grand final dawn a bit of tightness in my hammys low cloud Cloke’s long drop punt splits the ‘G in half even on this day Stevie J reminds us the ‘G is a playing field half-time at the pub another round of texting lights on [Read more]
A short history of Geelong
October 4, 2011 by 29 Comments
The narrow yet convincing triumph over the Magpie juggernaut in round 8 instilled a belief in Cats fans that Collingwood could do a ‘Devon Loch’. Geelong’s final round devouring of the Pies was surely make-believe. Watching it in Galle, Sri Lanka, I thought it was a fix. And I reckon this anomalous result muddied pre-Grand [Read more]
Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea at Reebok stadium
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by Basil Naimet. It was a return to Reebok stadium for Daniel Sturridge most of the 24,657 fans wished they didn’t experience, scoring two goals and having a hand in another on Sunday when Bolton took on Chelsea. His first goal came in the opening two minutes of play heading a gem from a corner. [Read more]
Geelong ninth best team of all time
October 4, 2011 by 5 Comments
GEELONG is the ninth best side ever according to one email floating around Melbourne. Geelong defeated Collingwood on Saturday to win their third flag in five years. Geelong would be the second best side of the AFL era thus far (1990-2011), with promises of more to come with the likes of Dan Menzel, Nathan Vardy [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – A heartbreaking loss
October 4, 2011 by 1 Comment
I was one mouse click away from being in Sydney for Grand Final day but ultimately had enough stuff in my head telling me not to go. I didn’t and right at the bottom of my heart I now think it was the correct decision. I would have been dead set filthy on myself however [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – The near demise of the McIntyre finals system
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Let me be upfront about this – I don’t like the McIntyre finals system and believe it to be inherently flawed. The potential (as occurred this season) for the opening week finals matches involving sides three to six to be rendered all but moot by the top two sides winning their games is highly irritating. [Read more]
Knowing the Unknowable
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by Sam Steele Twenty minute mark of the 3rd Quarter. Collingwood is five points ahead. I sense they’re going the better. I used to refer to it as the D’Amico Moment, but over the years have renamed it (more chastely) the Matera Moment, the Ellen Moment and the Dew Moment. Here was my big [Read more]
The GF, not quite Doggie or Qld style
October 4, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Mick Jeffrey What a week it has been in football was the opening line to many a Footy Show when a certain president oversaw the Melbourne ratings phenomena. For me it proved there certainly was a first time for everything as this was my first true Grand Final experience from inside the MCG. [Read more]
The Chorus and the Agon: The Blue and White Chorus Played a Role
October 4, 2011 by 3 Comments
by Stephen Alomes At most footy matches, cries of “Ball!”, exclamations about free kicks rightly or wrongly awarded and even Bronx cheers for ‘richly deserved’ points (rather than goals) don’t add up to very much. They allow us to get things off our chests and to play to the peanut gallery, usually [Read more]
The sweetest one of all
October 4, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Marcus Holt I’ve lived in exile in WA since I was 12 but my love for Geelong has never waned. I got a ticket to the 07 Grand Final by Divine intervention. In 08 my number came up in the ballot but I sent my son, The Heir, in my place. In 09 [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – You may not like the teams but you had to like the game they played
October 4, 2011 by 4 Comments
Many-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 d. New Zealand Warriors 10 JJ Leahy If you support a team in any sporting competition, over time you will inevitably develop a pecking order of the other participants from your next favoured to your most disliked. For most supporters of teams other than this years grand [Read more]
Crio’s Q: being right might not be enough
October 3, 2011 by 12 Comments
Kevin Na, previously courting infamy for an extraordinary 16 on a Par4 at the PGA Texas Open earlier this year, may now be shadowed by a darker load after his uncounted “airy” en route to his first PGA tour victory at his 211th try! http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil_ball_golf Whole careers can be remembered for a moment’s madness. Floyd [Read more]
Collingwood v Geelong Grand Final: 01/10/11 – Kathmandu, Nepal
October 3, 2011 by 5 Comments
By Evan Davies Forty-five minutes to the first bounce. 45 (Cameron Ling) minutes to get from one side of Kathmandu to the other. Kathmandu is not a big city, so the distance itself should not be an issue. Kathmandu is, however, a busy, dense and congested city. A city with the population of Melbourne in [Read more]
A Players Victory
October 3, 2011 by 16 Comments
Geelong and Collingwood. A classic case of starting from a similar spot and ending up in very different places. Two communities who in their own ways felt wronged. Who sought approval from others to compensate for a sense of inferiority. Who burned at ambitions thwarted. Two football clubs who came to represent a means of [Read more]
Grand Finals Pt.3: So This Is Christmas…
October 3, 2011 by 12 Comments
It’s 11 am, Saturday morning, the Coodabeens are on the radio. I’ve just got back from cutting a load of wood, and am bouncing off home, getting ready, up here, on the mountain, for the AFL Grand Final, as millions do. Last night I went around to Roland’s pile of corrugated tin he calls a [Read more]
Footy Symmetry
October 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
Shortly after Geelong beat Collingwood in R 24 i commented on a posting, reminiscing back to 1980, my focus being on the First Division of the VFA. That year Coburg finished top of the ladder losing only 2 home and away games, not too dissimilar to Collingwood in the 2011 AFL season. I drew an anology [Read more]
Resilience-The essence of greatness
October 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
By Domenic Favata The one driving force that has enabled Geelong to become known as one of the greatest teams of the modern era is their ability to recover from various hurdles along the way, dating back to the 2005 preliminary final heart break against Sydney. This era of domination has been all but smooth-sailing, [Read more]
An Anniversary to Remember
October 3, 2011 by 1 Comment
This year has changed me. The constant in my life has always been football. Something new, something just as important, dare I even breathe the words, more important, has crept into my every day living. No longer do I live, breathe and eat football. In fact, it is more of a pleasant delicacy that I [Read more]
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