Haiku Bob on Round 7.
AFL Round 6 – Collingwood v St.Kilda (Haiku Bob): the near side
May 9, 2013 by 1 Comment
Haiku Bob on Round 6.
AFL Round 5 – Essendon v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): odd comfort
April 30, 2013 by 9 Comments
Haiku Bob on the ANZAC Day clash.
AFL Round 4 – Richmond v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): shine of the dying sun
April 25, 2013 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob on Round 4.
Daniel Yammacoona – Poems by Damian Balassone
April 19, 2013 by 3 Comments
Regular Knacker Damian Balassone has released Daniel Yammacoona, a collection of his poems.
AFL Round 3 – Collingwood v Hawthorn (Haiku Bob): rain clouds and hawks
April 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob on Round 3.
Poetry: The last talker after Mass
April 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Brendan Ryan, who contributed the piece The Centre of the World to Footy Town: Stories of Australia’s Game, has three poems published on Eureka Street’s website. Paul Daffey is a fan, recommending the poems to all.
Back to my old drawing board
April 14, 2013 by 14 Comments
Inspired by his children and other footy artists, Jeff Dowsing salvages some footy artwork from a yellowing old scrap-book he feared lost.
AFL Round 2 – Collingwood v Carlton (Haiku Bob): Sparkling from the rain
April 11, 2013 by 1 Comment
Haiku Bob on Round 2.
My favourite drop-kick. Part two
April 10, 2013 by 6 Comments
In the light of the references to “Country Football” we re-visit Vin Maskell’s yarn about the poetry of Philip Hodgins (first published in Sep 2010).
Springsteen’s pen: Kaney’s attempt at a Crio type question
April 4, 2013 by 20 Comments
Rick Kane, inspired by his audience with Bruce Springsteen, asks for your favourite opening line of the great man’s songs, as well as reflections from his recent tour if you attended.
MYM- Maronite Youth Melbourne footy interview on State of Origin clash
March 22, 2013 by 6 Comments
It’s always interesting to see the connection between a church community and their love of AFL. Religion can be said to be a touchy topic, but when united as one community for the love of AFL suddenly religion takes a back seat for a few hours when it all becomes about tactics, teammates and a [Read more]
Softball: Passion and Poetry
March 21, 2013 by 5 Comments
Anastasia Dimitriadis reflects on her first season of competitive Softball in the NDSA.
My winter vacation
March 7, 2013 by 7 Comments
Glenn Brownstein discovered The Footy Almanac from Louisville, Kentucky. and has been a wonderful correspondent. Glenn and Debbie spent the summer (their winter) here and, thanks to Yvette Wroby and David Downer, many of us were able to meet them. Here are some of Glenn’s observations.
Bye, bye beloved Age broadsheet: now only The Oz is left
March 3, 2013 by 23 Comments
Tomorrow will be a miserable one for many old journos, lamenting the down-sizing of a beloved daily broadsheet into a humdrum tabloid.
A leaked e-mail from the Vatican HR department
March 2, 2013 by 9 Comments
Sean Curtain releases a leaked email regarding the retirement of Pope Benedict.
Sean (and Shane’s) Muppet Manifesto for the Papacy
February 13, 2013 by 3 Comments
The news overnight that the ridiculous ACB Rotation policy has now spread to Rome is proof that the Informed Papal Section policy is ruining the game.. It is clear those in charge are Muppets.
Sean’s Muppet Manifesto for Australia
February 5, 2013 by 7 Comments
Sean Curtain takes inspiration from The Warne Manifesto to come up with his own plan of attack for Cabinet.
Our National Dish
January 20, 2013 by 3 Comments
Peter Baulderstone looks at the state of the nation through the sporting lens in the lead-up to Australia Day.
Musings on an audience with Haiku Bob at Pies training
January 17, 2013 by 4 Comments
Haiku Bob and Steve Fahey were amongst a few hundred who watched the Pies train on a perfect morning.
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