Paul Kelly is God – got it. Or at least the Australian version of God. For me. My Australian God. Of course I have American gods – Dylan and Springsteen. And a Brazilian God – Paolo Coelho. Enough already. So I am a polytheist, and these are the people who remind me about what is [Read more]
Sat’dy footy 02/07/2011
June 29, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Chris Riordan Most of us love to browse the suburban and country footy results in Sunday’s paper. Some even start to barrack for towns or grounds they’ve never visited. I tend to scour the main metro leagues and the SANFL and WAFL (when printed!). Others prefer their Ammos or juniors or various regional [Read more]
Willi CYMS uncover plan B
June 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
WILLIAMSTOWN CYMS FC by Dene Macleod For a review of Saturday’s Senior match, plus all the latest club news, head to: http://www.williamstowncyms.com.au/football/?page_id=3826 At a glance, here are the results: D1 SENIORS Williamstown 1.3 6.10 11.12 17.18.120 North Old Boys/St Pats 5.6 8.8 14.12 17.18.120 Williamstown Goal Kickers: J. Wong 5, B. Gray 3, C. [Read more]
Support the VAFA via LinkedIn
June 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Folks, We are trying to build the VAFA presence on LinkedIn, which is the primary online business network. If you have not yet signed up for LinkedIn, go to http://www.linkedin.com/ to join. Then connect with as many people as you know – the site will suggest based on your affiliations, etc. Then search for and [Read more]
We won….
June 26, 2011 by 7 Comments
Well, Sandringham Zebras won today against Collingwood seconds, and I’ll take that, thanks very much indeed. My last Almanac offering started an email conversation and coaching panel between another Almanacker and Saints supporter and sufferer, DD and myself. He let me know he’s a regular follower of Sandringham, so gets to see the young players [Read more]
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 [Read more]
God Said
June 22, 2011 by 7 Comments
Somewhere between last week’s snow, and this week’s constant rain, the hard, grey weather that floods or buries roads, God put his finger over our oval, leaving a blue sky that lasted six hours, and whispered “Bloody oath. Play.” There was no wind, no mud. Just cold air and sun getting in our eyes. Our [Read more]
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 [Read more]
Sat’dy arvo footy – June 25th
June 22, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Chris Riordan It’s not just AFL players who anxiously awaited tribunal calls this week. There have also been some celebrated, even unfortunate cases in suburban and country comps. The comical one was down on the peninsula where a player got a week for dropping his dacks and saluting the crowd! Less amusing [Read more]
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 [Read more]
The Most Beautiful Kicks
June 21, 2011 by 38 Comments
by Matt Zurbo The most beautiful kick I’ve ever seen on a football oval was a torpedo by Andrew Levi. The third most beautiful kick I’ve seen was a goal in a VFA/VFL Grand Final by Ian Rickman. His Williamstown were 42 points down at the start of the last quarter, then, [Read more]
English lessons at Windy Hill.
June 21, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Shane Goss In the days pre-AFL and Metricon Stadiums, suburban grounds played host to the game’s biggest stars. Back then the AFL was the VFL. Telephone-booths were still in use and Big M milk was the flavour of the times.The ‘match of the day’ or ‘games of the round’ were taking place every Saturday [Read more]
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 [Read more]
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 [Read more]
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 [Read more]
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, [Read more]
The Thrilling ‘Fields
June 7, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Shane Goss Old Ivanhoe and Caulfield Grammarians played out a thriller in round seven of the VAFA Premier B section last Saturday at Chelsworth Park in Ivanhoe. It was first against third. The Fields had been promoted from Premier C the year before and were going into the game undefeated. Old Ivanhoe had only [Read more]
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 [Read more]
Tigers see the light
June 3, 2011 by 5 Comments
Nestled in Victoria’s high country about a one-and-a-half hour drive north of Melbourne is the town of Yea.It wasoriginally known as Muddy Creek settlement after the Yea River which was called Muddy Creek until 1878. The town was named after a Colonel Lacy Yea who was killed in the Crimean War. licoricegalleryI am currently working [Read more]
Flamboyance in goal umpiring; efficiency in junior team management.
June 3, 2011 by 10 Comments
by Jill Stoll Kurt has wanted to play in a ‘proper’ AFL team – “not Auskick, Mum!” – for the past year. We signed him on for the Under 9’s at our local club, the Everton Wolves, in Brisabne’s north, in March. Good decision. The first date for the ‘cubs’ was a ‘Meet the Pack’ [Read more]
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