Peter Baulderstone can’t really enjoy a footy match without barracking for someone. And now it’s finals time and with his team out, whose colours will he nail to his mast? The mad relative; the scum; the overindulged pigs? Your comments welcome…
AFL Round 23 – Collingwood v North Melbourne (Haiku Bob): The softest of frees
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Haiku Bob on Round 23.
Ghosts of Seasons Past
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Just when you thought Kosi could become no more lovable than he already was, he comes across all honest and self-aware.
AFL Round 23: The View From Shepparton
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Peter Schumacher says if Brisbane can almost beat Geelong then Freo must be a big chance. Here is his summary of the round.
The Huddle (where footy’s soul lives)
September 4, 2013 by 12 Comments
Instinctively, we’re drawn towards the centre circle, pock-marked with studs. I love the centre of footy or cricket grounds for their vastness, quiet, freedom and possibility. I love wide wings and deep pockets that allow our player to roam, sweep and show their skills.
AFL Round 23 – Western Bulldogs v Melbourne: what The Coodabeens once dubbed “Georges versus Forges”!
September 3, 2013 by 5 Comments
To most people this game meant very little. Retirements; the promise of what lies ahead. People knock both of these clubs as insignificant, but Christopher Riordan argues for a flourishing future.
Boy I am angry
September 3, 2013 by 52 Comments
Dianne Waddingham is a Freo supporter, and she’s angry. Really, really angry. There’s the backflip a politician would envy and the statistics that don’t add up, and that’s just the start of it. But she’ll have the last laugh.
AFL Round 23 – Essendon v Richmond: The Claytons’ match
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The fans had paid their money to see an Essendon last stand for 2013 against a Traditional Rival or a Tiger mauling of The Team That Dare Not Speak Its Name. Neither was forthcoming. JDM was one of the Struggletown Faithful on the day and finds something to inspire in an uninspiring display.
More Memories of Kardinia Park: Too cold for footy
September 3, 2013 by 24 Comments
While Les is on a role, we reprise his story about another visit to Kardinia Park to see his Dockers play, on a day when the weather was inclement to say the least.
Memories of Kardinia
September 3, 2013 by 2 Comments
Fremantle have a bit of history at Kardinia Park. Les Everett was there for the last game of 1999, and finds it more of a trek than he bargained for.
Father’s Day
September 3, 2013 by 4 Comments
Another kind of season passed; a moving meditation from Peter Baulderstone.
AFL Round 23 – Fearless: X Files Round…cos the truth is out there…
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Fearless gives his usual summary of a round that sees his Roos just miss out on the finals.
Round 23 and other anomalies (from a pumped Bluebagger)
September 3, 2013 by 2 Comments
For once Barb Smith is grateful for the Essendon Football Club. She spends no time thinking about James Hird – now that the Blues are in the finals.
WAFL: Sharks beat top team and it’s mothballs
September 3, 2013 by 2 Comments
Les Everett considers retiring on the back of some favourable results in the WAFL.
AFL Round 23 – Sydney v Hawthorn: Venue: 10, Transport: 1.
September 3, 2013 by 1 Comment
Here’s an unlikely topic: Glenda Ellis compares the Sydney crowd with her home crowd at the Gabba and winds up eating donuts with a new friend.
AFL Round 23 – Sydney v Hawthorn: The Party’s Just Getting Started
September 2, 2013 by 2 Comments
Best of three? With both teams good enough to play in a Grand Final, this could have been the first of a trilogy. The Hawks got the points, but it’s on again, and means a lot more, this Friday night.
Crio’s Question: who are the genuine sportslovers among the ranks of actors and singers and other celebs?
September 2, 2013 by 28 Comments
When a dishevelled Tim Rogers bounded across my TV screen on his way to footy finals, I wondered about other muso/celebs who are serious disciples of sport. Who are they? Mick Jagger at Lord’s, Rod Stewart at Parkhead and Jack Nicholson at LA Lakers are my opening bids.
My extra, personal and vindictive motivation for a Tigers win (warning: may contain nudity and adult themes)
September 2, 2013 by 10 Comments
There are so many reasons to be cheering the Tigers on this weekend. Sean Curtain’s boasts the great Australian pastime of seeing someone you really care about make a complete public galah of himself. Go Tiges!
I have a dream
September 2, 2013 by 8 Comments
Never mind the 2013 finals, Neil Anderson has a vision of the future guaranteed to go straight to the heart of all you Bulldogs supporters. Share his dream.
AFL Round 23 – Collingwood v North Melbourne: Last Round Blues
September 2, 2013 by 3 Comments
What is it about Collingwood and the final round?
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