Geelong versus St. Kilda 7.50pm, Friday, 21 August 2012 Etihad Stadium, Melbourne “Do you want to come into the rooms and meet the players?” asked Bob the doorman. We were at Linton Street, the old home of the Saints. We snuck in under a wire fence at the Doonga Avenue end of the ground. The [Read more]
Harms with some thoughts on Round 22
August 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
Harms tries to tip a few winners in the penultimate round.
Cricket: Proteas too good as fans enjoy another ripper Test
August 24, 2012 by 4 Comments
The South Africans are on top of the world Test rankings and deservedly so. They have just completed a convincing 2-0 series victory over England at Lord’s after an enthralling Test match, and can now look towards their trip to Australia in November with confidence. Michael Clarke’s men have much to ponder.
Crio’s Racing: The last Saturday of Winter
August 24, 2012 by 25 Comments
Crio’s excited. Spring is around the corner and he can’t wait to decipher the form. Plenty of tasty tips for this weekend’s racing too.
AFL Round 22: The Richie Benaud round
August 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Round 22 descends upon us with a multitude of permutations possible to shape the finals, including the possibility of a Carlton – Collingwood Elimination Final. In Bruce speak “What a delicious fortnight confronts us” – but it is only the entrée to what September will bring.
Ammos: No walk in park for SKOBs as Blacks post victory
August 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Regular readers of this column would probably be aware that its author is a creature of habit when it comes to his days at the footy. Like the pensioner who pays his bills at the post office or the ticket inspector who goes straight to the students, your narrator is one who likes to stick [Read more]
Spring hopes eternal – a survival guide to September
August 23, 2012 by 3 Comments
“It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want – oh, you don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!” ~Mark Twain As winter slowly comes to a close, those chilly frost-filled mornings [Read more]
Melbourne Stars’ secret super squad
August 23, 2012 by 4 Comments
A Melbourne Stars insider has revealed to The Footy Almanac the T20 franchise’s full wish list for this coming season
AFL Round 21 – Geelong v St Kilda: Yelling at the telly
August 23, 2012 by 13 Comments
My wife doesn’t yell at the television. She’s from German aristocracy. I married way above my station.
AFL Round 21 – Fremantle v Richmond: Too little too late?
August 23, 2012 by 3 Comments
Richmond is now officially a mathematical chance to play finals – next year. The Tigers have shown some good late season form (if we block out Saturday’s insipid performance against Fremantle in Perth), but it is hard to get excited after those losses we didn’t have to have stuffed yet another potential finals appearance. [Read more]
Tigers fans still there through thick and thin but where are Hawks fans?
August 23, 2012 by 5 Comments
Richmond may have disappointed by missing the finals again this year, but its fans certainly haven’t. Stats revealed in the Herald Sun show that despite an overall downturn in attendances, Richmond has had the fourth largest crowds on average this year at 42,113, behind only Collingwood, Carlton and Essendon. These Tiger fans who turn up [Read more]
AFL Round 21 – Winners and Losers: North are the anti-Essendon
August 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Round 21 saw the Swans go clear atop the ladder, Adelaide lose in shocking circumstances, West Coast get a sniff at a top four spot once again, North Melbourne continue their late season surge, Fremantle climb into the eight, and Essendon get crushed yet again. So not much really.
AFL Round 21 – Collingwood v North Melbourne: The family club
August 23, 2012 by 4 Comments
Nephew Lukey was the lone family representative at Etihad on Saturday night. He went with his mate and his dad from across the road. My sister Anne had spent the week counselling him on appropriate behaviour in the face of both victory and defeat. Lukey doesn’t always handle either imposter too well. No prizes for [Read more]
Top Four Battle
August 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Cody Lane The top four battle has been intriguing all year, but never as much as now. As a Hawks supporter, I looked at this round as the round where the Hawkers could move into the top 2. In my opinion finishing top four is vital for us so that we get home finals. [Read more]
AFL Round 21 – Western Bulldogs v Sydney: The Appetizer
August 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Jake ‘Cobba’ Stevens The restaurant was busy that time of night. Like other Springvale eateries, the décor was simple, but the flavour was strong. Again, I was the only person with white hair in sight. A mixture of languages filled the air, and the waiters had a sense of urgency. On the worn, cream-coloured [Read more]
Floreat Pica: Reality Bites
August 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By John Ramsdale Some coaches talk about winning quarters. We won an eighth. In my previous report it was mentioned that it was very long. I was tempted to write. “We was ordinary” and send the votes to Steve and be done with it. After reading this you may say, you should have.
DA Puzzle of the Round (22)
August 22, 2012 by 1 Comment
Discover the world of David Astle here. But first, can you solve this week’s puzzle? Time for some code-cracking 101 this week. Can you identify this bloke, head and shoulders above most current players? Battery/R S 49 S Last week’s question and answer: This week suits master manipulatora. Changing the right letter per word, can [Read more]
WAFL Round 22: Final four final but movable
August 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
WELL I did my best to talk up a possible Perth derby round 24 elimination final… but alas… after round 22 the final four has been settled. There’s still some movement possible because this week first takes on second and third meets fourth. The top four confirmed their credentials by winning well in round 22 [Read more]
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