By Peter Zitterschlager Recently, under the auspices of a … ahem … sports company I formed, I proposed a draft system to the AFL. The system was developed by my associate (with enhancements by myself), and believing we had a winner, we were confident the AFL would be interested. Unfortunately, after repeated efforts to catch [Read more]
Coaching movements in the NTFL
August 17, 2012 by 2 Comments
By Jackson Clark It is set to be an interesting lead up to the 2012/13 Northern Territory Football League season with a number of coaching movements announced throughout the off season. Heading the list is former St Marys coach Damian Hale’s decision to leave the Saints and take on the top job at Nightcliff. A [Read more]
Was that Assumption Day that just went by?
August 17, 2012 by 8 Comments
It will come as no surprise to anyone (especially to The Handicapper) that I didn’t know what day it was on Wednesday. I see, now, it was Assumption Day all around the Christian world (except for Brisbane , where it was the Ekka holiday – but that’s another story). It is a day of Holy [Read more]
Down, but definitely not out
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It always saddens me a little when it is confirmed that a club has been relegated. In those immediate awful moments, it can seem like years of grinding and grafting and striving to climb the competitive rungs of the Ammos divisional ladders have been laid to waste in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, the dreaded axe [Read more]
The Pre-Wrap – Round XXI
August 17, 2012 by 3 Comments
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND XXI FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. Brad Green has followed Brad Miller, Cameron Bruce, Brock Mclean & James McDonald out the door at Melbourne. You’ve been a Loyal Servant of The Club Brad, and you’ve given us some great moments. After the [Read more]
Write From The Heart T-shirts
August 17, 2012 by 8 Comments
The Almanac has its first T-shirt. This one has been the initiative of Pamela Sherpa (with help from Tashi and Michael). They are available in all sizes from Kids 2,4,6,8,10,12 to Medium, Large, XLarge and XXLarge. They are $35 (including postage) or $30 (picked up). Click here to buy online or contact us. Images of [Read more]
Best On Ground…Or Not
August 17, 2012 by 5 Comments
Best On Ground… Or Not. I watched the Doggies vs Tigers last week. In a small butchering shed on a hill, just down my track. It was a good enough game for two teams not quite anywhere, yet again. Boyd played well for the Dogs, with pride. He reminded me of a pro. Half [Read more]
Who are the Untouchables?
August 17, 2012 by 1 Comment
Happy Olympic Hangover to all, London has come and gone with the Aussies not reaching the maddening heights expected by the masses, but actually performing to expectations of the rationalists save for our less than expected return from the pool. But we can now look forward to the happiest time of the year, September through [Read more]
Crio’s racing
August 17, 2012 by 5 Comments
Monday’s reports of trials in Sydney by Spring hopefuls including More Joyous and Rain Affair whetted the appetite for good horses and racing. The curve seemed upwards – that afternoon, Commanding Jewel (sister of the champ..) swept to her maiden win and declared for a Classics campaign…..on Tuesday the much-loved Hissing Sid continued the feel-good [Read more]
Round 21 preview
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A few ideas on a round with a few tough ones to work out. http://tatts.com/news/2012/8/12/afl-round-21
The return of Uncle Gerard
August 17, 2012 by 6 Comments
It was great to see him back again tonight. Uncle Gerard is normally sighted or heard every day of the week. So it felt strange to not hear from him for 3 days. He’s been on a bit of a trip, to London I believe. My two boys, aged 4 and 2, were thrilled to see [Read more]
Chasing the Giants in warmer climes
August 16, 2012 by 3 Comments
As the winter weather had been particularly cold in the Snowy Mountains, when I saw cheap flights to the Gold Coast, I didn’t think, I booked, ($30 one way Sydney to Gold Coast) .The Giants were playing the Suns at Metricon Stadium in round 20.After a pleasant morning relaxing in the sunshine and wriggling my [Read more]
Power House – My home away from home
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I’ve been involved with Power House footy club since 1985, I played just 66 games for the Club over 15 seasons (I retired from playing in 2000). I’ve been a player, a committee man and since 1995 my business DISKMANdotNet has been the Club’s web designer, domain name and web hosting provider and more recently I’ve [Read more]
where there’s no light
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setting sun far fr o m it Beams where there’s no light wet under foot Harry’s careful side steps through traffic rain falls swirling & bobbing up Didak sliver of moon Fasolo threads it through on & off rain Cloke’s form blurred night closes in two and a half [Read more]
Seagulls fail to bring home the hot chips!
August 16, 2012 by 2 Comments
Well, the big day had come. Saturday morning arrived with a southerly breeze and the promise of mainly sunny conditions. Drew couldn’t believe how quiet and tranquil it was. I told him that had he been here during the week he would of experienced the roaring forties in all their glory trying to blow anything [Read more]
Olympic Fever
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I don’t really know where to begin. It must be the weather. Over the last few weeks things have gone from bad to worse for Essendon and my tennis team. It’s not that our tennis team has played badly; it’s just that we have had so many washouts and the team who is coming second [Read more]
Blacks spin a win as Pitt rises from the mud
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BACKS SOLID AS A ROCK LOBSTER After a final week of Olympics-gazing, your narrator was thoroughly looking forward to his Saturday ritual of following the Black and Blue (and black shorts and socks) across Melbourne. As I began my journey, I began to consider all of the venues I’ve visited and the feelings that each [Read more]
Who’s Lie’n
August 16, 2012 by 12 Comments
Many moons ago the Phantom cave was hidden away in a quiet little apple and rhododendron growing valley at Lalla – between Karoola and Lilydale (Turbo Zurbo country) in deep dark north eastern Tasmania. All was well at this time of recent peace in the early nineteen fifties and The Phantom who had recently [Read more]
We are not America
August 16, 2012 by 13 Comments
I read with much disinterest over the weekend of the proposed concept of an East vs West representative match in 2014. Come on people, we live in Australia not America. The concept was the ‘brainchild’ of the players I am led to believe so perhaps I’m just out of touch with the modern era. I [Read more]
1980 A Personal Footy Almanac – Round 20, Saturday 16 August, v Melbourne, MCG
August 16, 2012 by 3 Comments
It’s three-quarter time and the seats around us are emptying rapidly. No, the game isn’t all over. Indeed, lowly Melbourne is only 4 goals down in a high-scoring affair and with Steven Smith causing our defence all sorts of problems, it doesn’t look like they’re going to lie down easily in the final stanza. No, this [Read more]
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