Brisbane downpours have a particular soaking quality which seems to soften your bones like arrowroot biscuits. Through the window of the taxi on Wynnum road it looked like a classic. “Ya still goin to the footy? Good on ya,” said the cabbie “They only get up here once a year.” “We’ll go down Geelong Street, [Read more]
The View from Shepparton – Round 5
May 2, 2012 by 8 Comments
What a round we have just had, again a fantastic advertisement for our code. Unfortunately I, as is, and ever has been, barracked for the wrong side and was on the receiving end of the the Tomahawk’s 6 straight goals. Get that, Buddy et al!!! 6 STRAIGHT GOALS IN ATROCIOUS CONDITIONS. It was bad luck [Read more]
DA Puzzle of the Round (6)
May 2, 2012 by 2 Comments
Discover the world of David Astle here. But first, can you solve this week’s puzzle? When you hit 32, the milestones appear, As they did for him last round. But the clock never stops, and maybe next year, Promising rookies will need to be found. This whole (13) process Is part of footy life, no [Read more]
Gutted. Absolutely gutted.
May 2, 2012 by 2 Comments
I’m Gutted. gutted– sensation of shock, amazement, normally unwanted, tingling stomach on the verge of crying, Normally happens when horrible news is delivered to you quickly. It can also mean ‘to remove the intestines or entrails.’ Either way, it’s unpleasant. Absolutely gutted. It’s a great phrase, isn’t it. All the profanities in the world fail to [Read more]
Round 5 Winners and Losers
May 1, 2012 by 13 Comments
Round 5 is in the history books. The Swans and Eagles are undefeated at the top of the ladder and it’s feeling like a movie I’ve seen before. Here are the winners and losers from a round that gave us several thrilling encounters and a crushing loss or two. Winners Dane Swan The Brownlow Medallist/art [Read more]
It’s footy, Jim, but not as we know it
May 1, 2012 by 17 Comments
(AFL Quebec Preseason Cup: Concordia University, Loyola Campus, Montreal, Saturday April 28) A few things I’d never encountered in over 40 years of footy-going: snow en route to a game; a bagpipe medley of Advance Australia Fair and Waltzing Matilda; a rule forbidding goals kicked from beyond the 30-yard line; a field of artificial turf; [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – The Longest Month
May 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
For Panthers fans everywhere, April has been a long and heartless month. In the leadup to tonight’s match against Newcastle, Penrith are still yet to score a point on the Rugby League field in the month of April. Not a try or goal; not even a solitary field goal to show for their efforts. A [Read more]
The season of a Saints tragic (so far): Rounds 4 and 5
May 1, 2012 by 2 Comments
Ross Who? You’d have to live on Mars not to have read any papers, listened to any radio stations or watched any football TV over the last week before the Fremantle-St Kilda game. What extraordinary hype, what a build up to what was essentially Round 4 football in the 2012 season. It was all hot [Read more]
The 2012 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round Five
May 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Greetings Tipsters That was one bloody long weekend of football. It seems like an age since Perky Girl and I woke up, stumbled to the loungeroom to flick on the big screen and catch Collingwood and Essendon going at it hammer and tongs. It was a cracker of a game, struck me that the 4&20s [Read more]
Please explain!
April 30, 2012 by 3 Comments
by Medium Dazza Smith I try not to be one-eyed, I really do! I even applauded a couple of good Melbourne grabs on Sat night, but enough is enough! Can someone please provide me with a plausible, metaphorical, meaningful or even meteorological explanation as to how L. Montagna is likely to be missing [Read more]
WAFL Round 7
April 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Les Everett A disappointing Freo derby had Les heading home early to beat the rain. Read about the rest of the round below: http://australianrules.com.au/news/982/78/Oh-what-a-horrible-derby
GigStuff 60 – Bad kicking is good for Gigs
April 30, 2012 by 8 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz BAD KICKING IS GOOD FOR GIGSTUFF There’s been a glut of bizarrely inaccurate scores in the first few rounds of this season. Freo scored 7.15 against Carlton on Friday night and Brisbane followed that up with 4.17 just 24 hours later. OK, those are inaccurate scores but not so bizarre, [Read more]
Crio’s Q: Where to get a Sunday fix?
April 30, 2012 by 2 Comments
I’m in a winter quandary. Working most Saturdays, the thought of watching a Sunday game of footy appeals. Tom and I looked at the options last Saturday night. Etihad? I know it ended as a good battle, but the venue, price and match-up held no appeal. VFL? Avalon Airport and Casey Fields! This is a [Read more]
Migrants and the footy experience
April 30, 2012 by 7 Comments
Dear Almanackers, I’m looking for 30-40 writers who may be first or second generation migrants to share stories about their relationship with footy. The idea is to publish a book that will reflect the authentic multicultural fan base of the AFL. This does not only include people from non-English speaking backgrounds. Indeed, there would be [Read more]
Sixteenth, broke and shizenhousen
April 30, 2012 by 17 Comments
In lieu of a Sensational Games precursor to the Magpies – Bulldogs clash, here’s a personal account of a game that for ‘Pie fans was anything but sensational. They say the darkest hour is right before the dawn. Well by 5pm on 28 August 1999, it was so dark in Collingwood town that to quote [Read more]
round 5 – haiku bob – the last second
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Anzac Day one grey cloud covers the sky space closing at the last second Swan’s handpass fine rain a snap for goal brushes the post cloudburst the ball belted one end to the other autumn mist a handpass without looking cloud trapped sun Collingwood leading the smother count [Read more]
Why do we glorify Anzac Day?
April 30, 2012 by 2 Comments
What do North Hobart and the Adelaide Crows have in common? Well they happen to be the only two clubs in Australia who have club footballs in the primary school at Villers Bretonneau. There are three other footballs there – all the mighty Sherrin. Other significant features such as the Victoria Café, Rue de Melbourne, [Read more]
Tiger Torment
April 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
BY – JACKSON CLARK One word springs to mind when describing the Richmond Football Club – passion. We have had a couple of passionate albeit erratic key forwards and there is little doubt we supporters are passionate. There have been plenty of ups and downs during my time barracking for Richmond. Unfortunately there have been [Read more]
footy players and the flirty threat they pose to females
April 30, 2012 by 11 Comments
You know what we young ladies love about our Collingwood boys? We love the way they treat us fans. I am not just talking a photo opportunity here and there, the tweet replies or the autographs, no im talking about how they really let lose around the fans, especially the baby Magpies. Now readers, especially [Read more]
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