Unfortunately for the Giants, it was a very familiar story. They were too slow, too inaccurate, too short, and the Swans were too good.
AFL Round 15 – North Melbourne v Richmond: Roos make a tough day a little easier
July 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
Josh Barnstable went to watch his Kangaroos against Richmond on a very tough day for him. It was the perfect day for the Roos to turn it on.
AFL Round 16 – Richmond v Gold Coast: Melting snow in sunny Cairns
July 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
Watching from Baw Baw, Haje Halabi does what he has to to do to stay in touch with the Tigers.
AFL Round 16 – Collingwood v Adelaide: Through the looking glass
July 14, 2013 by 6 Comments
The Porpoise, the Lyon and Tom Lynch sounds like a Lewis Carroll poem but was almost Collingwood’s undoing.
Orbost or bust – celebrating a triple treat
July 14, 2013 by 5 Comments
The Orbost Football Club is holding a reunion on August 3. Cheryl Critchley highlights the rich and successful history of the East Gippsland club.
VAFA Premier B – Old Trinity v Fitzroy: Light a candle Fitzroy against Trinity
July 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Phil Hill returned from a US holiday to watch the Fitzroy forward line malfunction. He should have lit an extra candle in St Pats Cathedral while in New York.
First Test – Day 4: Almost
July 14, 2013 by 6 Comments
It’s looking like Edgbaston all over again – hopefully, writes Luke Reynolds, with a better result.
AFL Round 16 – Brisbane v North Melbourne: Be The Man
July 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
Bill Ellis says P. Hanley is happy to Be The Man
WAFL – Round 17: Demons alive, Tigers go down
July 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Swans took control at Claremont Oval in the second quarter and didn’t look back against the top team. Swan Districts are beginning to look very dangerous while the Tigers have a long injury list.
Oi Magpie Army, it’s us against them not us against ourselves…
July 14, 2013 by 4 Comments
Siobhan Calafiore is not a “real” Collingwood supporter when she questions Buckley or his players, according to “true” supporters on certain websites. This isn’t a glass half full attitude, it’s a glass continually overflowing attitude.
AFL Winners and Losers: Rounds 13 through 15
July 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
Facing Sydney, Collingwood and Essendon in three successive weeks and coming away with two wins means Port Adelaide are, by far, the biggest winners of this three round period.
First Test – Day 2: Transcendence in Nottingham
July 13, 2013 by 3 Comments
Ben Santamaria will remember his day in Nottingham, as will every single person who was there; a day he saw the best of British, and the best of Australia.
First Test: As good as 2005?
July 13, 2013 by 1 Comment
Brendan McArdle reckons the way this series has started it could be up there with 2005.
Ashes coverage: Trent Bridge – who will don the whites tonight?
July 13, 2013 by 3 Comments
The Ashes continues at Trent Bridge tonight and The Footy Almanac is looking for a likely type to cover the day’s events.
VFL and the Vietnam War
July 13, 2013 by 20 Comments
A drink at the Star of the West in Port Fairy led Glen to ponder VFL stars that served in Vietnam. He is asking the Knacker fraternity for their memories of star players that served, and whether Essendon’s contingent of six was the largest from any club.
Henley Cricket Club coach Todd Ferguson – SANFL legend
July 13, 2013 by 3 Comments
Todd Ferguson, the Aussie landscape gardener, was thrust into the spotlight overnight because of his role as the head coach of the Henley Cricket Club, where Agar recently played some cricket.
First Test – Day 2: Agar the Awesome
July 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Ashes is so important to young Paddy Grindlay that he writes with the CAPS on. He just has one request for Ashton Agar – can you open the batting?
Crio’s Question (weekend edition): Alliteration is back, baby!
July 13, 2013 by 11 Comments
Crio loves alliteration. Cricketers like Richie Richardson, Colin Croft and Milk Malone roll off the tongue. Zinedine Zidane in soccer, Fred Funk in golf – can you think of other classics?
AFL Round 16 – Preview: The Pre-Wrap
July 12, 2013 by 2 Comments
What a week it’s been in Footy Wrappers. The Green EDGE bides its time on Le Tour; and The Baggy Green springs the trap against Ye Olde Enemy. Go you Aussie Good Things; put a gap in ‘em.
I Dreamed A Dream
July 12, 2013 by 7 Comments
Ashton Agar stole my dream. The one I’ve been having recurrently for the past 30 years. Or more correctly, he lived it.
Recent Comments