Does the punishment fit the crime?

Roy Hay with a bit of balance on Luis Suarez.

AFL Round 5 – Essendon v Collingwood: Keeping a lid on it

Bombers fan Rod Oaten is keeping a cast iron lid on things but their start to the season has him smiling.

AFL Round 5 – St.Kilda v Sydney: That 70s show

Tom Bally thought this article may get spiked for going wildly off topic. We thought he knew us better than that.

AFL Round 5 – Fremantle v Richmond: If you don’t mind umpire

Cheryl Critchley has had enough – again. Umpiring! Jack! Pay cheques of footy bureaucrats!

AFL Round 5 – Fremantle v Richmond: Angry

Ira furor brevis est. Or so they say.  I went to bed angry.  But I’ve woken from such fitful sleep as I’ve had still angry.  Not such a brief madness after all. I’m angry thinking about poor Matty White.  For half a dozen seasons, he’s been a fringe player at Richmond, legs moving at twice [Read more]

AFL Round 5 – St.Kilda v Sydney: How is this different to rugby?

Our New Zealand correspondent, Alex Braae, says St.Kilda should be quickly adopted by Wellington, which is used to barracking for lovable losers.

How to Watch Footy, Part 6

Vin Maskell explains another way of experiencing the great game – this time on ANZAC Day

AFL Round 5 – Essendon v Collingwood (Floreat Pica Society): A day to remember but a performance to forget

There wasn’t much to like about Collingwood’s performance on ANZAC Day, writes Mark O’Connell.

ANZAC Day races at Avoca

The traditional ANZAC Day races at Avoca is well worth a trip, writes Glen.

AFL Round 5 – Preview

JTH with some thoughts on this week’s matches.

Lunch with Ian Morrison

Bill Ellis and a motley crew spent the day with former Footscray player Ian “Morro” Morrison. His insights into the club and the events leading up to the 1974 preliminary final were mesmerizing.

Plenty to like about the Ashes squad

Previous Ashes squads have upset Luke Reynolds – the omissions of Mike Whitney and Dean Jones were shattering – but he says there is much to like about the 2013 squad.

Crio’s Racing: All Too Hard

Our stocks of racing champs are dwindling, with All Too Hard having his final race (at least in Australia) in Saturday’s ripper All Aged Stakes.

Put down the poison pen

Melbourne ruined the stories and headlines of many journalists by winning their game against the Giants. Matt Watson wonders if Neeld can get a little breathing space.

Plato, Mick Malthouse and the Blues

OK Mick, I’m in, says Jerry Rinse.

Australia’s International Game

As the first ever Sudanese born player, Majak joins the list of 142 VFL/AFL senior players to be born outside of Australia. Jake ‘Cobba’ Stevens looks at the international recruitment zone.

AFL Round 4 – Hawthorn v Fremantle: 50 Shades of Purple

It is amazing how our passion for this mighty game, the one-eyed devotion to one team and everlasting faith in reaching that holy grail, makes us blind to past results and fanatical towards the next game, writes Fremantle fanatic Dianne Waddingham.

How Lucky We Are

Matt Zurbo knows what footy means to people.

AFL Round 4 – Sydney v Geelong: An Occasion

The ordinary life of Family Harms intersects with the life of an extraordinary football team, its skipper, and a rising star.

AFL Round 4 – Richmond v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): shine of the dying sun

Haiku Bob on Round 4.