Given the Saints were just shy of a flag, Sal Ciardulli conducts a forensic inspection of the differences between the 2009-10 Saints and his current charges at Freo.
Round 19 – GWS Giants v Melbourne: The Sweetest Thing
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You stand out when you wear orange, writes Kath Presdee, only now there are a few more people doing so. The Orange Army is growing.
AFL Round 19 – GWS Giants v Melbourne: History shows Giants on right track
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Earl O’Neill notes similarities between the Giants and another Sydney team that won one match for the season 20 years ago.
Cricket: A semblance of order
August 8, 2013 by 9 Comments
Bernard Whimpress offers his thoughts on the Third Test and and selection curiosities.
AFL Round 19 – GWS Giants v Melbourne: Demons keep Misson their mental targets
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Footy’s mental attributes remain notoriously difficult to measure. Professional sport’s obsession with micromanagement and control remain unable to conquer a final frontier – confidence. The Giants had it in spades on Sunday; Melbourne’s is waning by the day.
Ode to the Hartford Whalers
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Ode to the Hartford Whalers celebrates the life and demise of an ice hockey team. Peter Baulderstone believes it will resonate most strongly with Doggies and Saints fan everywhere, or Roy Boys who couldn’t follow their heart to the sunny north.
AFL Round 19 – Collingwood v Essendon: slowly finding form
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Haiku Bob on Round 19.
Vic Country wins first FIDA National Championships
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Vic Country, captained by Williamstown’s Sifa Kuila, have emerged undefeated in the first FIDA National Championships. [Well done lads – Ed, from the Mallee]
The Rising Reporters of Scotch College
August 8, 2013 by 8 Comments
John Harms is a guest of the 2013 Scotch Literature Festival. Today’s workshops are with the Grade 9s. This is the outline of the workshop. We look forward to reading the stories of these Rising Reporters very soon.
MIFF Review: Weekend of a Champion
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Weekend of a Champion – the documentary following Sir Jackie Stewart – is up there with sporting documentary films such as Senna (2010), When We Were Kings (1996) and Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001).
Carn the NAFFS
August 8, 2013 by 3 Comments
Non-aligned footy footy fans (or NAFFs) may seem funny to most, but surely its not as funny as seeing the world in black and white.
Great Moments in Sport: Australia v India, Second Test, SCG, 2008
August 7, 2013 by 4 Comments
Fraser Sutherland re-creates the tension of the final overs in the SCG Test of 2008.
Crio’s Racing: Vale Simone Montgomerie
August 7, 2013 by 12 Comments
The death of Simone Montgomerie has shaken the racing industry.
Father seeks help to support his son’s football
August 7, 2013 by 1 Comment
Dane’s son Joel is struggling with his parents’ separation, but footy is still a way to bring father and son together. Now Joel is going to represent the ACT in Darwin and Dane needs help to get there to support him. Can you contribute to his pozible campaign?
Lid Removed
August 7, 2013 by 2 Comments
Taking into account draft picks, salary caps and equalisation measures, missing finals since 2001 is an extraordinary effort from the Tigers. But now Tom Greenaway reckons the lid is off – in fact, it’s hit the ceiling. Does the new paradigm offer September promise?
Almanac Art: Lounge Room Footy
August 7, 2013 by 2 Comments
I didn’t go to any footy games this weekend but for some reason I feel as if I did, and not one, but many.
AFL Round 19 – West Coast Eagles v Gold Coast Suns: Barracking for Football
August 7, 2013 by 3 Comments
Peter Baulderstone didn’t care who won when his Eagles played the Suns – West Coast couldn’t make the finals so he was hoping for a good game and an Ablett master class. (He’ll be in the doghouse when his lovely wife finds out.)
AFL Round 19 – Adelaide v Port Adelaide: A single goal
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There was a time when Ang Pippos wanted it all. On Sunday, all she wanted in life was to BEAT PORT ADELAIDE.
My Swans Family
August 7, 2013 by 16 Comments
William Pascoe is part of a very happy Swans family. He tells the story of his grandmother and the tribe of uncles and aunties and grandchildren who have followed the Bloods with great passion. The 2005 premiership was a special moment for them all.
AFL Round 19 – Brisbane v St.Kilda: Pulling threads
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Some Saints fans may have chosen the cricket instead of watching their boys against Brisbane on Saturday night. Keiran Deck kept an eye on both.
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