Last Wednesday marked the 37th (!!) anniversary of the first Cricket World Cup Final. I remember it. Mostly I remember being allowed to watch some of it on TV…a late night novelty. Clive Lloyd’s imperious ton and Viv’s deadly throws cannoned from Lord’s through my little black and white screen in the Adelaide ‘burbs. I [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – A progressive side of rugby league?
June 26, 2012 by 7 Comments
Can’t say I am an expert on rugby league, but I do know it had some good early links with the progressive side of politics. Have read a little bit, and spoken to friends who have an understanding of the game, which has made me intrigued in finding out more. Correct me if I’m wrong [Read more]
FEARLESS (Round 13) – BYE WK 3…Did channel 10 have to move Before The Game? Saturday nights will not be the same…what a stupid stupid decision!
June 26, 2012 by 1 Comment
The marketing genius of the Buddy Ball (aka BB23) is now out there in the shops and on the tv. When my wife returned home with one for our eldest boy I thought “oh great, you’ll be kicking 4.13 before you know it!” I know Buddy Franklin kicked 13.4 in Tassie recently and is a [Read more]
My First Footy Match
June 26, 2012 by 2 Comments
By Constance Iliadis After numerous years of watching the odd footy game on TV and watching my dad and sisters go berserk over what I thought was a bunch of silly men chasing around a leather ball full of air and occasionally kicking it through some poles, they invited me to the footy. I have [Read more]
So where should I go this week?
June 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
by Joey Agerholm As a kid I expected to grow up and play sport for a living, now I’d be happy enough just being able to watch it full time. This morning I lay on the couch and imagined myself as a fairly successful sportswriter who gets to pick and choose events to visit and [Read more]
My first boots
June 25, 2012 by 10 Comments
My first footy boots were the aptly named Blue Star. Apt, as I am pretty sure that they were made by Rossiter’s in Unley and of course there were an abundance of star Blues footballers from that postcode (if indeed the PMG had implemented postcodes in 1971) and most of them seemed to be kitted [Read more]
The Taste of Summer
June 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Anna Wilton Here I am, sitting alone on the floor, gradually moving across the small space to follow my fan, as it shoots its breeze across the dark room. I had turned off the lights because for some reason I felt that was going to make me that little bit cooler. All year [Read more]
Peel revive, Swans thrive, Falcons dive
June 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
WAFL – Round 14 As I wandered down to Fremantle Oval on Sunday to watch South Fremantle play Peel in round 14 of the WAFL I concluded there’s a good reason teams that have just sacked their coach tend to go pretty well first up. It’s about timing. If you’re considering getting rid of your [Read more]
Unfair dismissal?
June 25, 2012 by 2 Comments
Less than objective Euro 2012 coverage by Lee Hugh McGowan QTR final 4 England 0 – 0 Italy (Italy 4-2 on penalties) The score puts off those whose sympathies lie with other codes, but this was a compelling viewing for football fans. A game of skill and wits matched, of expectations met and, in the [Read more]
My First Footy Memory
June 25, 2012 by 2 Comments
By Yihsan Richardson Freezing. Absolutely freezing. Walking to the MCG as a young child is like walking through a jungle. Trees are substituted for people, all different ages and sizes. Holding Dad’s hand as we walk through the gates of the MCG felt like we had entered a whole new dimension. The sound, the smell [Read more]
The View from Shepparton – Round 13
June 25, 2012 by 5 Comments
Hands up those who thought that Black Caviar’s jockey was a nong for easing up before the final few strides. Well I was one who thought as much for a start. Hands up though now for all those who think that he might have been a genius for willing his injured mount in that last stride [Read more]
Fever pitch
June 25, 2012 by 6 Comments
For the past 14 months I have been searching for the quintessential English experience. I have drunk in pubs older than Australia, saw the Queen in her Diamond jubilee and rambled along the raw British coastline, but nothing has seemed right. Nothing that is until tonight. Tonight was the Euro 2012 quarter final between England [Read more]
The Wrap – Round XIII
June 25, 2012 by 12 Comments
THE WRAP – ROUND XIII: WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL And what a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Bangkok Pradas dropped another close one after letting The Sin City Rollers get the jump on them in the Opening Stanza. The Distemper continues out West at The Kennel The Boys From Old Fitzroy turn it [Read more]
The noble art of booing
June 25, 2012 by 17 Comments
“We wuz robbed. Collingwood couldn’t buy a goal in the last quarter, so that bloody maggot gives Beams a charity 20 metres out. And that home ground free kick bias is ruining the game.” Sorry, I’m just channeling my inner Bluebagger. That sense of entitlement that makes them so obnoxious. I actually couldn’t get that [Read more]
On Price and Freo
June 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
I never knew Matt Price. More accurately, I never read Matt Price before he died. I was blissfully unaware of the brilliance that I was missing out on. Having recently discovered Matt, I am in love. The laconic way that he rolls out memorable, witty phrases leaves me in fits of laughter in public places [Read more]
Victory is ours
June 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
Before Saturday it had rained and rained. Some parts of my school were flooded. Just when we were about to confirm tennis was off, it stopped Friday lunch. We were able to play! We played away at a club we have played every season. We had a great percentage boosting win. Just what Essendon needed [Read more]
The Swans nail it
June 24, 2012 by 60 Comments
I want you to stop what you’re doing and have a look at your finger nails. They’re not very substantial are they? Wafer thin, inconsequential pieces of stuff that sit at the end of the finger they have a few functions; they gather dirt and bacteria and horde it under their protective shell (for what [Read more]
Amidst the gloom, an ironclad great
June 24, 2012 by 4 Comments
I am in a deep malaise today. Part of it is the reality of being back in cold, old Melbourne, and the lingering sense of post-holiday depression after a terrific 3 weeks with my wife and baby son in mid-20s temperatures in Italy. But more so, it’s the “how close” world of football. As far [Read more]
Less Bleu, more Roja
June 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Euro 2012 coverage QTR Final 3 France 0 – 2 Spain Spain will play Portugal in the first semi-final early Thursday morning. Les(s) Bleus, who played in white – the colour of their surrender – will head home after losing their second consecutive match. They looked every bit the unsettled team the press would have [Read more]
The Punic War, Bryce McGain, and Fitzroy at Bluff Road
June 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I took Friday arvo off. The Cricket Society had a lunch at the Kelvin Club with Bryce McGain the guest of honour. As you all know, anything less than four hours is not lunch, merely the taking of sustenance, merely the warding off the evils of hunger. It just left no time to get back [Read more]
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