Port Adelaide is fast-developing the competitions’s best young mid-field, Jackson Clark argues.
Local heroes
March 20, 2014 by 3 Comments
Peter Hannan finds his attention diverted from his beloved Blues as the Muckleford boys try to knock off their local rivals.
More than a Football Club
March 19, 2014 by 7 Comments
The St Kilda Football Club has a new Strategic Framework, and so has Yvette. Taking the positives and going into the future, Yvette and her beloved Saints hold their heads up high.
AFL 2014 : A synopsis inspired by Paul Kelly
March 19, 2014 by 10 Comments
Music legend and Rock Dog stalwart Paul Kelly certainly loves his footy. No doubt he would approve of this unique and amazingly accurate look at the AFL world. (Now updated to include the Saints!! – Ed!)
Fan stories
March 18, 2014 by 9 Comments
Andy Fuller analyses Dugald Jellie’s series of essays Tiger Tiger Burning Bright which appeared weekly for much of 2013, and laments the attitude of the self-important who failed to appreciate them. [Reminds me of a section of Richard Ford’s novel The Sportswriter which is no faint praise – Ed]
Channel 7’s Saturday night pre-game show and its remarkable similarity to a steaming pile of poo
March 18, 2014 by 12 Comments
Sean Curtain reckons it was not just the Richmond forward line stinking it up on Saturday.
The View from Shepparton : AFL Round 1 (part one)
March 17, 2014 by 4 Comments
Peter Schumacher reckons that so far this has been the best ever opening to an AFL season, with Fremantle’s dominance and upsets by the emerging young clubs. Blues, Maggies, Tigers and Swans may beg to differ.
NTFL Grand Final Wrap
March 17, 2014 by 3 Comments
Jackson Clark watches St Mary’s get out of the blocks quick-smart, and control the NTFL Grand Final.
Cat burglars – were the Crows the great thieves of 1997?
March 17, 2014 by 10 Comments
Dave Brown exhumes the body of the 1997 finals series, and finds his Crows not guilty of grand larceny. Cats, Dogs and Saints fans should look away now.
Where have all the goalkickers gone…….long time passin’
March 15, 2014 by 1 Comment
Mark Seja yearns for the days of 100 goal a year key forwards. Will we ever see their likes again?
The (Welcome Back) Pre-Wrap: for the philosophical Marngrook Follower
March 14, 2014 by 16 Comments
If they don’t play footy in Heaven, John Mosig’s not going. Divine return from the hibernating columnist. [I love you Wrap. Many a good line in edition one means the pressure is on. Ed]
Muted fans out of pocket, out of cheer
March 14, 2014 by 16 Comments
Jeff Dowsing offers a voice of sanity among the chirping cash registers of the AFL corporate behemoth and the ‘special offers’ from its mendicant clubs. Caveat emptor.
Stop all the clocks, where is Mr Wrap?
March 14, 2014 by 4 Comments
Peter Baulderstone is waiting to do his footy tips, but there is still no sign of Mr Wrap’s preview. Can this apology to Auden lure him out of the Wrap Cave (or the Waterside Hotel) in time for bounce down?
NTFL Grand Final Preview: St Mary’s v Wanderers
March 14, 2014 by 1 Comment
Jackson Clark previews the NTFL grand final – which promises to be one of the best ever – between St Marys and Wanderers.
If you want footy, you’ve got it
March 14, 2014 by 5 Comments
Matt Watson welcomes Round 1. We didn’t choose footy, it chose us.
Danielle Ponter
March 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Is Danielle Ponter the biggest star in NT sport? Jackson Clark had the chance to speak with the multi-talented all-rounder.
For better or verse – Uni Blacks sign Nick Gill
March 13, 2014 by 36 Comments
Tom Martin tells the tale of how Uni Blacks used poetry to help snag ex Crows player Nick Gill. Could a couple of sonnets have saved the Swans a few mill on Buddy?
Gigs’ Ladder Comp
March 12, 2014 by 2 Comments
Another Ladder comp from Gigs. You tip all 18. Not to be confused with the Almanac Tip the Top 8. [Do you think there’s enough comp-opportunity on this site at the moment? Ed]
Goal of the year
March 12, 2014 by 17 Comments
A lovely tale about the birth of a sporting highlight
Impermanence: On Dean Bailey’s passing
March 12, 2014 by 10 Comments
Peter Baulderstone was shocked by the largely unexpected and sudden death of Dean Bailey. This is not so much an obituary (I knew only the general details of his career), as a reflection on what his purposeful life and sudden passing says for all of us.
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