Dr Cruel sums up the depth of feeling between Richmond and Carlton fans when it comes to their (traditional) opening round match-up. It’s what beating an arch-rival does to your hopes for the season ahead.
Round One Fan Consensus – Eighteen Teams to Make Finals
April 9, 2015 by 2 Comments
The joy of round one! Everyone’s team is still a #MathematicalChance of making the finals, says Wesley Hull
Book Review: Norwood Men Who Served 1914-18
April 9, 2015 by 6 Comments
The Norwood FC History Group has published the story of the 81 players and an official who served in World War I. In this review, Bernard Whimpress paints the picture of a publication which respects the democracy of service, and of death, and seeks to tell the full story. {Sounds excellent – JTH]
St. Kilda 2015?
April 8, 2015 by 1 Comment
A series of questionable decisions has helped leave the Saints looking up at the rest of the AFL for seemingly the umpteenth time, claims Andy Tuano. And he’s tired of it.
The 2015 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round One
April 8, 2015 by 3 Comments
Earl O’Neill comes in off the long run (if you’ll pardon the pun) after the weekend’s matches. All sizzle, no sausage: “[Footy’s] getting like if ‘Fast & Furious Seven’ was filmed with Govt buses and no-one broke any traffic rules.”
Was footy really tougher “back in the day”?
April 8, 2015 by 9 Comments
It’s an age-old question: was footy tougher ‘back in the day’, or are we just looking at different kind of toughness?
Are We There Yet?
April 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
At last the Essendon saga is over. Or is it? The Footy Bogan struggles with the Orwellian double-speak coming from all corners in the wake of the AFL tribunal’s decision on 34 players and Ben McDevitt’s curious presser the day after.
The Post Wrap: Round 1
April 7, 2015 by 3 Comments
Mr Wrap surveys the Round 1 results and reckons it will be a bumper season. Of course one team was scarily dominant, but he still thinks the Hawks might give his Striped Marvels a run for their money in October.
Northcote Park FC: Friday night footy at the Bill Lawry Oval (April 10)
April 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
Wander down to Bill Lawry Oval this Friday (April 10) to see Northcote Park play rival West Preston for the McNiece-Mellerick Cup. Stephen Marson explains the significance of the night.
Round 1 – Fremantle v Port Adelaide: Dear ABC Radio
April 6, 2015 by 12 Comments
Matt Zurbo watches footy closely, and with a footy thinkers’ eye. When listening to post-game summaries on radio, he expects good insight from the experts, not just stats. Here he analyses the Freo-Port match, and he analyses the analysts as well. [This is a interesting discussion point – Ed]
Round 1 – Adelaide v North Melbourne: Could Taylor Walker be the riches of Adelaide’s fortune?
April 6, 2015 by 1 Comment
With a real run at things after a healthy pre-season, Taylor Walker shows that a key forward can still dominate a game, especially when his hunting mates win a bounty of the Sherrin.
WAFL Round 3: Peel do it for Jones
April 4, 2015 by 1 Comment
Les Everett goes around the WAFL grounds in a city very comfortable with the concept of Good Friday footy
Easter and possible traditions
April 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Hot cross buns, early April rains, the cooling of South Eastern Australia after a hot summer and the beginning of footy just go together. Could it be this way every year?
Kick it to Kickett
April 4, 2015 by 19 Comments
As the Sydney Swans prepare to start their 2015 season and its pursuit of a sixth premiership this afternoon, Joe Moore remembers the day that an AFL footballer strode into his school and possibly changed his life forever.
We are Carlton and f*!k the rest
April 4, 2015 by 9 Comments
Almanac debutant Jerry Rinse considers the place of Carlton in the footy universe and ponders the task ahead of Mick Malthouse and his capacity to complete it. [This a People’s Elbow like heading, but that’s where the resemblance stops. Very measured from you Jerry – Ed]
The Match Day Experience
April 4, 2015 by 7 Comments
As the Bulldogs get set to launch their 2015 campaign with Luke Beveridge at the helm, Kerrie Soraghan paints a picture the match day experience of the sons and daughters of the ‘Scray
ASADA v Essendon: through the haze and fog, now what?
April 4, 2015 by 4 Comments
With the dust settling from Tuesday’s AFL tribunal decision for 34 past and current Essendon players, Associate Professor Daryl Adair from UTS examines what can be learned from the saga and recommends processes that need to be implemented to ensure that statuary bodies can better investigate possible uses of PEDs in Australian sport
Ross Tungatalum’s journey to Birralee Park
April 4, 2015 by 3 Comments
Jackson Clark highlights the breathtaking skills of Tiwi Islander Ross Tungatalum who is lining up for the Wodonga Raiders in the Ovens and Murray League.
A heterodox suggestion about the origins of football in Victoria
April 3, 2015 by 6 Comments
As the 2015 season gets underway, Roy Hay ponders the collision of Marngrook and English sporting traditions in the creation of Australian football. Let the debate rage; Roy’s search for empirical evidence and meaning continues…
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