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.
AFL Round 8 Preview
May 18, 2013 by 5 Comments
JTH with some thoughts on what might eventuate during Round 8.
AFL Round 8 – West Coast v North Melbourne: 27 seconds
May 18, 2013 by 4 Comments
This game was billed as the Nic Nat and Majak Show, but it was the big West Coast Eagle that stole the spotlight.
Coaching Women: Same…but different
May 18, 2013 by 1 Comment
If Sir Alex Ferguson is the human hairdryer, very amateur women’s football team coach Paul Connolly is more of an aromatherapy candle.
[This is an extract from Paul’s entertaining new book – The Mighty Bras]
Is there still a spot for the small man in modern AFL?
May 18, 2013 by 4 Comments
Jackson Clark admires the shorter players. But he wonders whether they’re getting a fair go. Here he identifies the problem of heightism among AFL recruiters.
Strange business and product behaviour from Australian sport’s market leader
May 18, 2013 by 4 Comments
It is unusual for a successful business with a dominant product and strong brand loyalty to constantly mess with the core product. So why does the AFL constantly make change for change’s sake?
Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 8: St George Illawarra v Manly – When parking the car is the only highlight
May 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Michael Adams is hoping for a big Dragons performance but his highlight is a little more pedestrian.
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