Fitzroyitis has broken out again.
WAFL – Round 6: Tigers claw way to the top
April 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The two unbeaten teams met at Claremont Oval in round six of the WAFL and Claremont kept a plucky West Perth at arm’s length all afternoon.
Succulents, Bromeliads, Camellias and Old Trinty
April 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
Phil Hill delivers the exotics before heading to Brunswick St Oval for the Roys’ first home game of the B Section season.
WAFL – Round 5: Dees done in a thriller
April 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
IT was tight all day at Lathlain Park so it was no surprise that the final, and winning goal, sailed through with just a few seconds left on the clock.
VAFA – Fitzroy: I want another divorce!
April 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
I have said this before but I will say it again; a new season is like getting a new girl friend. I have already divorced Brisbane this season and it was with eager boyish enthusiasm that I travelled down Punt Road to Garry Smorgan Oval to watch the Roys take on AJAX in B Grade.
Ah, what a relief…bush footy’s back and all is well
March 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
EVEN though I’ve always loved summer and dreaded the looming freeze of June and July, I must say Good Friday couldn’t come around quickly enough for me this year. That’s the day when the Bendigo Football Netball League season kicked off and so it was again this year. Four-time premiers Golden Square hosted suburban neighbours [Read more]
Eagles* win derby**
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
East Perth*, the team aligned to West Coast, defeat Peel (the team aligned to Fremantle) in round two of the WAFL**
A pre-season of new beginnings
March 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
While a lot of the focus in the football world is focused on the conclusion to the pre-season at the elite level, the weekend warriors who strap on the boots for the love of the game are also close to finishing their preparations for the coming season
From Little Saints, Big Saints Grow – Coaching the U12s
March 9, 2013 by 3 Comments
Jackson Clark has enjoyed his year of coaching at St Marys in Darwin. We wish the lads all the best in their coming grand final.
Cupido heads list of top NTFL players
February 5, 2013 by 3 Comments
Damian Cupido is dominating the NTFL this season. Jackson Clark looks at the other players lighting up the league on the eve of the finals.
St Mary’s dominating NTFL season
December 29, 2012 by 4 Comments
It is the two-week Christmas break period for the NTFL competition and at the moment it is St Marys who are flying
Off Season Odyssey – Part 44: The Final and Opening Siren
December 3, 2012 by 11 Comments
It’s the last stop of our encore performance of Matt Zurbo’s Off Season Odyssey.
Charger: a key member of four Square premiership sides
November 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
PETER ‘Charger’ Davey was a key figure in defence during Golden Square’s dominant Bendigo Football League period in the Seventies. His four premiership successes attest to that, and additionally he was also a vital component of Bendigo’s inter-league campaigns. He first wore the blue and gold jumper of the Square when he played for [Read more]
Merged clubs manage to struggle on
November 10, 2012 by 18 Comments
Once your footy club has gone under, not saved by a merger or an amalgamation, it’s almost impossible to revive it, says Richard Jones.
Rules is rules – the lighter side
November 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
When Phantom hears of an appeal by the Ulverstone footy club against the result of the 1975 grand final result, he heads straight to the oracle of the Wynyard Footy Club to put his mind at ease.
Rudolph makes a pre-Christmas appearance for the Seagulls
October 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
One of the SANFL’s best, Scott Elliott, will coach the Port Fairy Seagulls next season, and Scott Elliott can’t wait.
NEAFL action shots
October 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A selection of photos from Morningside’s thrashing of the Mount Gravatt Vultures in their NEAFL match earlier this year. Photos by Damian Chandler.
Off Season Odyssey – Part 32: Masters of Stories
October 17, 2012 by 1 Comment
I’m driving through Air Force bases, and Army bases, and American Military bases and palm trees and R.A.A.F museums, when I hear Townsville Sharks Masters Footy Club are having a training run on a stinking hot Sunday morning. I’ve been on the road for a day and a half, and still have to get [Read more]
Off Season Odyssey – Part 31: Soothing Rain
October 16, 2012 by 4 Comments
Lucy’s hurting. It breaks my heart. She comes over, all warm smiles, to pick her boys up from where I’m staying the night, just outside Charter Towers. Her ex-husband is camping in the bungalow until he sorts his shit out. It’s been his turn with the kids for a day or two. He’s vanished [Read more]
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