More teams lose the game after the bye than not – but is it as simple as blaming the week’s rest? Cobba Stevens thinks there’s more to it.
AFL Round 20, 1991 – Brisbane v Collingwood (retro review): Daics kicks 13
July 4, 2013 by 12 Comments
Twelve years on, Luke Reynolds finally watches Daics kick 13 against the Bears. It was worth the wait.
How to Watch Footy (part 16): Innocence lost
July 4, 2013 by 1 Comment
If the first cut is the deepest, what is the first goal kicked against you? And the second and the third and the fourth and the fifth? How deep is the cut when you’re eight goals down at quarter-time and you’ve hardly got the ball into the forward line?
Performance Enhancers: Jobe Watson v Keith Richards
July 4, 2013 by 2 Comments
Shouldn’t we cut our sporting heroes a bit of rock and roll slack every now and then? Why place added pressure on young men like Jobe Watson just because they play football? [This piece includes details of the forthcoming night at the Corner Hotel with Paul Kelly and Robert Murphy – Ed]
Year of the farce
July 4, 2013 by 1 Comment
The doc gets to the root of Andrew Demetriou, sorry, the cappo di tutti capi’s problems. It’s not pretty.
Jobe Watson: Why do we apply the ‘Good Bloke’ test?
July 3, 2013 by 12 Comments
Of all the factors to be weighed up in the allegations of drug use, Sean Curtain argues that whether or not you’re a good bloke should not be one.
Good name…Viv. For a debutant.
July 2, 2013 by 5 Comments
Richo likes his name: Viv. He comes from the Fitzroy juniors. He made his debut for Freo on Saturday night. Why do we like debutants and their debuts, asks Kyle Forward?
Fevvy and all the fun of the circus
July 2, 2013 by 5 Comments
Quarter time and the punters were everywhere, texting, tweeting, phoning, filming admiring. A kid about 6 years old, burrowed in close to Fevvy in the huddle, stared up at him like he was Santa Claus and said, “Have you got 7?” Fev goes to the home of the arts, and this is the story.
O Coach, My Leader
July 2, 2013 by 6 Comments
With much discussion about finding the “right” coach for Melbourne, David Wilson asks: What actually is the job of a coach?
Girl Power at the G
July 1, 2013 by 7 Comments
Footy has come a long way since Cheryl Critchley was in grade six and girls were banned from a school footy clinic. On Sunday she stood on the MCG as coach of the girls’ Auskick team playing at half time in the Richmond-St.Kilda game.
WAFL – Round 15: Tigers keep winning – even far from home
June 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It was a thriller way up north in Kunnunurra with top team Claremont holding on to beat East Fremantle by three points.
Melbourne Meddling
June 30, 2013 by 1 Comment
The AFL wants a say in Melbourne’s future, including the appointment of the next coach. This policy is fraught with danger, writes Adam Ritchie.
Knackers to the fore in new footy book
June 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Five Almanackers are amongst the 50 contributors to Australia’s Game, a new book just published by Slattery Media. The book is an updated version of the 1988 book The Greatest Game, edited by Ross Fitzgerald and Ken Spillman
The Cloning
June 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Want to see Captain Blood up against Ron Barassi? Wondering what happened when Tony Lockett tried lining up on himself? Dave Warner reports on the brave new world of clones in footy.
The Whole of My World
June 29, 2013 by 4 Comments
Nicole Hayes recalls a suburban childhood in the 80s when footy was king. In this bygone era, girls were banned from playing, leaving her to wonder what might have been.
An Open letter to Betfair about its ad, Power to the Punter
June 28, 2013 by 17 Comments
Betfair says it represents all punters – men and women. Rick Kane says its recent advertising suggests otherwise.
What the hell just happened? (or Welcome to Cliche-ville)
June 27, 2013 by 7 Comments
Watson to open; Federer and Nadal bundled out of Wimbledon; K-Rudd – Can anyone help Sean Curtain work out what in tarnation is going on?
Winning is the new Losing!
June 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The next two weeks will make or break Richmond’s season, writes Tom Greenaway. They are finding more tricks and are beginning to realise what it takes to win, but can they do it?
Kevin Sheedy: The Face of Football
June 27, 2013 by 3 Comments
Lachlan Waterman recounts the victories, regrets and hard luck stories of Kevin Sheedy’s coaching career.
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