Almanacker Neil Anderson is a finalist in this year’s National Playwright Competition and will perform his play, ‘Michelangelo Wore Blundstones’, later this month.
Off Season Odyssey – Part 25: What Makes a Champion?
October 6, 2012 by 5 Comments
Matt Zurbo reaches Tamworth, and catches up with Greg Champion.
The Rhyce Shaw (Shank) Redemption
October 5, 2012 by 5 Comments
Phil Dimitriadis follows Rhyce Shaw’s journey from maligned Magpie to heroic Swan.
Grand Final Infographic
September 26, 2012 by 3 Comments
Jake ‘Cobba’ Stevens uses Grand Final week inspiration to produce a super infograph.
Lumps and Bumps
September 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
You can find yourself talking footy any-old-where.
Holy Grail
September 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
The tension is building for Jake ‘Cobba’ Stevens as the Swans fight for the silver chalice.
Haiku Bob: still alive
September 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob on the Pies’ successful evening playing the Eagles
Qualifying Final – Clouded Moon
September 14, 2012 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob ponders the elements as the Pies go down to Hawthorn
My Brother Graham
September 12, 2012 by 8 Comments
By Bob Utber My brother Graham suffers with that most terrible of diseases, Motor Neuron. Originally called Lou Gehrig’s disease after the great American baseballer who died with it aged 38, the disease is a progressive degeneration of the motor neurons of the central nervous system, leading to muscle wasting and paralysis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. [Read more]
Off Season Odyssey – Part 12: Aussie Humour
September 12, 2012 by 4 Comments
AUSSIE HUMOUR. “No tribal colours,” the bouncer tells me, holding his hand out. We both look at the North jumper I’m wearing. “It’s okay, he’s with the band,” Gav says. “I know the band,” the bouncer says. He’s from Warrnambool. So are the Monaros. Like the King and Queen are from England, and David Boon [Read more]
The Footygods: the Algea
September 10, 2012 by 9 Comments
The Footygods must have enjoyed Saturday. Adelaide and Geelong thought they just had to turn up to win. A mate of mine from Adelaide said that most people there thought that the cup was in the bag. The crows had stormed home to second. They had beaten the swans early and others had beaten them [Read more]
Temper Trap – An inoffensive selection
September 4, 2012 by 42 Comments
Almanac music aficionado, Andrew Fithall, finds himself in a tender trap with this year’s Grand Final entertainment.
Haiku Bob: so little done
August 30, 2012 by 3 Comments
Haiku Bob’s take on the recent West Coast v Collingwood match
Footy as Religion: A Myth for All Seasons
August 28, 2012 by 14 Comments
By Phil Dimitriadis Man has built in himself images as a sense of security – religious, political, personal. These manifest as symbols, ideas, and beliefs. The burden of these dominates man’s thinking, relationships and his daily life. (J. Krishnamurti) Corporate, religious and political rhetoric often sits comfortably with Australian Rules expression and its desire [Read more]
Footy Poetry: Josh
August 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
Matt Zurbo is at a footy-watching, beer-drinking, rock’n’roll, Saturday night thirtieth.
Swans are live
August 19, 2012 by 2 Comments
With the Sydney Swans experiencing a somewhat unseen resurgence it feels appropriate to mention another bunch of Swans also making their own understated comeback this year. Born in the bowels of NYC in the early ‘80’s the band Swans, led by Michael Gira, have been unleashing their genre-defining sound on the world for thirty years [Read more]
where there’s no light
August 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
setting sun far fr o m it Beams where there’s no light wet under foot Harry’s careful side steps through traffic rain falls swirling & bobbing up Didak sliver of moon Fasolo threads it through on & off rain Cloke’s form blurred night closes in two and a half [Read more]
seconds ticking
August 9, 2012 by 4 Comments
august night hot puffs of breath enter the stadium the moon witness to all the mistakes under the sun night chill Reid rises from the mist bare trees all authority gone from our game Saints hit the front the stadium changes tune long bomb the rush [Read more]
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