The Black Hack reports on Melbourne Uni Blacks’ Round 9 matches.
Melbourne: the other potential coaching candidates
June 19, 2013 by 6 Comments
There’s a strong argument for Melbourne to be an innovator, and to look for something that will truly bring attention to the club, challenge the players and the status quo. With that, Sean Curtain has assembled a ‘second board’ of potential candidates Melbourne should not discount.
Cornes, Black, and other club games record holders
June 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As Cobba rounds up the stats for Round 12, he contemplates two record-breaking milestones (and how they compare with his own efforts).
Another super foolish comeback story
June 19, 2013 by 8 Comments
Jeff Dowsing has always regretted giving away football in his early 20’s. Imagine the excitement levels when asked to play for the Plenty Valley Superules team last weekend. Can anyone who has embarked on a similarly ill-conceived comeback guess what happens next?
AFL Round 12 – Review: The 2063 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup
June 19, 2013 by 2 Comments
Earl O’Neill doesn’t have much faith in the new Melbourne rebuild, as this glimpse into the crystal ball will show.
AFL Round 12 – Review: The View from Shepparton
June 18, 2013 by 1 Comment
Peter Schumacher will be watching the soccer tonight – until Crocodile School comes on at 8. Come on people, crocodiles!
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel Hawks v the Mintaro-Manoora Eagles
June 18, 2013 by 7 Comments
Photos by Peter Argent from the clash between The Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel Hawks and the Mintaro-Manoora Eagles at Clare Oval in South Australia’s North Eastern Football League.
Footy’s prolific Pom: 2.8 million words and counting
June 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Peter Temple has alerted us to this Back Page Lead yarn on Lincolnshire historian John Devaney who has written extensively about Aussie Rules. Temple was so impressed (refer to the comments at the end of the story) he has offered $300 to start a fund to fly the historian to Australia.
Gareth Andrews joins Melbourne Superules FC
June 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Richmond premiership star and Geelong vice-president Gareth Andrews (also of Life Again) is joining the Melbourne Superules Club for one night only.
US podcast shines spotlight on The Footy Almanac
June 18, 2013 by 3 Comments
Phil Dimitriadis and Hannah Kuhar featured recently on the US podcast, New Books in Sports, as part of the popular program’s summer series. The pair gave a US audience an insight into the evolving Junior Almanac and its importance as an outlet for budding writers.
AFL Round 12 – Review: Role models, Warner and Gallen
June 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Paul Thomson warns Warner he is in danger of becoming the court jester of Australian cricket, the joke that no one quite got.
Red socks
June 17, 2013 by 1 Comment
Start a grey Monday morning with some colour thanks to our new contributing artist, Kate Birrell.
A long, long time ago, I can still remember when the boys went to see the great South Australian rivals
June 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Was it the day the music died? Stan Giamalis has got footy in him if this little gem is any indication.
Max Hardacre and the clearance wrangle
June 16, 2013 by 3 Comments
Neale Hardacre recalls the battle of his father Max, a Tasmanian league player and coach, to return to the club of his youth for his final years. Max’s career highlights also feature brushes with death, the football elite, and a pig invasion.
Nowhere to hide
June 15, 2013 by 2 Comments
This week, Jerry Rinse heard something no Carlton player or coach has said post-loss in living memory. And it’s something he’s been waiting to hear. Mick Malthouse has transformed Carlton from within.
The great scandal of the game: the draw (and a neat way of dealing with the problem)
June 15, 2013 by 1 Comment
by Jim Young The great scandal of the game in recent years has been tanking – or farting or shagging or whatever else they call it. Last game or two – make sure we lose, in order to get an extra draft pick early on. Never mind that a good kid dragooned into a [Read more]
AFL Round 11 – Melbourne v Collingwood: Who is Mr 100%?
June 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Cobba gives 110% in his latest article, looking at who has recorded the most “One Percenters” this year. The answer will surprise you.
Yabba (from the cheap seats), part 3: Spiritual leaders, give me a break
June 14, 2013 by 3 Comments
Yabba’s back, once again calling a spade a bloody shovel. Mind you, he has a point (or four).
Middle Australia comments
June 14, 2013 by 2 Comments
Come on, we’re all thinking it, Middle Australia has the guts to say it: Franklin doing a Le Bron; the silence at Subiaco; men playing netball; Mick Malthouse. You know it makes sense.
Halfway: where to from here, North?
June 14, 2013 by 12 Comments
The easy answer to ‘what’s gone wrong with the Kangaroos?’ is to point at the four narrow losses and claim bad luck. To do so is to ignore the truth.
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