This week, in round 16 of the VFL, Box Hill took on reigning premiers North Ballarat at Box Hill. The Roosters finally won the match by 11 points 14.12.96 to Box Hill 13.7.85. Hawk Jordan Lewis played for Box Hill on return from a two week suspension in the AFL and Clinton Young also lined [Read more]
What is a good coach?
July 19, 2011 by 19 Comments
by Chris Riordan I’m back bagging coaches again after Sunday night’s debacle. The question of what makes a good coach, and on what they should be measured, has been prominent since the passing of “Yabby” Jeans. It is a big role at any level. I spoke to a bloke yesterday about his son’s footy experience [Read more]
Football Memories
July 19, 2011 by 5 Comments
We were engaged. Work wise, her heart was tough, leather. I loved her for that. The way she had dreams. In life it was porcelain. I was in love with that, too. With keeping her safe. I had only ever taken her to one match, when I was still in the bush. [Read more]
THE WRAP – ROUND XVII
July 18, 2011 by 12 Comments
WHERE LIFE IMITATES SPORT What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Not The Brisbane Bombers came from behind to keep Coach Craig at the top of the leader board over in the City of Churches. The Sainters honoured Yabby’s memory with a solid win against The Coasters. Collingwood Upheld The Magpies’ Name to [Read more]
New Footy Almanac tag line
July 18, 2011 by 23 Comments
G’day Folks We are trying to find a ripper tag line for the website. The one we have (“the AFL season one game at a time”) is terrific for the book, but doesn’t really work for the website, which is about a lot more than that. We have set up a poll. Please cast [Read more]
Floreat Pica Society Report – Carlton vs Collingwood, Round 17, Saturday July 16 2.10 p.m. MCG
July 18, 2011 by 3 Comments
Saturday afternoon. Traditional time to attend a footy match. Pies versus Blues, traditional clash with traditional rivals. Only the venue is non Traditional. I am going to the footy with my friend Peter, with whom I have been going to Pies games for seventeen years and my friend Michael. The last time I went to [Read more]
The Good Oil
July 18, 2011 by 4 Comments
Friday – In the Office George: (rings dad) “Are you coming to the game on Saturday?” Phantom: “Yes, I always do.” George: “Any mail at home for me?” Phantom: “Yes.” George: “Can you bring it to the game?” Phantom: “Yes.” George: “Thanks.” (End of conversation – tries to hang up)
Collingwood are annoying
July 18, 2011 by 13 Comments
God, I forgot how annoying playing Collingwood is. I started what I expected to be a nice day, with a late invitation to the dining room at the ‘G. Lucky I was dressed for it & left work early, caught the train in with great expectations. Question: When did Magpie supporters become “gentrified” and take [Read more]
Fast and Furious Life and Football
July 17, 2011 by 4 Comments
I could start this piece and write about St. Kilda (and Hawthorn’s) wonderful premiership coach, mentor and friend, Allan “Yabby” Jeans, 1933-2011. His passing this week has left the world a little colder. He was loved by family, friends and the football world, no matter who you are. I could start this piece with [Read more]
3 Votes to Eddie as Pies find on-field kumbaya
July 17, 2011 by 23 Comments
Those of a non-Collingwood persuasion, which – despite the efforts of sections of the media to imply otherwise – still constitutes the overwhelming majority of the football world, have long become familiar with the Magpies’ desire to dominate the agenda. After all, in the Collingwood world view, it is all about them. But even by [Read more]
Why is it the AFL cannot sort out the advantage rule?
July 17, 2011 by 7 Comments
by Jim Young Yet another episode late in the first quarter to remind everyone of the incompetent folly of the advantage rule as presently administered – a clear free in a marking contest to Geelong, umpire blew the whistle, by which time the ball had spilled to another Geelong player only about a yard [Read more]
Tiger Suit Revisited
July 17, 2011 by 4 Comments
My beautiful sister Mia Harrison valiantly wearing the Tiger suit to Richmond’s 103 point loss to Carlton on Saturday afternoon at the MCG. It is important to note it is nothing short of a miracle Mia allowed me to send this in. Notoriously possessive, having steadfastly ignored the ‘Sharing is Caring’ concept emphasized in kindergarten, [Read more]
Maggies let their football do the talking
July 17, 2011 by 1 Comment
By John Sandy Round 17 Carlton v Collingwood I am someone who believes that you don’t choose your football team but it is something that is given to you at birth. In my case, my father grew up in Clifton Hill within walking distance of Vic Park and so all of his children simply followed [Read more]
The Crows: about as good as tooth-ache
July 16, 2011 by 3 Comments
The pain had subsided. Not completely gone, it was still lingering. Still enough to make me wince, but not enough to force me to stomach the awful aspirin and painkillers that I’d been living off since Monday. I felt better knowing I had gotten through a day without any medication. It meant I was [Read more]
Round 17: Heath Shaw Memorial Blog
July 15, 2011 by 79 Comments
Well, well, well. What can you say! Interesting that they allow Mr Shaw back for finals. Not quite all-guns-blazing from the AFL? Or overkill? And what of the Captain’s position? So, while the headlines roar, we begin the football in Adelaide, previous burial ground of Bomber hopes (can we still call them Bombers without clarification?). [Read more]
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND XVII
July 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. We farewell An Ornament To The Game as Yabby Jeans moves on to Eternal Rest. What’s to be said of him that hasn’t already been said by those closest to him? My Dear Sainted Mother used to say Royce & The Boys [Read more]
Crio’s Racing: Saturday 16/07/2011
July 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
With just 3 Saturdays left in this season, most of the Premierships are already decided. NSW: Nash Rawiller Chris Waller VIC: Luke Nolen P.G. Moody QLD: C. Munce R.L. Heathcote WA: W. Pike N.D.Parnham SA: P. Gatt J.Thompson, Kav and Jolly within 2 of each other! Nationally Peter Snowden has trained the most winners, but [Read more]
Deep inside the Junction Oval scoreboard
July 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
When was the Junction Oval scoreboard built? What is its official name? Who rolls the numbers from inside the scoreboard? How many pulleys and panels are part of the scoreboard? Who is Julia and how old is she? What is the future of the Junction Oval scoreboard? You’ll find the answers to these questions [Read more]
The British Open blog
July 14, 2011 by 26 Comments
Now is not the time to tell you how I got there, but I will later. But I was at Royal St George’s in 1993 to see Norman win The Open. Given the course is on the coast at Sandwich it was a sub-editor’s delight. History and all that. I went to see The open, [Read more]
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