Haiku Bob summarises Round 3 in his inimitable way.
Round 2 – Collingwood v Richmond: Pies make Tigers April fools
April 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Michael “we almost can’t believe it as we song the song” Labiris takes the keyboard for the Floreat Pica Society in Round 2.
Round 1 – Sydney v Collingwood (Floreat Pica Society): At least I didn’t go to Sydney
March 28, 2016 by 2 Comments
Andrea McNamara is thankful of watching Collingwood from afar and maintains the faith for the Floreat Pica Society.
Parades and Brightly Coloured Men – The 2015 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai
October 11, 2015 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob convened the fourth annual Grand Final haiku kukai which brought contributions from around the world. Here are some of the 200 poems that were written.
Haiku Bob – Round 23 – gone too soon
September 11, 2015 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob on the Pies loss in the Final round of 2015.
Round 22 – Geelong v Collingwood: Border force and hope without finals (Floreat Pica Society)
August 29, 2015 by 2 Comments
Andrew Fithall, on behalf of the Floreat Pica Society, finds perspective in a house unaccustomed to life without finals football. The young ‘uns are going to be alright.
Haiku Bob – Round 21 – disembodied
August 27, 2015 by 1 Comment
Muddy paths and cold, empty seats. The Magpies’ season ending loss to Richmond leaves Haiku Bob despondent.
Haiku Bob – Round 20 – mothballs
August 20, 2015 by 2 Comments
Has there been a more frustrating season for Magpie fans than 2015? Haiku Bob contemplates another ‘honourable loss’ that effectively ends the Pies’ hopes of a place in September
Haiku Bob – Round 18 – laid up on the wing
August 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Taking his lead this week from E regnans’ Floreat Pica Society review of Melbourne v Collingwood, and dreaming The Drones’ magnificent track, Shark Fin Blues, Haiku Bob brings you your weekly footy Haiku fix.
Round 18 – Collingwood v Melbourne: Shark fin blues (Floreat Pica Society)
August 2, 2015 by 20 Comments
This week’s Floreat Pica correspondent David Wilson takes the buds to the footy for the first time in 2015. The way the game is played is unrecognizable to him, while Collingwood are as flat as a s#@% carters hat.
Round 17 – Western Bulldogs v Collingwood (Floreat Pica Sociey): Five straight spells despair/joy for Pies
July 29, 2015 by 3 Comments
Dave Nadel has the honours for the Floreat Pica Society this week. 0-5 often spells despair. While no one’s happy about that win/loss ratio, there is a lot for the Magpie faithful to draw comfort from as we enter August and beyond.
Round 16 – Collingwood v West Coast: Plucky Pies Downed by Errant Eagles
July 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Michael Labiris in his debut piece for the Floreat Pica Society, writes about the Pies’ brave loss to the Eagles at Etihad Stadium on Saturday Afternoon.
Haiku Bob – Round 15 – Steady Drip
July 16, 2015 by 1 Comment
Three straight defeats and nobody up forward “except bloody Jesse White”… the rains are falling on Haiku Bob’s Magpies.
Haiku Bob – Round 14 – just another day
July 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob’s meditation on Phil Walsh and Collingwood’s mighty effort against Hawthorn. Two events not mutually exclusive.
Round 13 – Haiku Bob: through the lines
July 2, 2015 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob’s response to a tight contest in Perth.
Haiku Bob – Round 11 – fifty the sky
June 18, 2015 by 2 Comments
The moments when silence says it all: Haiku Bob on the lengthening winter shadows that oversee a Collingwood victory.
Round 11- Collingwood v GWS: Floreat Pica Society
June 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Pies head into their mid-season break on a winning note after comfortably accounting for GWS. Here’s the Floreat Pica Society’s take on the match.
Round 10 – Melbourne v Collingwood: Angels and Demons as H faces the Pies for the first time
June 9, 2015 by 2 Comments
Steve Fahey this week writes for the Floreat Pica Society, as the Magpies beat the Demons in a good game on Queens Birthday.
Round 9 – Haiku Bob: sun in the clouds
June 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Weather. Pies. Dane Swan. Victory.
Round 9 – Collingwood v North Melbourne: A day of roast beef, a half-time roast and a win to savour
June 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
John Ramsdale of the Floreat Pica Society shares his day at the G as Collingwood pull off a remarkable comeback against the Roos.
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