I have been on holidays up in Darwin. It’s the dry season, so the weather up there was perfect. It got down to nineteen at night, and reached thirty every day, with never a cloud in the sky. Today I went out to Central Reserve, to watch the Redders (Fitzroy) take on Mazenod and, while [Read more]
Where do footballers come from
July 8, 2012 by 4 Comments
Sunday Morning Coming Down. Emma Quayle has written an excellent intro to this years draft in The Age on Thursday last. That set me thinking about the provenance of those players. For example, it seems to me the number of Father-Son success stories at the draft seriously outweighs their genetics-based statistical-likelihood. I have as a [Read more]
Misplaced sentimentality?
July 6, 2012 by 10 Comments
It’s a little strange to feel sentimental about a stadium that is barely over a decade old. I tend to get lost within the sameness of Etihad Stadium. Signs aside, I can’t really tell the difference between the Lockett or Coventry end, or whether I’m facing north or south. The food and merchandise concession stands [Read more]
1984
July 6, 2012 by 22 Comments
(or These here are crazy times Pt II) Like most knackers I’m loving Sam Steele’s time warp. It may have been at my mob’s expense, yet I envy Stainless’ uncanny recollections of Richmond’s path to glory, the characters, and the suburban fortresses of the day. All I can remember of 1980 is the shattering Grand Final humiliation [Read more]
I put the sticker on the car
July 5, 2012 by 7 Comments
By Rick Kane Well, we’ve passed the mid-point of the 2012 AFL season. As a Hawks fan I’m feeling pretty good. I would like to have been at least one more win to the good that’s for sure. And I dearly would have loved to have peeled the Cats monkey from our back but you [Read more]
Thirty six umpires, three players and the twin slit experiment
July 5, 2012 by 3 Comments
Mark invited me into the MCC Members to watch Brisbane take on Hawthorn. Mark and I met at University and have been going to the football together for over thirty years. We were originally Fitzroy fans and are now Brisbane Lions members. Like all long term relationships our level of passion has waxed and waned. [Read more]
Round 15 preview
July 5, 2012 by 4 Comments
Harms, coming off a 9 from 9, tries to find a winner for Round 15. http://tatts.com/news/2012/7/3/afl-round-15
Footy DNA
July 4, 2012 by 4 Comments
Gibson and Lake. DNA is a brilliant thing. Look at how many SODs, Sons of Dads are playing the game these days. Heaps! Only half of them from Footscray! How good is it to see a Liberatore running around? Keeping the mighty flame of his father’s name burning! A Raines! Even runs like Dad. [Read more]
Sleepy Hollow Faithful
July 4, 2012 by 2 Comments
O Tempora, O Mores
July 4, 2012 by 20 Comments
O Tempora, O Mores Latin – the language of ancient Rome; for centuries, the language of the Christian church and the academic and cultural discourse of western civilisation. In 21st century Australia, Latin is a “dead” language, studied by few, understood well by fewer and spoken by virtually none. When I admit to having studied [Read more]
Club colours – how very multicultural
July 3, 2012 by 1 Comment
Tweeting has become the new booing almost in that you know that tweeters are probably subjecting people to inane utterings. Tweeting reminds me of a great Denis Thatcher quote (and there weren’t that many!) that: it’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool, rather than open your mouth and remove all doubt! Anyway it’s [Read more]
Standin’ on the Outside Lookin’ In
July 3, 2012 by 2 Comments
It s been some time since I’ve written a piece and some les than charitable people have suggested that I’m in hiding. Nothing could be further than the truth. Simply been a bit busy with work and family matters, that’s all. I mean who cares about other stuff like footy and how the Blues have [Read more]
Falcons and Lions live a bit
July 3, 2012 by 1 Comment
WAFL round 15 THE task for teams five to eight on the WAFL ladder entering round 15 was simple – beat teams one to four. In the Saturday games it happened but, while Perth gave East Fremantle a scare, the Sunday games consolidated top four spots. At Leederville Subiaco were the outsiders in the battle [Read more]
Head to head
July 3, 2012 by 7 Comments
“C’mon! Let’s go for percentage!” A cry often heard around the terraces or screamed at the television. Percentage is a means of improving your position on the ladder. Win big against the weaker teams and limit the damage if you are to lose against a better team. At the end of the season percentage is [Read more]
The Almanacker’s Lament (apologies to John O’Brien)
July 3, 2012 by 4 Comments
“We’ll all be rooned,” said Litza, In accents most forlorn, “This bloody Ratten shits ya, I wish he’d not been born.”
I’m still standing
July 3, 2012 by 15 Comments
And so it came to pass, that Guy McKenna was all alone. Not just in the AFL ranks, as he’s been the only winless coach for a number of weeks, and it seems that they’ll again need the words to the song written up on cue cards should they break the drought in 2012. After [Read more]
Riverland Superdogs bite back
July 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
RIVERLAND SUPERDOGS V EASTS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AFL MASTERS – ROUND SEVEN SUNDAY 1ST OF JULY 2012, LYRUP OVAL By Nick Kossatch The return of key players Ben Meuret, Peter Hoffmann, Sam Ingerson and Brenton Fenwick to the Riverland Superdogs’ outfit helped it to an impressive 54-point victory against quality side Easts at Lyrup on Sunday. [Read more]
The Pre Wrap – Round XIV: For the philosophical Marngrook fan
June 29, 2012 by 8 Comments
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND XIV FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN And what a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. It’s not Ian Meckiff this time. It’s not even Murilli who’s in the gun. No, it’s the whole West Coast Eagles Football team. Spare m’ days. After all these years they’ve noticed the amount of [Read more]
Just Kick It!
June 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
It’s becoming harder and harder to be Monday’s expert. Admit it- That annoys you doesn’t it? I know I find it exasperating. Not being able to pinpoint, with the insightful detail of a hardened footy follower, why it was we got done on the weekend frustrates us all. Of for the glory days of our [Read more]
Nic Nat Paddy Whack
June 29, 2012 by 2 Comments
Happy EOFY to all, After getting over watching Nic Nat take apart the Blues the previous week it has given me time and a couple of interviews to really appreciate what he brings to the game. Not being Victorian based we probably do not see as much of him as we should – but his [Read more]
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