We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what District players stand in our way, nothing can withstand the power of millions of voices calling for flags. We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics who will only grow louder and more dissonant in [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
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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]
Peter Daicos: The Top 35 (in chronological order)
July 14, 2011 by 35 Comments
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:
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