Last week it was Black Caviar, this week it’s The Black Cats; they too took on the cream of Sydney Town and showed them that they can do it running amok.
Round 4 – Richmond v Collingwood (Floreat Pica Society Report): Rivalry? What rivalry?
April 22, 2013 by 6 Comments
Tremendous hype surrounded the build up to this match between traditional rivals Collingwood and Richmond, but Luke Reynolds wasn’t feeling it.
AFL Round 4 – Richmond v Collingwood: Burst bubbles at the MCG
April 22, 2013 by 6 Comments
Stainless is bombarded with commercial propaganda at an MCG where the Tiger bubble burst big-time. Too easily forced into mistakes, he reckons.
AFL Round 4 – West Coast v Carlton: Lost at Sea
April 22, 2013 by 4 Comments
SS Eagles is going under quicksmart says Peter Baulderstone.
AFL Round 4 – St Kilda v Essendon: A Spiritual High
April 22, 2013 by 4 Comments
The text for Sam’s sermon is taken from various books of the Windy Hill tome.
AFL Round 4 – St.Kilda v Essendon: Bombers are no saints
April 22, 2013 by 2 Comments
With no Foxtel, young Max Wiggins was forced to camp in his room with a crackling radio. Even then, Essendon’s class was obvious, he says.
WAFL – Round 6: Tigers claw way to the top
April 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The two unbeaten teams met at Claremont Oval in round six of the WAFL and Claremont kept a plucky West Perth at arm’s length all afternoon.
AFL Round 4 – West Coast v Carlton: Blues regain their mojo
April 21, 2013 by 8 Comments
Blues fan Lachlan Waterman returns to Subiaco for the first time since the 3 point loss to the Eagles in the 2011 first semi-final. He leaves with the famous Carlton swagger.
Succulents, Bromeliads, Camellias and Old Trinty
April 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
Phil Hill delivers the exotics before heading to Brunswick St Oval for the Roys’ first home game of the B Section season.
AFL Round 4 – Sydney v Geelong: The Swans/meat pie correlation
April 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
There seems to be a correlation between Sydney’s performance and the availability of meat pies at the SCG, writes Dan Hansen.
AFL Round 4 – St.Kilda v Essendon: We were dacked and Brendon shed a tear
April 21, 2013 by 4 Comments
If Yvette Wroby’s team fails to thrive this year, it doesn’t mean she will fail to thrive. Life goes on.
University Blues presents Uni Derby ANZAC Eve dinner
April 21, 2013 by 2 Comments
Esteemed Knackers Paul Daffey and John Harms will speak at the University Blues Uni Derby ANZAC Eve Dinner this Wednesday, April 24.
Masters Golf and Justice
April 20, 2013 by 1 Comment
Michael Viljoen, a Masters veteran, follows the tournament via radio from Cameroon. In this delightfully -paced philosophical piece, Michael contemplates the nature of the tournament, and the place of fate in making sense of the world.
Fred Wooller – Part 2: Premierships and Teammates
April 19, 2013 by 8 Comments
In this second part of Old Dog’s interview with Fred Wooller he hears of Polly, Bobby and the 1963 Grand Final victory.
Daniel Yammacoona – Poems by Damian Balassone
April 19, 2013 by 3 Comments
Regular Knacker Damian Balassone has released Daniel Yammacoona, a collection of his poems.
AFL Round 4 – The Pre-Wrap: The Jungle
April 19, 2013 by 2 Comments
Membership’s up around 55,000 at Tigerland already. Nothing brings them out of The Jungle like the smell of blood.
AFL Round 3 – Melbourne v West Coast: Black humour learning opportunities
April 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Black humour has long been some solace for fans of perennially losing teams, although even here the Dees’ resident online wits lack impact compared to their Tiges and even Doggies counterparts, writes Geoff Woolcock.
AFL Round 3 – Fremantle v Essendon: The Old Heave Ho
April 19, 2013 by 2 Comments
Lo and behold, against the Dockers, the Bombers found that there was no substitute for hard work, nothing that could be added to effort that would make a difference, writes Trevor Blainey.
AFL Round 4 – Preview: Some (early) thoughts
April 19, 2013 by 2 Comments
JTH has an early look at Round 4 and bangs on about rams, ewes and lambs.
Fred Wooller – Part 1: Bowling Alleys and not so Sleepy Hollows
April 19, 2013 by 7 Comments
Matt Zurbo with the first part of his chat with Geelong premiership skipper Fred Wooller. (Note the unlikely reference to ten-pin bowling.)
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