Normally I would be writing about my exploits on the local field of dreams, and in the near future I will provide an update on the season. But during the local season I set aside a number of weekends a year to travel around the country to follow the fortunes of the Western Bulldogs. In [Read more]
Daicos
June 27, 2011 by 8 Comments
Peter Daicos played for Collingwood. You can’t help bad luck. He kicked amazing goals, and torps on the run, but did something the likes of which I’ve never seen since, early on, when he played on-ball.
THE WRAP – ROUND XIII
June 27, 2011 by 7 Comments
WHERE LIFE IMITATES SPORT What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Fred Hesse Annihilation scoreboard on Friday night told a grim story as The Box Hill Hawks drove yet another nail in the lid covering the Bambi’s Bombers Experiment. The Dees staked their claim to a Final Eight Place with a convincing win [Read more]
We won….
June 26, 2011 by 7 Comments
Well, Sandringham Zebras won today against Collingwood seconds, and I’ll take that, thanks very much indeed. My last Almanac offering started an email conversation and coaching panel between another Almanacker and Saints supporter and sufferer, DD and myself. He let me know he’s a regular follower of Sandringham, so gets to see the young players [Read more]
A glimpse in to the Kardinia future
June 26, 2011 by 2 Comments
It was with far more interest than usual that I ventured down to Kardinia Park this afternoon with my daughter Emily. For on display was going to be a glimpse into the future of the Geelong Cats. Injury, suspension and fatigue had necessitated seven changes to the team. Normally this would have a catastrophic effect [Read more]
Crio’s Q: Sacked Coaches
June 26, 2011 by 14 Comments
“Woosha” Worsfold was the bookies’ favourite to be the first coach sacked in AFL 2011 but it would seem that markets would need to have been revised! Even “Dead Man” Bailey might yet walk. But it’s that time of the footy season where the deckchairs start to get shuffled.
The crumbs that fall from the AFL table – a response
June 26, 2011 by 11 Comments
One of the issues raised about this concept of increasing funding to “community football’ is that any savings passed onto Clubs from Leagues will be spent on player payments. An interesting response given that some of the $1.25 billion (over 5yrs) will no doubt be used by AFL Clubs to pay for wages. The short [Read more]
Hawks leave Dons in their wake
June 26, 2011 by 3 Comments
You would reckon that when you are playing a side without their centre half forward and their full forward you would be in with a bit of a show, especially as both of these players are out and out champions. And so it was with these thoughts in mind I put on the old Essendon [Read more]
Corowa and Rutherglen provide a team of handy recruits
June 26, 2011 by 16 Comments
This is a side of players from Corowa, Ruthergen, and /or Corowa-Rutherglen who played at the highest level, AFL/VFL. I have left out a numnber of players from the area who did not play for the above listed clubs, including Ross Henshaw and Justin Koschitzke. Any how here we go. B: Stan Hiskins South Melbourne, [Read more]
Crio’s Racing: The No Darwin Blues
June 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It is cold and wet tonight (Th 23/06) here in Melbourne. Miserable. There will be a pitiful betting crowd at Flemington on Saturday…understandably – outside of the Committee Room there are many more comfortable places to watch the races this weekend. Relatively few people bother to go to the main metrop meetings these days, with [Read more]
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND XIV
June 24, 2011 by 2 Comments
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. Hands up those who thought the recidivist Franklin got off lightly with one week? Do you get the impression he would have been a handful of a kid? And what are we going to do about the sling tackle? You have [Read more]
Round 14 Blog
June 24, 2011 by 20 Comments
No Buddy no Hawks? We’ll find out tonight. Have Essendon got the break they badly needed? Richmond v Melbourne is absolutely vital for both teams. Which Melbourne will turn up? The Doggies escape the ash with a few days on the Gold Coast. The Pies travel to Sydney with an imposing record against the Swans [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – Katter’s FNQ position stable thanks to good old rugby league
June 24, 2011 by 6 Comments
When, on Wednesday, Bob Katter rose to his feet in the lower house of the national parliament and defended Johnathan Thurstons, some condemned his actions. They said that Australian politics had fallen to the depths, and that it showed how disgraceful this parliament was. (“The worst in Australian history”). People weren’t of that view in [Read more]
Dees Yo-Yo Continues
June 24, 2011 by 4 Comments
Almost every one of my reports for Dees games open with an excessively kind comment directed towards the MCG, but this wasn’t just any old day. A 6:30 start to the airport to see my brother off to America was the main differential from my average footy-going day. There’s something I love about the Airport [Read more]
Injustice riles the footy fan
June 23, 2011 by 19 Comments
Is there anything that riles the footy fan more than perceived injustice? Just sit in the stands and see the irate supporters vent their spleen at the perception their team “not being given a fair go”. I must admit that I find a similar sense of inequity when it comes to the recent match review [Read more]
Magahertz v Rockdogs is on again
June 23, 2011 by 5 Comments
Maybe it is just the networks I tap into, but I reckon this year’s Community Cup has created more anticipation than in previous years. An event which started in 1997 as a fundraiser for the Sacred Heart Mission, is now a major sporting and social event, with the beneficiary being Reclink. As given on their [Read more]
DA’s Clue of the Round (14)
June 23, 2011 by 9 Comments
Perhaps this pairing is not unique – See what you can unearth in the week. But I’ve discovered one team list Where two current players exist (One just a lanky beginner, His mate a feted flag winner) And each surname can create The surname of the other teammate. (Can you name the club, [Read more]
The barren backyard
June 23, 2011 by 10 Comments
I am standing on the Newtown & Chilwell football ground, looking across the grass to my distant past. I started playing here 40 years ago – not for the red-and-black Eagles, just for fun. A kick of the footy after school at the Elderslie Terrace end of the ground with my neighbour John. Two kids, [Read more]
Will you damn well take the game on you Crows!
June 23, 2011 by 5 Comments
Back. Sideways. Sideways. Back. Sideways. Back. No, it’s not the latest dance craze, nothing as entertaining as that. It’s the pattern of the Crows’ ball movement, the ‘Slow Sherrin Shuffle’, and it’s driving the fans crazy. Exhibit A: last Friday night, second quarter, Docklands. Ben Rutten takes the kick-in after [Read more]
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