Horseracing: A summer odyssey

Glen gathers the troops and heads to Corowa and to Hanging Rock for the races. Here’s how things panned out.

2013 – A Season In Song – Round 5: Return to Form

Swish Shwerdt nails one and gets a feeling of deep satisfaction, the like of which he has experienced since circa 1982.

Where are the counter-taunters?

Nicko wonders how England can be 4-0 down in the cricket, but miles ahead in the chanting, taunting and support of the Barmy Army. Is it beyond the collective wit of the Knackery to come up with better than “oi, oi, oi”?

Call for Writers : SCG (Sydney Coup de Grace)

Invers calls for nominations for Almanac writers for the Fifth Test (names and days please); and shares some holiday snaps from the family album.

Cheers

Some very kind words from Saint66 to start the year. [Thanks Saint66 – Ed]

2013 – A Season in Song – Round 4: Peaking Too Early

Swish Schwerdt had nothin’ by Round 4 but he dug deep and found somethin’.

Crio’s racing: New Year’s Day

Crio takes a sprint round the country to find a multitude of options for New Year’s Day, for those feeling up to the task.

2013 – A Season in Song – Round 3: Quantity and Quality

Swish Schwerdt continues the account of his season as a song-writer.

Poetry: The fake green grass of home

The future is fake. Or is it? Vin Maskell is moved to verse again.

The Indoor League: Game On

Daryl Sharpen on the World Darts Championships and his mate Craney’s darts career in Hobart. [Dartitis can prove traumatic and dangerous – Ed]

Melbourne Test – Day 4: The Watson Irritation

Smokie Dawson has an itch.

Gouge out my eyes (for I was wrong)

A massive mea culpa from Dips O’Donnell re Mitch Johnson. [You’re not the only one Dips – Ed.] LATE EDITION: EXCLUSIVE PIX – FAHEY FESTIVUS SHOCK.

Revolutionary new fans’ organisation and it’s absolutely fair dinkum

AFL fans are revolting … but not in the way you might think, writes Cheryl Critchley. [This could be big…it should be big. Why shouldn’t the fans mobilise? Ed]

2013 – A Season in Song – Round 2 – Ponchos

Relive Round 2 with Mark Schwerdt and his (sadly unsuccessful) Coodabeen song offerings, including the ever-popular topic of the Docklands roof.

Crio’s Question : The Grand Annual Purge?

Crio reckons its time for your annual purge of all the toxins, waste and blubber (should that be blabber?) in sport. Time to let it all out Knackers, so those wankers can be better people in 2014.

Christmas Bon Bons

A meditation from Peter Baulderstone on the meaning of tolerance, community, acceptance and Christmas/Festivus.

Five players back on the scene

Jackson Clark looks at five footballers on the comeback trail and anticipates they will be influential again – once their injury issues are resolved.

Melbourne Test – Day 4: Are England St Kilda or North Melbourne?

Sean Curtain thinks that England are North Melbourne; Australia are Port; Boof is Ken Hinkley; KP is Clint Jones; and he is Caroline Wilson. Dwarves and Mrs Curtain should beware.

Melbourne Test – Day 3 : Is that what KP would do?

Mick Jeffrey asks the English batting lineup “what would Kevin Pietersen do?” Perhaps “what would Jesus do” is the right question?

2013 – A Season in Song – Round 1

In 2013 Mark Schwerdt decided to have a go at contributing footy songs to the Coodabeen Champions – and nailed it first round. Relive the glory of the “Dees of Old”.