We lost to Dookie in the last game of the season and then again in the first week of the finals, but as I entered into the home rooms at Numurkah I could feel an upset coming and my Katunga 3rds boys making it into the big one. The prelim started the way everyone expected [Read more]
226 to 2
October 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A 226 to 2 flogging would seem to be a weird choice as your most treasured sporting memory, most sane people would take a premiership or perhaps a chanceless century, but for me i’ll take the day the mighty Mangoplah Cookadina United Goanna’s under 18s conceded 35 goals at Gummly Gummly Oval. It all [Read more]
Chasing The Bush Premiership: Gotcha!
September 22, 2011 by 6 Comments
Words and photos provided by Jared Newton Imperials sent four teams down to Meningie on Grand Final day and three came back victorious. Tortured Blues Fan
New Norfolk and all who sail with her
September 18, 2011 by 6 Comments
IN TASMANIA In Tasmania the New Norfolk Eagles are a football enigma. Last Saturday they were striving for a three-peat, which had never previously been achieved by the club. In fact back-to-back only occurred last season, such is the sporadic nature of their premierships. Daryl Sharpen
Tanunda Ecstasy
September 18, 2011 by 1 Comment
Photo by Peter Argent Tanunda Reserves. Angaston Oval in the Barossa Valley, Reserves, Tanunda (Pies) v Nuriootpa (Tiges) The emotion of Ritchie Kruger and Will Grosser upon winning a premiership. Almanac Admin
BREAKDOWN OF A GF….DEFEAT
September 16, 2011 by 1 Comment
In the traditions of the TV Show 24 (for some reason I have ONE on the TV in the background)….The following takes place between 6:30AM and 11:00PM on Saurday 3 September 2011. 6:30AM: Wake up after short sleep, try to make sure footy gear is dry. 7:00: Warm shower, pleasantly surprised hot water is working. [Read more]
Loxton North say hoo-roo to a hoodoo
September 14, 2011 by 1 Comment
A-GRADE RFL LOXTON NORTH V WAIKERIE – GRAND FINAL 2011, Sept 10th 2011 By Nick Kossatch at Loxton North Loxton North broke a seven-year hoodoo by thrashing Waikerie to the tune of 42 points in the RFL Grand Final at Loxton North. The Magpies dominated the play early with skipper Ben Venning booting the first [Read more]
Grand Finals Part I
September 11, 2011 by 1 Comment
When my season finished in a deficit of four bitter goals and biffo, a big map of the country, with about 20,000 pinheads marking football ovals opened up. So, thanks to Sammy Harriott, I went home to the Otways. The tough, leathery bush champion had pulled his battered body together and come out of [Read more]
PARINGA V LYRUP – INDEPENDENT LEAGUE GRAND FINAL 2011, Sat
September 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
September 3rd 2011 By Nick Kossatch at Paringa LYRUP achieved its’ first ever back-to-back flags with a brilliant 32-point win over Paringa in the Independent Football League grand final at Paringa Oval on Saturday. Lyrup skipper Jason Marr won the toss and his team had the aid of a three-goal northerly. It was ex-Swan [Read more]
I’m in one. Now to win it.
September 7, 2011 by 3 Comments
Earned a ticket to the big dance. Imperial Football Club sent four teams up to Mannum on a hot windy 27 degree day and each team earned themselves a ticket to the big dance at Meningie on 17 September. The Under 15s after having the week off did the job against Mypolonga and won [Read more]
Homeground
September 7, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Andrew Starkie In September, 1991, favourites Old Collegians Warriors lost the Warrnambool and District Football League Grand Final to the Merrivale Tigers. Earlier this year, the drink company, Gatorade approached media personality, Dave Hughes, to be the ‘face’ of their marketing campaign,’Gatorade Replay’, which offers amateur sporting teams the opportunity [Read more]
A merger with the Cervantes Tiger Sharks
September 6, 2011 by 4 Comments
by Damian Callinan ‘Do you mind if we start another 15 late? The chef wants to do the dishes now so he can f*#k off home?’ As I changed into my costume behind the modest screen that only barely concealed me from the queue for the kitchen bain maries and didn’t at all [Read more]
Lockett to Winmar
September 1, 2011 by 32 Comments
Winmar to Lockett. Lillee to Marsh. Just saying it sounds beaut. In footy, in my generation, it was “Winmar to Lockett!” Oh, yeah! Winmar. To. Locket. Just to hear those words again. Before my time it was Farmer to Goggin. We are all history, or soon will be. I would [Read more]
Country Footy People
September 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This week’s Football People yarn takes a look at the ABC radio’s coverage of regional SA footy grand finals. http://www.countryfooty.com.au/FootballPeople.htm Rob McLean
Panthers’ perfect first quarter
August 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
LOXTON NORTH V BARMERA MONASH RFL – 2ND SEMI FINAL 2011, Sat August 27th 2011 By Nick Kossatch at Loxton Oval Loxton North advanced to its first Grand Final since 2006 after it thrashed a disorganised Barmera Monash by 47 points in the RFL second semi final at Loxton Oval on Saturday. The Panther’s [Read more]
Sat’dy Footy – 3rd September, 2011
August 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
by Chris Riordan Needless to say it is a big weekend in local footy with most leagues now in finals mode. The Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League, for example, has, like many others around the state, “deciders” spread across the whole weekend. Most comps try to find “gated” grounds so they can charge admission [Read more]
Bush Premiership: One Step Closer
August 30, 2011 by 5 Comments
It’s only taken me 29 years but I’ve finally played in my first winning footy final. Last Saturday on a pretty warm day at Jervois the Imperial reserves toughed it out and prevailed in a game where we had everything thrown at us by a big, strong, mean outfit. Pre game nerves were at an [Read more]
Can we just win one please?
August 27, 2011 by 3 Comments
The season has ended and Imperials have finished 2nd in both grades. I have finished the year in the reserves but have ended in good form. I’ve been in our best in 3 of the last 4 games and on Saturday in a hard fought contest against fellow finalists Mypolonga I managed to kick 3 [Read more]
Now He Can Play
August 26, 2011 by 1 Comment
Now He Can Play. This happened on one of those beaut days, down in the rolling Carlile Valley, where Otway sometimes play their home games. Mid-season, usually, to get away from the mud of the mountains and let the ground mend. Carlile is the bush. Nowhere, in the best way. It doesn’t even have [Read more]
Waikerie charge into finals
August 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
LOXTON V WAIKERIE RFL – ROUND 16 2011, Sat August 20th 2011 By Nick Kossatch at Loxton Oval Waikerie easily accounted for bottom side Loxton by 40 points in the final minor round RFL match at Loxton Oval. The Magpies, who meet Berri in Sunday’s 1st semi-final, stamped its authority from midway through the [Read more]
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