Floreat Pica Society – Round 18 v GWS – Pies Poetry in (slow) Motion Twas the Pies’ first venture to a Stadium called Skoda For a game, the result of which, should be a soda The spirit has been shaken with recent losses, and the saga of Cloke But any thought of an upset loss [Read more]
Floreat Pica Society – Round 18 v GWS – Pies Poetry in (slow) Motion
July 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Greetings from the XXX Olympiad
July 29, 2012 by 2 Comments
Greetings from the XXX Olympiad in London! It’s been an absolutely incredible day. For the past few weeks I will be honest I have been slightly confused. I knew that the Olympics were coming, but I just wasn’t quite sure how I felt about it. The anticipation was there, but it felt different to a [Read more]
Worthy slaughter?
July 29, 2012 by 4 Comments
I recently heard the 1970s hit All by myself by Eric Carmen, no relation to Fabulous Phil (Eric couldn’t even spell his surname the same way as the great man), for the first time in many years. It’s a self-pitying lament, with some of the verses starting with the words When I was young, [Read more]
The Pre-Wrap – Round XVIII
July 27, 2012 by 14 Comments
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND XVIII FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN And what week it’s been in Footy Eddie. Richmond & North coughed up enough to pay for the Ayatollah’s Olympic sojourn, and Clarko met the Little League official who is destined to replace Angry Adrian as head of the Appalling Football League’s football department. [Read more]
Rotunda in the West: Conversations with Australian Writers
July 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
I am Carlton; I am tanking
July 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
By Damien Little I don’t profess to be knowledgeable on the intricacies of football strategy and structures – but omitted N. Duigan and M. Watson – what the F*@k! Are we trying to win games here? Can someone please help to explain this to me before I start punching holes in walls like Alastair Clarkson.
VAFA round 13 review: Not dead yet
July 27, 2012 by 1 Comment
V.A.F.A. DIVISION 1: Rd 13 Review I have been known to enjoy a lunch or three. So it was with plenty of enthusiasm that last week I accepted an invitation to the picturesque Fearon Reserve, to enjoy the hospitality of my old club Williamstown CYMS. The attendees were entertained by the wit and wisdom of [Read more]
Cloke & Daggered!
July 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Greetings one and all, As the season progresses through its final trimester clubs are taking action to position themselves for both this year and the next. The Blues would appear to have wisely conceded and sent off Lachie Henderson for surgery rather than risk further injury through this campaign. Meanwhile the Pies have made the [Read more]
Round 18 preview
July 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A few thoughts on Round 18. http://tatts.com/news/2012/7/23/afl-round-18
The Whip Around
July 26, 2012 by 1 Comment
Heartfelt pleas have rung out across the nation. From Fearless to Floreat Pica the Almanac has groaned under the weight of concern about young Travis’s welfare, and its tragic consequences for Nathan’s stalled bid for beatification. Out here in the West we find it a little hard to understand all the drama. Sure there’s money, [Read more]
Racing
July 26, 2012 by 18 Comments
There’s still room for sentiment in our multi-billion dollar “Industry” and sometimes it presents in the most humble of places – like at Pakenham on Tuesday , where the Grandson of Jim Moloney (Vain) rode his first winner and the Grand-daughter of Jim Houlihan achieved her maiden training success. The “new generation” will compete in [Read more]
haiku bob: more than daylight
July 26, 2012 by 2 Comments
hawks glide casting shadows across the ‘G bright winter sun – more than daylight between the two teams static forward line winter stillness ice cold hands even in the sunshine – the slumping star for a moment nothing but Rioli heavy defeat looms my life too lacks direction packed [Read more]
Building up to Bradbury*
July 26, 2012 by 2 Comments
Building up to Bradbury * Not all good sports stories end with glory. Keiran Deck, an International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) 2nd Dan Black belt, ventured for his first time into the Olympic style taekwondo (WTF) at the NSW/ACT State Selections to see how the two collide. Not very well, apparently … It’s Saturday night. The mood [Read more]
Video review: Hawks of 1969
July 25, 2012 by 2 Comments
With the Hawks currently firming into Premiership favoritism, I thought it was an opportune time to recall the club’s era at the diminutive Glenferrie Oval. This clip from 1969 is one of the very few available of the Linda Crescent ground affectionately termed as the ‘sardine-can’. Note the famous outer area below the railway line [Read more]
Kempo pulls the driver out as Blacks stretch lead from Rosehill to Belmont
July 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
ROBBO DOES IT ALL AS BLACKS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS For not the first time this season, my trip to the Uni for the curtain raiser was an alluring one. With marquee names like Foster and Lacey having donned the Black and Blue at 11:40 in previous weeks this year, it seemed like the depth [Read more]
DA Puzzle of the Round (18)
July 25, 2012 by 10 Comments
Discover the world of David Astle here. But first, can you solve this week’s puzzle? How weird’s this? There’s a quick-handed player running around whose first name is a team-mate’s surname. Who is he? (While I reckon this fluke is unique, here’s a test to make sure you found the right bloke: mix [Read more]
One thing worse than following Richmond
July 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
Hi Fellow Barrackers, What is worse than being a Richmond supporter? Being Adam Scott. How frustrating is sports sometimes, get great highs but I reckon that the lowest lows almost surpass the glorious highs. Poor old Tiges, fight back like you wouldn’t believe in that last quarter when the game seemed to be done and [Read more]
Open fall out – summing up
July 25, 2012 by 7 Comments
By Nick Innes Scott’s short game let him down in the last round. Think he might have had 1 up and down for the day. Sure the greens were a bit slower than day 3 but he left that many putts short it was ridiculous. Also all of the shorter putts he missed were pulled [Read more]
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