The day’s been perfect. Lost and perfect. I have money in pocket, hard work behind me. There’s only five clouds in the sky. Each one worn by a mountain range, making their own weather. The town is perfect, to look at, anyway. To drive through. To drink at. Walking into the pub, surrounded [Read more]
Brownlow blog: win an Almanac or a bottle of Murrindindi wine
September 24, 2012 by 34 Comments
Brownlow night, and even the Brownlow is becoming scientific, with analysts claiming the award goes to a mid-fielder from a top team. Knowing Derek Humphery-Smith and Murray Bird, legendary umpires (who will be at the Almanac lunch on Friday) my conclusion is that there’s probably not a lot of science in it at all. Muz [Read more]
The 2012 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Preliminary Final
September 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Greetings Tipsters I watched Friday’s prelim laying down in my Hanoi hotel room with Perky Girl, drinking several beers at $0.60 a pop and smoking cigs at $0.50 a pack. For all of that, I’ve been following the Sparkies for far too long to ever get too cocky, so it wasn’t an entirely relaxing experience. [Read more]
Two out of three ain’t bad
September 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
Down to Sandi again for us “Boys from Old Fitzroy” and the morning off for derrinalphil; “bugger all” sleep on Friday night. Did any Fitzroy supporter have a good night’s sleep? It was a relief to get up at six, get the paper and have a cuppa. Young master derrinalphil also hit the kitchen early. [Read more]
My second novel
September 24, 2012 by 8 Comments
I wrote my first football story when I was eight. It was my second novel. My first novel was called Wombat because it was about a wombat. My football novel was about our family driving from Shepparton to VFL Park in our Morris 1100, to see Geelong play Footscray, the second game of VFL footy [Read more]
The Finals’ Wrap – Week III (The Feathered Friends Round)
September 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL And what a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. On the Friday night, The Swans saw off the Carringbush Hoodoo and booked themselves a place in the Last Match of The Season. Well before the last bread & jam had rattled out of the CBD for Saturday night, the Hawks had put [Read more]
Lumps and Bumps
September 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
You can find yourself talking footy any-old-where.
Holy Grail
September 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
The tension is building for Jake ‘Cobba’ Stevens as the Swans fight for the silver chalice.
Crio’s ? Set in Stone
September 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
I was at Marcellin College last week when they revealed a sculpture commemorating a revered mentor and chaplain, John Carnie. They’ve memorialized him seated on the wing overlooking the Oval, forever gazing on the sportsgrounds and still able to offer silent counsel to those in need. It was a wonderful decision and his pose reminded [Read more]
25 years of the Red and White
September 24, 2012 by 5 Comments
In 1987 I sat in the SCG stands as a 9 year old and watched Steve Wright kick 8 goals as the Swans put 201 points on the Eagles. 25 years on I sat on the coach watching us take on the Pies trying not to make a noise and wake up my 6 month [Read more]
2012 Season Positives for the Pies
September 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
As I start to pick up the pieces and get my life back together after the devastation of the Preliminary final loss to the Swans, I’ve decided to reflect on all of the positives Collingwood had in season 2012. There will be no negatives in this article. Therefore no mention of the four knee reconstructions [Read more]
“He’s a Magic Man …”?
September 23, 2012 by 6 Comments
As a long time barracker of the “Mighty Mustardpots” I’ve taken great delight in the fabulous exploits of all our players in the Brown and Gold (It’s gold! Got that? As Alan Jeans once said “… there’s nothing yellow about Hawthorn!”) and with such an array of talented indigenous players at the club at the moment I’ve [Read more]
AFL Preliminary Finals – Hawthorn v Adelaide: A Crows Fan’s Perspective
September 23, 2012 by 21 Comments
I don’t recall ever feeling prouder after a loss. The Adelaide Crows have now lost the last four Preliminary Finals they’ve taken part in. All four of those losses have been painful experiences, but this one was by far the most tolerable. That may seem baffling; especially considering the margin in this one was closer [Read more]
AFL Preliminary Finals – Hawthorn v Adelaide: The words I most want to read
September 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
by Simon Wilcox Six to one in a two horse race… The article I most want to read would have to a be a nicely worded one about how all the pundits had got it wrong about Adelaide and their right to be in the prelim. It would only be a small [Read more]
AFL Preliminary Finals – Sydney v Collingwood: Not Quite Good Enough (The Floreat Pica Society Votes)
September 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Greetings all It is my unfortunate duty to cast the final Danny Roach votes for the season. The emptiness of a season-ending finals loss is as familiar as it is bitter, and is in this instance compounded by the confined spaces of a cheap hotel room. I think that I’m handling the defeat OK, but I may [Read more]
AFL Preliminary Finals – Sydney v Collingwood (Floreat Pica Society): And now, the end is here
September 22, 2012 by 5 Comments
Dear Floreat Picans, Well, despite my doubts last night, the sun did come up in Sydney town this morning. And here I sit in the Virgin Club lounge sadly punching out the final match report for the season. As I walked into the lounge I was confronted by a sea of black and white CGU/Westpac [Read more]
Haiku Bob: still alive
September 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob on the Pies’ successful evening playing the Eagles
VAFA – Div 1: A truly grand finale
September 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In what can only be described as a magnificent showcase of amateur football, North Old Boys – St Patrick’s defeated Peninsula Old Boys by three goals at Sandringham last Sunday to convincing win the Division 1 premiership. Not since its 1982 A Grade win had the famous Brunswick-based club won a senior flag; importantly, this [Read more]
AFL Preliminary Finals – Sydney v Collingwood: Silky Swans Grand Final ready
September 21, 2012 by 7 Comments
The Sydney Swans have broken an eleven game, seven-year voodoo losing streak against Collingwood, securing their Grand Final appearance by twenty-six points infront of 57,156 at ANZ Stadium. Amongst the celebration of Jude Bolton’s three-hundredth game and the battle of the Reids and Shaws, the Swans were strong defensively and attacked early putting the [Read more]
Middle Australia Report: Tomic the Tank Engine II
September 21, 2012 by 2 Comments
Enough is enough. Bernard Tomic should no longer be allowed to play for Australia in Davis Cup or even be supported by Tennis Australia after his appalling display in last weekend’s Davis Cup tie against Germany. We commented on what a dud he was at the US Open when he didn’t try in his match [Read more]
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