Jarrad McVeigh’s second quarter against Carlton in last Saturday’s elimination final was brilliant. His performance got me thinking about other brilliant individual quarter performances.
Half time in a Grand Final and we’re 31 points up….
September 15, 2013 by 5 Comments
Josh Barnstable won 15 games in eight seasons in his junior career. After giving up footy for 12 months he returned with a different club that found itself 31 points up in a Grand Final at half time. Then….
Theatregoers: your comprehensive guide to the Grand Final.
September 14, 2013 by 10 Comments
Peter Zitterschlager gives some advice.
Holy Grail: A tired bogan sporting anthem, or something more?
September 14, 2013 by 18 Comments
Channel 10 turned Hunters and Collector’s Holy Grail into a sporting anthem. Now, in the prism of a Hunters and Collectors reformation, Brutas Mudcake believes the time is right to re-evaluate the song.
Knackers play in finals. McCartney’s Bulldogs on track for finals
September 13, 2013 by 13 Comments
Neil Anderson is hoping to crack first place at the National Playwright Competition this year after being selected as a finalist. He thinks the Bulldogs are on track for success too, after hearing Brendan McCartney speak at the club’s presentation night.
Wheels of fortune and other puns
September 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
Carlton made the finals at the expense of Essendon, and have progressed to the second week while Collingwood fell over in week 1. It’s been everything Barb Smith could have wished for.
Favourite players please
September 13, 2013 by 70 Comments
A shout out to all readers – who was your favourite player growing up, and why?
Journalism, Gender, Feminist Theory and News Reporting on the AFL
September 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This article reports on a review of selected theory and practice in sports journalism to determine if the prominence of female journalists reporting the news of the AFL could be attributed to a feminist response to the traditional domination of male values in the sports media complex.
Richmond’s army caught waiting
September 13, 2013 by 1 Comment
A couple of years ago a December ‘garage sale’ at Punt Rd caught the essence of the Richmond story. Steve Alomes was there, camera in hand.
Ammos (Adelaide): Scum take the flag.
September 12, 2013 by 56 Comments
The Scum (Adelaide Uni umpteenths) took the Div 8 Reserves flag in Adelaide on election day.
The Handcuff gesture: Politically correct AFL image-management gone mad.
September 12, 2013 by 15 Comments
Players, by the handcuff gesture, are not endorsing the crime, just recognising the person. They are not making a comment about their guilt or innocence, but are showing them that they aren’t forgotten. What’s wrong with that?
Now that’s Australian
September 11, 2013 by 15 Comments
Nothing is as Australian as the International Cup, where no Aussie nationals take the field. Rick loves when other cultures blend with our national game.
Royals storm home in WAFL finals
September 10, 2013 by 3 Comments
THE trend that started in the AFL finals on Saturday continued in the WAFL on Sunday with the away teams getting the job done.
11 random observations from the first week of the finals: No dwarves were harmed in the making of this article
September 10, 2013 by 11 Comments
It is great to have the footy back. Not a peptide to be seen, no interviews at Stephen Dank’s house (why does he lock a little gate we can all step over?), and people talking about, (I don’t know, crazy idea here), THE GAME! (And Sean has given us plenty to talk about here – Ed.)
Whatever happened to ‘Statler and Waldorf’?
September 10, 2013 by 9 Comments
Whatever happened to the two old blokes who used to sit behind the goals at the SCG and shake their heads in disbelief every time Tilt Carter was pinged for a push in the back? And what other memories of genuine characters in the crowd do Knackers have?
Footy Fever – September 12
September 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
John Harms and Paul Daffey will talk all things Footy Town and footy at Melbourne Uni on Thursday, September 12, from 6.15pm. Check out the invitation from organisers Bob Speechley and University House,
AFL Finals Week 1: The Wrap
September 9, 2013 by 5 Comments
Who wins The Wrap’s seal of approval in Round 1 of The Finals? The Mayblooms, the Tealers or the Silvertails? It couldn’t be the Striped Marvels could it? Surely not. Take it away Wrapster.
AFL Finals – Week 1: The Pre-Wrap
September 6, 2013 by 5 Comments
Woosha’s resignation, Demetriou laughing at dwarf abuse, Buddy and the finals – where will the Wrap start?
AFL Finals Week 1 – Preview: Fire Up for Finals
September 6, 2013 by 2 Comments
It’s a busy weekend for sports nuts and Sal Ciardulli has cast a discerning eye over a few highlights in footy and racing. What to consider when backing your favourites? Plus, the season gone – how did the vanquished fare against predictions?
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