Achilles was fair of hair and fleet of foot. His troops loved him. He was fearless and beautiful. But not flawless. He could be moody and the tendon in his ankle was unprotected. And that is how the trojans killed him before the great victory of his troops. Not that the lesson was lost on [Read more]
New Norfolk and all who sail with her
September 18, 2011 by 6 Comments
IN TASMANIA In Tasmania the New Norfolk Eagles are a football enigma. Last Saturday they were striving for a three-peat, which had never previously been achieved by the club. In fact back-to-back only occurred last season, such is the sporadic nature of their premierships.
Wrap Wrath: Heave Ho, Way To Go Freo
September 17, 2011 by
Far be it for us to offer comment outside our normal allotment of your precious time, but the recent tsunami of pontification has drawn us early from our cave Wrappers. Last night, for the first time in the history of television broadcasting, the half time entertainment outrated the match. It even outrated Helen D’Amico’s famous run [Read more]
WAFL finals cooling down
September 16, 2011 by 2 Comments
We were hoping for a close WAFL finals series but it’s looking very much like a comfortable Claremont flag right now. Last week’s semi finals were disappointing. A pair of 85-point thrashings. Then during the week came the news that Subiaco ruckman Michael Rix busted a knee in the first semi and won’t play [Read more]
Adam Goodes
September 16, 2011 by 15 Comments
A test of a sporting moment is whether you remember it. By that I mean you don’t half-remember it, but really remember it. Moments which you don’t have to go into the record books to check; moments where the details of time and place are superfluous. Moments so powerful they form the basis for your [Read more]
THE PRE WRAP – FINALS ROUND II
September 16, 2011 by 7 Comments
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. First we had the false alarm on Rossy Lyon. Nurelle’s truly sorry for the scare she put through all those LSJOF who saw themselves once more up Kananook Creek on a low tide. So much for those psyche-pop pieces in Dolly, eh [Read more]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: or another day in the life of a Saints supporter…
September 16, 2011 by 4 Comments
Just when my next article this week was going to start with “I write with no pain and suffering”, in the way of the footy world, this has completely changed on Thursday night 15th September 2011. The GOOD was being with nine other Almanackers (or family members) and meeting at the Marngrook Footy Show, in [Read more]
One Hundred Years Ago: 2nd Semi Final, 16th September, 1911
September 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
All available evidence suggests that Jack Worrall was a man of practical methods. A plain-speaking disciplinarian who proved a model for most successful coaches who followed. His famous recommendation to his players that ‘football and booze don’t mix’ suggests a man of temperate habits and firm resolve. The teams he coached were renowned for [Read more]
Grand Final Scoreboards
September 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Scoreboard Pressure, the website dedicated to scoreboards, is featuring Grand Final scoreboards over the next few weeks. First up are scoreboards from the 1977 VFL, 1986 WAFL, 1990 TFL, 1998 VFL(VFA) Grand Finals. Part 2’s looking like: 1973 WAFL, 1999 AFL, 2002 WAFL, 2008 VFL and 2010 GSFL (WA). Then part 3 will be a [Read more]
Go Harvey, go!
September 15, 2011 by 114 Comments
Mark Harvey has been sacked as Freo’s coach. Early rumours were that Ross Lyon might get the gig. Slightly less early rumours now suggest that Rocket Eade is in the frame. STOP PRESS!! Even less early news is that it IS Ross Lyon who will be announced as the new Freo coach. Gerard Whately [Read more]
GWS is a Menace
September 15, 2011 by 23 Comments
by Dave Nadel It seems to me that Greater Western Sydney has taken a different approach to its pre-draft recruiting than Gold Coast did last year. The two best players that Gold Coast took, Ablett and Harbrow, were taken from clubs who had played off in the Preliminary Finals last year. Two other players, [Read more]
Playing finals football: how to make your head hurt.
September 15, 2011 by 13 Comments
by Antony Ugoni From the outset I should declare my love of the format of the final 8. It has everything I could hope for in a finals system. That is Rewards for finishing close to the top of the eight. Teams in positions 1 to 4 earn either a week’s rest or [Read more]
Mark of the Year: Part I.
September 15, 2011 by 8 Comments
Never take a mark for granted. They are the sweetest thing. Never take The Mark of the Year for granted, either. People say it like it’s a fact. “That was the mark of the year!” Full stop. Odds are, Walker will win the telly one, but footy means many different things to many [Read more]
Loxton North say hoo-roo to a hoodoo
September 14, 2011 by 1 Comment
A-GRADE RFL LOXTON NORTH V WAIKERIE – GRAND FINAL 2011, Sept 10th 2011 By Nick Kossatch at Loxton North Loxton North broke a seven-year hoodoo by thrashing Waikerie to the tune of 42 points in the RFL Grand Final at Loxton North. The Magpies dominated the play early with skipper Ben Venning booting the first [Read more]
Someone Like You
September 14, 2011 by 11 Comments
This link’s gone through email in-boxes like wildfire but even if you’ve seen it already, it’s worth another look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFGGD_d9GnQ&feature=share Feel free to share your thoughts below.
THE WRAP – FINALS ROUND I
September 12, 2011 by 15 Comments
WHERE LIFE IMITATES SPORT What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. And wasn’t it a cornucopia of what Our Great Game is all about Wrappers. Firstly, it was The Handbags who booked themselves a week off and a spot one out and one back. The Maggies also booked themselves a break when they overawed [Read more]
Grand Finals Part I
September 11, 2011 by 1 Comment
When my season finished in a deficit of four bitter goals and biffo, a big map of the country, with about 20,000 pinheads marking football ovals opened up. So, thanks to Sammy Harriott, I went home to the Otways. The tough, leathery bush champion had pulled his battered body together and come out of [Read more]
THE PRE WRAP – FINALS ROUND I
September 9, 2011 by 5 Comments
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. Dean Wallis turned out to be the ratbag Hirdy remembered him as, and seeing as he is probably the only lowly paid coach out at Whingy Hill, his penalty has been relatively light. But Angry Adrian has said that the Appalling Football [Read more]
Most Valuable Finals Players of the Past 40 Years
September 9, 2011 by 17 Comments
My ideal full-time job would be picking teams like this. With the finals starting tonight, I thought about what players I’d seen make the biggest impact in September. These are the blokes I’d like to run out against Geelong or Hawthorn tonight if my family’s life were on the line. Chances are I’ve overlooked another [Read more]
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