by Yvette Wroby It was a sunnier morning on Saturday when we were preparing for a local VFL game, Sandringham Zebras versus Northern Bullants. Having gone for the first time a fortnight ago, this time we knew what to prepare for. New provisions were our two fold out chairs for comfort, our two [Read more]
Origins of inter-league footy?
July 12, 2011 by 1 Comment
Neil Barter asks: Inter-league footy had to begin somewhere. So does anyone know the earliest year when recorded inter-league footy ever took place? Can anyone go back further than 1954 when the Tallangatta League played the Ovens and King League to raise money for the family of a player who had drownned in the Murray [Read more]
Celtic memories
July 12, 2011 by 14 Comments
by Andrew Else “You can feel the hatred in the air” I can’t say I had ever previously (or ever since) heard this phrase used as a selling point to a sporting event. Clearly I was venturing into unchartered territory. The year was 2004 and I had just commenced the customary post-uni, [Read more]
I don’t like the scarf, Luke…
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by Joseph Walker Remember 2004? The year that Port won? Well, it was the first time two teams that weren’t Victoria-based went head-to-head in a Grand Final. Brisbane were set to win four in a row, an equal record, when Port, the minor Premiers of the past 2 seasons but the crumblers in September, [Read more]
DA’s Clue of the Round (17)
July 12, 2011 by 2 Comments
Crank up the brains, folks. David Astle (http://davidastle.com/) is back to test us. Last week we tripped over Anthony Hudson, whose surname is a river. As a first name, quite a few current players (Lewis, Russell, Gysberts) can claim Jordan as their river. Yet what prominent player, relying on his complete name, is a [Read more]
Daisy Cutter
July 12, 2011 by 5 Comments
By Phil Dimitriadis DAISY CUTTER This term denotes a sense of speed and precision that is both metaphorical and absurd because daisies aren’t allowed to grow on football fields. If they did the studded boots of the forty-four competing players would soon tread on them. Nevertheless, the ‘daisy cutter’ evokes a feeling that a [Read more]
16 Makes Bad Maths
July 12, 2011 by 2 Comments
Last week I ran out for my 500th, under the mountains, which felt right. They wore the rain like a goddamn hat. My home was buried in black clouds, as if there was a ceiling above our match. But, down in the valley, from the east, the weather wasn’t that bad. It’s great [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – Celebrating Darren Lockyer
July 11, 2011 by 8 Comments
Darren Lockyer still has a few games of football left in him, but when he stood on the stage after Queensland’s victory last Wednesday night, the whole of the maroon world paused to listen and to reflect for a moment with him. With humility in his face, he turned to the crowd, and in a [Read more]
The Unfriendly Skies
July 11, 2011 by 5 Comments
Tiger Airways has been grounded indefinitely. Seven weeks ago the tiny budget airline intruded into the airspace of the marauding Bombers and caused them to crash-land. That 16-point Richmond victory in the Dreamtime at the G clash of the sash was the first of five losses in a row for Essendon. But a [Read more]
Thanks Barry and Go Pies!
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Carlton plays Collingwood next week and as a Hawthorn supporter I couldn’t be happier. Against a dispirited North Melbourne, Collingwood reminded us all on Sunday afternoon why the Magpies are the team most likely in 2011. Defeating the Kangaroos by 117 points made even Mick Malthouse look a little embarrassed after the match. And after [Read more]
THE WRAP – ROUND XVI
July 11, 2011 by 10 Comments
WHERE LIFE IMITATES SPORT What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Sleepy Hollow Millionaires blew Top Spot when they let The Eagles jump them in the 1st Half on Friday night. The Hawks did what they had to do against The No Brown No Brisbane Bears, Sydney squandered many chances but still [Read more]
Pies slaughter Roos
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by John Sandy Collingwood v North, ten past one on a Sunday is not your traditional start time. With that I decided to do something a bit different so my 6 year old, Wil, and I spent the morning at the Vic market and State Library before having kick in Birrarung Marr before strolling [Read more]
ADVICE FOR THE PILGRIM
July 11, 2011 by 18 Comments
I have a confession to make. I’ve never actually been to Geelong. I live in the far southern Sydney suburbs, and the closest I have been to the Holy Town is Avalon, en route to games at the G or Etihad. That is about to change.
Floreat Pica Round 16
July 11, 2011 by 9 Comments
As it is “Youth Round” of the Floreat Pica Society and this is my first match report, I decided that I would take my job seriously. I immersed myself in the Collingwood spirit all week (which isn’t that hard if you live in our household). I wore my Collingwood jumper nearly every day this week, [Read more]
The curious charm of empty Etihad
July 11, 2011 by 2 Comments
Interesting creature, the Foxtel Cup. A new competition, it’s a made-for-pay-TV knockout competition between sixteen clubs from the WAFL, the SANFL, the VFL and other state and territory leagues. The fixture has to fit in with clubs’ byes, availability of grounds, and Foxtel programming. That programming also calls for short quarters of about 20 [Read more]
Crio’s Q: ‘Good things beat’
July 11, 2011 by 29 Comments
I need some hope. This AFL Round, whilst interesting, has really just reinforced the fear that it is Collingwood first, daylight second. The gap looks unbreachable. But there are precedents. Ajax, for example. The USSR ice-hockey team! Let’s clutch at straws and give ourselves some hope by remembering some “good things beat”. [Read more]
Gutted
July 10, 2011 by 9 Comments
Collingwood versus North Melbourne Sunday July 10 MCG Poolside, Borneo, club sandwich, beer. Have just listened to the game via the internet. My companion, Handsome Joe, international playboy and Magpie lover, is grinning from ear to ear. I am shattered. Not being at the ‘G is no consolation. One [Read more]
This week I could stand to watch
July 10, 2011 by 1 Comment
After the debacle against Hawthorn a couple of weeks ago and facing the undefeated Geelong the following weekend ,the Partner and I decided to take in the sea air on the coast for a few days. She a born again Geelong supporter was supremely confident, me a Don tragic, was looking forward to the cricket [Read more]
My response to losing – a thought
July 10, 2011 by 6 Comments
Two weeks. Two losses. A rare experience Does not compute. I get all whimsical and agreeable Send text messages to my mates who barrack for the Eagles, Dons. “Well done.” I say. “Your boys played better.” “Good sport.” you might think Nah. I’m just trying to keep the Footy Gods happy.
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