How is Vin Maskell expected to stay the distance without an adequate supply of Blue and Gold donuts?
When the salary cap doesn’t fit
May 16, 2013 by 1 Comment
The Melbourne list should be paid 20% of what Geelong’s players earn, so why must the club pay them 95% of the salaray cap, asks Barry Levinson.
Daniel Cross and extraordinary courage
May 15, 2013 by 4 Comments
What possesses a player to throw himself headfirst into an oncoming pack when the game is already lost? Can players like Daniel Cross help themselves?
Reliving the pain
May 14, 2013 by 6 Comments
Matt Watson has never watched a replay of a game North Melbourne has lost. He doesn’t have the emotional stability to do it. So what happens when a mate brings a copy of the 1978 Grand Final against Hawthorn?
Drugs in sport: Spare a thought for the players
May 14, 2013 by 4 Comments
The scandal playing out at Essendon is a classic example of the current pressures placed on AFL players, writes Brandon Erceg.
AFL Round 7 – Fremantle v Collingwood: FIGJAM Footy
May 13, 2013 by 29 Comments
Phil Dimitriadis faces some uncomfortable truths about the Pies in 2013.
St Mary’s FC: The Green Machine
May 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
The achievements of the Saints sides in previous decades have set a tough precedent for the current teams to follow, writes Jackson Clark.
AFL Round 7 – The Wrap: The Wounded Knee round
May 13, 2013 by 3 Comments
The Wrap looks at who’s going to be in September Heaven after Round Seven.
The vagaries of vaseline
May 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
Wally has worked out why the Melbourne backline forms a huddle after every goal scored against them.
Footy Town: Stories of Australia’s Game
May 12, 2013 by 3 Comments
What happens beyond Woorndoo? Why did the fans pinch the goalposts in Wynyard? Who are the football tribes of Broken Hill? Find out in Footy Town: Stories of Australia’s Game.
Stevie J: The Wangaratta Magician
May 11, 2013 by 8 Comments
Stevie J took Ged McMahon’s Bombers apart on Friday night and while that was painful to watch, he held no grudge. It was a pleasure to see the Wangaratta magician at play.
Oh Brother…part 2
May 10, 2013 by 2 Comments
My brother rang several weeks ago when he saw that the St.Kilda Hall of Fame would be held while he was in town. Like minds. I was already on it, had already booked tickets on the same table as another Almanacker, Stephanie and her daughter Lydia
Yabber (from the cheap seats)
May 10, 2013 by 6 Comments
Yabber calls for more Buddy Love (because apparently he’s not getting enough) and dismisses the AFL chief’s procrastibating.
The long road back to partial fitness
May 9, 2013 by 1 Comment
I’m standing at the top of the player’s race and I’m nervous. There are demons out there for me to face and, as bad luck would have it, they’re not from the Melbourne Football Club.
How to Watch Footy, part 8
May 9, 2013 by 2 Comments
Presenting a very special edition of How to watch footy from new grandfather Vin Maskell. Congratulations Vin.
How often do the favourites win?
May 9, 2013 by 6 Comments
For only the fouth time in the past four years, every backed favourite in the round won.
Kids ask the darndest things
May 8, 2013 by 6 Comments
Think Jeff Gieschen was flummoxed when Gerard Healy asked him to explain what constitutes a push? Andrew Else can only imagine what happens when a room full of primary school kids wants answers.
AFL Round 6- Collingwood v St.Kilda: Oh Brother…thou art here
May 8, 2013 by 3 Comments
Yvette Wroby’s brother, Andre, flew in from the US just in time for Friday night’s clash. He’s reassessing his plan to watch the Saints play the Blues this Monday.
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