When I was growing up, I used to really hate Essendon fans. I still do hate them, but when I was growing up in the 80’s and early 90’s, they were unbearable. They stood head and shoulders above all other clubs supporters on my most hated hit parade. Smug as bugs in rugs they were; [Read more]
Licensed Grocery for Sale in Fremantle
June 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
Greetings to all as we celebrate the Queen’s Birthday, This week we have the first of a number of teams having a holiday as are we all on Monday, but it is now the time of year for clubs to have some serious decision making. With free agency descending and daily updates on the saga, [Read more]
Right Royal Racing
June 7, 2012 by 24 Comments
It’s been a Right Royal Week wherever you look – even in the racing columns! Appropriately, then, I’ll follow the theme and look at Triple Crowns, at our Queen of Turf heading to The Diamond Jubilee Stakes and finally at Queensland’s best race day of the year, the Straddy/Derby/Cup extravaganza. The fabled AmericanTriple Crown deserves [Read more]
Thank You Ma’am
June 7, 2012 by 2 Comments
Thank you Ma’am It is one of the lesser known achievements of the 60 year reign of Your Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth that you are responsible for my addiction. To be fair to Your Majesty as a [Read more]
A Baker’s Dozen
June 7, 2012 by 3 Comments
Saturday was overcast and rainy in Hobart. A check of the forecast suggested nothing was likely to change. So what’s new in Tassy I hear you ponder? My regular traveling companion, Lezzy, was not too enthusiastic about the footy fixtures in and around Hobart so I hopped on the net, bought two seats at Hawk [Read more]
Down at Kardinia Park…A Tradition Lives on
June 7, 2012 by 10 Comments
The long drive, the old footy music over the West Gate Bridge, entering Geelong, the Ford free parking and finally: The Game begins. That’s what footy is all about…tradition. When my Grandfather first came to Australia, he was asked to pick an AFL footy team, so he picked Geelong because of the colours – blue [Read more]
Time: the subtle thief of youth
June 7, 2012 by 10 Comments
By Simon Dobbie On a rare commitment-free weekend just gone, I had an opportunity to sit down and watch some footy while the son had his middle-of-the-day sleep and the wife had her head buried in a good book. The game in question was Geelong v GWS which didn’t promote too much interest in me [Read more]
Just to pass the time away
June 7, 2012 by 5 Comments
I love football, the real version, the round-ball game. The game the world is devoted to. The one which sees players from each continent playing side-by-side, while fans around the globe tune in at all times of night and day. At the game, there’s the singing, whistling, chanting, dancing, trumpets, drums and vuvuezelas willing the [Read more]
Top beats bottom in wonderful topsy turvy WAFL round
June 7, 2012 by 2 Comments
WAFL round 11 THE WAFL fixtures are weird. So are some of the results. In round nine Peel played Claremont at home and lost by 76 points. In round 11 Claremont hosted Peel, it was top playing bottom, and lost by 14 points. It was the WAFL’s rivalry round and it didn’t disappoint. Peel, in [Read more]
Feeling returns to the WAFL
June 7, 2012 by 1 Comment
The WAFL briefly flared back to rude health on Monday, as the traditional Foundational Day Derbies were reborn as WA Day Derbies. At Joondalup Arena, in the far northern reaches of Perth, a healthy crowd of 5000 or so people watched East Perth and West Perth fight out a draw after West Perth had led [Read more]
1980 A Personal Footy Almanac – Round 11, Saturday 7 June, Richmond v South Melbourne, VFL Park
June 7, 2012 by 4 Comments
As we get off the train at Nunawading, I can already see the queue for the bus snaking along the side street behind the station. There are plenty of bright red and white scarves dotted among the yellow and black. And no wonder. South Melbourne hit peak form last week with a 14 goal thumping [Read more]
Buddy
June 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I love Buddy. I’m not ashamed to admit my admiration and affection for the guy. Call it a man crush, call it whatever you like but as a Hawthorn supporter it’s only natural to show some love. I know I’m far from alone. He is Hawthorn’s poster boy, every hawks youngsters favourite player. Watching Hawthorn [Read more]
The Theatre of Football
June 6, 2012 by 4 Comments
I’ve been dying to put into words my day at the Richmond v Hawthorn match two weeks ago, but a swag of uni assignments saw to it that last week’s writing consisted of essay’s, not the footballing type! And though the heights of Friday nights win against the Saints have all but obliterated the memory [Read more]
Vin remembers his tips
June 6, 2012 by 3 Comments
Half-way through his 45th season of following footy a jaded Vin Maskell finally remembers to put in his tips for the week. Here they are: Nine teams will win, some by a lot. Nine teams will lose, some by a little. A star player will get injured. Another star player will not get injured.
Come on Jimmy, come on!
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by Steve Alomes I had been on what might have been a busman’s holiday. You can now travel the world by sporting big events, or even as a casual participant player (have golf clubs, will travel). My journey was a little different. It involved different cities, other activities, a little dutiful art gallery [Read more]
out of sight
June 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
edge of the city the sound of a goal late start an early rush of goals twilight game how soon the forwards put us out of sight broken clouds in the space between Beams full moon Didak still going round defenders swirling leaves suddenly Ablett somewhere else kicking yips [Read more]
Angus embraces Dreamtime
June 6, 2012 by 9 Comments
My Footy Weekend Dreamtime at the G For me Dreamtime at the G was really about Richmond at the G. Mum was disappointed at the start because we didn’t see the Dreamtime extravaganza. We did see the last 30 seconds or so which was the musicians packing up and the big parachute brolgas strutting [Read more]
DA Puzzle of the Round (11)
June 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
Discover the world of David Astle here. But first, can you solve this week’s puzzle? Simple anagram this week. See if you can unpick the mix without resorting to any software clicks: What relative newcomer of 2012 is fittingly found in SIDE WOMAN-ROLE? Solution next week DA Puzzle (10) solution: Stewart (swatter) Cram/eri
Richmond and the “F” word
June 6, 2012 by 16 Comments
by Cheryl Critchley THE “F” word is rearing its head at Richmond. Not the “F” word we usually yell after yet another miss from point blank range or loss to the Gold Coast Suns: This time it’s “finals”. After 32 years of frustration and finishing ninth, Tiger fans are daring to dream. Some are even [Read more]
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