A frank interview with Kim Hughes on Australian cricket in his time, his relationship with Dennis Lillee and others, and an interesting take on Australian masculinity. http://soundcloud.com/off-the-ball/kim-hughes-and-the-bad-old
Crio’s Q: Over-hyped events
October 17, 2011 by 20 Comments
Sporting events which I could not possibly have cared less about…actively avoided… Cathy Freeman’s gold NZ World Cup Union tournament Your thoughts?
West Coast Season Review
October 17, 2011 by 3 Comments
Please note this is coming from a North Melbourne supporter, so I don’t generally know what happens in the WAFL leagues. #1 Mitch Brown A year to forget for the Brown twins, both Mitch and Nathan at Collingwood missing most of the season with injury. The West Coast Eagle Brown played the first four games [Read more]
Scott Watters as the new messiah and dreams of old messiahs.
October 17, 2011 by 6 Comments
There’s a new boy in St.Kilda town (sans Moorabbin, sansSeaford) and his name is Scott Watters. For the last two years he has ably assisted Mick Malthouse (and beaten St.Kilda) so at least he has some experience of us. Albeit from the other side. Readingthe online ABC news, Watters is 42 (a babe as is the [Read more]
SANFL Grand Final 2011
October 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Woodville West Torrens 12.9.81 def Central Districts 11.12.78 Photos by Peter Argent
Lacrosse Under 15 Nationals
October 16, 2011 by 6 Comments
The women’s under 19 lacrosse world championships were held earlier this year in Hannover Germany. Of the twelve competing nations , the eighth placed was Haudenosaunee. This “nation” comprises players from the six nations of the Iroquois confederacy, and thereby represents the Native American origins of the sport. In the championship final, at half time, [Read more]
Tortured Tales of a Collingwood Tragic by James Gilchrist:
October 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
James Gilchrist will be speaking at the ECCC Sportsnight on the 25th October. Details here. Tortured Tales of a Collingwood Tragic is the story of one boy’s struggle to become a man despite the pain of drawn grand-finals, boundary-line incidents, the schoolyard taunts of Carlton-loving scumbags and even the awkwardness of coming to terms [Read more]
GIGSTUFF 57
October 14, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz CAULFIELD CUP BY THE NUMBERS – AND LETTERS Every punter has their own method of picking winners during the Spring Racing Carnival. Some look at factors such as the weather, form and the horses’ weights. Others look at barriers, distance and which jockeys are on board. There are many factors that come [Read more]
Rugby World Cup: Review/Preview
October 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Rugby World Cup 2011 Quarter Final Review – Semi Final Preview There Were Eight – Now There Are Four JJ Leahy The Quarter Finals The makeup of the final eight teams were as most would have expected, but not some of the results on the way through were not.
Caulfield Cup Day Almanacker Selections
October 14, 2011 by 11 Comments
During the Cups Carnival, The Footy Almanac will provide an unparalleled tipping service. These keen form analysts have seen and done it all on a racetrack. They’ve backed winners from Dederang to Broome. They’ve scooped massive trifectas, quadrellas and cups doubles. Some have purchased dining room tables with the winnings. Some have had the misfortune [Read more]
Crio’s Racing: Caulfield Cup 2011
October 14, 2011 by 11 Comments
Caulfield Cup Day is an institution, primarily in Melbourne’s south-eastern burbs but, more broadly, it has a recognition factor beyond race fans and it traditionally coincides with a spate of iconic meetings around the country. In fact, if I weren’t swinging the bag on course I’d be more likely to be found in the more [Read more]
Does The A League Have A Soul?
October 13, 2011 by 4 Comments
By JJ Leahy Team sports, whether you play them or watch them, are all about tribalism – Country against Country, State against State, City Against City, District against District, Town Against Town, Suburb against Suburb, Village against Village, School against School, Club against Club, Us against Them. The Football Federation of Australia attempted to redefine [Read more]
The Sheffield Shield – A Faded Glory
October 13, 2011 by 4 Comments
by JJ Leahy Many years ago, there were summers when no visiting cricket team toured Australia and no Australian team ventured offshore. The Sheffield Shield was the pinnacle of the sporting summer. The Test players turned out for their sides including the greats Bradman, Miller, Grimmet, O’Reilly, Benaud, etc. Big crowds attended the matches, media coverage was extensive, [Read more]
Scanlens footy card week….AKA ‘The Trade Period’
October 12, 2011 by 7 Comments
by Rick Newbery Personally I find this part of The AFL Year an absolute bore. I wish I could just sleep through this week of bluff, bluster and bulldust, and somebody wakes me up when it’s over and tells me who my club picked up, who we lost and what draft picks (if any) [Read more]
Another piece of Chocolate Cake
October 12, 2011 by 13 Comments
My Friend The Chocolate Cake Venue: Newport Substation Friday, October 7. Review by Darren Dawson Almost since their inception, My Friend The Chocolate Cake have been favourites of my wife and I. We first saw the Cake at the Universal in Fitzroy in the early 90’s, a memorable occasion during which Archie Roach and the late [Read more]
Sometimes you get that old lost feeling…
October 12, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Andrew Stafford IT always feels worse in the morning. I’ve supported Collingwood all my life. It’s not my fault; Magpies supporters are generally born, not made. I’m a third-generation Collingwood supporter; my grandmother’s best friend was the sister of Frank Tuck. Uncle Frank, as he was known to my mother’s family at that [Read more]
For success, just add a dash
October 12, 2011 by 23 Comments
by Pete Edwards It was a pleasant day for June. The Cats’ form had been fluctuating wildly, and they were coming off a draw at home against Brisbane the week before. The game against the Bulldogs that afternoon was a must-win. To beat the rush, I got to Kardinia Park early to watch the [Read more]
Rodge and Tobe
October 11, 2011 by 5 Comments
Yesterday, on dusk, I found Rodge and Tobe sitting on Rodge’s ute, which was backed up to a pile of road gravel beside a gully hair pin. I pull in, sore and grotty from work. “Old Dog!” Rodge smiled, throwing his hands in the air. “What’s up, blokes?” ‘We were nicking some Shire gravel [Read more]
Ode to a Magpie
October 11, 2011 by 8 Comments
This anonymous poem was handed to my cousin John Scopas by an old Collingwood fan. He passed it on to me in the hope that it will get a run on the site and that we may yet find the author. I have cleaned up a fair bit of punctuation (written by a Collingwood [Read more]
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