“List management” We all know what it means. And most of us understand that you have to give to get. Who do you want for your side and what are you prepared to pay?
My Magpies refuse to die but almost kill me in the process
September 25, 2011 by 9 Comments
Furious!!! Would be a good word to describe how I felt by half time. Crap!!! Would be a good word to describe how we were playing. Fierce!!! Would be a good word to describe how they were playing, and gob-smacked!!! Pretty much summarizes how I felt by the end of it all.
The 1993 waiting room
September 25, 2011 by 7 Comments
For Vin Maskell, Grand Finals meant something different after 1993 I haven’t missed the start of the big game since 1977, when the Grand Final was first televised direct. For a few years it was a time for old school mates to get together. Then it became a time for old school mates [Read more]
Best Night Ever.
September 25, 2011 by 6 Comments
A few years ago we met a family from Zimbabwe who had started going to our church at Rosanna. The father, MT, was studying at Latrobe University. MT and Rhee, like us, have three young kids and so we invited them over for a meal. Our three children James, Thomas and Ben loved running around [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – On the road
September 24, 2011 by 1 Comment
We are under immense pressure to perfect what shapes as a great game. We are in the trusted Commodore heading north. The only friend of the driver is the ABC radio and the pressure is from my obsessive goal to hit Miriam Vale at half-time to have the finest road food in Queensland –possibly Australia [Read more]
The willing and the wounded weave a way to the big day
September 24, 2011 by 9 Comments
escapology n. methods and technique of escaping esp. from captivity, confinement in box etc. Yes, this was a great escape for the Pies, and we make it through to the finale by the skin of our teeth. The record volume of FPS email traffic pre-match said a lot about the excitement [Read more]
My first running race
September 24, 2011 by 1 Comment
I remember I entered my first and ever running race when I was just five years of age. I was with my school St. Mary’s Primary at Monivae College oval and I was wearing a yellow t-shirt to represent that I belonged to Loreto, a sports house. I felt excited because I was only [Read more]
These are the days of our lives
September 24, 2011 by 1 Comment
Days of Our Lives Episode 1 – Two weeks ago – An Auto Repair shop on Moorabin Road “Geez Ross you’ve really run this one into the ground. The front end’s stuffed and needs a complete new suspension. Why didn’t you bring it in for a service every 10,000K’s like I told you?” [Read more]
Football and Music Part II (Finals Music)
September 24, 2011 by 7 Comments
Music is a funny thing when laced with footy. When we won the flag two years ago and they finally shut the club rooms, most of us broke into the old weatherboard hall we use as changing rooms. An oil drum fire out front, five utes backed into a circle, the same [Read more]
Pies v Hawks Discussion
September 23, 2011 by 32 Comments
If eagle trumps seagull, does Hawk trump Magpie? Collingwood have been dominant in defence of their flag. But we all know about the Magpies in September. Do Hawthorn outswoop them? Or will form prevail? Let ‘er rip.
A shotgun would scare a seagull
September 23, 2011 by 4 Comments
By Andy Bellairs So the MCC are turning to carnivorous eagles to fix their ever-increasing problem with seagulls. It is about time they did something, but surely there are other options. The boys at the Rich Avon cricket club had the solution years ago – and it didn’t include wearing chain-mail gloves and feeding [Read more]
Oscar Judd Debacle
September 23, 2011 by 2 Comments
Gday, Rob McGere here. I’m a freelance construction worker and poet. But that’s not really important right now. I’m also a Carlton supporter. Have been since I was a pup. Don’t talk to me about Carlton not being working class – we were more working-class than Collingwood way back when, and we’re definitely more blue [Read more]
Footy Couples
September 23, 2011 by 14 Comments
Ever thought about the women behind the men who play the game?…yes I’m talking about our beloved AFL players and their WAGS. There are so many lovely couples to choose from. Some, glamorous and others who just seem very loved up and make you go “awww!” when you see twitter pictures they post. These important [Read more]
Cheap Tickets
September 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Cheap Footy Tickets (x2) – Cats V Eagles Saturday Bay Q34, Row L, Seats 17 & 18 Top deck of Ponsford stand behind the goals – city end. RRP $100+ each Will do the TWO for $130.00 or best offer Can be collected on day at ground. Call Rod 0439 011 [Read more]
THE PRE WRAP – FINALS ROUND III
September 23, 2011 by 3 Comments
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Coaches Carousel has nearly spun itself to Ayres Rock and back. The Charddies have gone for Brenton Sanderson. Or as The City of Churches’ Addy put it – The Sandman Cometh. (Ernie Siggley still on on Thursday nights over there Wrap? [Read more]
Crio’s Racing: It’s Show Time!
September 23, 2011 by 8 Comments
Caulfield gets an “extra” meeting this year and I’ve finally realised that the Rupert Clarke Stakes is in fact the modern incarnation of the Invitation/Show Day/Marlboro/EatWellLiveWell etc that was for some time run on the public holiday we have subsequently lost. It has always been a good race – and, yes, the Show starts this [Read more]
Sal’s Tips: Penultimate Preliminary Round
September 23, 2011 by 3 Comments
Greetings to all! The finals charade is over and once again the top 4 teams fight for their place in the Grand Final, whilst I lament the Blues defeat it is right that only rarely do we see one of the 5th to 8th ranked sides get through to the incorrectly monikered Preliminary Finals (Surely [Read more]
AFL Preliminary and Grand Final weather
September 22, 2011 by 2 Comments
By Brett Dutschke Despite Melbourne’s warm and windy weather today, cooler but calmer conditions are likely for this weekend’s AFL Preliminary Finals and also the following weekend’s Grand Final, according to weatherzone.com.au. “This weekend’s Preliminary Finals will be played in cool, but fairly gentle southwesterly winds. Showers are highly unlikely during either game. If there [Read more]
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