Matt Zurbo on the significance of ruckmen and their influence on games. [Top stuff – Ed]
As featured the the Age sports section today.
AFL Round 18 – Hawthorn v Sydney: The Slap
July 28, 2014 by 5 Comments
Old Dog watches one of the best AFL games he’s seen in years – taking in the skill in the face of pressure and the fact that it was the frenzied chaos we value so much.
AFL Round 18 – Carlton v North Melbourne: The Roos Blues and no thanks to youse
July 19, 2014 by 9 Comments
The Roos Blues and No Thanks to Youse! To be honest, I haven’t watched too much of the Big League over the last ten years. I play and breathe bush footy, not AFL. The marketing boys have done well to brand us all with their label. I take in enough games, or bits of games, [Read more]
AFL Round 17 – Adelaide v Hawthorn: A High Seas Backman
July 12, 2014 by 8 Comments
Old Dog is on the high seas, crossing Bass Strait, with the footy on. Terrific account of the game and comment on how we see the game, and how commentators see the game, and how votes are handed out. [Nice Jim Jess reference too – Ed]
Poetry: Ride Them Like Jockeys
July 10, 2014 by 4 Comments
Old Dog detects from the collective response in the airport lounge that the people have a better sense of the spirit of the game than those who run it.
Off Season Odyssey – Part 13: The Word, Mates and Country Legends
April 25, 2014 by 13 Comments
This piece was written by Matt Zurbo two years ago about the single best bloke he met through playing footy. Hit by a car training for his 22nd year of Seniors. In loving memory.
Brian Brown is a corker bloke
April 12, 2014 by 16 Comments
Old Dog catches up with Brian Brown, father of Jonathan, in south-western Victoria.
All Sorts of Football Legends
March 24, 2014 by 2 Comments
Matt Zurbo gives us a hint at what he’s been doing for the last 18 months, and requests assistance.
Leaving
February 17, 2014 by 7 Comments
As he observes a lower-grade park cricket match, Matt Zurbo identifies with the pace of the game.
Omens and Superstitions
January 28, 2014 by 4 Comments
So what is the omen that has guaranteed Turbo Zurbo’s local club a premiership?
The (off) season of money: changing times and changing meanings in grass roots footy
December 17, 2013 by 15 Comments
Interesting observation of the changing meaning of footy – even at grass roots level.
A Hole in my Town
November 25, 2013 by 7 Comments
In this piece The Old Dog talks about how much is lost in a town and a club without the next generation breathing life into the place.
Cracks and Sizzles
November 14, 2013 by 11 Comments
Matt Zurbo is not a cricketer, but he has played a few times. [some interesting reflections on the game, and a nice comparison with footy – Ed]
The Perfect Kick (Really)
November 5, 2013 by 6 Comments
Matt Zurbo has nailed the perfect kick – once or twice in millions.
AFL Grand Final: Bad Sex
October 24, 2013 by 13 Comments
The Grand Final left Matt Zurbo mightily unsatisfied.
My Old Man the Tiger
August 27, 2013 by 22 Comments
Matt Zurbo, his Dad and the Richmond footy club expunge the rubbish.
I love footy
July 29, 2013 by 7 Comments
Matt Zurbo has written and illustrated a children’s book about footy. It’s a beauty.
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