The Philby celebrates a triumphant Easter homecoming with a few West Ends and a gritty South Adelaide win.
Local Footy: Hot in the (Rum) City Tonight
March 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Join Mick Jeffrey in his Nth Qld pre-season odyysey
A Good Day For Footy? No, A Great Day!
March 13, 2016 by 2 Comments
Adam Goodes visits picturesque Power Park in Gordonvale. A great day for all involved!
2016: A year of high and low anniversaries for Fitzroy Football Club supporters
March 13, 2016 by 6 Comments
Philip Mendes reflects on the significance of this year’s anniversaries for Fitzroy Football Club – the good and the not so
John Foord Oval, Corowa
March 11, 2016 by 2 Comments
Inspired by Glen!’s reflection on the life of his mother, Peter Clark evocatively takes us to game day at Corowa
Local footy: Why do I feel like a babysitter?
March 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Mick Jeffrey steps out again for Brothers AFC. Pre-season is well underway in Capricornia. But the kids are getting younger.
The Book of Heckles
February 26, 2016 by 3 Comments
Calling all Uni of Canberra “Wombats” fans – circa the 1980’s. David Mitchell is on a quest to locate a copy of the Wombat’s Holy Grail – the “Book of Heckles”. Raiders of the Lost (f)Ark?
NTFL Club-by-Club Mid-Season Report
January 9, 2016 by 2 Comments
Jackson Clark gives us the NTFL mid season form guide. Still plenty of chances for the flag with a cavalcade of local and interstate nomads who make the NTFL the unique league it is. When you have a few Motlops, Daveys and Riolis going around, things are always going to get exciting. The Ross Tungatalum clip is worth the read alone.
NTFL: Top 15 Players
January 3, 2016 by 2 Comments
While footballers down south are all in the middle of their best pre-seasons ever, Jackson Clark provides a mid-season analysis of the 15 players having the biggest impact in the NTFL. Some familiar and not so familiar names.
The Dressmaker’s scoreboard
December 23, 2015 by 2 Comments
Watching the gorgeous new movie The Dressmaker, Vin Maskell couldn’t help but notice, despite Kate Winslet’s considerable charms, that there was a good old-fashioned 1950s scoreboard in some of the shots.
So Vin contacted the props department and got the low-down on the making of the scoreboard and the filming of the footy scene, at Jung Recreation Reserve in the Wimmera.
Women Meeting The Men Head-On
December 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Wesley Hull shines a light on some people bringing women’s footy into prominence at the local level. Here, it’s the story of Pyramid Waragnu from Cairns.
Kick-to-Kick: the committee’s annual report
December 15, 2015 by 5 Comments
For ten years a small group of former non-footballers have met on Sunday mornings for The Sherrin At The Fearon kick-to-kick sessions in Williamstown, opposite the beach. But numbers are dropping.
Almanac (Junior) Footy: Local footy at its best
December 3, 2015 by 2 Comments
Grade 8 Whitefriars’ student Zac Kornitschuk played in a cracker of a match for Blackburn against Vermont on a bleak winter’s day.
Training for six- Chapter 3: Training for three
November 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
There has to be a reason for every drill. Even if only three turn up on a foggy Tuesday night. Matt Zurbo’s excellent ‘Training for six’ series continues…
Training for six – Chapter 2: Training for two
November 18, 2015 by 2 Comments
Matt Zurbo shows that footy training can be varied and fun, even when there are only two of you. Everything you need to know to lock up the B&F next season.
Training for six – Chapter 1: Training for one
November 11, 2015 by 3 Comments
Matt Zurbo’s “Training for six” series kicks off with a beauty: footy training for one. [If it is to be it is up to me – Ed].
Training for six: Introduction
November 10, 2015 by 5 Comments
Matt Zurbo is sick of coaching manuals for full lists of players. What about those cold, foggy Tuesdays when only six turn up? Those six deserve some thought.
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