Simon Willcox has penned a fable about a boy that left home and got lost along the way. Will there be a happy ending?
Let’s back Jack
December 11, 2012 by 5 Comments
The Let’s Back Jack campaign adopted by the Port committee in 1974 saw Cahill yield an incredible 11 Grand Finals for 10 premierships in 16 seasons in charge, recalls Lachlan Waterman.
The Windows of St Ignatius
December 11, 2012 by 9 Comments
Andrew Starkie visits St Ignatius Church in Richmond and is reminded of the comfort footy and the Church have brought people over many years.
2012 Grand Final: A Hawks fan turns to A.B. Paterson for inspiration
December 10, 2012 by 2 Comments
Hawks fan Dave Goodwin has had a crazy notion for a few years now that 19th Century bush ballads could become a new form of sports reporting. What better game to test his theory than the 2012 Grand Final.
What’s in this year’s Footy Almanac
December 10, 2012 by 11 Comments
John Harms gives an overview of the forewords and Grand Final pieces which feature in The Footy Almanac 2012. And then there’s 200 match reports.
The ‘Off-season’ is now the ‘On’
December 7, 2012 by 1 Comment
John Carr’s poetic take on the off-season.
R.I.P Ronnie Auchettl
December 5, 2012 by 16 Comments
Steve Hodder recalls the Ron Auchettl he knew through teaching at Whittlesea Secondary College. A humble man, Ron’s students were shocked to learn he played for Carlton. He passed away this week.
Off Season Odyssey – Part 44: The Final and Opening Siren
December 3, 2012 by 11 Comments
It’s the last stop of our encore performance of Matt Zurbo’s Off Season Odyssey.
Should footy fans take responsibility when things end badly?
December 2, 2012 by 2 Comments
After what has happened with the Kurt Tippett saga, Andrew Weiss asks Crows fans should take some of the blame for what has occurred.
Will Francis “Casino” Jackson ever learn his lesson?
November 30, 2012 by 17 Comments
Richmond’s head recruiter, Francis Jackson, has been getting plenty of credit of late for choosing Houli, Grigg, Maric, Knights and Chaplin, pity he didn’t choose any of them, says Louise Comra.
Off Season Odyssey – Part 43: Larry
November 30, 2012 by 8 Comments
Junior legends: If I had a drink in my hand, I’d raise it to all the former champions. To the places life takes them. To people already past their prime, which they reached as young teenagers.
Facing my son in the nets
November 28, 2012 by 10 Comments
From initial bowling lessons off two steps, to giving his dad a bruise on the knee with a fast delivery, Sean Curtain recalls his son’s improvement with the cherry and the willow.
Almanac Rugby League – Off Season Odyssey Part 41: Friday on Thursday
November 28, 2012 by 5 Comments
Rugby is tough, relentless. Teams run to patterns and plans. Weaknesses are exposed. It’s hard man’s chess, where players like the Storms’ Billy Slater are knights, able to cut at angles, and jump over you to find space.
Charger: a key member of four Square premiership sides
November 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
PETER ‘Charger’ Davey was a key figure in defence during Golden Square’s dominant Bendigo Football League period in the Seventies. His four premiership successes attest to that, and additionally he was also a vital component of Bendigo’s inter-league campaigns. He first wore the blue and gold jumper of the Square when he played for [Read more]
Off Season Odyssey – Part 40: The Suns and Cruising As If In Commodores
November 24, 2012 by 8 Comments
We continue the encore series of Off Season Odyssey, with Matt Zurbo in the Islander community of Umagico, where language carries a culture.
Off Season Odyssey – Part 39: Cargo Barges Passing
November 23, 2012 by 10 Comments
There is no worse feeling in football. None. To be left on the woodwork. To be unspent. Even injury is better. Coaches who leave kids on the pine for all bar 15 minutes don’t understand the game. They aren’t coaches. It’s that simple.
Off Season Odyssey – Part 38: The Wet
November 22, 2012 by 5 Comments
In our encore performance of Off Season Odyssey, Matt Zurbo lobs in Port Douglas for footy training.
A look at past drafts: What’s your top 5?
November 21, 2012 by 2 Comments
Sean Curtain says the draft should never have been seen as the the basis for an entire side or dynasty, as teams were only looking at a handful of selections overall, and only a small number in the elite category. Melbourne should have listened to him.
India hosts first Aussie Rules tournament
November 21, 2012 by 3 Comments
Players from the slums of Mumbai, middle class Indian teenagers and affluent uni students will don AFL jerseys and boots next month in the first national Australian Rules Football competition to be played in India, says Lincoln Harris.
Off Season Odyssey – Part 36: Phil
November 20, 2012 by 3 Comments
Continuing our encore of Matt Zurbo’s Off-Season Odyssey, the old dog finds himself in Port Douglas, training with the Crocs.
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