by Paul Daffey Amid all the hoo-haa about the phone-hacking scandal and the attendant revelations about the media, politicians and power in England, I thought I’d lay bare the workings of newspapers and … yes, you asked for it … country footy clubs in Victoria. The newspapers and the footy people need […]
A team of Wagga warriors
July 19, 2011 by 14 Comments
by Glen Davis We’ve had sides from Corowa -Ruthgerglen and Albury-Wodonga, there was an effort to pick a side from around Berrigan, and we might return to that. How about a side from around Wagga, and beyond? Let’s imagine driving out of Albury, up the Hume Highway, and then turning at the Olympic Highway to […]
Football Memories
July 19, 2011 by 5 Comments
We were engaged. Work wise, her heart was tough, leather. I loved her for that. The way she had dreams. In life it was porcelain. I was in love with that, too. With keeping her safe. I had only ever taken her to one match, when I was still in the bush. […]
Origins of inter-league footy?
July 12, 2011 by 1 Comment
Neil Barter asks: Inter-league footy had to begin somewhere. So does anyone know the earliest year when recorded inter-league footy ever took place? Can anyone go back further than 1954 when the Tallangatta League played the Ovens and King League to raise money for the family of a player who had drownned in the Murray […]
Twin Cities side
July 10, 2011 by 14 Comments
Whilst we are picking sides from along the Murray River, it would be remiss not to have a side from the twin cities of Albury and Wodonga. There are 5 Ovens and Murray teams there, Albury, North Albury, Wodonga, and the two newer ones, Lavington, and Wodonga Raiders. How does this look?
LOCAL FOOTY: THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO……
July 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The humble bus trip, a pleasure that so many footballers around the country so often don’t get the pleasure of experiencing once throughout their time in footy. And before you ask, no the trip that the Richmond players took to get home from Sydney does not really count as a bus trip for that only […]
The Seafood, friendship and footy is great at Inverloch-Kongwak.
July 8, 2011 by 3 Comments
Haje Halabi We had been back in Australia only 2 days- in our brand new house in Inverloch, by the sea. My wife Lynda had just rang her girlfriend Bron. Straight of the bat Bron invited Lynda and I to a seafood night at Inverloch-Kongwak football club, and, without hesitating, protein loving Lynda replied […]
Barmera Monash v Renmark
July 6, 2011 by 1 Comment
BARMERA MONASH V RENMARK RFL – ROUND 11 2011, Sat July 2nd 2011 By Nick Kossatch at Barmera Barmera Monash flexed its’ finals-bound muscles with a powerful eight-goal final quarter to defeat Renmark by 40-points in round 11 of RFL. It certainly was not all one-way traffic prior to the final quarter because the […]
Benalla v Kyabram – 2011 GVFL Round 11 from Benalla.
July 6, 2011 by 4 Comments
Pictures and words by Shane Goss www.licoricegallery.com It was a sad week for footy and in-particular Melbourne fans with the passing of Sean Wight who died from lung cancer at just 46. The Irishman pioneered that country’s influence on the game we love along with current Demon’s president and former teammate Jim Stynes. Another of […]
Footy this Sat’dy, July 9, 2011
July 6, 2011 by 6 Comments
by Chris Riordan It looks like being a weekend of “traditional” winter footy, coming at the back end of a cold, wet and windy week. There are certain factors that can make footy more bearable for supporters in these conditions. One is the game you are watching. If the players are having a dip, […]
Chasing the Bush Premiership VII
July 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A 53 point half time lead would be translated to a win right? Last Saturday was one of the most bizarre games of football I’ve ever played in. Despite my shaky form, I stayed in the senior side for another week. After getting over the top side seven days earlier, we were due to battle […]
A team from Berrigan and surrounding areas
July 1, 2011 by 12 Comments
An attempt to pick a side of players from around the area, much of which is now in the Picola League. I have wanted a side of players drawn from Berrigan, Finley, Tocumwal, and Jerilderie, and i’ll add Barooga, but i’m a few players down. If you cross the Murray you can have players from […]
Chasing that elusive premiership
June 23, 2011 by 3 Comments
CHASING THE ELUSIVE BUSH PREMIERSHIP It’s been a while since I’ve written an update and it’s not because things are going badly and I’ve cracked the sads but more to do with the fact I get pretty busy these days. The Imperial Football Club is sitting pretty in both grades at the moment with a […]
There’ll be plenty of beers after the game
June 22, 2011 by 3 Comments
by Glenn Harris You know I remember it like one of those things from your childhood that is ingrained into your brain and will never leave you. It was a few months before my 43rd birthday. I was tired, bruised and on my way home. As we drove down the long straights […]
Saints March In, Coober Pedy Style
June 22, 2011 by 4 Comments
Will the Coober Pedy Saints march in with their first win of 2011? They look smart in their red, black and white strip. At least as smart as St Kilda look half the time. It’s the eighth round of the Far North Football League (FNFL) season so it’s been a piss-poor start. Hornridge, the […]
Sat’dy, June 18, 2011
June 16, 2011 by 8 Comments
Volcanic ash won’t have any bearing on local footy fixtures so you can fill your diary now with options for this Sat’dy arvo. The pick of the VFL matches appears to be North Ballarat, fresh from their toppling of wobbly Willy, who are hosting the Borough juggernaut. If you’d rather stay within a Zone 1 […]
Violet Town v Longwood
June 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
by Shane Goss After witnessing the thriller at the MCG on Saturday night between Hawthorn and Geelong I ventured to Violet Town in north east Victoria for the round nine clash in the Kyabram District Football League between Violet Town and Longwood. Violet Town is the former home to Aussie rock band Killing Heidi […]
Racist takes a bath
June 9, 2011 by 1 Comment
The recent spate of ugly racism from footy supporters brings back a couple of memories from earlier days. As a very young Essendon fan who regularly followed the Dons with his parents , I would hear racist remarks about one of our great footballers Norm McDonald in the late forties and early fifties. We would […]
Sat’dy arvo at the footy: June 11 2011
June 9, 2011 by 9 Comments
The major suburban matches highlighted in this column last week threw up interesting results, with the top sides losing in the EDFL, NFL and EFL. Maribyrnong Park’s stranglehold on the EDFL title is now under serious challenge after Damien Peverill inspired Aberfeldie to victory. Luke Livingstone, king of the Marby goal square in recent weeks, […]
Pandora’s box opened?
June 3, 2011 by 5 Comments
Anyone who’s read any of my articles on footy almanac would’ve realized how much males love playing AFL on Elcho Island. Basically the only community on Elcho Island (Galiwinku) is home to 2,200 individuals, yet the senior competition has 9 teams and over 350 participants! Last weekend the senior Grand Final was played in front […]
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