By Josh Barnstable Glenn Archer played for AFL club North Melbourne. Archer was born in Victoria on the 24th of March, 1973. He began his career with North in 1992 after being recruited from Noble Park. Archer was a troubled youngster, and says that playing AFL prevented him from going down a path of drugs, [Read more]
Gigs’ Stats: St Kilda loss marks four weeks in a row that games have been decided after siren
August 18, 2009 by 10 Comments
TEAMS KEEP TRYIN’ EVEN AFTER THE SIREN By now most footy fans area aware that St Kilda’s dream of a lossless season came crashing down on Sunday evening when Nick Riewoldt’s post-final-siren shot sailed wide. What many may NOT be aware of is the fact that Riewoldt’s last-ditch attempt was the fourth time in successive [Read more]
Crio’s Question: Who of this year’s retirees are greats, goods or good-enoughs?
August 18, 2009 by 43 Comments
I’ll have to thank Budge for generating this topic in his disputation of Joel Bowden’s status upon retirement. I agree that Bowden, outstanding person, has been a serviceable player. Mickey O is probably in the top echelon of Swannies, rather than the broader footy Hall of Fame crap. Adam Simpson likewise. crio
General Footy Writing: Let every match end with respect among opponents
August 18, 2009 by 1 Comment
Round 14 back on 19 July had WRFL Under 16D ladder leader Spotswood playing Williamstown Juniors at Williamstown’s home ground. It was the second last game of the season and, as a match between the top two teams, it would give an indication of what could happen in finals. Spotswood won by 66 points. Andrew [Read more]
The Wrap: Hawks bow out while Crows confirm finals spot
August 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Where Life Imitates Sport What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Hawks bow out once and for all and Adelaide book their place on the starting grid for September 2009. THE TIGERS cost another coach his career as The Mighty Magpies leap into thirds spot on The Table for a crack at Geelong [Read more]
View From Palm Cove: Queensland setting inspires dreams of Lions surge despite loss to Bulldogs
August 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Still at Palm Cove, what a great place, have been spurred to ask why anyone would want to live in cold old drought-stricken South Eastern Australia when one could be living up here. Unfortunately there is the small issue of finances … Peter SchumacherWannabe footy commentator and writer, used to be a wannabe footballer
General Footy Writing: An open letter to Neil Craig (after a slap to the editors)
August 16, 2009 by Leave a Comment
John Kingsmill On the City of Churches, Adelaide Pubs, Why Neil Craig is Obstinate, and How the Adelaide Fans Have Got It Wrong for Five Long Years PREAMBLE First, more things Footy Almanac readers don’t need to know. Or perhaps they do. Not colonised by convicts but by free settlers, South Australia offered another attraction [Read more]
General Footy Writing: It would gladden my heart to see an AFL club in western Sydney
August 16, 2009 by 6 Comments
I am a major advocate for an AFL team in western Sydney. I believe that it will ultimately be very successful – but it will take a long time and a concerted effort by the AFL and its fellow travellers to make it work. I’ve been involved in the promotion and development of football in [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Bells are ringing in City of Churches
August 14, 2009 by 11 Comments
On warbling magpies, Adelaide’s wheels, Didak’s revenge, Burton’s orthodoxy and Port’s head jobs … JOHN KINGSMILL Here are some things you don’t need to know. If you hear magpies warbling at 3am, it’s the female of the species on heat. She’s saying that she’s fed and fat and ready to propagate the species. The warble [Read more]
The Pre-Wrap: Benny G appointment signals glimmer of light at end of Tigers tunnel
August 14, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Where Life Imitates Football What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. The changing of the guard at THE TIGER DEN has begun as Benny Gale comes home to PUNT ROAD. With new facilities and a new attitude, TLSPRF catch glimmers of light peeking out from the edges of the storm clouds. The maudlin fairground [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Collingwood for premiers; it’s written in the stars
August 12, 2009 by 9 Comments
TAURUS: Horoscope – August 12, 2009 Today you might have some important phone calls which you want to make, Danni, and you’ll want to get them out of the way before doing anything else, no matter what it is. You’ll definitely get your message across today, as your communicative abilities are very strong. Words combine [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Last-finishing Roys remind us that it’d be good just to be able to finish last
August 12, 2009 by 4 Comments
When your AFL club no longer exists – at least in its original form – there are plenty of ‘lasts’ left to ponder. The last player left in the comp to wear a Roys jersey, Brisbane’s Chris Johnson, hung up his boots in 2007. And on Monday, another direct link with Fitzroy’s rich history ended [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Do you hear the people meters sing?
August 12, 2009 by 5 Comments
By Tony Wilson Does anyone feel like storming the Bastille with me? Honestly, I’m up for it. We’d meet at Parliament House, say hello to all the principled protesters like the anti-desalination plant mob and the protect-old-growth-forests lot, and then walk down Bourke Street arm-in-arm, chanting, ‘Hey hey, ho ho, a team in West Sydney [Read more]
Crio’s Question: What is the Grand Final you dread?
August 11, 2009 by 11 Comments
This has been a terrific season for AFL fans in Victoria, with sensational games between Victorian opponents regularly packing the grounds. But there may be a price to pay if two Victorian teams make the Grand Final. As difficult as some find it to believe, for many of us it is less stressful if Brisbane, [Read more]
View From Shepparton: My worst fear is that the Pies will win the flag
August 11, 2009 by 3 Comments
This week The View comes via sunny Palm Cove in Far North Queensland. Collingwood are definitely the big winners, Port Adelaide the big losers (again). Peter SchumacherWannabe footy commentator and writer, used to be a wannabe footballer
The Wrap: Serious questions about Cats after topsy-turvy round
August 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Bluebaggers asked some serious questions of The Sleepy Hollow Pradas’ credentials to contest the September Challenge Rounds. The Scraggers have a Dog Day Afternoon as they kick themselves into Limbo against The West Coast Eagles. Over in Van Diemens Land an undermanned TTTBFTF removed any doubts [Read more]
Last rites: What a day. And tomorrow I’m getting married!
August 8, 2009 by 2 Comments
Ben Santamaria What a 24 hours! More ups and downs than a pogo-stick convention. A snapshot of my day: 2pm Thursday: A single-man living in a shared house in Fulham, London. 5pm Thursday: Collected the keys to my new house and hung the first painting on the wall. 8pm Thursday: Caught in a torrential downpour [Read more]
The Pre-Wrap: Backhanders still fly after all these years
August 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment
What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. And let’s nail this tanking issue once and for all. We’ve had the archival staff going through the Rules & Amendments as far back as 1857 and can find nothing that says you’re not allowed to cheat. Get caught and you’re in trouble. Ask them around at [Read more]
Local Footy: The day that Welcome Advice saved Bushpig coach’s honeymoon
August 6, 2009 by 27 Comments
The Rivcoll Bushpigs, the club from the old Riverina College of Advanced Education (now Charles Sturt Uni) in Wagga, enjoy such a reputation as a social club that their opposition in this Saturday’s Farrer League fixture, the Northern Jets, is holding a get-together at the Bushpigs’ annual Old Bores Day. Rod Gillett
General Footy Writing: Life is confusing when you’re a Cat at the Cattery and you’re barracking for the Crows
August 6, 2009 by 4 Comments
By Bob Utber I need to speak to Mr John Harms. I think that with his understanding of life he is the only one who can sort me out. I went to the president’s lunch at the Cattery last Saturday as a guest of the former mayor of Geelong, Bruce Harwood. Nothing odd in that, [Read more]
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