Paul Thomson hopes Boomer and Gaz both pass Michael Tuck’s games record, saying it’s not beyond them.
AFL Round 10 – West Coast v Richmond: Eagles go APE
June 4, 2013 by 4 Comments
Peter B sees no obvious sign of life in the Eagles coaching box and tries to work out who the Tiger no-names are.
AFL Round 10 – Brisbane v Collingwood (Floreat Pica): No Cloke but Pies stick dagger into Lions
June 4, 2013 by 1 Comment
Andrew McNamara saw glimpses of Buckley’s Brigade, his team of the future and his game plan on Friday night.
VFL – Collingwood v Northern Blues: PC sledging and a ripper game at Cramer Street
June 4, 2013 by 13 Comments
After watching a laborious game on Friday night, Jeff Dowsing’s faith in footy was restored by the VFL and some classic sledging.
Crio’s Question: A change at the top
June 4, 2013 by 7 Comments
Big Will Minson has clearly benefited from a change of coach. Horses have also been known to improve when moved between stables. What movements have led to dramatic form overhauls?
WAFL – Round 11: Crazy WAFL round as Tigers go down
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Four teams from outside the four beat the top in round 11 of the WAFL and now everyone has an eye on the finals.
Thoughts from the Eagles-Tigers
June 3, 2013 by 16 Comments
Not much love for the Eagles here, but some guttural outpourings for the Tigers.
What footy and kids have taught me about tolerance, understanding and behaviour in recent weeks – An act in three parts
June 3, 2013 by 14 Comments
Sean Curtain likes thinking out loud. Which is what he does here as he works his way through some complex issues of identity and social interaction. He learns something from an Under 13 footy side.
AFL Round 10 – Adelaide v Fremantle: Last drinks in the mangroves
June 3, 2013 by 8 Comments
Michael Sexton writes about his first hand experience of Adelaide v Fremantle’s drizzly affair and Brenton Sanderson’s struggle to reinvent his forward line without the always reliable Walker and Tippett. And reflects on the final days at Footy Park.
The Stand is dead, long live the Stand
June 3, 2013 by 16 Comments
Watching Kardinia Park take centre stage on Saturday night, Stephen Cooke’s thoughts turn to the past – and Kent Kingsley.
AFL Round 10 – Melbourne v Hawthorn: Hawks untroubled by the bald and the dutiful
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Aussie80s went to the MCG concerned for Hawthorn’s form against bald players but on this sunny winter’s day he had nothing to worry about. Unlike Mark Neeld.
AFL Round 10 – Collingwood v Brisbane: Dr Seuss and the big storm
June 3, 2013 by 4 Comments
There was a game on Friday night but David Wilson (aka e.regnans) had bigger fish to fry: A thought-provoking week; a brilliant community book launch; a crackerjack storm. Dr Seuss was right.
Footy in South-East Asia
June 3, 2013 by 1 Comment
Former AFL umpire Adam McDonald now umpires in South-East Asia, and has been involved with the Bali Geckos, Malaysian Warriors and the Vietnam Swans.
AFL Round 10 – North Melbourne v St. Kilda: The very best things
June 3, 2013 by 3 Comments
The Saints were out of the game at the end of the first quarter. So there was no expectation or suspense. It just was, writes Yvette Wroby. (Being Yvette, there were plenty of positives to take out of the night.)
AFL Round 10 – Melbourne v Hawthorn: Neelding change – urgently
June 3, 2013 by 4 Comments
Exactly one year ago to the day, Melbourne pulled off a stirring victory against Essendon. It’s been a long, long year, writes Dees fan Michael Thompson.
AFL Round 10 – Sydney v Essendon: Delivering the Goodes
June 3, 2013 by 3 Comments
A nervous Tom Bally forecast a close game with The Enemy on a ground increasingly unsuited to Sydney’s style of play. He now predicts a coaching career isn’t on the cards for him anytime soon.
AFL Round 10 – Adelaide v Fremantle: Kensington Road runs straight for a while before turning
June 2, 2013 by 1 Comment
This game wasn’t about “the four points” for Fremantle fans like Neil Belford, it was about revenge, cold and simple.
AFL Round 10 – Sydney v Essendon: Sydney strong, Goodes good.
June 2, 2013 by 1 Comment
The upsetting week in footy prompts Rod Oaten to remember one of the VFL’s earliest Aboriginal players as he watches the Swans do battle with his Dons in rainy Tinsel Town.
AFL Round 10 – Carlton v GWS Giants: Bring on the thrashing
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Damian Watson was asked whether he didn’t have anything better to do when entering Etihad to watch the Blues and Giants. He figures he endured enough 100+ point drubbings throughout his team’s ‘salary-cap punishment years’ to enjoy basking in a one-sided victory.
Easy targets
June 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Peter Davis was struck once while umpiring. It was in a game of under 14s.
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