A lot of things in life are often referred to as being a marathon; school, work, even life itself. In fact more than one scribe, in searching for padding for their requisite column inches, during Grand Final week, called the AFL season a Marathon. For the purposes of full disclosure, I’ll come straight out and [Read more]
Yellow wins in ten syllables
October 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Australia shrug South Africa out of the World Cup; then Woodville-West Torrens stop the Dogs five years deep in victory to snare an unlikely cup. Their thick-set ruckman wins the medal and, on stage, says: “We’ll never fucking forget this.” And we will never forget those words, the TV says, drier than salt in [Read more]
Love and Football I
October 9, 2011 by 10 Comments
The most goddamn fantastic thing I have seen in football happened in the Bay, where not enough good things happened. I was at war with most everybody at the time. But, this one nothing day, not hot or cold, a sky going nowhere, I had come into town for supplies. I was talking [Read more]
Its Eade time at Collingwood
October 9, 2011 by 18 Comments
I guess everyone has heard about the new addition to Collingwood, I personally beamed at headlines such as ‘Eade joins Magpies’- when did I ever leave?! However, the media were referring to ex-Bulldogs coach, now Collingwood’s new ‘director of coaching’- oooooohh fancy! Now I don’t know how other Collingwood supporters may feel about this, since [Read more]
On the Question of Sumich
October 9, 2011 by 5 Comments
‘Desperate and Dateless’ of Northern Tasmania writes: “Talk us through the Sumich defection. I would expect that would be the biggest thing to happen in WA since Bondy fell from grace. The rest of the football world’s equivalent of Barass going toCarlton. Surely you are able to enlighten us eastern infidels.” Well DD, we [Read more]
Cats Fans Have Much To Celebrate
October 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In contrast to 2010, this year it was easy to decide who to barack for in the Grand Final. I live in Collingwood, not far from the traditional Collingwood home ground of Victoria Park. It was to this station that I walked in the rain to catch a train to a friend’s house to watch the [Read more]
My Uncle Bob, the St.Kilda Football Club and when a little bit of luck goes a long way.
October 7, 2011 by 6 Comments
Uncle Bob is the youngest of my (deceased) dad’s four living brothers. Two other brothers died at early ages from illness inFrancein the 40’s . My grandmother only ever gave birth to boys. Passionate ones at that. Bob was born inParisin 1941 and was very young when his family became dislocated, separated, in hiding [Read more]
Missing the Granny
October 7, 2011 by 3 Comments
We lost to Dookie in the last game of the season and then again in the first week of the finals, but as I entered into the home rooms at Numurkah I could feel an upset coming and my Katunga 3rds boys making it into the big one. The prelim started the way everyone expected [Read more]
“Thin Loyalty”
October 7, 2011 by 11 Comments
The whole Ross Lyon thing, combined with a few other moves in the AFL, leaves me feeling a bit confused, certainly disappointed and not a little bit angry. Not just about the idea that “my club” has lost a coach who got us within touching distance of two premierships, but about the whole concept of [Read more]
Grand Final Week
October 7, 2011 by 5 Comments
Ellie and Luke had their ear plugs in and portable TVs on before I had pulled out of the driveway, Monday morning, grand final week. High School Musical. I attempted conversation. So, who’s going to win the grand final? Geelong, said Luke, 8. Collingwood, said Ellie, 10. Why? Dunno. Dunno. What about the Brownlow? Judd. [Read more]
Crio’s Racing: Caulfield Guineas Day 2011
October 7, 2011 by 7 Comments
Welcome to any novices as well as the regular readers of this racing section of our site as the gallops finally get their turn in the local sporting spotlight. Feel free to ask questions, add ideas and, of course, justify some tips. You’ve chosen a great weekend to tune in as the Spring has spluttered [Read more]
Climbing to the top of the mountain
October 6, 2011 by 4 Comments
When James Podsiadly was stretchered off the MCG half way through the second quarter of this year’s Grand Final, Collingwood kicked a goal to increase their lead over Geelong to three goals. I thought Geelong was almost gone. Almost. Collingwood’s midfield was on top, their backline was running in waves and there was a man [Read more]
Premiership Celebrations
October 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
“Crawshay and Taggart: that famous firm of party convenors.” As captured on Channel 10 broadcast.
SAVIOURS
October 6, 2011 by 2 Comments
As a youngster I had never been exposed to a Collingwood premiership. It was not until 1970 that the black and whites finally made it to a grand final in my memory. That day they looked home and hosed after leading by 44 pts at half time. Then Ronald Dale Barassi unleashed an unknown in [Read more]
In A-League of its Own 1 (11/12)
October 5, 2011 by 4 Comments
Tom’s weekly outlook on the A-League After the longest and most dramatic off-season the A-League has ever seen, the AFL and NRL have made way for what should be the most competitive season yet. It’s hard to avoid the proverbial elephant in the room, and the signing of Harry Kewell to Melbourne Victory was [Read more]
Fearless: Here endeth the season! There can be only one…
October 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Grand Final: COLLINGWOOD V GEELONG MCG Saturday Afternoon by Paul Thomson Whilst the AFL heavies determined whether to leave the Meatloaf out in the rain, the rest of us were hoping that maybe the words of 70s classic ‘Macarthur Park’ would inspire action. True to form Meatloaf, imitated the cake and went off in the [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – Revelling in the glory
October 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been lucky enough to watch Manly play in six grand finals, and even luckier to experience them winning three. I love them all for different reasons, and the Sea Eagles’ 24-10 victory over the New Zealand Warriors is no different. It had all the qualities that we celebrate the game of rugby league for, [Read more]
226 to 2
October 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A 226 to 2 flogging would seem to be a weird choice as your most treasured sporting memory, most sane people would take a premiership or perhaps a chanceless century, but for me i’ll take the day the mighty Mangoplah Cookadina United Goanna’s under 18s conceded 35 goals at Gummly Gummly Oval. It all [Read more]
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