Glenda Ellis was thinking of leaving the Gabba at half time but made the decision to soak up the sun. Good call that.
AFL Round 13 – Review: Priority pick? Tanks, but no tanks
Melbourne doesn’t need a priority pick, they need to look at Port Adelaide and how it turned things around in 4 months.
AFL Round 13 – Western Bulldogs v Richmond: The lid’s off, baby!
Inspired by a musical backdrop of the Smiths, Led Zeppelin, and Hendrix, Tigers fan Callum O’Connor reaches new heights in footy reporting. (Warning: Contains a lovely sledge for Tom Waterhouse.)
Uni Blacks v Uni Blues – Blacks Break Through
Whilst much of the pre-game talk had focused on the comeback of the opposition’s gun forward and former coach, Fergus Watts, the Blacks had one of their own returning from a hiatus – water-carrier Phil.
Whither the Ashes?
Join Gideon Haigh, John Harms and Jim Young and talk all things cricket at Melbourne University on June 27.
Crio’s Question: Birthdays
Australian Secondary students expect the Socceroos to be at the World Cup – it is all they can remember. What have been fortuitous (and less so) moments in (sporting) History to have been born?
AFL Round 13 – Brisbane Lions v Geelong: A Lion ate the Cat (Don’t you worry about that)
Archie Butterfly felt so inspired by Brisbane’s win (or should I say, Geelong’s narrow loss) that he penned this ode to J.Harms. (Someone please pass this onto other Geelong fans when they surface this time next week.)
Wallabies v Lions: Izzy Izzy Izzy, Oi Oi Oi
Not since David Beckham landed on his backside in a penalty shoot-out in the 2004 European Championship quarter-final has such a mishap decided a major sporting occasion.
AFL Round 13 – Hawthorn v West Coast: Another case for secession
Matt Quartermaine meets old mates across from WA at Ethical (damn predictive text) Stadium. If only the Eagles bought their ducking game they may have stolen the points.
Art (pen and ink): Missed Game
Kate Birrell’s young man missed a cliffhanger with his mates because of a two degree morning. Sometimes you learn life’s lessons the hard way.
AFL Round 13 – The Wrap: The Boilover Round
The Wrap notices, among other things, that the Case Scorpions, Melbourne’s VFL affiliate, is sharing top spot on the ladder. Sort of collapses The Demons’ argument for concessional draft picks a bit, wouldn’t you think?
AFL Round 13 – Western Bulldogs v Richmond: Father-Son? It is the family
Andrew Fithall provides an insight into the community-minded Hunter family, who proudly watched young Lachlan make his debut for the Bulldogs on Saturday (along with a large contingent from Williamstown it seems).
AFL Round 13 – Port Adelaide v Sydney: Fall from grace
Tom Bally’s TV almost finished in a watery grave following Sydney’s dumb game against Port. One more game like this and it could be in real trouble.
WAFL – Round 14: A pair of thrillers
Two cliffhangers in the WAFL on the weekend.
Tiger Army finals bound?
The Tiger Army is roaring and for good reason, writes Jackson Clark.
AFL Round 13 – Western Bulldogs v Richmond: No jinxes for the Tigers
Don’t tip us, don’t talk finals, just let us be, says Tigers fan Paddy Grindlay.
AFL Round 13 – Western Bulldogs v Richmond: Toying with the F word
The F word is rearing its ugly head again and causing untold trauma to Richmond fans everywhere, Cheryl Critchley included.
AFL Round 12 – Carlton v Hawthorn: The Game is different down south
It’s tough in the clinches, as Tony Robb and colleagues find out down in the docks. It’s a different game they play in the south.
Coughing epidemic in AFL coaching ranks
The winter is certainly upon us and paubai is very concerned about the health of several senior coaches in the AFL. It seems that the stress of coaching is getting to some and bringing with it the onset of vicious coughs and other symptoms.
AFL Rounds 11, 12, 13 – Bye Bye AFL: Memo – Grasp the light
Footy, and interest in footy lives and dies on the weekly conversation. The weekly cut and thrust at work, at home, in one’s mind. By scheduling each team to have a bye over a three week period, the AFL has diluted interest in the competition over this entire period.











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