The young gun Sun, Jaeger O’Meara, is laying serious claim to Joel Selwood’s title of “best first year player in recent times”, writes Adam Ritchie in another entertaining Winners and Losers.
AFL Round 8 – Sydney v Fremantle: Dockers, Swans show their mettle
May 21, 2013 by 3 Comments
Malcolm Allbrook expects both Fremantle and Sydney to figure prominently in September after this hard- fought, tight encounter.
Crio’s Question: Kennel Cough
May 21, 2013 by 12 Comments
Despite the media’s indulgence of the coach’s preachings, Bulldogs supporters are worried. Have they bottomed out or has the bottom fallen out?
AFL Round 8: The 2013 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup
May 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Can someone warn Terry Daniher that Earl O’Neill is looking for him. He has a score to settle from the 1920s when Terry’s granddad gave Earl’s a broken nose in an interstate carnival.
Foley’s journey
May 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
Once, not so long ago, Nathan Foley was a young tiger on the rise. But his career has also been scarred by injuries – his own, and others. Now we watch as an older, wiser Foley works his way back from the brink.
Round Eight and a bit of time out from all the close ones
May 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Haiku with Simon Willcox.
AFL Round 8 – Carlton v Port Adelaide: Sleepless nights
May 20, 2013 by 2 Comments
Sleepless nights for Neil Kimpton last week. Anxiety on Sunday morning. What’s happening to these Blues fans? Where’s the swagger?
Standing on the outside lookin’ in
May 20, 2013 by 8 Comments
Tony Robb poses the questions that need to be asked. To quote a former North Melbourne ruckman – you know it makes sense.
AFL Round 8 – Essendon v Brisbane: A footy love triangle
May 20, 2013 by 2 Comments
The circus surrounding Brisbane’s inception swayed Cliff Bingham to follow Essendon instead of the Bears. Meetings between the two have been awkward since and he can’t help thinking, What If?
AFL Round 8 – Richmond v Melbourne: The Sara Lee Cup
May 20, 2013 by 40 Comments
Tigers fan Cheryl Critchley sinks the boot into Melbourne fans. Where are they in their team’s time of need? [Methinks the author is hoping to be corrected, but I suspect her husband isn’t – Ed]
AFL Round 8 – Collingwood v Geelong: Thinking differently as the penguins huddle
May 20, 2013 by 3 Comments
View Melbourne and the Pies-Cats clash through the eyes of those from Darwin. As their host says, they think that little bit differently in the Top End.
AFL Round 8 – Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs: The Whitten Oval Generals
May 19, 2013 by 20 Comments
A reversed Darwinian evolutionary chart would best illustrate Footscray fan’s footballing journey. Ever increasing slumped shoulders, and in the end the only thing you are left with is a rather rudimentary club.
AFL Round 8 – Sydney v Fremantle: Draw your own conclusions
May 19, 2013 by 2 Comments
The Swans need to find their hunger. They are vulnerable to fast ball movement and skills errors are proving costly.
Round 8 – West Coast v North Melbourne: Friday Night Lights
May 19, 2013 by 4 Comments
Natanui’s grab would have been one of the best football memories of Josh Barnstable’s life if it wasn’t against his Roos.
David Williams – a coaching legacy
May 19, 2013 by 3 Comments
David Williams is a name synonymous with country footy, leading Rochester to two premierships in the powerful Goulburn Valley Football League. He’s now looking to repeat that feat with Kyabram.
Amazing Adventures of SuperNic
May 19, 2013 by 4 Comments
“Look! Up in the sky!” “It’s a bird!” “It’s a plane!” “No – It’s SuperNic!”
Jaeger O’Meara – the best AFL debut ever?
May 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
Jackson Clark asks whether the Gold Coast’s Jaeger O’Meara is having the finest debut year in the history of the game.
WAFL – Round 9: Bulldogs at last
May 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A brilliant first half at home set up South Fremantle’s first win of the WAFL season but there was a customary fade before victory.
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