Mike Sexton’s 730 (ABC TV) piece on the last days of Footy Park. [Have a look and then add your Footy Park memory and tribute – or otherwise – to the comments].
So long, Footy Park: you raised the bar (for coldest seats at a sporting venue, at least).
August 30, 2013 by 6 Comments
Round 23 Preview – The Tipsters’ Nightmare
August 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Could this be the season where one of the bottom half of the finalists rewrite the record books? Possibly even the ninth placed team?
Footy Club songs: The Geelong one is crap (A potentially career limiting article)
August 29, 2013 by 15 Comments
Sean Curtain says the Geelong song is bland, plain and uninteresting. (Who cares what he thinks, he barracks for Richmond – Ed.)
Blokes who grew up on dairy farms Team of the Century – latest
August 29, 2013 by 11 Comments
The noms have come in and the self-appointed Match Committee has picked the latest team. [How did they leave out John Williams? – Ed] The debate continues as this may be getting closer.
The Carey Effect: How Bombers fans can reconcile with Hirdy
August 28, 2013 by 8 Comments
The best course of action for Essendon fans is to come to terms with the fact that their saviour, their warrior, their seargant-at-arms may just in fact be a bit of a knob. Bombers fans, hear Dan O’Sullivan out – after all, he once defended Carey.
Footy used to be fun
August 28, 2013 by 6 Comments
James Hird used to epitomise everything that was great about Aussie Rules to Sam Duncan. Now, he needs to hear some honesty from Hird and Essendon.
Lest We Forget!
August 28, 2013 by 15 Comments
If, as accused, Essendon have brought shame on football, they must lose the ANZAC Day match.
My Old Man the Tiger
August 27, 2013 by 22 Comments
Matt Zurbo, his Dad and the Richmond footy club expunge the rubbish.
AFL Round 22 – Review: The View from Shepparton
August 27, 2013 by 3 Comments
Peter Schumacher gets a few things off his chest.
Obituary: Carlton legend Jim Clark
August 27, 2013 by 9 Comments
Jim Clark, one of Carlton’s last surviving members of the infamous “Bloodbath” Grand Final of 1945, has died in his hometown of Echuca at the age of 88.
#WhatEveritTakes
August 27, 2013 by 2 Comments
Peter Creswell’s fellow Kiwis may wonder who this James Hird character is. He’s the fellow who employed the spin doctor to make sure he became the story, while the facts did/didn’t get out there, Peter says.
Redemption on the Big Stage
August 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
There was a boilover at Skoda Stadium on Sunday as a tenacious young team triumphed. As for that other game that took place either side of the main event, well, the less said about that the better, writes Auskick dad Steve Duffy.
Bleed Black and Red
August 26, 2013 by 6 Comments
These rap lyrics have been penned by Charlie Thomson, a member of a renowned hip-hop crew called The Winnie Coopers and Essendon fan.
The Mornington Football Club 125 years documentary
August 24, 2013 by 1 Comment
Jake Stevens has compiled a visual history of the Mornington Football Club. Having completed this herculean task, he then had to present the finished piece and speak at the 125th anniversary celebrations. You can see the results here.
Ode to a Losing Season
August 23, 2013 by 4 Comments
For Peter Baulderstone, the footy is always a celebration of family; shared occasions like early games with his grandparents; enduring hope and eventual passing.
AFL Round 22 – Preview: The blink and you lose Round
August 23, 2013 by 2 Comments
The riddle doing the rounds of the playground is; if Handy Andy, Shoeless Jim, the AFL & the EFC were in a plummeting plane and there was only one parachute, who would be saved?
Farewell AAMI Stadium
August 23, 2013 by 3 Comments
Anne Fedorowytsch loves AAMI Stadium. She doesn’t care what people say about it being too far out of the way and hard to get to, the lack of sufficient legroom or the fact you feel a mile away from the play. She loves it.
These are a few of my favourite things (or That’s what I like about football)
August 23, 2013 by 18 Comments
Last week Sean Curtain called for items that had bought the game into disrepute. Now, here’s his starting list of what is great in the modern game, what should be treasured and what has bought the game into…repute (?)
The Footy Art Show: Back to Basics
August 23, 2013 by 3 Comments
After a year off (unrelated to any ASADA enqiry) the Footy Art Show gets back to basics and returns to its home ground.
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