It’s hard to find an article covering the woes of the Etihad Stadium surface without the term “much-maligned” being front and centre. I must admit to having been a “much-maligned” enthusiast for many years – dating back to the early days of Corey McKernan when he, much like the Etihad surface now, appeared to have [Read more]
Italian Team of the Century- Cecil Pettiona
July 28, 2010 by 5 Comments
If you wish to see the whole Italian Team of the Century, it’s available at: http://www.italianteamofthecentury.com.au/final-team.php by Tony De Bolfo Cecil William Pettiona It’s nigh on a quarter of a century now since members of the South Melbourne football team of 1933 last took to the Lake Oval. They’ve all gone now – the likes of [Read more]
Italian Team of the Century – Peter Bevilacqua
July 27, 2010 by 3 Comments
by Tony De Bolfo Peter Bevilacqua The Carlton Football Club has long been linked with Melbourne’s vibrant Italian community. The old Princes Park ground flanks what was once a tight-knit enclave of Italian migrants, who lugged their suitcases from the weather-beaten wharfs of Victoria Dock and Station Pier to the old boarding houses dotted in [Read more]
The view from Shepparton: Round 17
July 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I wonder what will happen one day when Buddy kicks five goals but gives away two consecutive 50 metre penalties with the opposition kicking the winning goal as a result in this year’s grand final. And this will all have happened after coach Clarkson has tried to tell him nicely to stop being a goat [Read more]
THE WRAP – ROUND XVII
July 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Hawks and The Saints split the difference in an absolute thriller on Friday Night. Collingwood & The Pussies improved their percentage at the expense of the respective Jungle Cats they were drawn to play. Carlton & Essendon both broke losing runs against [Read more]
AFL team by team PRETTY LIST 2010! How HOT is your team?
July 26, 2010 by 27 Comments
WHO IS THE PRETTYEST TEAM OF THEM ALL? SENIOR LISTED PLAYERS Last year I sat down and made a pretty list with the top 21 AFL players who could easily make some extra money on the side doing modeling. Tiger Ben Cousins was listed as number one and his photo shoot for GQ magazine showed [Read more]
Italian Team of the Century- Peter Pianto
July 26, 2010 by 9 Comments
If you wish to see the whole Italian Team of the Century, it’s available at: http://www.italianteamofthecentury.com.au/final-team.php By Tony De Bolfo Peter Pianto The walls of Peter Pianto’s lounge room are cluttered with visible reminders of his glorious youth. There’s the Maskell Cup for best and fairest player in the Hampden Football League, as well as the [Read more]
Italian Team of the Century- Frank Curcio
July 23, 2010 by 11 Comments
If you wish to see the whole Italian Team of the Century, it’s available at: http://www.italianteamofthecentury.com.au/final-team.php By Tony De Bolfo In an interview with a Melbourne sports journalist in 1995, the late Richmond ruckman Jack Dyer, known both infamously and endearingly as “Captain Blood”, declared Frank Curcio one of his greatest on-field adversaries.[1] “He was [Read more]
Frankenfailure
July 22, 2010 by 1 Comment
What do you get when you combine a 24 hour sports news cycle, a vociferous fan-base and a club with a sense of entitlement? A bloody great disaster is what – a modern-day Frankenstein.
Why ‘Gaz’ will be the ‘God-sun’
July 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The long lasting debate about whether Gary Ablett will head north to the Gold Coast rages on and will continue to rage on until the day he signs a contract, to which team is still unknown. We all know Gary Ablett is one of the best players of the modern era, there is no doubting [Read more]
Surviving as a modern-day Richmond supporter: a user’s guide
July 21, 2010 by 20 Comments
by Julia Harrison “If there’s a God he’s laughing at us and our football teams” As a 16 year old fan of Richmond, this Ben Folds lyric rings uncomfortably true. In the 10 years I have been aware of my family-bound allegiance to the club, the 8 I have attended matches and the 5 I [Read more]
The Albatross Rules – Chapter 20 – Round 9, Nambool Ravens (away): Old Habits and Die Hards
July 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
by Richard Holt Nambool was an important match. The Ravens occupied the same middle rungs of the ladder as Albertville. Both teams still had a chance to force their way into the top two. There was also the likelihood of a meeting at some point during the finals, when having a bit of form over [Read more]
The View from Shepparton – Round 16
July 20, 2010 by 1 Comment
By Peter Schumacher Have been so traumatised by the ascent of Collingwood to the top the ladder that I have been unable to to sit down and think about footy at all. The only consolation I have is that every Magpie follower in the land will go through unbearable and long periods of insecurity as [Read more]
Sheldon, Diesel leaders of 1997 BFL All Stars
July 20, 2010 by 3 Comments
by Richard Jones NOW that the 2010 BFL Hall of Fame and Team of the Decade concepts are up and running, it’s perhaps timely to look back at an All Stars function held 13 years ago. In October, 1997, the VFL-aligned Bendigo Diggers Football Club hosted an evening in which 23 top players from Bendigo’s [Read more]
The Weight of Great Expectations
July 20, 2010 by 12 Comments
Like all the big Melbourne clubs, Essendon and Carlton maintain a fierce and abiding rivalry. As is often the case with great rivalries, there is much that is shared, as well as much that divides. With sixteen flags apiece they share a spot at the top of the premiership tally. Of the six Grand Finals [Read more]
THE WRAP – ROUND XVI
July 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Chardonnays popped their cork and sent The Sleepy Hollow Millionaires home from the City of Churches with a hangover. The Boilovers continued on the Saturday. The Mighty Maggies monstered The Decidedly Feeling Faints and The Gliders were shot down in flames over [Read more]
Book Launch: The Family Behind the Football
July 16, 2010 by 9 Comments
By Vin Maskell The Family Behind The Football by Syd Sherrin was launched at the original Sherrin factory in Collingwood on Wednesday evening, 14 July. Guests included Ron Barassi, Peter McKenna, Ray Shaw, Heath Shaw, Alan Didak, Ken Fraser, umpire Denis Rich and members of the extended Sherrin family. I played a key role in [Read more]
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND XVI
July 16, 2010 by 4 Comments
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. What goes around, comes around. In a scene that would be familiar from his playing days at Tigerland when La Geisha was coaching, the Playing Group fronted the Essendon Coach with a few items that they felt was tearing at the fabric [Read more]
The View From Shepparton- Round 15
July 12, 2010 by 2 Comments
The story of the week has to be the sacking or departure by mutual agreement of Mark Williams from Port Adelaide. I for one have argued for a while now that South Australian footy needs new blood but nevertheless I have the feeling that the those responsible at that club must have seen the demise [Read more]
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