Butterflies, wings, hurricanes… Mark Simms analyses some last quarter decisions that did not help the Eagles.
AFL Round 6 – Carlton v West Coast: My grapes are sour, yes, but the Eagles was robbed!
April 27, 2014 by 1 Comment
AFL Round 6 – Collingwood v Essendon: Son goes home happy (this time)
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Rod Oaten happily remembered not to gloat at quarter time before watching scenes from a wildlife special unfold at the G. And while there’s always a winner and a loser at father/son bonding days, they will be back for more.
AFL Round 6 – St Kilda v Brisbane: Saints meet their Waterloo in Wellington on ANZAC Day
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This was the one that got away, says Braham Dabscheck. Skill errors from the Saints make it two losses from two games in Wellington.
AFL Round 6 – Carlton v West Coast Boneheads: Emotional Thunderstorms
April 27, 2014 by 13 Comments
Peter Baulderstone is joining the Waikato Chiefs. His Eagles keep losing in the same incompetent, boneheaded way. He just wants them to find a way of beating the opposition instead of themselves.
AFL Round 6 – Melbourne v Sydney: Unattractive footy? Could not be further from the truth!
April 27, 2014 by 3 Comments
Melbourne fan Stephen Whiteside says radio commentators missed the point of last night’s game against the Swans, and that Melbourne fans had a small, but important, win.
AFL Round 6: The Pre-Wrap
April 26, 2014 by 5 Comments
The Pre-Wrap. Includes a special which has already saluted.
Power without glory
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Matt Watson channeling Frank Hardy insofar as an archetypal innercity footy club is concerned.
AFL Round 5 2014: All Reports
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All of the reports for Round 5 in one place.
A shot needed out of nowhere
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Heavyweight Championship. Leapai v Klitschko. A profile of a grub going for glory with one-punch.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 50-Brilliant Brazil Blow It (1982)
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BUT THIS IS THE NEWS… Brazil fails to stop Paulo Rossi and is kicked to the curb…
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 52-The Llama and Mr Voller (1990)
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Holland v Germany. Spittlefest 1990.
TattsBets Best
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Some clear-minded suggestions (racing, AFL, NRL) from the experts at TattsBet.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 53-When East Met West (1974)
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Politics and football: German disunity at the height of the Cold War makes for an intriguing first round contest in 1974.
The Leon Wiegard Scoreboard, circa 1982
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Vin Maskell points us at some more fine Jim Pavlidis work. (Jim has done two Almanac covers – Richo in 2008 and G. Ablett in 2011)
Round 6 Preview – Oh no, no, no and No!
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Sal’s tips for those looking to punt on something other than two up this weekend.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 51-The Original Socceroos Campaign (1965)
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Dennis takes a look at Australia’s first steps on the biggest stage of all.
VFL – Bendigo Gold
April 25, 2014 by 3 Comments
Jackson Clark’s football journey will see him line up for Bendigo Gold on ANZAC Day, and he can’t wait.
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.
Even Carlton Greats
April 25, 2014 by 30 Comments
This is the most important piece Old Dog has ever written for the Footy Almanac. Everybody should read it.
Yin and Yang – We Love Balance
April 25, 2014 by 1 Comment
All is in balance and symmetry in the world of AFL according to a karmic Aussiegus.
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