The Saints have a very ironic saying in their logo. “Fortius Quo Fidelius” Strength Through Loyalty And boy, are they lucky that we Saints fans are loyal to them, because they are certainly inconsistent. Sometimes I think it should read “We know we’re unpredictable, and don’t always win the games we should, but just stick around, [Read more]
The 2012 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round Four
April 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
by Earl O’Neill Greetings Tipsters I was pretty damned close to Gary Rohan when he broke his leg but among our group, Robert, Shane and Tim were just that bit closer and they heard the bone snap. Tim picked it immediately. “I know that sound”, a broken arm sending him into premature retirement late [Read more]
Damian Bourke: Standing Tall
April 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
by Sasha Lennon At six foot five inches tall, Damian Bourke looks every bit as lean as the Geelong Football Club captain who retired from the game almost 20 years ago. Making coffee in his suburban Brisbane kitchen, he recalls with fondness his days at Geelong and later at the Brisbane Bears/Lions where he [Read more]
Superdogs’ super start to season
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MID NORTH V RIVERLAND SUPERDOGS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AFL MASTERS – ROUND TWO SUNDAY 22ND OF APRIL 2012, SPALDING OVAL By Nick Kossatch It is two wins from the first two games of the AFL Masters for the Riverland Superdogs after it easily accounted for Mid North by 86-points in Spalding on Sunday. In a [Read more]
France’s answer to Hayden Ballantyne falls
April 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
by Bob Utber Paris in the spring without football is not football. Mind you the way the weather has been behaving here, walking up the Champs Elysees is like making your way to your seat at Arctic Park. Not once has anybody asked me the score and there have been some big games this [Read more]
The midweek Wrap – Round V
April 24, 2012 by 4 Comments
by John Mosig FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What short week it’s been in Footy Eddie. We’ve hardly had time to get the duffle coat back from the dry cleaners and sow on the new badges before we’re out on the terraces again. This time it’s The Anzac Day Blockbuster. And while we’re talking [Read more]
From the Terrace at the Horse Shoe
April 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
by David Buckley It was great to see John Harms and the others on the Terrace again watching a team unfurl their flag. The stadium at present looks much like a horse shoe, or a face with it’s front teeth knocked out. Standing room on the terrace trimmed again… for more seating. It was [Read more]
Heaven
April 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
by Bernie Tuck As we get older we start thinking about what Heaven is like. Topless angels serving boutique beers and the like . I have now discovered Heaven: Saturday afternoon at the MCG. With your son. Fine day. Essendon supporters. Playing Carlton. Three quarter time. Essendon seven goals up. At the back of [Read more]
Twelve Months on a Pogo Stick (Part 3)
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by Bill Walker Sword Sharpening Christmas is coming, players all get fat; first run in the New Year they’re all well tanned, but flat. No such problem this year at Wynyard. Shannon and his bench coach Dan Smith had got them onto the track in mid November. The young recruits were like [Read more]
Any Port in a storm
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by Paul Harkin The morning of the match was a bit of a haze, after my 60th birthday party the night before. I hope everyone received their invitations, because only a few of you attended. The journey to the ground was uneventful, as it was hard to find a single person in Port colours [Read more]
WAFL Round 6
April 23, 2012 by 1 Comment
Les Everett looks at round 6 WAFL action, where upsets of various kinds stole the spotlight. http://australianrules.com.au/news/979/78/Perth-upset-Lions-Peel-upset-fans
In A-League of its Own: 2012 Grand Final
April 23, 2012 by 4 Comments
Tom’s weekly outlook on the A-League Brisbane Roar has created history by becoming the first team to win back-to-back titles in the A-League following their controversial 2-1 Grand Final victory over the Perth Glory. In front of a great crowd of just over 50,000 both teams began the game nervously, with mistakes coming from both [Read more]
The View From Shepparton – Round 4
April 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Like to meet any individual who aced round 4. I suppose that such a person does exist but he / she would also have to be clairvoyant of the year. The really good thing now though is how the whole competition has evened up. The first game of the round had to be one [Read more]
The game that had everything
April 23, 2012 by 19 Comments
Collingwood’s 50 Most Sensational Games Round 11 1972 Collingwood 3.4.22 5.5.35 15.8.98 23.10.148 Essendon 2.2.14 7.9.51 8.12.60 13.15.93 VENUE: Victoria Park DATE: Saturday 12 June CROWD: 42,200 UMPIRE: Coates COLLINGWOOD B Britt Clifton Dunne HB Salmon Potter O’Callaghan C Oborne Price Atkinson HF McOrist Gott Greening F Jenkin McKenna Wearmouth FOLL Thompson, M [Read more]
Downhill Skateboarding
April 23, 2012 by 1 Comment
By Kieran Deck Downhill skateboarding came to Wollongong this weekend. Click here to view.
THE WRAP – ROUND IV
April 23, 2012 by 18 Comments
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. On the Friday night The Barry Crockers out fumbled The Feeling Faints to slip in by 13 points. On the Saturday it was The Team Who Never Let You Down’s turn to suffer the bitter ignominy of being beaten by Essendon. Carringbush took [Read more]
Crio’s Q: Sporting Prodigals
April 23, 2012 by 4 Comments
I’m watching ManU and Everton on Fox tonight (Sunday). Wayne Rooney, of course, is the focus of most attention. Aged nine, Rooney joined the youth team of Everton, where he made his professional debut in 2002. He played two seasons before moving to Manchester United for £25.6 million in the 2004 summer transfer window. The Toffees’ fans, naturally, wonder what [Read more]
The World Game
April 22, 2012 by 13 Comments
The World Game My disenchantment has been growing, slowly but surely, for a number of years. For very sublime Messi chip, curling Ronaldo spot kick, witty song from the terraces and gut busting run through the midfield, there has been the choleric complaining of managers whenever a point is dropped (you know who [Read more]
Expectations Overturned
April 22, 2012 by 4 Comments
First game of footy for me this season and you couldn’t wish for a better day. After a cool foggy morning, the sun burst through just before eleven o’clock and we were treated to a first class day, warm with just a hint of a zephyr, love that word zephyr. And what a picture the [Read more]
The Game They Play in Hell
April 22, 2012 by 11 Comments
WEST COAST EAGLES v HAWTHORN Subiaco Oval; 5.40pm; Saturday 21 April 2012 Football’s like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get. Mrs Gump certainly knew a thing or two about AFL. The Dockers showed heart and spirit on Friday night. Go figure. This week the Blues managed to do what the [Read more]
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