Steve Baker announces “and the winner is….not Sid-a-nee”. On Tanya Hird’s advice the Bombers aren’t getting a cent of Steve’s hard-earned. Bulldogs and Storm fans rejoice.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 86-The Ulsterman Forget Their Troubles (1982)
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Dennis Gedling tells how the Ulster Paddies of 1982 briefly lifted Ireland out of its ‘troubles’.
The old South Purrumbete ground
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Almanackers Luke Reynolds and Andrew Fithall take us back to the old South Purrumbete footy ground, in south-west Victoria. Long grass, abandoned changerooms, an impromptu trotting track.
Port’s midfield: one of the League’s best
March 20, 2014 by 3 Comments
Port Adelaide is fast-developing the competitions’s best young mid-field, Jackson Clark argues.
For those who have joined I Tipped This comp, or would still like to
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Some info for those who have signed up to I Tipped This, or would like to.
Round 1 Completion Preview – C is for Cricket
March 20, 2014 by 2 Comments
Sal, forever the allrounder, on cricket, footy, local footy and racing. He landed the quaddie last week, so the pressure is on.
Local heroes
March 20, 2014 by 3 Comments
Peter Hannan finds his attention diverted from his beloved Blues as the Muckleford boys try to knock off their local rivals.
haiku bob – bits and pieces
March 20, 2014 by 8 Comments
Haiku Bob was in Melbourne (from Sweden) to submit his thesis on the history of Australian haiku. He is caught in a bidding war between the producers of My Kitchen Rules and Biggest Loser for the rights to the mini-series. He also went to Docklands to see his beloved Pies on Friday night.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 87-Better Than Sex! (1978)
March 19, 2014 by 1 Comment
Dennis Gedling relives the Scots’ unfailing capacity to lose gloriously.
More than a Football Club
March 19, 2014 by 7 Comments
The St Kilda Football Club has a new Strategic Framework, and so has Yvette. Taking the positives and going into the future, Yvette and her beloved Saints hold their heads up high.
Crio’s Racing: Any Longport in a Storm
March 19, 2014 by 7 Comments
Crio’s eagle eye has spotted some value at Rosehill. Take your Money Valley winnings from Friday night all up Crio’s each way tip of the year. Retire to bar for celebration or commiseration.
AFL Round 1 – Gold Coast v Richmond: Three Richmond supporters walk into a…
March 19, 2014 by 8 Comments
Funny stuff from young Tiger supporter, Callum O’Connor. [Well, not so young; Callum has just started uni – Ed]
AFL Round 1 – Gold Coast v Richmond: Suns bogey hits Tigers again!
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Kent Winzer makes the trip to the Gold Coast for the Tiger debacle.
AFL 2014 : A synopsis inspired by Paul Kelly
March 19, 2014 by 10 Comments
Music legend and Rock Dog stalwart Paul Kelly certainly loves his footy. No doubt he would approve of this unique and amazingly accurate look at the AFL world. (Now updated to include the Saints!! – Ed!)
The tweeted selfie: is it a new low?
March 19, 2014 by 13 Comments
Peter Zitterschlager contemplates the age of the tweeted selfie.
The 2014 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round Half Review
March 19, 2014 by 1 Comment
I think ‘Mopsy’ is becoming the Emerald City’s Wrap. Nice observation on Round Half from Earl the Whirl. [Includes some fashion advice for journos – Ed]
Run, jump or throw your way to Lakeside Stadium this Saturday
March 19, 2014 by 5 Comments
Steve Fahey is a fair dinkum tack and field fan. Here, he previews the international athletics meet in Melbourne this weekend. And encourages you to get along.
An off-Broadway opening
March 19, 2014 by 11 Comments
Veni, Vidi, Vici. “I paid, I saw, I didn’t like” writes Carlton diehard John Butler. Beware the Ides of March?
Fan stories
March 18, 2014 by 9 Comments
Andy Fuller analyses Dugald Jellie’s series of essays Tiger Tiger Burning Bright which appeared weekly for much of 2013, and laments the attitude of the self-important who failed to appreciate them. [Reminds me of a section of Richard Ford’s novel The Sportswriter which is no faint praise – Ed]
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 88 -The Great Cheating Condor of Chile (1989)
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The Condor Rojas and his less than surgically precise attempt to promote his country, Chile.
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