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.
On Lekkas, grooming and Fletch
June 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The signs are all there – Glenn Cummings is staring down the barrel of age as he turns Angelo Lekkas. But while there’s Fletch, there’s hope.
Players who leave and come home
June 13, 2013 by 35 Comments
It seems the Dockers have a relatively high incidence of players who return to the club, as players, after leaving – Peter Bell, Brad Wira, Heath Black, and Adam McPhee to name some. John Barnes did it with Essendon and Geelong. Can anyone think of other incidences, particularly in the past 20 years?
Remembering Robert Rose
June 12, 2013 by 28 Comments
This weekend, Collingwood and Western Bulldogs will play for the Robert Rose Cup. What does this contest represent? Mic Rees looks back at a time when it was still possible to play two sports at the highest level simultaneously and Rose’s extraordinary, all too short career.
Football’s helicopter parent syndrome
June 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Despite numerous studies which report the negative consequences of helicopter parenting, the AFL is cosseting its clubs more than ever. Lop-sided fixturing, extra salary cap space, priority picks – is the AFL a professional competition or a form of welfare for clubs?
How to Watch Footy, part 13: The Queen’s decree
June 11, 2013 by 1 Comment
When did the Queen decree that there be no local footy in much of Melbourne over her birthday weekend? Vin Maskell hops on his bike and goes searching for some action.
Almanac Drinks in Brisbane on Wednesday (tomorrow night) – come along.
June 11, 2013 by 1 Comment
Come along.
What’s in a name?
June 10, 2013 by 26 Comments
No wonder footy has turned into a soap opera, writes Cheryl Critchley
Ayce names (a piece published in The Monthly)
June 10, 2013 by 1 Comment
Daniel Flesch points us at Peter Cronin’s piece from the May edition of The Monthly.
Footy: the real mayhem used to be after the final siren
June 10, 2013 by 16 Comments
Peter Zitterschlager recalls the determination a generation of young footy fans to conquer the outer and the take to the ground for a pat and a kick in the mud.
Big brother has dozed off
June 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Larry from Lonnie is checking the odds for a goal review stuff-up on Grand Final day. He reckons they’ll be pretty short.
Man in White
June 10, 2013 by 2 Comments
The Man In White: Country Connections takes the reader into the world of umpiring beyond ‘the big league’.
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