by Glen Davis I barracked for Geelong from 1969 until 1999. In these 30 years i saw some marvellous players. I no longer follow Geelong, or any AFL club for that matter, but with the proliferation of footy on TV i am still fairly up to date with what is happening in the AFL.
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE – footy this Sat’dy
August 10, 2011 by 10 Comments
by Chris Riordan There are some big games on in the ‘burbs this weekend. Sunday will be inked on many fridge calendars. For juniors, it is finals time (good luck Matty on Sunday!). But Sat’dy – the traditional footy day- will still have a store of big battles to draw you from the couch.
Winter Masterpieces
August 9, 2011 by 16 Comments
the good, the not-so-good, and the awful: thoughts on the draw
August 9, 2011 by 18 Comments
by Trevor Blainey a few thoughts on the draw for the Almanac. like a lot of footy tragics i’ve thought about the draw a bit too much. divisions has appeal but i keep getting hung up on things like how after looking at a division based system would you make a fair finals [Read more]
GIGSTUFF 56
August 9, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Andrew Gigacz NEWS OF THE WORLD (no one else uses that title, do they?) Bankrupt nations, stock-markets in freefall, riots across London. You see, this is what happens when we let Collingwood win a premiership. I tried to warn them, but would they listen… ONE vs 100 And let’s not forget that the footy [Read more]
Another successful golf weekend
August 9, 2011 by 3 Comments
by Peter Argent Now of the Eudunda Golf Club calendar for over a decade, The JAK (Jack Knight) golf weekend just keeps getting bigger and better. This celebrates the long time club secretary’s commitment to the community and is a chance for many former Eudunda-ites to catch up. Last weekend at the course [Read more]
My illusion
August 9, 2011 by 3 Comments
The Geelong Football Club has had two rather large wins over the past two weeks, both at Kardinia Park. You could say of the first, against Melbourne, the oldest of rivals, that it had quite an impact. And of the second, against the Gold Coast, that Guy McKenna was lucky to keep his job. (Which [Read more]
Footy at the Lakes (Lake Cargelligo)
August 9, 2011 by 3 Comments
by David Ogilvy When I was at the Bowling club having a quiet drink and keeping dehydration at bay I mentioned to one of my mates the I hadnt got to the footy at Lake Cargelligo this year. After he announced he’d be a starter ( and he has had 50 years of playing and [Read more]
One sided games
August 9, 2011 by 7 Comments
by Dave Nadel There has been much angst this week about one-sided games after the two top teams demolished the two bottom teams (and gee, wasn’t that a surprise). While I agree that a few seasons of one-side games would damage the competition, AFL fans and commentators are once again responding to a short [Read more]
What’s to be made of a 138-point win?
August 9, 2011 by 12 Comments
Collingwood v Port Round 20 Port Adelaide 0.1 1.2 2.2 3.3 (21) Collingwood 6.5 12.12 16.16 23.21 (159) by Andrew Fithall I am really struggling to glean anything of significance from Collingwood’s demolition of Port Power in the rain in Adelaide on Saturday night. As a spectacle it lacked connection. No gravitas. Little emotion. [Read more]
Cadel!
August 8, 2011 by 2 Comments
Cadel! by Oscar O’Brien Year 4A, Gray St Primary, Hamilton, Victoria. Did you hear about Cadel, racing through the Arc de Triomphe? He’s been in and out the papers for round about a month His teammates, friends and family think him a pretty nice bloke Don’t think any Aussie would think him [Read more]
THE WRAP – ROUND XX
August 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
WHERE LIFE IMITATES SPORT What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Sainters shrugged off The Fremantle challenge in such an authoritative way that Students of The Game & Punters alike are rushing to reappraising their forward projections and budget sheets. Dwayne Swann had 37 possessions, nine of them contested, in Carringbush’s dismantling of [Read more]
Power and water make a fizzer.
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I’m in Lorne. Contrary to the weather guru’s best guess, it’s been a fabulous day. We’re sharing the weekend with long-term family friends the Bruces. Between us we’ve got five daughters aged three and under. The day has been spent exploring rockpools on the beach, jumping on trampolines, swinging on swings and searching for fairies [Read more]
Winning Should Mean More
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The afternoon sparkles. For all the talk of gloves and thermal underwear, it’s t-shirt time at Kardinia. A full house, too. Just glorious. I’ve taken a spot high-ish in the Doug Wade Stand. My bum’s on hardwood. My seat number’s stenciled on. Metricon’s pretty flash, but this will always be better.
The Eagle Empire Rolls On
August 8, 2011 by 2 Comments
All hail fellow Argonauts (or should that be Almanauts). Your faithful scribe Peterbus brings you glad news of battles fought on the far western shores of the empire. It is the seventh day of Augustus in the year 2011 AD (Annus Demetrious – for those of you who have forgotten your Horace). Elsewhere in the [Read more]
Crio’s Q: barracking against ‘your’ team
August 7, 2011 by 24 Comments
…or at least not barracking for “your team”. A lifelong Doggies fan, ex-player, sauntered in to our group last Sunday morning. “Watch the game?”, I tentatively inquired (WB v WC) “Yeah”, he began, surprisingly upbeat, “and I had Cox as my Supercoach captain!”. This bugged me. Soon after some swimming was on the TV screens. [Read more]
KICKING A BAG
August 7, 2011 by 6 Comments
ECHUCA EXCERPTS We are still slightly dazed in Echuca concerning Monday’s game. After seeing a junior match on Saturday on the park Oval, no one thought there was any possibility of big scoring on Monday, for the oval was dotted with small lakes .It was a bright move on the part of officials and players [Read more]
No Dream Ending for Swans
August 7, 2011 by 2 Comments
Arms outstretched Adam Goodes plucked the ball from the air to take the mark in the dying seconds before the final siren. Steadying himself he strode forward and snapped out a long kick. A collective breath was drawn as the ball spiraled towards goal. Then forty thousand voices howled out in delight and despair as [Read more]
A beautiful man, a curious crossroad.
August 7, 2011 by 8 Comments
There aren’t many footballers like Cam Mooney. Not afraid to hug and kiss his teammates, and sometimes even his opponents, his tender acceptance of his 2007 Premiership medallion still chokes me up. He is the image of Hamish, the fierce, but loveable rock-tossing friend of William Wallace in the movie Braveheart. In the age of [Read more]
A pilgrimmage
August 7, 2011 by 2 Comments
Richard Naco has visited Geelong and Kardinia Park for the first time, and this is what he observed… It was a sensational day, although my wife told me that I looked like death warmed up when she collected me from Sydney airport at 10:15pm (I’d been up since 2:15 am, and had been away [Read more]
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