1. 1981 Round 10 vs. Richmond, Victoria Park After showing promise as a centreman, Tom Hafey swung Daicos forward in 1981. The results were phenomenal: 76 goals, including a bag of 9 against the reigning premiers on this occasion at Victoria Park. In this memorable passage of play, he utterly embarrasses two charging Richmond [Read more]
FOR THE OLD COACHES
July 14, 2011 by 1 Comment
I look at all our coaches nowadays And listen to them holding forth post-game: The stream of phrases, sausages, all the same, Ground up, churned out, consumable clichés. Where are the masters of the pithy phrase Whose wisdom, wit – and frequent lack of shame! – Brought World of Sport and Football Inquest fame? The [Read more]
Footy Almanac Race Day
July 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dress code neat casual. Shirt with collar. No denim (pending discussions).
Marketing the death of state of origin
July 14, 2011 by 8 Comments
by Luke Morris. Remember watching Paul Salmon tap to team-mate Robert Harvey? Or Brad Johnson kicking long to Glen Archer? How about Chris Grant handballing to the run of Anthony Stevens? This was State of Origin football and it gave us the best players on the same field. Champions of the game united in [Read more]
I loved beating Geelong on Friday night but one thing kept bugging me
July 14, 2011 by 8 Comments
By Mark Simms I wish they wouldn’t call Subiaco Oval ‘Patterson’s Stadium’. It hurts. At the beginning of the season, I thought I might be able to ignore it, and concentrate on the money for ‘grass roots footy’- an evocative phrase- but I’m struggling. I’ve been thinking about why it hurts. Why do I feel [Read more]
Rotunda in the West, 28th July
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Is disliking Collingwood bad?
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Every major league in the world has them. The team that is literally black and white (sic). You love or hate them. Manchester United and New York Yankees spring to mind. But I have a notion that all we do is provide the fuel that fans the flames to drive the boilers of these great [Read more]
One Hundred Years Ago: Round 11, 1st July, 1911
July 14, 2011 by 12 Comments
A long time after 1911, a young Bob Dylan sang “when you got nothin’ you got nothin’ to lose”, as a young man would. There’s no evidence Bob had ever heard of Collingwood when he wrote that line, but it pretty well explains much of the motivation behind the founding of the Collingwood Football Club, [Read more]
Football fact 1,000,000,072: Guy McKenna was tops!
July 13, 2011 by 8 Comments
by Matt Zurbo Not enough people give backmen their due. We get all wooden over anything with the name Ablett in it. Hell, if Dick Smith wants to keep us buying Aussie, he should brand Ablett soup! There have been songs written about Carey and Lockett. We all know how grouse Judd is! What a [Read more]
The Munster boys of Melbourne
July 13, 2011 by 2 Comments
Troy Thompson has uncovered a very interesting article which appeared on the Irish Central website this week. It recalls 1843 Melbourne and a couple of very significant games of hurling. Check it out at the link below and then add your comments below. LINK: The Munster boys of Melbourne
Allan Jeans: he frightened, he inspired
July 13, 2011 by 8 Comments
By Sasha Lennon This morning, I was saddened to hear of the passing of Allan Jeans. There are lots of ‘Yabby’ stories, one of the best being the time he made a rather arrogant Robert DiPierdomenico cry during a half-time address. The Hawks were down but not out and apparently a boisterous ‘Dipper’ was [Read more]
Sports Radio
July 13, 2011 by 4 Comments
by Peter Edwards Inspired by a comment johnharms made on a haiku bob post. “HB, WE were listening to this {Pies/Roos mis-match} from Keith to Dimboola. That was three hours. The haiku version of 18.4 seconds offers more.” I relate. In every way. And it brought back memories. When I’m on the road, my [Read more]
Remembering Allan Jeans
July 13, 2011 by 14 Comments
Allan Jeans was a terrific character. He had some great lines not the least of which was that Gary Ayres was “a good driver in heavy traffic”. A natural leader, he influenced many lives, young and old, footballers and others. Tell us your Yabby story:
Sat’dy Footy – 16 July
July 13, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Chris Riordan The biggest story in suburban footy this week surrounds Wayne Carey’s nomination to play in the EDFL with reigning Premiers (and his nephew’s team) the Marby Lions. I’m at the keyboard early in the week, so check for confirmation, but it is understood that he may run out for this Saturday’s [Read more]
The end of the level playing field?
July 13, 2011 by 13 Comments
by Sam Steele Caroline Wilson beat me to the jump yesterday with her article about the growing gap between the haves and have-nots. But my concern about this issue was sparked about a month ago by the massive contrast in the approach taken by the Melbourne and Collingwood in the lead-up to the [Read more]
Family and Footy Allegiances
July 13, 2011 by 20 Comments
By rights I should be a Lion’s follower. My grandfather was Keith Parlon, from whom I take my second name. He was a tailor in Best Street Fitzroy. A fine man with a strong sense of civic duty, he was Mayor of Fitzroy, Vice President of Fitzroy Football Club and a Justice of the [Read more]
Event: Laneways of Sport
July 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
THE VICTORIAN BRANCH OF THE LORD’S TAVERNERS INVITES YOU TO TRAVEL THE LANEWAYS OF SPORT AN EVENING WITH TIM AND SAM LANE
Suffering for your art
July 12, 2011 by 5 Comments
by Adam Gruer I took the young fella to the footy on Sunday as part of my efforts to bring him into the Pies family. Young Tom is almost five and this would be his third game of the season, following successful encounters with Port and West Coast. When the FIXEDure came out I [Read more]
one goal blurs
July 12, 2011 by 5 Comments
murky light — the umpire sees a free no-one can old woman knitting — our forward work slowly comes together rain starts — Daisy comes from the clouds winter afternoon — the torpedo punt drops short misty rain — one goal blurs into another hundred points up — the [Read more]
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