by Kelsey Smith For two years now I have been trying to explain to my boyfriend (who is from NSW) just how good a player Nick Riewoldt is. And FINALLY on the weekend against the Doggies, Rooey backed up my kind words with action of his own and proved what a great player he really [Read more]
almost not there
April 18, 2012 by 3 Comments
autumn night the missing parts of our game watching the footy in a different time-zone I whisper an expletive turning leaves Swan fast becoming slow wisps of cloud Collingwood almost not there lingering snow the team’s lifeblood lies motionless flaming red the young maple – new coach feels the heat autumn haze I vaguely remember [Read more]
The Blues might be the real deal
April 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Rd 3 2012 FEARLESS – The Blues might be the real deal..February woes -what? by Paul Thomson Carlton inflicted Friday 13th woes on Collingwood from the start until the end, in a game that was supposed to confirm whether the Blues were the real deal. A 1o goal win saw Eddie Betts led the [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – Getting to the heart of the matter with the Seconds
April 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
Longevity and loyalty. Priceless virtues, they are the cornerstone of bush footy. And if you really want to see the type of bloke that lives and breathes country rugby league, the character that epitomizes the game’s ethos, just get to the ground early and check out the reserve graders – the ‘reggies’ – go round. [Read more]
Tigers put the foot down
April 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
WAFL round five By Les Everett THE WAFL ladder has a neat look to it after round five. Each team has won a game, only Subiaco are undefeated and nobody is out of contention. When he spoke to his players at three quarter time at Fremantle Oval on Sunday Bulldogs coach Paul Hasleby made an [Read more]
Hold that bus!
April 17, 2012 by 11 Comments
Staring into the depth of my blue and white stripes of my new North Melbourne jumper, I wondered. Is it really worth it to travel three hours, tagging along with my girlfriend Liz and her little brother Sam, to the one-sided clash between my Kangas and Sam’s Cats. Being a good sport, I decided to [Read more]
Another game another lesson
April 17, 2012 by 3 Comments
Beautiful weather to mark the first (and probably only ever) home game for the Giants at Blacktown. It’s not the easiest venue to get to and the roadworks around the place didn’t help so we caught the train to Doonside and the shuttle bus from there. Our train carriage was a mini demonstration as why [Read more]
Fev’s North Eastern Saga
April 17, 2012 by 5 Comments
by Andrew Walker Since Yarrawonga announced that Fev may be playing with them during the 2012 Ovens and Murray season there has been no shortage of Fev news. First came rumours that other O & M clubs were also talking to the talented but incident prone player. Once Fev’s arrangements with the Yarrawonga [Read more]
Winners and Losers: Round 3
April 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Round three had its fair share of milestones and statement games. As always, there are winners and there are losers. Here is everything you need to know about the third round of the 2012 AFL season. Winners Carlton The Blues went into their Friday night clash with the Magpies with quite a bit [Read more]
The battle for Champions League spots
April 17, 2012 by 23 Comments
by Steve Fahey In between watching the Test cricket, I this morning witnessed the latest round in the Wigan miracle, as they followed up knocking off Man U by beating Arsenal at Emirates (Arsenal’s home). One has to admire Wigan – as the calendar year started they were anchored at the bottom of the EPL [Read more]
Broken Heart, But Still Beats True
April 17, 2012 by 2 Comments
by Simon Dobbie Oh, to be a Melbourne Demons supporter. The expectation. But then the despair. Year in. Year out. Why do I do it to myself? And with a young son now, why should I do it to him as well? I wrote last year when the Club seemed like it was at its [Read more]
Twelve Months on a Pogo Stick
April 17, 2012 by 6 Comments
by Bill Walker Preamble Wynyard is a sleepy little seaside town on the North West Coast of Tasmania. It has three pubs, one set of traffic lights, an annual tulip festival, an airport, basketball, cricket and footy clubs, a writers group whose leader is aspiring to Colleen McCulloch dizzy heights, numerous stray cats and [Read more]
The View from Shepparton
April 17, 2012 by 3 Comments
by Peter Schumacher The round started well with the demise of Collingwood, and now with the injury to Luke Ball I reckon that it could be terminal for them this year at least. Like every one else I wonder why he was allowed to return to the field after he had first twisted [Read more]
Seasons pass
April 17, 2012 by 8 Comments
I hope technology never catches up with the trusty old season’s ticket. You know, some kind of fingerprint or retina detection device at the turnstiles, hooked up to a central database. It’s not out of the question. After all, stadium security would love to better identify miscreants whom CCTV might’ve previously pinged for stacking their empty [Read more]
Jim Stynes
April 16, 2012 by 23 Comments
I can’t really remember much of Four Weddings and a Funeral, other than Hugh Grant playing to the bumbler in all of us, but especially in the feckless blokes among us. I remember enjoying the movie, in the way that you enjoy happy-sad things. I also remember the poem it featured: “Stop all the clocks”. [Read more]
In A-League of its Own: Preliminary Final Edition
April 16, 2012 by 2 Comments
Tom’s weekly outlook on the A-League Perth Glory is into their first ever A-League Grand Final after overcoming Central Coast Mariners in the Preliminary Final at the weekend. Played in front of a disappointing crowd of just over 7000, the Mariners went into the game strong favourites after Perth had travelled across the country after [Read more]
I Was There
April 16, 2012 by 18 Comments
In the finest Almanac tradition, I can say- “I WAS THERE.” Matt has chatted with Malcolm in the far north, Flynny’s been bedazzled by Bubba at Augusta, Dips has saluted the winner at Stawell, and now I can declare that ‘I’ve been to Blacktown.’ I knew Blacktown was somewhere between Sydney and the Blue [Read more]
Divided Attention Ends Well
April 16, 2012 by 9 Comments
North Melbourne versus Geelong The baby’s due today and I’m at the footy. Now, that’s a sentence I never expected to write! Males readers are thinking: gutsy effort mate, but you might pay for it down the track. Female readers: selfish so-and-so, hope you pay for it down the track. The baby [Read more]
Starting to believe
April 16, 2012 by 20 Comments
It was instructive that, of all The Age’s expert tipsters, the “Village Idiot” was the only one brave enough to plump for the Kangaroos. This telling lack of confidence came on top of the SEN overnight boys who, in the early hours of Friday morning, predicted that North would be humbled. They generally know [Read more]
THE WRAP – ROUND III
April 16, 2012 by 5 Comments
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. On the Friday night The Rattzbaggers did to Collingwood what the butcher did to the lamb: carved it up. On Saturday it was The Tigers of Old who did the carving, this time of the moribund Redlegs. The Bloods withstood The Power challenge [Read more]
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