The Swans have a real problem, writes Don Meadows. How are they going to fit all their talent into one team?
AFL Round 11 – St Kilda v West Coast: Better than we thought, but it still hurts
June 11, 2013 by 2 Comments
The Saints gave everything against the Eagles but came up short. The game was better than she could have imagined, so Yvette Wroby has to sit with that.
Crio’s Question: What sports books did you read as a youngster?
June 10, 2013 by 18 Comments
newbooksinsports.com asked its subscribers to consider what words fuelled their love of sport in childhood. “What did you read as a young sports fan? Maybe the sports pages in the local newspaper, or a glossy illustrated magazine? Did your school’s library carry biographies of famous athletes written for children, or did you go straight to [Read more]
What’s in a name?
June 10, 2013 by 26 Comments
No wonder footy has turned into a soap opera, writes Cheryl Critchley
AFL Round 11 – Essendon v Carlton: A Report Card
June 10, 2013 by 5 Comments
Schoolteacher Sam presents Essendon’s mid-year report card. The Bombers have demonstrated the ability to use formulas to problem-solve, most recently applying the following function: (R + C + H) + CC + 3MG = EV.
Ayce names (a piece published in The Monthly)
June 10, 2013 by 1 Comment
Daniel Flesch points us at Peter Cronin’s piece from the May edition of The Monthly.
AFL Round 11- Collingwood v Melbourne: Percentage Pies
June 10, 2013 by 1 Comment
Danni Eid is not putting her boys up on a pedestal. (Seriously, she says she’s not.)
AFL Round 11 – GWS Giants v Geelong: A Servant of Two Masters
June 10, 2013 by 6 Comments
Much to his own surprise, Steve Duffy has found his enthusiasm for the new team in his back yard, the Giants, eclipsing his longtime devotion to Geelong. But what will he do when they meet? A great piece about the making of a fan.
Footy: the real mayhem used to be after the final siren
June 10, 2013 by 16 Comments
Peter Zitterschlager recalls the determination a generation of young footy fans to conquer the outer and the take to the ground for a pat and a kick in the mud.
AFL Round 11 – Essendon v Carlton: There, I’ve said it, “We choked (against the despised)”
June 10, 2013 by 9 Comments
Barb Smith gets away for the weekend just in time to see her Blueboys collapse.
AFL Round 11 – Essendon v Carlton: On your feet, because here comes Jake Carlisle and the Bombers
June 10, 2013 by 2 Comments
Colin Ritchie hasn’t experienced such an emotional response to a Bombers match for quite a while.
Big brother has dozed off
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Larry from Lonnie is checking the odds for a goal review stuff-up on Grand Final day. He reckons they’ll be pretty short.
Cricket Champions Trophy- England v Australia: George Bailey, we need you!
June 10, 2013 by 3 Comments
Has Mitchell Starc’s first ball of the summer – a half volley on leg stump – set the scene for the entire English summer? Luke Reynolds hopes not.
Man in White
June 10, 2013 by 2 Comments
The Man In White: Country Connections takes the reader into the world of umpiring beyond ‘the big league’.
An open letter to Melbourne fans
June 10, 2013 by 15 Comments
Passion can be a good thing in footy. But it can also get you into trouble, as Cheryl Critchley found out when expressing her frustration last week about what was happening at the Melbourne Football Club. In this open letter, she apologises for resorting to stereotypes, but stands by her belief cultural change is needed.
WAFL – Round 12: Runaway Tigers
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Claremont moved even further ahead on the WAFL ladder with a 21-point win over West Perth at Joondalup.
WAFL Round 11 – East Perth v West Perth: Royal Resolve Conquers Fading Falcons
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Against traditional rivals in a traditional timeslot, a loyal Royal sees a come-from-behind win in a triumph of persistence.
Jon Will’s Gift
June 9, 2013 by 1 Comment
Dips O’Donnell’s recent letter to his daughter, Kate, made Peter Baulderstone reflect on the nature of wisdom, and reminded him of US social and political commentator George Will, and his son Jon.
Jeremy Cameron – The Next Big Thing?
June 9, 2013 by 4 Comments
Jackson Clark shines a light on an underrated Giant. Why is Jeremy Cameron one of the most exciting young key forwards in the AFL?
The Twilight School Rupertswood (June 26) – dinner with Gideon Haigh
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The Twilight School @ Rupertswood- A community initiative of Salesian College, Sunbury for parents and adults and the community at large “learning for the sake of learning” in association with RUPERTSWOOD MANSION invites you to : “Getting behind the stumps” Gideon Haigh and John Harms in conversation on cricket [Read more]
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