by Andrew Gigacz A DOG OF AN ANZAC DAY FOR FOOTSCRAY Sure, it was heartbreaking for the Bombers to lose by a point to their arch-enemy Collingwood. But let’s face it, they’re 4-1 and sitting pretty on the ladder with a ten-day break and a home game against Brisbane to come. The real losers [Read more]
The 22nd Annual Ladder Ladder Competition
March 7, 2012 by 38 Comments
The LADDER LADDER Comp! It’s back! Again! But what the hell – I mean heck (sorry Mum) – is it? The LADDER LADDER Competition is simple (a bit like me, many would say). It’s a comp that requires you to do no more than to write down (or type) the names of the 18 AFL [Read more]
GIGSTUFF 66: Australian Open Special
January 16, 2012 by 11 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz A SPANIARD FOR EVERY RUSSIAN AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN Ever had the feeling that Russian women are just like Spanish men? Or vice versa? Well, actually, neither had I, at least not until the seedings for the 2012 Australian Open were published in last Tuesday’s Age. It was then that [Read more]
GIGSTUFF 58
October 22, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz HISTORY REPEATED IN GEELONG CUP It was a case of history repeating itself in last Wednesday’s Geelong Cup, and not just because Dunaden emulated Americain’s performance of last year (winning the Cup as a top-weighted French horse) but because he became the 18th horse with a one-word name containing [Read more]
GIGSTUFF 57
October 14, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz CAULFIELD CUP BY THE NUMBERS – AND LETTERS Every punter has their own method of picking winners during the Spring Racing Carnival. Some look at factors such as the weather, form and the horses’ weights. Others look at barriers, distance and which jockeys are on board. There are many factors that come [Read more]
GIGSTUFF 56
August 9, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Andrew Gigacz NEWS OF THE WORLD (no one else uses that title, do they?) Bankrupt nations, stock-markets in freefall, riots across London. You see, this is what happens when we let Collingwood win a premiership. I tried to warn them, but would they listen… ONE vs 100 And let’s not forget that the footy [Read more]
GigStuff 55
June 22, 2011 by 26 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz THERE’S TONS TO TALK ABOUT Over the past few days I haven’t been able to get the Crowded House song, Four Seasons in One Day, out of my head. But as I’ve been singing it, in my mind and occassionally (to the great annoyance of my sons) out loud, the first [Read more]
Taking equalisation one step further
May 31, 2011 by 17 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz News that the AFL is looking at fixturing as a means of helping the equalisation of clubs, as reported by Jake Niall in last Friday’s Age, is most welcome. For too long the league’s “poorer” clubs have suffered at the hands of being fixtured in dead timeslots, against teams with lower drawing [Read more]
GIGSTUFF 54
May 17, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz 8.17.1 Who do Geelong and Collingwood think they are, fighting out a dour, low-scoring, every-play-counts kind of a game? St Kilda? Shame on them. But good on Geelong for scoring less goals than Collingwood and still beating them, meaning that Collingwood STILL haven’t beaten the Cats three times in a row [Read more]
GigStuff 53
April 27, 2011 by 7 Comments
GIGSTUFF 53 by Andrew Gigacz I’d like to start with a question this week. A week ago, commentators everywhere were worryingly asking if the Gold Coast’s disastrous start to its life in the AFL was going to put off all those players who are going to be wooed by GWS. Now that the Suns have [Read more]
GIGSTUFF 52
April 19, 2011 by 4 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz What a round, eh? The 150th draw in VFL/AFL history (and third in four rounds), Geelong defeated Sydney by the average player-age of the Cats (27) and congratulations to Brisbane and St Kilda, who both managed to get through Round 4 without losing. And in even better news, at least one of [Read more]
GIGSTUFF 51
April 15, 2011 by 21 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz MEATLOAF The bad news is we didn’t get the draw were hoping for last week and we are no longer on target for 24 drawn games in this year’s home-and-away rounds. The good news is that we are still on a “2 out of 3” schedule, meaning we will still get a [Read more]
GIGSTUFF 50 – The score on the draw
April 6, 2011 by 5 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz The statistical planets are clearly aligned at the moment folks. Another draw last Friday means that, as mentioned in GigStuff 49, we remain on world-record pace for 24 draws during the home and away season, three finals going into extra-time and ANOTHER drawn Grand Final. And the events of Friday night [Read more]
Giga Bites 7 – Director’s Cut
April 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Below is an extended version of Giga Bites, which appeared in the Saturday Age on 19th March, 2011. by Andrew Gigacz TIGER TRENDS (1) Depending on which trend-line one follows, the news regarding Richmond’s Round 1 prospects is either bad or worse. If a line is drawn through the Tigers’ last two season-opening clashes against [Read more]
GIGSTUFF 49
April 1, 2011 by 12 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz “2… 1… ZERO, AND THE FOOTY SEASON HAS CLEARED THE TOWER OF OFF-SEASON SCANDAL” And what a season blastoff it was! 2-point, 1-point, zero-point margins and a 4-point one in there, to boot. I’ve got enough material from round 1 to last me until the mid-season break! Or I would have [Read more]
The 21st Annual LADDER LADDER Competition
March 19, 2011 by 9 Comments
What the hell is a LADDER LADDER competition, I hear the uninitiated ask? Well it’s NOT the Tip The Top 8 comp. That is indeed another fine way to have fun with footy and you can find the details of that one right here. The LADDER LADDER Competition is simple: it’s a comp that requires [Read more]
Giga Bites 6 – Director’s Cut
March 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Below is an extended version of Giga Bites, which appeared in the Saturday Age on 12th March, 2011. Giga Bites Andrew Gigacz AN ELUSIVE MATCH-UP It may surprise some footy fans that, despite being two powerhouses of the AFL, last night’s NAB Cup Grand Final was only the second time in a hundred years that [Read more]
Giga Bites 5 – Director’s Cut
March 9, 2011 by 3 Comments
Below is an extended version of Giga Bites, which appeared in the Saturday Age on 5th March, 2011. by Andrew Gigacz RYDERS RIDE AGAIN Two sporting Ryders were scheduled to be in action last night. Paddy Ryder was due to line up for Essendon in its NAB Cup semi-final against St Kilda; and Jesse Ryder [Read more]
Giga Bites 4 – Director’s Cut
March 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Below is an extended version of Giga Bites, which appeared in the Saturday Age on 19th February, 2011. by Andrew Gigacz DRAWN-AGAIN SAINTS There appears to be something about drawn matches that attracts the St Kilda Football Club. Last Friday night the Saints drew with Essendon in Round 1 of the NAB Cup. This came, [Read more]
Giga Bites 3 – Director’s Cut
March 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Below is an extended version of Giga Bites, which appeared in the Saturday Age on 19th February, 2011. by Andrew Gigacz FIRST UP WINNERS With cricket’s one-day World Cup kicking off tonight, advice might be in order for the captain who ends up winning the toss in the final on April 2. In seven of [Read more]
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