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MYM State of Origin champs tell all interview
March 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Weeks after the State of Origin Victory (GO THE VICS!) Dani Eid finally caught up with Coach Wags and MYM superstars Pierre Haddad and Joe Gitani to ask the hard hitting questions.
The 2014 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round One
March 26, 2014 by 3 Comments
Earl O’Neil reckons Kevin Rudd was PM when Round 1 started. The Saints Demons clash was as exciting as Big Kev’s speeches, and Bomber Thompson’s press conferences about as reliable.
Round 1 – Eagles v Bulldogs: Hot, Hot, Hot
March 25, 2014 by 12 Comments
Peter Baulderstone reckons his Eagles, the weather and the TV money obsessed AFL are all hot, hot, hot. Bulldogs supporters may need the cold shower again in 2014.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 81-Another French Football Farce (1993)
March 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Dennis Gedling revisits a magic moment in Bulgarian football. The French were merde.
What becomes of the broken hearted?
March 25, 2014 by 3 Comments
What will be the fate of those Hawks supporters with the number 23? Will there be a Buddy-related collapse in the economy? Will the new holder Tim O’Brien pull out all the stops to heroically rescue #23 from an exodus of kids turning to Cyril instead? Mick Gwyther is asking the tough questions.
There Goes The Charabanc – The CDFC Bulldogs Supporters Bus (1970-1976)
March 25, 2014 by 10 Comments
Part travelogue, part snapshot in time: take the trip with Swish Schwerdt on the supporter bus as he travels around the SANFL as a keen teen. Bound to strike a nostalgic chord even with those who were nowhere near.
The ‘Baz’ Mullins Cup
March 25, 2014 by 2 Comments
Damien ‘Baz’ Mullins was a handy cricketer, barrister, administrator, and on the board of Cricket Australia, before dying, from cancer, at he age of 49 in 2010. Each year his memory is honoured in the ‘Baz’ Mullins Cup. Peter Herring reports.
What will they find in David Parkin’s brain?
March 25, 2014 by 5 Comments
The one-time state coroner of Queensland was a large man who wore a Tyrolean hat. He drank at the RE at Toowong. Were he let loose on D. Parkin, what would he have found.
Crio’s Q(uandary): Is the footy fish rotting – head down or tail up?
March 25, 2014 by 19 Comments
Crio the Elder asks the citizens of Rome “has the rot gone to far?” Is Caesar Minor spending too much of the wealth on distant provinces in Asia Minor? “Friends, footy fans, countrymen lend Crio your wise counsel.”
WWRAD: a guide for moral decision-making (or How Rick Astley can change your life)
March 25, 2014 by 15 Comments
Sean Curtain argues the case for Rick Astley as a modern-day guru cum prophet. [May prompt a diverse reaction – Ed]
Fearless 2014 Pre-season: “I am your father,” says Darth Mick.
March 25, 2014 by 1 Comment
Fearless looks fearlessly at where we’re at – as a footy competition and as a society.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 82-Don’t Cry For Me John Kosmina (1977)
March 25, 2014 by 3 Comments
Dennis Gedling explains how the Australian Soccer Federation single-handedly destroyed our World Cup Qualifying campaign in 1978.
The Big Show Comes To Old Sydney Town
March 24, 2014 by 1 Comment
Braham Dabscheck has been going to the SCG since 1959. On the weekend he saw Major League baseball there. These are his observations. [Nicely paced – Ed]
AFL Round 1- St Kilda v Melbourne: NICE
March 24, 2014 by 1 Comment
All is good and NICE with the world in Yvette Wroby’s heart following the Saints fighting win over the Demons.
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.
AFL Round 1: The View From Shepparton
March 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Peter Schumacher gives a Wrap (again) for Round 1 and a rap to the AFL. Covers all this weeks footy news, and a few hit-outs to boot. Give us your notes on what you have seen at the end of the longest first round ever.
Ardlethan Cup 2014
March 24, 2014 by 8 Comments
Glen and his mates take the long trip to the Riverina for the Ardlethan Cup. But their loyalty is rewarded with winners.
Meeting Luke Hodge at East Coburg Cricket Club
March 24, 2014 by 4 Comments
Jackson Kane (Geelong fan) went to see Luke Hodge, with his Dad Rick (Hawthorn fan) and they were mightily impressed. Here’s Jackson’s story.
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