Hello? Yes, Brett. What? You don’t want me to call you Brett today? Oh. Mr. Ratten? No? Um… Rats? Yes, yes, I can hear you… Oh, I thought you were cursing. Serious? Jesus on a cross? What, as if it’s a name? I know, yes I know you still have three hours to go [Read more]
Gold Coast gold
August 31, 2012 by 6 Comments
By Rick Kane
Ratten was sacked by Carlton this week and this story is not about that. This story is about the team that would win the premiership, if awarded based on the team with the most exotic names.
The Pre-Wrap – Round 23: What a year
August 31, 2012 by 3 Comments
And what week it’s been in Footy Eddie. And what a year. It’s about to end for some this weekend. No need to name names; they know who they are. Some hang up the nikes till next season; some for good. But let’s not get maudlin; there’s the finals to come.
The Middle Australia Report: History does repeat
August 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
It looks like the narcissistic Mick Malthouse has achieved his aim of having a powerful Melbourne-based club coach sacked so he can takeover to pamper his ego. Last week when Brett Ratten was under fire for losing to the Gold Coast (other great clubs have done this by the way) instead of offering support for [Read more]
The 10.12 to Epping
August 30, 2012 by 8 Comments
The Epping line has been part of my life for near on seven years. It’s called the South Morang line now. I can’t refer to it as that. It has no meaning.
League Teams
August 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
Stephen Alomes is trying to check an unusual fact, which goes back to Lou, Jack and Bobby.
Saints of all seasons
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The Saints have had a year very much like my most recent set of holidays. Weather wise that is. Instead of attending the Saints v. Geelong game on the Friday night, my boyfriend and I chose to watch the game on TV at university in Bathurst, and rather than spend the next two weeks in [Read more]
Discussion: Today’s Champions
August 29, 2012 by 8 Comments
Right now I’m wondering if Martin Pike was a Champion. Four Premierships, All-Australians. A B&F. He did it in winning sides, he did it with no support at Fitzroy. What about John Blakey? Rohan Smith? Both played over 300 games of elite level football. Many say you can’t reach that number without being [Read more]
Neville Strauch: A man for all seasons and age groups
August 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The late Neville Strauch, a legend of the Bendigo Football League, was one of those rare people in football who was able to make the transition from club footy to the bigger arena of football development.
The View from Shepparton: Round 22
August 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Another great round of footy with of course some really unexpected results. I found the Richmond Essendon game interesting for a couple of reasons, the first being that I marvelled as to how a team (Richmond) could have so much of the play and yet only be 29 points up at the half time break [Read more]
An AFL petition calling for a supporters’ election
August 29, 2012 by 8 Comments
Paul Spinks has had enough. He is calling for a supporters’ advocate to take the grass roots message to city hall. Will you join him?
1980 A Personal Footy Almanac – Round 22, Saturday 30 August, v South Melbourne, Lake Oval
August 29, 2012 by 2 Comments
Richmond’s run to the 1980 premiership struck a significant speed bump in the guise of South Melbourne at the Lake Oval, leaving a young Sam Steel to ask: What strange meteorological Bermuda Triangle operates down here?
The last Sunday in August
August 29, 2012 by 2 Comments
You see it every September in the Herald-Sun. Photographs of victorious premiership sides in suburban and country leagues across the state. Jubilant players leaning into a huddle. Laughing out loud and yelling “Yeah, you beauty!”
AFL Round 22: Freo, give song heave ho before finals
August 28, 2012 by 6 Comments
And Greatness Is upon us…the 8 teams are now left to jockey for positions in the last round and history is made when for the first time ever when 10 teams miss out. Make the most of the finals opportunity or waste it at your peril… Speaking of Timmy Rogers and greatness how about Zeus [Read more]
WAFL – Round 23: Swans get a grip on second
August 28, 2012 by 1 Comment
THE four might be settled but round 23 still threw up some interesting results. Of most interest was the nine-point win by Swan Districts over Claremont at Bassendean. Swans took control early and led by 40 points at three quarter time. The Tigers sent a message by kicking six goals to one in the last [Read more]
Crio’s Q: “Deus Absconditus”
August 27, 2012 by 3 Comments
If you don’t mind, Umpire! As usual, the umps have copped a bashing this AFL season. The “deliberate” epidemic at Subi the other week generated another outburst of “worst ever” vitriol on talkback radio. We all seem to recognize a bad umpire….but what makes a good one? Last year, under the magnificent title “Deus Absconditus”, [Read more]
AFL Round 22: The Wrap
August 27, 2012 by 11 Comments
On Friday night The Grey Army was on the march once more, taking another step along the road to oblivion as they ran headlong into The Tiger, who just happened to be heading in the opposite direction.
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