In sport there is always a temptation for us fans to take a “Feudal” perspective and say that if you beat the current Number 1, then you assume the status yourself. It rarely actually works that way – transitive logic (if A > B and B > C, then A > C) and team sports [Read more]
The View from Shepparton – Round 22
September 1, 2010 by 1 Comment
by Peter Schumacher Don’t like the notion that some teams might have been playing dead in this round, notably St Kilda and Geelong. If that proves to be true, (and outside observers like myself would never know) then I hope that they both go out in straight sets. Meanwhile in the real or unreal world, [Read more]
THE WRAP – ROUND XXII
August 30, 2010 by 1 Comment
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The round started with The Stevedores sending The Miseries Down Below over where the Leeuwin Current warmly brushes the south-western corner of the Fatal Shore. Saturday saw the outbreak of a deeper and more worrying malaise – The Dreaded Collywobbles as The Mayblooms [Read more]
Italian Team of the Century- Alec Epis
August 30, 2010 by 2 Comments
Click on the link. You will be taken to another page, with a small image link. Click on that link, and the full story, with pictures, will load. tony de boldo Alessandro _Alec_ Epis doc
THE FACELESS MEN STRIKE AGAIN
August 30, 2010 by 8 Comments
So the Bomber “faithful” have got their man, eh? Well, good on you guys – love your style. I heard about Matty Knights’ knifing half way through the third quarter at Etihad Stadium today. The shabby decision came as no surprise. But its rapidity certainly did, considering the bungling ineptitude with which Essendon has handled [Read more]
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND XXII
August 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. As the drama out t the John Pascoe Faulkner Reserve descends to farce, the basket weaving classes continue under The Caretaker, who assures all that Ian & David are right behind him. (He’d do better with Matthew, Mark, Luke & John – [Read more]
Ben Cousins: Such Is Life
August 26, 2010 by 21 Comments
The sizzle feels like it’s been around forever, but now we’re finally getting the steak. What did you all make of the product delivered? And what to make of the whole Cousins drama? What does it tell us about the modern football scene? Fire away folks.
The View from Shepparton – Round 21
August 25, 2010 by 1 Comment
by Peter Schumacher Liam Jurrah, that mark is what sets our game apart from all of the rest, long live AFL. By the way, nothing too much wrong with Goddard’s mark either. I happened to view a DVD of the 2001 Grand Final which Brisbane won against Essendon. This year my extended family and I [Read more]
It was twenty years ago this week…..
August 20, 2010 by 1 Comment
Listening to the dulcet tones of Sinead O’Connor and ‘Nothing Compares To You’ which Mr DJ informed us was top of the charts exactly 20 years ago, I was suddenly filled with foreboding about the Carlton-Geelong clash on Friday night – mostly AT the admittedly unlikely prospect of a Blues win.
AFL Rule of Law
August 20, 2010 by 6 Comments
With the current season not yet complete, Adrian Anderson is already floating thought bubbles about rule changes for next season. Here we go again, it seems. So ingrained has this ritual become it’s possible to forget a time when constant tinkering with the rules wasn’t a given. Before we had Rules Committees, Umpires Directors and [Read more]
The 5 Cs of Premiership Success
August 19, 2010 by 9 Comments
Was it just me, or did we all laugh when the Tigers announced a new five-year plan at the beginning of the year? All except Tigers fans of course. Their collective groan measured 4.1 on the richter scale. Five years in itself is not too long to wait for premiership success, but when it’s the [Read more]
What is Art?
August 19, 2010 by 9 Comments
This is an old water pump converted. It is on the side of the road near Rocky Cape. It is really quite impressive even though it is dodgey subject matter. Murph was telling me he has spoken to the person who made it for the property owner. He questioned the subject matter and the artist’s [Read more]
Gold Coast Suns: The Bock Defection
August 19, 2010 by 8 Comments
The Gold Coast Suns have snared their first uncontracted player with Adelaide Crows backman Nathan Bock yesterday signaling his intentions to sign with the new side. Bock’s sudden departure from the club he was drafted to as a rookie in 2002 may have shocked some fans after his comments in the media earlier this year.
The Grand finale – Round 22 1972
August 19, 2010 by 20 Comments
Two rounds remain in this year’s home & away fixture. Barring any late season collapse it looks as though the eight teams that will take part in September action have been decided. Whilst season 2010 is unlikely to provide many last round thrills, the football loving public have been treated to some dramatic season finales, [Read more]
The View from Shepparton Round 20
August 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
by Peter Schumacher Help, I am in a footy wilderness in South East Queensland surrounded by football atheists and infidels who do not follow the game. Worse, they do not support the game and are largely indifferent to the game, indeed they are largely indifferent to any sporting competition at all believing it to be [Read more]
Nightmare in Sleepy Hollow
August 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment
by Daniel O’Sullivan There is a particularly vivid nightmare that has been keeping Cats fans awake all season. The dream takes place in the summer months when the desperation for new football stories becomes so all-encompassing that Dane Swan’s latest tattoo disaster gets saturation coverage. After much conjecture and innuendo surrounding his future, Geelong’s favourite [Read more]
Crio’s Q: Best and worst games of 2010
August 17, 2010 by 11 Comments
I went to two widely contrasting matches this weekend. Saturday night’s debacle at the Docklands was so disappointing because it provided no contest. It was as though the Dogs already had excuses for losing and, when it got hard, they went home. For all of Geelong’s clinical brilliance, this was a forgettable outing that I [Read more]
A Reflection…
August 16, 2010 by 3 Comments
In the modern era of Australian Rules, the word ‘champion’ gets thrown around easy by supporters and media alike. Whilst there are a few definitions of the word, I am sure one of them is apt when referring to the career so far of the current North Melbourne captain. On the eve of his 300th [Read more]
Is there an App that cures FTF (Fantasy Teams Fatigue)?
August 15, 2010 by 3 Comments
The craze that has swept the World in the last few years could possibly have another victim. English Premier League (EPL), Australian Football League (AFL), Australian A-League, The Ashes and most recently, the FIFA World Cup have me caught up in finding the right team balance whilst adopting the most appropriate list management strategy to [Read more]
The View from Sheppaton- Round 19
August 13, 2010 by 2 Comments
More accurately this could be styled as “The View from Moree and Beenleigh en route to the Gold Coast” Samantha Lane on the ABC footy program titled “The Inquisition” (I think) which runs on Sunday afternoons mentioned recently that in the previous week on the Friday night she had found herself in overnight accommodation at [Read more]
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