Empty Bars and Back Pocket Legends. The hotel hangs over a winding road that cuts down into town. Above its door is a sign that says Top Pub, simple and honest. I’ve been on the road for ten hours and slouch over my beer as if it’s a lead-lined magnet. [Read more]
The Book of VFL/AFL Finals
September 21, 2012 by 3 Comments
It’s that time of year when Phil Dimitriadis reaches for the ‘Bible’ of AFL finals.
Stadium Congestion
September 21, 2012 by 5 Comments
Georgia Blom, from Genezzano College, presents a thought-provoking argument on stadium safety.
Crio’s Racing
September 20, 2012 by 53 Comments
Cup weights are out, the J.J.Miller’s Guide is due in the shops and the Show is upon us…. the countdown to The Carnival can truly begin. Traditional lead-ups are no longer the norm. The fun now is in rating various formlines and evaluating their worth for upcoming riches without neglecting the primary need to find [Read more]
The Penultimate Week
September 20, 2012 by 1 Comment
Welcome to the Penultimate Week! We are now down to four and the news this week has been focussed on the selection of a team that will never play together. The All-Australian team is not something that particularly interests me (Especially when there are no Blues in it) and the discussion and debate over it [Read more]
A Tribute to Norm McDonald
September 20, 2012 by 24 Comments
Max Watson, aged 11, wrote this profile as a project at Merri Creek Primary School.
AFL Preliminary Finals: Winner, winner, chicken dinner
September 20, 2012 by 1 Comment
John Harms with some thoughts on the Preliminary Finals.
One Moment Please- John McCarthy and all of Australia
September 20, 2012 by 7 Comments
Will Brussen reminds us of the importance of capturing those ‘moments’ in life, as John McCarthy is farewelled by the football and wider community.
Velocity Sports Grand Final Breakfast (with J. Brown, A. Lynch and M. Williams)
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Off Season Odyssey – Part 19: Blood
September 20, 2012 by 9 Comments
Uncle Les is dying. It’s not right. I have such vivid memories of him being so damn imposing. So solid. All Hungarian, with that slicked back hair, the angular face, barrel chest. That way. Straight down the line. Now he’s skin and bone, there nothing there. He sits opposite me in his house [Read more]
Freo’s Dockers Should Not Be Moved
September 19, 2012 by 11 Comments
Austin Robertson with some thoughts on the what’s happening at Freo, where there are those intent on removing Freo from Freo.
Southampton destroyed as Arsenal new boys run riot.
September 19, 2012 by 2 Comments
Arsenal 6-1 Southampton Everything clicked for Arsenal at the Emirates, as Southampton remained without a point four games back in the big time. Arsenal were yet to lose in their first three games of the season while Southampton were yet to avoid defeat. The game was over by half time as Arsenal had raced out [Read more]
2012 World T20 Cup: Groups C and D and Predictions
September 19, 2012 by 1 Comment
GROUP C – SRI LANKA, SOUTH AFRICA & ZIMBABWE Sri Lanka and South Africa are two of the favourites and will go through ahead of an ordinary Zimbabwean team. The home team should be too good for the Proteas to top the group. Players to watch: Sri Lanka- Ajantha Mendis. The mystery spinner is at [Read more]
Side by side, back to back
September 19, 2012 by 5 Comments
On Friday night the Magpies and Swans engage in the most important game they’ve played against eachother for 76 years. This is the Collingwood’s 50 Most Sensational Games story of the 1936 Grand Final. 1936 Grand final MCG, Saturday 5 October CROWD: 74,091 UMPIRE: Blackburn Collingwood 3.6.24 7.16.58 8.19.67 11.23.89 South Melbourne 3.4.22 5.7.37 8.12.60 10.18.78 BEST COLLINGWOOD – Pannam, Whelan, Carmody, Kyne, [Read more]
Footy Book Review: Legends and more Legends
September 19, 2012 by 2 Comments
Peter Crossing reviews Sean Gorman’s Legends, and Ken Piesse’s Legends of the Bush.
1980 A Personal Footy Almanac – Preliminary Final, Saturday 20 September, Collingwood v Geelong, VFL Park
September 19, 2012 by 12 Comments
As a neutral observer of sporting contests, I generally find some reason or other for supporting one team. Today’s tricky. I want the team to win today that’s most likely to lose to Richmond next week. But which is that? Logic tells me I should want Collingwood to get up. They finished fifth. We beat [Read more]
AFL Finals – Week 2: The View From Shepparton
September 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
So the home teams won. Fair enough so they should have. I bet that if these games had been held in Perth, Adelaide would have most likely been beaten but in fairness to the Pies, given their extremely impressive away record, just possibly. I make this point because I reckon that whilst it is [Read more]
2012 World T20 Cup: Groups A and B
September 19, 2012 by 1 Comment
Sri Lanka is host to the 4th edition of the World Twenty20 Cup. India won the inaugural tournament in South Africa in 2007, Pakistan won the 2009 event held in England while England defeated Australia in the 2010 Carribean tournament. 12 teams. 4 groups of 3. The top 2 from each group progress to the [Read more]
Off Season Odyssey – Part 18: Running In Cathy Freeman’s Steps
September 18, 2012 by 7 Comments
It’s grey when I get to Canberra. I’ve been to dot-towns all over the country, found teammates and ex-teammates underground and in cities, yet not one of them lives here. Not that I know of. I wonder what that says about us – me and the Grey City? I have a kick with [Read more]
Conflicting Interests
September 18, 2012 by 14 Comments
Darren ‘Smokie’ Dawson questions the credentials of the All-Australian selection committee.
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