Match 2 Coober Pedy Saints vs Hornridge Football Club 12.30pm Saturday 5th May 2012 Roxby Downs Oval. by George Laslett This week has been an insight into the life of a football club committeeman, organiser and run-around man. After last Saturday’s debacle of the coach going troppo at the boys and the last half [Read more]
The best Wagga has to offer
May 3, 2012 by 14 Comments
As a proud Wagga boy (now living in Melbourne), I’ve beenthinking about what a great production line of players Wagga has produced. I have decided to have a crack at naming my best 22. What makes it more impressive for me is that arguably Wagga is split about 60% league and 40% AFL (in my [Read more]
Will this be Wynyard’s year?
May 3, 2012 by 7 Comments
Round 1 – Wynyard vs Smithton First game day is always exciting. There is a gnawing feeling inside and no matter what has happened in the past you believe that this could be your year. The only problem with that is that all the other club’s connections have the same feeling. I had changed my [Read more]
ANZAC Day at Loxton North
April 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
LOXTON NORTH V WAIKERIE RFL – ROUND ONE 2012, Wed April 25th By Nick Kossatch at Loxton North Waikerie withstood a stern fight back from last year’s premiers Loxton North to defeat them by five points in a pulsating Anzac Day RFL round one match at Loxton North. Tanunda recruit Craig Underwood made his return [Read more]
Superdogs’ super start to season
April 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
MID NORTH V RIVERLAND SUPERDOGS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AFL MASTERS – ROUND TWO SUNDAY 22ND OF APRIL 2012, SPALDING OVAL By Nick Kossatch It is two wins from the first two games of the AFL Masters for the Riverland Superdogs after it easily accounted for Mid North by 86-points in Spalding on Sunday. In a [Read more]
Fev’s North Eastern Saga
April 17, 2012 by 5 Comments
by Andrew Walker Since Yarrawonga announced that Fev may be playing with them during the 2012 Ovens and Murray season there has been no shortage of Fev news. First came rumours that other O & M clubs were also talking to the talented but incident prone player. Once Fev’s arrangements with the Yarrawonga [Read more]
From the BFL: 60 Years Ago
April 5, 2012 by 8 Comments
From the Bendigo Football League Records 1952 A reflection on how much things have, or haven’t changed in 60 years Season start April 26 1952, Editorial- B.F.L football made an auspicious start for 1952-the total revenue of 534 pounds set a new high for the opening round; the weather was kind after threatening wet conditions [Read more]
Sandhurst All-Stars
March 25, 2012 by 16 Comments
As relayed by Richard Jones. As authored by Darren Lewis. Rich
Riverland Superdogs v Broken Hill Shinglebacks
March 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AFL MASTERS – ROUND ONE SATURDAY 24TH OF MARCH 2012, LYRUP OVAL By Nick Kossatch The Riverland Superdogs broke their winless drought against the Broken Hill Shinglebacks, coming back from five goals down at quarter time to defeat the visitors by 11 points in round one of SA AFL Masters at Lyrup Oval [Read more]
Eureka!
March 14, 2012 by 30 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz Yes, it’s true, Josh Barnstable has already given us a wonderful summary of last Sunday’s game, but I’m prepared to risk being labelled a copycat from North Ballarat. I think our views will be different enough. Josh is a North man; I’m a Dog. He travelled south to get to Ballarat; I [Read more]
50 years on – Square and Rochy resume the rivalry
March 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
by Rod Gillett Last year the Golden Square Football Club went through the Bendigo Football League unbeaten to win the premiership. It matched the feat of the Rochester “Invincibles” who were premiers and champions in the same league in 1962. Rochy beat Golden Square in the grand final that year. Both clubs are understandably [Read more]
Dragons prepare for big season in 150th year
March 8, 2012 by 3 Comments
By Richard Jones SANDHURST Football and Netball Club, one of the Bendigo league’s oldest, is gearing up for a big 2012 as the Dragons prepare for their 150th year. With ex-Dragon Joel Selwood now anointed as captain of reigning AFL premiers Geelong, Sandhurst hopes to have as many former players, members and officials as possible [Read more]
The local footy book
March 2, 2012 by 9 Comments
Hi all, Yes! The local footy book lives! Malarkey Publications, publisher of The Footy Almanac, should soon be in a position to revive the local footy book of essays that went into abeyance last year. We have a dozen completed pieces and several others in the editing stage (see list below) but [Read more]
RIVERLAND SUPERDOGS SEASON 2012 COMMENCES
February 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Riverland Superdogs AFL Masters Football Club encourage any male over 35 years of age to play the sport under modified rules. As part of the 13-team South Australian AFL Masters competition, the Riverland Superdogs base its training and Sunday fortnightly games at Lyrup Oval and plays an away game once a month. The [Read more]
PRE-SEASON RECESS
December 24, 2011 by 1 Comment
We all read in the newspapers about the clubs gradually coming back from the mandated breaks from the club to return to formalised pre-season training every year. How players are dreading the hard slog of endurance running, fitness testing and a smattering of skill which won’t kick into gear until shortly after the last strains [Read more]
Quietly, a line in the sand.
December 4, 2011 by 4 Comments
Quietly, A Line in the Sand. I went to Southport in Tasmania the southern-most town in the land, looking for the southern-most footy oval in the country, or, I dunno, unless they play Aussie Rules that far south in New Zealand, maybe the world. But when I left I saw the dirt road [Read more]
Regrets and Odysseys
November 23, 2011 by 11 Comments
Gianpi and Sergio were two of my best mates. When they were about 20 they hopped in a car and headed north because it was facing north. Just drove and drove. By the time they reached the Northern Territory they had $20 dollars between them. The caravan park operator saw their Victorian license-plates. “Can [Read more]
Laps
November 2, 2011 by 14 Comments
I drove down one of the goat’s tracks behind town yesterday, towards home, stopping off at the footy oval, where it all smoothes out into thin, second-hand bitumen roads. The grass was long, everything grey drizzle, rolling hills and mountains that disappeared into low, shifting clouds. My feet weren’t itching at all. It all [Read more]
A Lovely Bullet Part II
October 18, 2011 by 2 Comments
Tribes and Family. The function was a ripper. My fiancé and I were drunk and in love. Despite it all. I remember dancing with her. How good it felt. She was all happy and shy about it. A tiny woman, or, maybe, in hindsight, girl, surrounded by all us apes. Big donks [Read more]
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