WITH most art lovers heading to the Matthew Pavlich Exhibition at Subiaco Oval the WAFL’s decision to hold just two games seems to have been a good one. The fact that the three bottom teams were involved was just a bonus. On Saturday Swan Districts were 10 goals in front of Peel by half time [Read more]
The 2012 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round Nineteen
August 8, 2012 by 4 Comments
Greetings Tipsters If ever you wondered if it really could be lonely at the top, look no further than the vision of Matthew Primus standing alone in the rooms while the Blackouts were playing their most useless day of football in 143 years. Maybe if you’re feeling schadenfreuidan, you might gorge yourself on the shots [Read more]
Pulling on the boots
August 8, 2012 by 3 Comments
By Scott Elliott This weekend I will be playing footy with the Port Fairy ressies side with my brother Drew. It is the first time I have played with him in the same side for 13 years. Both of our wives are rolling their eyes and waiting in anticipation for us to start moaning and [Read more]
Let’s forget about today
August 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I am at the Charles Dickens. It’s just past 7. J is at the bar ordering another round. I’m in the corner. I cradle my pint glass as I stare into the distance. Adelaide and Essendon are replicating the epic battle of 1993. Patrons in ill-fitting suits cheer as Taylor Walker casually slots a goal [Read more]
1980 A Personal Footy Almanac – Round 19, Saturday 9 August, v Carlton, Princes Park
August 7, 2012 by 2 Comments
One of the particular joys of watching the Reserves back in these times was seeing veteran players dropping back to the “twos” to lend guidance and experience to the next generation. This tradition allowed such players to go out on their terms, usually with far more grace and dignity than the rapid exits and hastily [Read more]
DA Puzzle of the Round (20)
August 7, 2012 by 2 Comments
Discover the world of David Astle here. But first, can you solve this week’s puzzle? What player in this week’s press owns a vowel-free surname of seven letters? And sifting the lists across the league, I dug up two prominent players – both hailing from SA originally – who brag all five vowels [Read more]
Hurry up Travis, Shutup media
August 7, 2012 by 27 Comments
Travis Cloke this and Travis Cloke that! Seriously Travis just sign or leave its not that hard, stay with us and play finals or leave and get more money. Make your choice and put us all out of our misery already!
Round 19 Winners and Losers
August 7, 2012 by 1 Comment
Round 19 gave us another Geelong v Hawthorn classic, some tremendous individual performances, and an unexpected but not unsurprising result at the Sydney Showgrounds. Winners Tom Hawkins What a man. It now seems eons ago when people were questioning if he had what it takes to fulfill his AFL potential. Hawkins delivered in spades once [Read more]
‘People and Memories’, part 1
August 7, 2012 by 6 Comments
Everyone has a story to tell and I love hearing about people’s footy journeys. Why they support their teams; about their heroes; the triumphs and heartaches; how they maintain hope during dark times; who has accompanied them on their journey; and, if they’re older, about life ‘back in the day’. This season I’ve had the [Read more]
Ee bah gum!
August 7, 2012 by 1 Comment
To its residents, Yorkshire is known as ‘God’s Own County’. And were it a country in its own right, the white rose county would be riding high in the Olympic medal table. Four Yorkshire athletes, including Sheffield’s Jessica Ennis, have won gold at London 2012 so far, prompting Twitter users to celebrate how the county [Read more]
The View from Shepparton – Olympics Special
August 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tried to find the source of the quote, “Getting old is not for the faint hearted” but apart from finding a qualification, “neither is the alternative” , the best that I could come up with is “as the old man said”. Not very satisfactory I must confess. And what is the link with sport?.I have [Read more]
The people’s guernseys
August 7, 2012 by 6 Comments
What the hell happened to guernseys? When did we stray into this nether world of ‘clash’? Why, oh why, do we have to imperil our optic nerves with these explosions of offensive colours and corporate images? The curmudgeon within me is riled up people. We seriously need to start formalising the resistance to the clash [Read more]
Bringing back the love…
August 7, 2012 by 4 Comments
Sometimes we all need a reminder about why we love footy. For some people, they may need this gentle nudge weekly. Over the weekend, at AFL level, many Hawthorn, St Kilda and Essendon supporters may have felt the need to stop loving footy, or question the relationship they have with the game. Elsewhere, Richmond supporters [Read more]
Fitzroy Banyule
August 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
“Early to bed and early to rise” makes derrinalphil on time for his first patient on Saturday morning. It was a boring morning, with nothing interesting to do. “Check-ups” and scaling and cleaning; no implants, root fillings or extractions. Looked out the window at about nine o’clock and it was pouring down. I thought this [Read more]
A bit of sport on the weekend
August 6, 2012 by 8 Comments
I saw a bit of sport on the weekend. A bit more than usual. All of it live. Missed some as well – two games of football and a game of netball. I will usually go out of my way to miss a game of netball. Most of the games had good outcomes. But there [Read more]
The revolution will be televised
August 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
With all this Olympics brouhaha dominating the news the Swans game this week crept up on me like a spider in the dark. Nine’s coverage has been in modern parlance an epic fail and it’s a relief when Sunday comes and we get to watch an entire sporting event. Imagine if Fox or 7 Mate [Read more]
The Wrap Round XIX – where life imitates football
August 6, 2012 by 3 Comments
And what a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. On Friday night The Hawks & The Cats turned on yet another one for the ages. In years to come, when space travellers from a Galaxy Far Far Away discover our burnt and smoldering Planet and sift through the time capsules we’ve left behind portraying the [Read more]
Diary of a madman (aka Bulldogs fan)
August 6, 2012 by 2 Comments
I’m looking through fingered-covered eyes as the Bulldogs run onto the ground to play the Roos. Silent prayers. No more hundred-point defeats please. Drew Petrie to miss a few goals…please. Nice start Bulldogs! I might just crack that Crownie put aside for the unlikely victory. Yeah, bugger waiting! Drew Petrie’s not doing much and we’ve actually got [Read more]
NOT another thumping – quite the opposite in fact
August 6, 2012 by 6 Comments
Where do I begin? What a day, what a game. We’ve been hammered in the last month by some of the best teams in the land, chasing not only the win but the percentage needed in one of the tightest seasons in memory. Our young kids have been valiant but have run out of legs, [Read more]
Some reflections of a tragic
August 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
1. Hey, Silver is looking pretty good. We have lived with a week of Olympics and shaded expectations. The golden avalanche has disappeared, our addiction to international success well and truly back in the box along with the expectations of certain success levels in international sports: tennis, Olympics generally, cricket specifically. We are [Read more]
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