IN THE SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA AT MELBOURNE CLASS ACTION LIST Court No. That Big One Please BETWEEN: RICHARD TETLEY SMITH & OTHERS Plaintiff – and – RICHMOND FOOTBALL CLUB LTD Defendant STATEMENT OF CLAIM Date of document: 29 May 2009 Filed on behalf of: The Plaintiff Prepared by: NORFOLK & CHANCE Solicitor’s Code: [Read more]
Supreme Court News: Norfolk and Chance bring a class action against the Richmond Football Club
June 5, 2009 by 2 Comments
International footy: Knacker pulls the boots on for the San Jose Hornets
June 4, 2009 by 2 Comments
by James Mackay Some of you may be aware of the footy leagues in the USA. Each area has a few teams and then once a year each district sends a team to the Nationals (Colorado Springs in ’08). The district around San Francisco includes teams from the bay city (known as the knights), the [Read more]
AFL Round 10: The View From Shepparton
June 2, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Peter Schumacher The main point of point of interest that has arisen from this round is not that Ben Cousins has been caught acting stupidly again but rather what do these excursions to the dressing rooms add to the footy coverage anyway? I would have thought that in general what happens on the [Read more]
General footy writing: It’s all about confidence
June 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Confidence is very definitely a big element in on-field success in any sport. This weekend, well known football identity Kevin Bartlett, on Saturday morning radio, gave his preview of the Round 10 Fremantle Richmond match. ‘KB’ showed a surprising level of faith in the Tigers, when he said he expected Richmond to win and win [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Coach turns umpire under the Westgate Bridge
June 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Andrew Fithall Williamstown v Spotswood – Under 16Ds Dickie Fry and I have been sharing the coaching responsibilities of the Williamstown Juniors Under 16Ds. At the beginning of the year when I was first approached to be coach, Dickie was one whose name had come up but was unavailable. He still plays super-rules [Read more]
Putting the farm back into footy – Part 1
May 29, 2009 by 9 Comments
In the first of a two-pronged attack, 1960s “footballers” Graeme Willingham (Camperdown and Daylesford FCs) and Owen Beaton (Camperdown, Heywood, Birregurra and Colac FCs) have a plan to put the farm back into footy, real grassroots style. Secretly, they’ve always been our favourites, the ones we look out for, and indeed watch over. Because [Read more]
Speccie voting
May 28, 2009 by 4 Comments
Greatest speccie of all time voting Shaun Smith at the Gabba 45 Jezza 1970 GF 36 Gary Ablett over Pert 23 Ashley Sampi v Melb 20 Trevor Barker on the wing at teh Lake Oval 12 Gary Ablett (snr) v Melb 1989 10 Gary Moorcroft v Doggies 14 Chris Tarrant v Melbourne 2002 7 Brett [Read more]
General footy writing: Carn the Arckos!
May 28, 2009 by 1 Comment
Tired of going to the Royal Park after games at the MCG? Punters looking for a more cerebral letdown after four quarters of footy might consider walking past the Royal Park and heading onto the Richmond Uniting Church in Church Street, where Tim Phillips’ Arcko Symphonic Project is putting on a Pulling the Strings recital [Read more]
General footy writing: The top ten stepladders
May 28, 2009 by 8 Comments
By Paul Daffey 1. Garry Lyon The former Melbourne captain is to be commended for his habit of getting in front. But such are the pitfalls of this noble practice that it made him the ideal stepladder for some towering marks from spring-heeled teammates. In 1995, Lyon got into the spirit of the construction work [Read more]
Yarra Man: The lowdown on the elite
May 28, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Tavis Perry THE talk of whether Lou Richards should be inducted into the AFL hall of fame coincided with Jason Akermanis’ 300th game. Aker is undoubtedly one of my favourite all-time players. The subsequent articles on him and the hall of fame inductees made for some interesting reading on one of my favourite topics: [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Under the wing of Gull
May 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Paul Mitchell There seemed no reason for our bit part ruck/forward to be nicknamed ‘Gull’. I attributed the moniker to the fact that his mullet stuck out ingloriously at the sides, made him look like a windblown seagull. I didn’t know his real name, but that didn’t matter – when I called out ‘Gull!’ he [Read more]
AFL Round 9: The View From Shepparton
May 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Peter SchumacherSydney and Adelaide. How I fervently wish that Brisbane and Western Bulldogs had been in that list. Can’t blame the umpies for Brisbane‘s loss, though as one correspondent was quoted as texting on Jon Faine’s (ABC Melbourne) program this morning Brown doesn’t have a back apparently or words to that effect.Tasmania has officially said [Read more]
Jones files: The lighter side of broadcasting in PNG
May 22, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Richard Jones I’VE been broadcasting either from the studio or from outside locations since the mid-1960s. I lived in Papua New Guinea from 1963-76. PNG was the Territory of Papua New Guinea before self-government in 1973 and independence in 1975. When I started calling amateur boxing tournaments from ringside for the ABC’s 9PA Port [Read more]
General Footy Writing: The Roys are back in town
May 21, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Adam Muyt Royboys. It’s got to be one of the best nicknames in Australian football, conjuring up all sorts of affectionate images of a footy club and the people who followed it, most blessed with a particular (peculiar?) outlook and attitude. And now it’s the title of a doco having its first airing at [Read more]
General footy writing: It’s time mulligans were introduced to footy
May 20, 2009 by 7 Comments
By Darren Smith No one can accuse this forum of not covering the big issues … I recently used the term “mulligan” in a description of the Round 7 game between St Kilda and Essendon, suggesting that, if Essendon could have taken a mulligan for their first quarter, they would have. This claim was met [Read more]
General footy writing: Cats need Moons to cut funny business
May 20, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Damian O’Donnell Has the first crack appeared in the Geelong armour? For the last three seasons the Cats have been an organised, well-drilled organism. They have honoured “the process” and broken the game down to a few basic key-performance indicators. The group has overwhelmed the individual, and, to quote Pink Floyd, all the players [Read more]
General footy writing: Middle East correspondent: Make it a grand national final
May 20, 2009 by 3 Comments
By Rod Gillett The AFL’s threat to play the Grand Final in Sydney after the contract with the MCG expires in 2032 begs the question: why not play the Grand Final around on a rotational basis so that each city in the competition gets to host the game? If the game is truly to become [Read more]
General footy writing: May 17, 1859 and the codification of footy
May 20, 2009 by 4 Comments
by John Harms The date, May 17, is of great significance to the Australian nation. Especially footy-lovers. Not that too many of us know about it. On May 17, 1859, at the Parade Hotel, on Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, four men from the committee of the fledgling Melbourne Football Club (and maybe [Read more]
General footy writing: New coach: Grounds for change on tackle rule
May 19, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Andrew Fithall Crikey, the grounds are hard. In Round 1 a Williamstown Juniors under-16Ds player hit the turf and broke his arm. The ground hasn’t got any softer since then. It is Tuesday afternoon. I am at home when I should be at work. I am on carer’s leave. Bill is on a nearby [Read more]
General footy writing: Away strips make me want to look away
May 18, 2009 by 5 Comments
By Andrew Gigacz It shouldn’t bother me but it does. On Friday night Hawthorn played away and wore a guernsey that was wrong on just too many levels. It was ugly – not just ugly to look at, but a representation of the ugliness that is modern footy marketing. Of course the AFL will tell [Read more]
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