Better late than never they say. Holding the Canberra 2009 Footy Almanac book launch in 2010 somehow doesn’t seem odd. Appreciation has no time limit Footy fever has gripped the Kingston Hotel on a Thursday evening, two days preceding the Bulldogs and Swans meeting in what should be one of the games of the round. [Read more]
Regional Communities and Sport: A Comment
May 14, 2010 by 6 Comments
by Bill Walker One only has to only look via any of the plethora of mediums for sourcing, processing and transferring news to see that the basic values and foundations of sport today have been swept up and pummelled by fast and diversely evolving business tsunami. Either through design or chance the status quo has [Read more]
“This Is Country Footy”
May 14, 2010 by 1 Comment
by Michael Filosi It took just three minutes and one warm up lap before any thoughts of a glowing come back match this Saturday were dashed. Along with the addition of three extra light towers, I could have sworn the council had increased the dimensions of Tamworth’s No. 1 Oval since I had last run [Read more]
The Pre Wrap – Round VIII
May 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment
by John Mosig What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. Gambling is still in the headlines – this time it’s pokies: who has them & who pays what for them. Look call us Old School around here in Wrapland, but we can’t help feeling there’s a major degree of moral bankruptcy at the heart [Read more]
Williamstown CYMS Round 4 Review
May 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
by Dene Macleod SENIORS WERRIBEE 6.3 12.8 17.10 24.16.160 WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS 3.2 3.4 7.5 8.7.55 WERRIBEE Goal Kickers: A. Taylor 4, A. Panayi 4, M. Taylor 3, M. Palmington 2, A. Tedeso 2, J. McLellan 2, R. Fastuca 2, M. Dean, J. Palmer, W. Pelar, S. Callea, A. Murphy [Read more]
Ken Piesse’s favorite 10 footballers from… THE LA TROBE VALLEY
May 13, 2010 by 2 Comments
Throughout season 2010, respected sports writer Ken Piesse is writing of his favourite players from the regions of the VCFL. This week he looks at the Latrobe Valley. In the days before zoning, League clubs had their own spheres of influence. St Kilda’s stronghold was the La Trobe Valley and so many players were recruited [Read more]
On the footy punt
May 13, 2010 by 10 Comments
We all know that given the choice between working and not working just about everyone (with the notable exception of those who are related by blood to The Handicapper) would prefer the feet comfortably up, the computer fired up, the form guide opened up, and the races on the TV. This, sustained by a barrel [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Time to look at where we’re at
May 13, 2010 by 15 Comments
By Michael Rees After 8 rounds – what’s it all about? At the completion of next weekends hostilities all 16 AFL teams will have completed a little over one third of their home and away campaign. What have Rounds 1-8 told us in seasons past? The 1970 season saw the opening of the League’s new [Read more]
Bendigo Relections: Two Blues celebrate dual 1980 BFL premierships
May 12, 2010 by 4 Comments
by Richard Jones EAGLEHAWK celebrates its 1980 senior and reserves premierships at Canterbury Park this weekend. Thirty years on with the 2010 top-of-the-table clash between the Two Blues and Golden Square unfolding in front of them, the flag-winning stars of yesteryear will spend a day of reminiscing. Eaglehawk came from 14 points down late in [Read more]
The Wrap – Round 7: Fuschia Shock
May 12, 2010 by 3 Comments
by John Mosig What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. On Friday night The Doggies got out of jail, and sadly, just when The Dees were set to do it for Jimmy. On Saturday The Leaveblowers’ Premiership Hangover continued as The Coasters notched their 2nd win for 2010. The Anchormen saw off a desperate [Read more]
View from Shepparton Round 7: The end of Saints Footy?
May 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
by Peter Schumacher At last, at last, it has been proved beyond doubt that a fast team with the commensurate skills will beat a slow team no matter how skilful, no matter the tactics. Forget the flooding, the short passes, the boredom. Carlton last night reminded me of Geelong, of the Lions in their prime. [Read more]
Comment: The times are a-changing?
May 11, 2010 by 5 Comments
by Tony Robb Many of the articles printed in the past weeks have clearly pointed the finger at the changing nature of football and the negative impact these changes are having on the game and the way in which we now view it. John’s story regarding “agon” was very thought provoking. But as the game [Read more]
Agon(y) in pursuit of Ecstasy
May 11, 2010 by 15 Comments
by John Butler Last week Mr Harms was waxing philosophical on matters football related. No great surprise in this. In his amiable fashion, the quest for footy’s meaning, and the source of its appeal, are recurring Harms themes. As is his wont, this particular stroll took us through subjects ranging from Greek philosophy to the [Read more]
Crio’s Q: What are the list management hits and misses of the season so far?
May 10, 2010 by 16 Comments
by Chris Riordan It is a good stage of the season to evaluate how each club has fared in “list management” for 2010. During the NAB Cup there was hysterical support for the Doggies’ Hall recruitment. By Round 3 the additions of Fev and Bradshaw were seen as master strokes by Brissie and Sydney. As [Read more]
Year 12 camp brings kick to kick fun
May 8, 2010 by 11 Comments
I have just come back from my year 12 camp/retreat knowing that I won’t miss out on any footy. My business/homeroom teacher Mr.Rawley made that point clear during my parent teacher interview, he said “we’ll be back Friday afternoon so don’t worry she won’t miss out on any footy.” It would have been a complete [Read more]
The Pre-Wrap: Round 7
May 7, 2010 by 1 Comment
by John Mosig What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Appalling Football League shows concern for the plight of The Endangered Tigers, clamps down on gambling in Football and fends off the roundball code’s claim on The Home of Football for the 2018 World Cup.
18 Teams – A fair fixture – It can be done
May 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment
18 Teams, 22 rounds, Specialty fixtures, And a Fair Draw. by Neil Belford It seems light years since the AFL has had anything remotely resembling a fair fixture, and given the influence the marketing gnomes have, we had all better work pretty hard to see the AFL delivers something that is fair. The Footy Almanac [Read more]
The agon and AFL footy.
May 6, 2010 by 17 Comments
Every Saturday, around lunch-time, I do a spot on ABC Grandstand’s South Australian edition. It’ss a lot of fun. Roger Wills holds the show together in the way that only Roger can. He has a unique mind. It reminds of one of those rooms in an rambling old country dwelling; one that is full of [Read more]
Footy in South Africa
May 6, 2010 by 10 Comments
by Ian Syson I just found this piece in the Sydney Morning Herald from 1933. It’s both interesting and poignant I think. It tends to back up those who are skeptical about the possibility of footy taking root in South Africa — though I guess we live in very different times. The final point about [Read more]
A Mothers’ Day Reflection
May 5, 2010 by 5 Comments
Time to return to a lovely piece from Steve Fahey. (first published in 2010)
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