A few weeks ago, I streamed the Sydney Swans Guernsey presentation. In twelve years of membership, I have never attended or watched a Guernsey presentation. I have been content with skimming the captain’s speech the morning after and stealing away a quote or two for the parenthood file. But this year, I watched it live, [Read more]
Vale Jimmy Little
April 5, 2012 by 6 Comments
I first heard Jimmy Little on the radio in 1963 singing Royal Telephone. I hated the song (which struck me as 3rd rate country gospel) but even then I recognised that Jimmy had a great voice. Royal Telephone wasn’t the first Jimmy Little song to be played on the radio. In NSW he had had [Read more]
IDIOCY
April 5, 2012 by 7 Comments
“I’m here today with Marj, who is in charge of Image Development, Internal Operations and Coaching Youth with the AFL. Can you tell us a little about yourself and how you came to get the job?” “Thanks John. As you know the AFL has been spending an enormous amount of time and money recently on Image Development, [Read more]
House of the Rising Suns
April 5, 2012 by 9 Comments
Matt Webber decided it was a good idea to write about the Gold Coast Suns first year in the AFL. Here is an extract from his book, which includes a foreword by John Harms who has watched a bit of footy on the Gold Coast. Books are available for purchase by emailing [email protected] [Read more]
A 100%, guaranteed, fool proof system!
April 4, 2012 by 3 Comments
AFL PUNTERS, I HAVE IT!: A 100%, GUARANTEED, FOOL PROOF SYSTEM!!!!! by Peter Zitterschlager Friends, it’s taken me all of my many years to crack it, but I finally have. It’s been an despairing journey into the abyss, a trek to the edge of madness, but at long last I’ve broken through. At long last [Read more]
Music and the footy – they go well together
April 4, 2012 by 9 Comments
by Andrew Fithall “I love football and I love music. But I don’t like music at the football.” These were the words of the founder and self-appointed head of the Floreat Pica Society, Steve Fahey, when I had the privilege of sitting next to him at the Round 1 Collingwood Hawthorn game at the [Read more]
WAFL Round 3 – Old Easts make it interesting
April 4, 2012 by 2 Comments
Les Everett keeps Almanackers everywhere abreast of the latest in the WAFL. http://australianrules.com.au/news/974/78/Old-Easts-make-it-interesting
1980 A Personal Footy Almanac – Round 2, Saturday 5 April v Essendon, MCG
April 4, 2012 by 9 Comments
by Sam Steele It’s the Easter weekend. The weather forecast is glorious. The family’s at Dromana, grabbing a last chance at some beach time before the onset of winter. It’s an annual tradition. Non-negotiable. For a footy-mad 16 year old, being stuck over an hour from Melbourne, without any means of transport, this is [Read more]
A Perth Sporting Weekend
April 3, 2012 by 2 Comments
It’s been a huge weekend of sport here in the West. The Force showed the insipid Reds the door. And the Glory and the Wildcats advanced deeper into Finals territory. But of course all that paled compared with the arrival of the CATS on Friday. That’s right the Champion Australian Team of Snorers (CATS) were [Read more]
Lethal or Mick? A hypothetical
April 3, 2012 by 5 Comments
by Jeff Dowsing If you flat out refuse to deal in hypotheticals, then by all means click the ‘back’ button now. Fair enough too, I’m not usually one for hypotheticals either, it’s a bit too Bruce McAvaney for my liking. Actually Bruce, or more so his employer, lead me to my subject. Seven has certainly [Read more]
The View from Shepparton
April 3, 2012 by 1 Comment
by Peter Schumacher The worst thing about being a footy tragic is not being a footy tragic. Thus it was, is now, and ever shall be that I missed the radio cast, telecast and what ever cast might have been available of the Brisbane demolition of Melbourne. Can’t say that I was too impressed by [Read more]
The Wrap – Round 1
April 2, 2012 by 21 Comments
THE WRAP – ROUND I WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The round started with the same old, same old déjà vu all over again as Bluebaggers pricked The Tiger Bubble in the Traditional Season Opener. A few days before there was a promotional friendly between Sheedy’s Scallywags & [Read more]
Why Port Adelaide will win the premiership
April 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
THE OPTIMISTS’ GUIDE TO SEASON 2012. PART THIRTEEN. By Alex Wadelton WHY PORT ADELAIDE WILL WIN THE PREMIERSHIP In a dramatic development, the Port Adelaide Football Club has started a breakaway Australian Rules Football League that they might have a chance of winning- the Port Adelaide Football League. In the PAFL the Port Adelaide Power [Read more]
Round 1: Crowd Behavior – The Six Golden Rules
April 1, 2012 by 34 Comments
So footy in Melbourne has kicked off and we could not have asked for any better games to kick us off. Richmond looked competitive against Carlton, Hawthorn just had the edge over Collingwood with incredible goals to Franklin and Gunston in the last quarter, and last night Hamish MacIntosh missed a shot after the siren to cost North Melbourne [Read more]
An Obituary
March 31, 2012 by 9 Comments
I’ve just found out that he’s dead. My mate. Dead. It’s such a small word but carries so much with it. I want the world to stop for a while. Work can wait. I need to write this down. He didn’t wake up. Went to sleep and didn’t wake up. Simple as that. When Max [Read more]
CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE CANTEEN IS COOKING?
March 30, 2012 by 7 Comments
With the AFL starting their season with a cracking opening round of games, that seems in many cases to have divided tipsters, and other leagues around the country in full swing, it is worth sparing a thought for where all this begins, especially playing careers. This weekend sees the start of junior football, at least [Read more]
Here we are again
March 30, 2012 by 6 Comments
A couple of years ago, I sat and watched the Tigers run out onto the MCG, led by a man who many said was to be the messiah, of sorts. The bringer of good times and good fortune to Punt Road. “Isn’t he great,” some said. “What he a boost he’ll provide,” said others. “What’s [Read more]
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND I
March 30, 2012 by 6 Comments
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. We’ve seen the launch of Sheedy’s Sydney Shenanigans up in the shadow of the Sandstone Curtain. (No Nurelle – I know he mumbles, but you’re thinking of Sandy Stone) That didn’t go too badly. Sydney blew Their Crosstown Rivals off the [Read more]
Standin’ on the Outside lookin’ in
It’s been a big few weeks for your correspondent. I am sure many have you have been scouring the back pages for news of last Sunday junior pennant result. As predicted in my last missive, the result was 4-2, but not to the kids for Belco who succumbed to Goulburn in an epic. The [Read more]