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]
Big Hits
September 13, 2011 by 5 Comments
Joel Dicker has played for the Penguin Football Club all his life; he and his brother Ryan. His mother is in the canteen during the home games and as a family they epitomise the foundations of local footy. Every club in every league has them. No big deal. Its just the way it is. Joel [Read more]
VFL: Port v Scorpions
September 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I’m back at North Port Oval for the 1st Qualifying VFL Final between Port Melbourne and Casey Scorpions. The crowd is significantly boosted today by the appearance of Brendan Fevola with the Scorpions. I’ve been joined by some mates who I play veterans cricket with out atAinsliePark in Croydon. Chris and I have somewhat [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]
Blues Warrior reaches 200 games
September 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
University Blues has an extraordinary turnover of players. Every year huge numbers of students enrol and are drawn toward the picturesque oval. This is a double-edged sword for the club. It is a boon for recruiting but university students tend to travel or move when they complete their degree meaning many players only remain at [Read more]
Finals time in the WAFL
September 9, 2011 by 5 Comments
The finals start in the WAFL on Sunday and only one of last year’s top four will be taking part. After their one-point loss in the Andrew Krakouer grand final last year only a premiership will do for top team Claremont. The Tigers haven’t been as convincing in 2010 and third-placed Subiaco is probably the [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]
SAAFL Action: Eyes on the ball
September 5, 2011 by 7 Comments
Our Great Game encompasses grace, ballet and poise and power. It also encompasses this. Photo: anonymous (no one owned up). Grade: Low Almanac Admin
Borough Sting Scorpions
September 5, 2011 by 3 Comments
What a proud footy club the Borough is. One of only two stand alone clubs in the VFL, the other being Frankston, providing you don’t count Geelong and Collingwood, This year they are making every week a winning week. Undefeated at the end of the home and away, which is a first for the club. [Read more]
Is this the season for the drought to end?
September 3, 2011 by 6 Comments
I’ve hit record button on Foxtel for the Cats v Swans game and headed off to Port Melbourne to see if my VFL side can win 18 on the trot and remain undefeated in the main season. Its been a while since I have not made the trip down Princes Highway for [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]
A Good Weekend of Footy
August 29, 2011 by 2 Comments
Two games of footy, one local and one AFL, the weather is great, what more could you want on a weekend? With all the necessary jobs done on the Saturday morning it was on the bike for a short ride to one of my favourite grounds, the Brunswick Street Oval, home of the Fitzroy Football [Read more]
VWFL – Darebin’s amazing run of 5 flags in a row comes to an end
August 29, 2011 by 1 Comment
On Saturday 27/08/2011 at Mantello Holden Oval a huge crowd that included Hugh Delahunty the Minister for sport who tossed the coin, Sue Alberti Western Bulldogs board member & VWFL partner after whom the Premiership cup is named and Cameron Schwab, David Neitz, Chris Connolly and Karen Hayes from the Melbourne Football Club saw a [Read more]
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