all Tigers with us (“…in about the last 20 seconds Richmond got a 50-metre penalty from, I don’t even know!!”)
Round 18 – Essendon v Western Bulldogs: 23 minutes, 23 seconds
Sam hadn’t seen the Bombers since that St Kilda game. But it was time to give them another look. What he saw was an eye-opener.
Round 18 – Fearless 2015: Tigers prove to be the real deal…at least for now, and a salute to Patch Adams
Another sportsperson pulls the pin on his career after a series of concussions. Fearless pays tribute to North Melbourne’s Leigh Adams as part of his AFL round 18 wrap-up.
Round 18 – Hawthorn v Richmond: Back in Yellow and Black
Young Paddy Grindlay (aged 14) gives a lively account of the very exciting Friday night match. [Great energy in your writing Paddy – JTH]
Round 18 – Sydney v Adelaide: A cygnet is born and the Swans rejoice
Jan Courtin’s round 18 match report
Round 18 – Collingwood v Melbourne: Mothballs for Collingwood
Phil Dimitriadis ponders the Magpies’ steep decline in the latter part of 2015.
Round 18 – Hawthorn v Richmond: From Bachar’s Brain Fade to Brilliance
Every footy fan knows it and dreads it happening: the match where your team isn’t ‘on’. Jeremy Hill spotted it on Friday night, the Tigers saw it too, and took full toll on the flag faves.
Round 18 – Essendon v Western Bulldogs: We beat Essendon: the season’s a success.
Nightmares were banished, finals look a certainty, and Crameri kicked seven. Sunday could hardly have been better for Tom Riordan.
Round 18 – Essendon v Western Bulldogs: Bulldogs maul lame Dons
Stephen Alomes watches the very likeable Doggies destroy Essendon, who may need to do more than just lick their wounds.
Round 18 – Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life
Despite the loss to Melbourne, Cam Hooke keeps the faith. With the arch-enemy on the horizon, the belief is still there.










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