By John Burke It’s a chilly July day and I’m heading down to Kardinia Park (or Petrol Park as a wag mate calls it, harking back a ground sponsor or two) to see my beloved Cats for the first time at home this year. I’ve been away in warmer climes for a couple of months, [Read more]
The Wrap – Round XV
July 6, 2012 by 10 Comments
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND XV FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN And what week it’s been in Footy Eddie. Around at Punt Road The Tiges did what had to be done. Sadly they parted company with Daniel Connors. SOTG and TLSPRF will agree, a promising career at the crossroads, in tatters possibly. However, as any [Read more]
1984
July 6, 2012 by 22 Comments
(or These here are crazy times Pt II) Like most knackers I’m loving Sam Steele’s time warp. It may have been at my mob’s expense, yet I envy Stainless’ uncanny recollections of Richmond’s path to glory, the characters, and the suburban fortresses of the day. All I can remember of 1980 is the shattering Grand Final humiliation [Read more]
Rd 14 2012 FEARLESS: To Tweet or not to tweet – that is the question?
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Meanwhile back to 9 games in this The Multicultural Round! Carlton hosted Hawthorn on Friday night at the G, meaning that the Hawks got to wear their best away uniform yet. Having said that, I didn’t realise that Navy and white clashed with brown and gold. The Hawks were well served by their forwards Gunston, [Read more]
crio’s Racing
July 6, 2012 by 4 Comments
It’s Flemington Finals’ Day this weekend, seemingly a peculiar designation in the depths of winter, but the VRC hosts the culmination of a series of races which inject great prizemoney and opportunity in to the Victorian industry “off-season” – this Saturday alone, they race for $760,000 in stakes and $120k in bonuses! Naturally, then, the [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – The fine line: Origin at its best
July 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
After Game I of this year’s State of Origin series, I made the point that Liam’s theory that there’s a fine line between winning and losing in SOO was alive and well. Two games later, it’s reinforced in spades. The margins were 8, 4 and 1 with an overall differential of +5 to Queensland. I [Read more]
A Day At The Footy – Brisbane vs Melbourne
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I parked the car in a no-name suburban street and as I walked quickly towards the Chermside Bus Station, I realised this was the first moment I’d had to myself for the day. A moment to reflect then on what the next few hours might bring. The Brisbane Lions versus the Melbourne Demons at the [Read more]
I put the sticker on the car
July 5, 2012 by 7 Comments
By Rick Kane Well, we’ve passed the mid-point of the 2012 AFL season. As a Hawks fan I’m feeling pretty good. I would like to have been at least one more win to the good that’s for sure. And I dearly would have loved to have peeled the Cats monkey from our back but you [Read more]
Thirty six umpires, three players and the twin slit experiment
July 5, 2012 by 3 Comments
Mark invited me into the MCC Members to watch Brisbane take on Hawthorn. Mark and I met at University and have been going to the football together for over thirty years. We were originally Fitzroy fans and are now Brisbane Lions members. Like all long term relationships our level of passion has waxed and waned. [Read more]
Round 15 preview
July 5, 2012 by 4 Comments
Harms, coming off a 9 from 9, tries to find a winner for Round 15. http://tatts.com/news/2012/7/3/afl-round-15
the rainbow’s arch
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how to stay warm – the game opens with more tackles than kicks break in the clouds play gets switched to the sunny side burst of sunshine a tangle of shadows around the ball changing conditions the ruckman does the roving icy wind and rain an Irishman prepares to [Read more]
Royal Ascot Tour Diaries – Day 5 – Fifty Shades of Salmon and Black
July 5, 2012 by 17 Comments
It’s a description not generally afforded to my own derrière. “Magnificent black rump”. But Black Caviar and I do share other common ground. Caulfield is our home track. We reside on the Frankston line. Mordialloc beach hosts our water-based activities – where admittedly Nelly has me covered in mid-Winter (as does Tom Hafey, incidentally). Today, [Read more]
Lessons I Learnt in India and Sri Lanka (Part 2)
July 4, 2012 by 4 Comments
Lesson 2: I’m a celebrity in India. I am a celebrity in India. I’m famous. The people love me…I think. You see, as a white-haired fair skinned teenage Australian, I was quite a rarity in India. Frequently, people would stop me in the streets (inner Mumbai especially) and ask for a photo or autograph. I [Read more]
Footy DNA
July 4, 2012 by 4 Comments
Gibson and Lake. DNA is a brilliant thing. Look at how many SODs, Sons of Dads are playing the game these days. Heaps! Only half of them from Footscray! How good is it to see a Liberatore running around? Keeping the mighty flame of his father’s name burning! A Raines! Even runs like Dad. [Read more]
Sleepy Hollow Faithful
July 4, 2012 by 2 Comments
Back to basics: Local sport in 3 parts
July 4, 2012 by 5 Comments
BACK TO BASICS Local sport in 3 parts There’s nothing like local sport to help you connect with the community. Corporate demands, overly structured game plans and totally rip-off prices go by the way to be replaced with a cheery welcome, lots of space, family friendly prices and much good humour. It’s good just to [Read more]
O Tempora, O Mores
July 4, 2012 by 20 Comments
O Tempora, O Mores Latin – the language of ancient Rome; for centuries, the language of the Christian church and the academic and cultural discourse of western civilisation. In 21st century Australia, Latin is a “dead” language, studied by few, understood well by fewer and spoken by virtually none. When I admit to having studied [Read more]
La Furia Roja
July 4, 2012 by 7 Comments
Last comments on 2012 European Championships by Lee Hugh McGowan Final Spain 4 -0 Italy Great final. Exhibition football from Spain, Italy played well too, but no team on earth can compete with the Spanish when they are on the form they displayed in the game that clinched their third international title in a row. [Read more]
DA Puzzle of the Round (15)
July 4, 2012 by 1 Comment
Discover the world of David Astle here. But first, can you solve this week’s puzzle? This week we give you six straight clues. Solve them correctly and you can then string your answers together in a new sequence (with no letter mixing needed) to sound out a major AFL name. As an added help, the [Read more]
Club colours – how very multicultural
July 3, 2012 by 1 Comment
Tweeting has become the new booing almost in that you know that tweeters are probably subjecting people to inane utterings. Tweeting reminds me of a great Denis Thatcher quote (and there weren’t that many!) that: it’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool, rather than open your mouth and remove all doubt! Anyway it’s [Read more]
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