The Wrap is keeping a lid on the Tigers stuff but taking it off insofar as everything else is concerned. Here are his thoughts on Round 2.
WAFL Round 4:Sharks have something going
Les Everett gives his summary of Round 4 of the WAFL
AFL Round 2 – West Coast v Hawthorn: Jeff Was Right
Peter Baulderstone channels his inner Kennett after a demoralising West Coast loss.
AFL Round 2 – Geelong v North Melbourne: The nemesis (or The Thomastown Thorpedo)
Everyone needs a nemesis, but Geelong’s list is growing, writes Stephen Cooke.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 5: Canberra v Roosters – The Green Redemption
For Nick Campton, watching the Raiders play is an experience fraught with a range of emotions, varying from ecstasy to rage to disappointment to soul-crushing despondence. When he dies, his autopsy will read “Cause of Death: The Canberra Raiders”.
AFL Round 2 – Brisbane vs Adelaide: There’s only one P Dangerfield
Some players follow the script, Dangerfield is one who writes it, says Ben Footner.
AFL Round 2 – Collingwood v Carlton (FPS report): Pies find a way to overcome Mick and his Blues
When you go to the footy to watch your team, it is not relaxing, it is not restful. It is stressful and it is draining. And when your team is Collingwood and you are playing Carlton, it will end in sweet victory or bitter defeat. There is no middle ground.
AFL Round 2 – Sydney v Gold Coast: Whistling down the wind
The Swans are working their way out of first gear, but there’s a long way to go, writes Tom Bally.
AFL Round 2 – Port Power v GWS Giants: Nerves to Frustration
This one has me nervous, and that doesn’t happen a lot as a Giants fan, writes Steve Duffy.
AFL Round 2 – Essendon v Melbourne: Avert your eyes
It’s bloody hard to know how to start a summary of this game. Being a one-eyed Don you always hope that you come away from a game with a win, and usually the bigger the win the better. But I don’t know, this game was not so much a win but a series of training [Read more]
Dee-moralising
I’m not sure who has the worse culture, Rising Reporter Dom Favata asks, the Melbourne Football Club or the Australian Cricket Team? He answers it by noting that Melbourne now have a lower percentage than Shane Watson’s batting average.
AFL Round 2 – St.Kilda v Richmond: When holidays go wrong
John Green is re-assessing the timing of his annual leave. He is a Tigers fan.
AFL Round 2 – St.Kilda v Richmond: Beware of Tigers and Wonderful Obsessions
The Tigers are young, hungry and on the rise. Saints fan Yvette Wroby remembers what that felt like.
AFL Round 2 – St.Kilda v Richmond: The Supposedly Falling Saints v The Apparently Rising Tigers
Jim Newkirk feels hope, fear and deep anxiety whenever he watches the Tigers play. Friday night was no exception.
How to Watch Footy, Part 2
Vin Maskell does thing at a delightful, meandering pace, bu takes everything in nonetheless as this account of a Williamstown game demonstrates.
Run for your life
Given recent events in Brisbane where a huge storm caused injury to some participants, Iron Mike considers the mind of the long distance runner whose competitive instincts preside.
AFL Round 2 Preview: Carlton in strife?
JTH is concerned for the Carlton Football Club.
Crio’s Racing: Slipper Week
It is Slipper week. The form needs a look, then a study followed by dissection. There are showers about so the track conditions must be monitored. Rosehill always presents a fantastic occasion and, once again, there are terrific fields ( 5 Group Ones in a row!) and so many possibilities. Big characters are again to [Read more]
AFL Round 2: The pre-Wrap
The Wrap previews the Mick and Eddie Cup Round and makes the Lions a good thing while possibly mozzing The Moggies.











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