Will the great meetings coming up in Melbourne help retain racing’s profile, or will the return of the monster AFL elephant take up all the oxygen? Crio is unswayed by the avalanche of sports coming our way, with plenty of good prospects for the weekend’s racing.
From World Footy News: a timely look at South African footy
February 12, 2014 by 1 Comment
The Footy Almanac will be working together with www.worldfootynews.com thanks to Troy Thompson and his enthusiastic correspondents around the globe. Here’s a piece on South African footy. [Our custom will be to reproduce the first paragraphs here and you can then link to the World Footy News site.] The following article, written by Sikhona [Read more]
2013 AFL Grand Final: Reports
February 12, 2014 by 3 Comments
As the NAB Challenge gets under way, get back in the footy mood with the many 2013 Grand Final reports from our writers around the globe (mainly Hawthorn, East Kew and parts of Box Hill). Take your pick. [Who played in the Grand Final?]
A (temporarily) disgruntled Don returns to the Sash
February 10, 2014 by 11 Comments
Rod Oaten hears the ancestral call and returns to his beloved Dons. (One for the modern marketers to read – and the true believers as well. Ed.)
Black and Proud: Racism in Sport – Feb 12
February 10, 2014 by 1 Comment
An interesting seminar at the Wheeler Centre involving Angela Pippos, Sean Gorman, Gilbert McAdam and Gary Osmond. Emerges out of the book Black and Proud by Matthew Klugman and Gary Osmond.
Crio’s Question : Is Defence the best form of Attack?
February 10, 2014 by 13 Comments
Crio reviews Seattle and Chelsea’s impressive wins of the last week and wonders if a top defence will always triumph over a top attack?
Congratulations to Susie Giese
February 10, 2014 by 4 Comments
Cats fan and story-teller Susie Giese is now an intern at AFL Media.
Claude Clifford – life in a trophy
February 10, 2014 by 6 Comments
A second trophy sets Matt Watson on a research mission. (There’s a lot in this story: the story itself, the nature of research, the helpfulness of people, the past’s intrigue – Ed)
NTFL Wrap: Round 17
February 10, 2014 by 2 Comments
The Tiwi Bombers will miss the NTFL finals for the first time ever, writes Jackson Clark.
Sometimes they just don’t go in
February 8, 2014 by 3 Comments
The injustice; the injustice. John Green gathers loved ones around him as they watch opportunities wasted in the fifth round FA Cup tie between Preston North End and Nottingham Forest.
Where are all the girls, Dad?
February 8, 2014 by 11 Comments
David Wilson shares insight gleaned from the mouths of babes. Or at least from his 6 and 8 year old daughters. How come there are so few pictures of women in the sports pages?
The most embarrassing promotions in sport
February 7, 2014 by 8 Comments
Ridgey thinks this ad from the BBL might be the worst in sporting history. Can you top (bottom?) it?
Catches Win Matches
February 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
We’ve all had that horrible moment of standing under a skier when an important game is in the balance. Peter Argent’s series of photos beautifully capture the emerging disaster (for some).
Yvette Does Cooperstown
February 7, 2014 by 4 Comments
Yvette Wroby visits the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York and meets a Springbok champion battling adversity. “We have to take every opportunity in life, life is way too short to store it away for tomorrow.”
Football Islands
February 7, 2014 by 20 Comments
Mickey Randall’s sons embark on their footy careers in a different time and in a different country. Past and present. Hope and loss. Mickey poignantly weaves the threads of memory.
Team sport success: Where can I buy a magic carpet? (Illywhackers v. controllers)
February 5, 2014 by 4 Comments
E. Regnans writes of the magic (whatever you call it) which is hard to identify yet transforms teams, and also reflects on the impact of one G.J. Bailey.
A Cinderella Story
February 5, 2014 by 75 Comments
Pembroke Old Scholars CC has stumbled at the final hurdle a few times but has made the T20 Grand Final which is to be played on the Adelaide Oval. Raj Singh tells the story of his cricket club. (Rulebook is also involved)
The Fall
February 4, 2014 by 6 Comments
Franc de Borges identifies four clubs which are on the slide. (Perhaps)
Super Bowl Snooze Fest
February 4, 2014 by 11 Comments
Seattle leaves the best till last, writes long-time NFL fan Tony Reed, but in the end the Superbowl is a flop.
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