Ben Footner appreciates the art of wet weather football.
AFL Round 4 – Adelaide v Western Bulldogs: The lost art of wet weather footy
April 23, 2013 by 3 Comments
Rotation, rotation
April 23, 2013 by 10 Comments
Bernard Whimpress gives the national selectors something to think about before they choose their squad for the Ashes.
AFL Round 4 – Hawthorn v Fremantle: The Hawks are back
April 23, 2013 by 2 Comments
Cody Lane asks, what more does Grant Birchall have to do to get attention?
AFL Round 4: Winners and Losers
April 23, 2013 by 1 Comment
Round 4 truly belonged to two players – Joel Selwood and Travis Cloke.
AFL Round 4 – Hawthorn v Fremantle: Hawks do it again in Tassie
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Making her Almanac debut, young Molly Lennon provides a very accurate description of Hawthorn’s big win.
AFL Round 4 – Gold Coast v Port Adelaide: Port harnesses the one-trick pony
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There is abundant truth in the commentariat’s assertion that the Suns remain a one trick pony writes Tim Webber.
Crio’s Question: Softly, softly
April 23, 2013 by 9 Comments
Some players prefer the softer option on the field. Crio says every team has them. Who are they at your club?
Almanac Rugby league – The Rugby League Almanac: Media Release
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Media Release – brilliant fan-writing about the greatest game of all A classic new footy book, The Rugby League Almanac 2012 (500 pages, Malarkey Publications) is a game-by-game account of the 2012 NRL season. Nothing like this has been done in rugby league before. It’s a lot of fun. The Rugby League Almanac [Read more]
AFL Round 4 – Sydney v Geelong: We got the best Selwood
April 23, 2013 by 7 Comments
There are some players who just get it; they grasp the moment and understand that each contest is a potential match winner. Joel Selwood is one. His third quarter will probably become part of the SAS training manual so fierce was his attack on the pill.
AFL Round 4 – North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions: Majak’s brief candle
April 23, 2013 by 4 Comments
Josh Barnstable sees Majak Daw’s debut, and his Roos dominate the struggling Lions to register their first win of the season.
How to Watch Footy, part 5
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Vin Maskell is in his element this week – in charge of the scoreboard during the traditional Werribee-Williamstown clash. Bliss.
AFL Round 1 – Carlton v Richmond: Europhia, Nerves and Ty Vickery
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Two quick goals to Betts and dad calls it: We’ve already lost. Luckily Paddy and his brother stick fast.
AFL Round 4 – Fearless: Demons must stay the course
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The Demons have just got to stay the course. They are in good hands with Mark Neeld.
AFL Round 4 – Richmond v Collingwood: Surviving the hype
April 22, 2013 by 2 Comments
Patrick Grindlay was caught between mum’s garden and dad’s happy place in 1980, as he watched the Tigers fall prey to the Magpies.
AFL Round 4 – Melbourne v GWS Giants: Melbourne pulls its finger out
April 22, 2013 by 1 Comment
Melbourne fans like Ciannon Cazaly are enjoying the win over GWS because who knows when the next one might come along.
AFL Round 4 – Melbourne v GWS Giants: It’s all between the ears
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Melbourne’s final quarter proved to John Warhurst that football is played between the ears.
The Wrap – Round 4: Cats get the cream
April 22, 2013 by 4 Comments
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.
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