by Derrinalphil Had a bloke come into see me on Saturday morning. He needed a tooth out and having a look at the radiograph, I thought to myself, “piece of cake.” This looks easy and it started out that way. He went numb straight away and the top of the tooth came away as [Read more]
Brave Nude World
May 26, 2012 by 7 Comments
Brave Nude World To all the readers of this article (yes, both of you), I offer a pre-emptive apology as I attempt to tip toe my way through the veritable minefield of potential puns and double entendres that lie ahead. I would like to assure the more conservative among you that no effort will be [Read more]
Mitch and Scooter the toast of snappy Uni win
May 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The tools were packed, the plans were in place and like US prospectors of the 19th century or semi-skilled Victorian tradies of the 21st century, the Blacks were headed west to seek their fortune. Whilst the prospect of catching the Bus of Destiny was a juicy one, your columnist prefers the rhythmic sounds of the [Read more]
Pirates keep plundering on
May 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
Amateurs: Round 5 It is all beginning to fall into place very nicely for Peninsula Old Boys. The Pirates, unbeaten through the first five rounds, are demonstrating a ruthless streak that was missing for much of last season. (Four of their victories have been by 75 points or greater). Instructively, it is not just down [Read more]
WAFL Round 10: Feast of goals in Mandurah
May 21, 2012 by 2 Comments
I TOOK my first visit to Rushton Park since the redevelopment for Saturday’s encounter between the cold home team Peel and the hot Royals. They kicked six goals each in the first quarter, the Thunder led by a point and the frenetic scoring didn’t end there. But first let’s pause and acknowledge that Peel’s home [Read more]
No away strip in Royal Blues v Blues up the bush
May 15, 2012 by 5 Comments
Spent a few days at Donald recently, in the heart of the Mallee, it being the location of the famous Bullocks Head tree, also being at the centre of the right wing, White Army mobilisation of March 6 1931. Whilst there why not go to the footy, and see a classic North Central League encounter. Donald played Charlton, [Read more]
Castlemaine legend Peter Fyffe on wine and flags
May 12, 2012 by 1 Comment
A NEWSTEAD boy through and through, Peter Fyffe came in to play major league football with Castlemaine in the Bendigo league while still a teenager. It was 1969 and 17-year-old Fyffe played on permits with the Magpies. He’d already played senior footy with Newstead at the age of 16 under Castlemaine legend John Williams and [Read more]
Superdogs lick their wounds
May 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AFL MASTERS – ROUND THREE: RIVERLAND SUPERDOGS V ADELAIDE UNI GREYS The Riverland Superdogs’ winning start ended with a heavy loss to a classy and skilful Adelaide Uni Greys at Lyrup Oval on Sunday. Injuries and illness to key players did not help as the hosts went down by 94 points. Adelaide Uni [Read more]
Good sumps mean good footy
May 6, 2012 by 2 Comments
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]
Playing for the Brisbane Lions reserves
May 3, 2012 by 9 Comments
Playing for the Brisbane Lions reserves may not mean much for some, but at the time it meant the world to me and I could barely contain my excitement in the lead up to the match. At the time I was 16 years old and training with the NT Thunder, hoping to get selected in [Read more]
WAFL Round 7
April 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Les Everett A disappointing Freo derby had Les heading home early to beat the rain. Read about the rest of the round below: http://australianrules.com.au/news/982/78/Oh-what-a-horrible-derby Les EverettA Footy Almanac veteran, Les Everett is the author of Gravel Rash: 100 Years of Goldfields Football and Fremantle Dockers: An Illustrated History. Co-founder with Vin Maskell of scoreboardpressure.com. [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]
Twelve Months on a Pogo Stick – Part 4
April 29, 2012 by 6 Comments
Selection Sensitivity As the first match gets closer nerves start to jingle; ever so slightly. You know who you have: well they haven’t all signed yet, but they will. There is an intermittent presence from key players but we can’t get a full group together for practice matches. Some one has a hammy, another, [Read more]
Almanac Local Footy: My Anzac Day 2012
April 29, 2012 by 11 Comments
Mick Rees went to the Braybrook-West Footscray game on Anzac Day 2012.
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]
Twelve Months on a Pogo Stick (Part 3)
April 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
by Bill Walker Sword Sharpening Christmas is coming, players all get fat; first run in the New Year they’re all well tanned, but flat. No such problem this year at Wynyard. Shannon and his bench coach Dan Smith had got them onto the track in mid November. The young recruits were like [Read more]
WAFL Round 6
April 23, 2012 by 1 Comment
Les Everett looks at round 6 WAFL action, where upsets of various kinds stole the spotlight. http://australianrules.com.au/news/979/78/Perth-upset-Lions-Peel-upset-fans Les EverettA Footy Almanac veteran, Les Everett is the author of Gravel Rash: 100 Years of Goldfields Football and Fremantle Dockers: An Illustrated History. Co-founder with Vin Maskell of scoreboardpressure.com. Founder of australianrules.com.au and the Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/abandonedcricketpitches/
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