Friday night games don’t thrill me the way they should. It’s a rush to get there, if your team loses then your weekend is doomed, the game is delayed on the box, and, as a park footballer in my twilight years, attending a match is probably not the ideal preparation. Especially a match like this [Read more]
From Matt Zurbo
July 2, 2011 by 5 Comments
Readers, I am addicted to football. I am broke because of it. My body’s a mess because of it. I damn well love it. As do millions. I wrote the Community Cup piece in haste, and bad mood. And painfully regret it. It IS a great day, for a worthy cause, that many [Read more]
Harms on the intriguing Zurbo situation
July 2, 2011 by 44 Comments
From John Harms (this all happened last night, as Andy Murray was falling apart, before any knowledge of The Age publishing an excerpt of Matt Zurbo’s piece): I have removed Matt Zurbo’s piece ‘Grass Roots Hype’ from this site. I regret that I felt I had to do that. However, the piece was also [Read more]
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND XV
July 1, 2011 by 3 Comments
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Players v Sepp Demetriou saga rolls on with no end in sight. If the passion and turn out at Crown the other night is any indication, the Players are in for the long haul. Words such as fair & equitable, [Read more]
Chasing the Bush Premiership VII
July 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A 53 point half time lead would be translated to a win right? Last Saturday was one of the most bizarre games of football I’ve ever played in. Despite my shaky form, I stayed in the senior side for another week. After getting over the top side seven days earlier, we were due to battle [Read more]
Crio’s Racing: Moonee Valley
July 1, 2011 by 11 Comments
We’re back at the Valley again this Saturday. It’s rarely been a happy punting ground for me. But then, as I’ve noted elsewhere, I’ve inherited a tendency to look for the traditional “bookies’ chances” and there is a suspicion that they don’t exist in Moonee Ponds.
Round 15 Blog
July 1, 2011 by 28 Comments
Last week’s result’s threw open some positions in the top eight, making several of this week’s games crucial. I.E: tonight under the roof. The Dogs will still be hoping finals, while the Dees will be thinking a win here could help the cause considerably. Richmond and Carlton now has added urgency for both clubs after disappointing losses. [Read more]
Last Saturday at Visy Park
July 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
North Ballarat and the Bullants did battle last Saturday at Visy Park and Shane Goss was there to catch the action. North Melbourne listed Cruize Garlett is wrapped up by Carlton AFL rookie listed player Jaryd Cachia.
A team from Berrigan and surrounding areas
July 1, 2011 by 12 Comments
An attempt to pick a side of players from around the area, much of which is now in the Picola League. I have wanted a side of players drawn from Berrigan, Finley, Tocumwal, and Jerilderie, and i’ll add Barooga, but i’m a few players down. If you cross the Murray you can have players from [Read more]
11 and 0 – Doubts remain for some.
July 1, 2011 by 8 Comments
A 41 point victory over the Geelong VFL team on Saturday has seen Port Melbourne emulate its opponents “big brother’s” perfect start to the season. Standout efforts for the home team included 10 goals from the dynamic duo of Rose & Galea and a fine performance from Tristan Francis in only his second senior game. [Read more]
A Prescient Heading
July 1, 2011 by 2 Comments
I am currently doing some footy research and have just found an article headed “Tarrant Could Go To Full Back” Above the main heading is a sort of subheading that reads Team Placing puzzles Magpies. What is interesting about this article is that is not from the Herald Sun of 2006 as Colliingwood pondered what [Read more]
Sean Wight
July 1, 2011 by 6 Comments
by David Bridie sean wight yes he was indeed great ,our Scot. Yet he was always called Irish. proof that the Scots carry much of Ireland in them. The Protestant/Catholic divide between Hibernians and Hearts in Edinburgh was as large as the animosity in an Orange march in Derry Sean Wight gave us [Read more]
One Hundred Years Ago: Round 9, 17th June, 1911
June 30, 2011 by 5 Comments
The Saturday of round nine dawned fine and still, a rare occurrence in the June of this particular year. But the effect of recent rain on the football grounds of Melbourne was plain for all to see. This round of games would be played on quagmires. The Lake Oval handled the wet better than [Read more]
Paul Kelly, Footy and the Almanac
June 30, 2011 by 8 Comments
Paul Kelly is God – got it. Or at least the Australian version of God. For me. My Australian God. Of course I have American gods – Dylan and Springsteen. And a Brazilian God – Paolo Coelho. Enough already. So I am a polytheist, and these are the people who remind me about what is [Read more]
blood and innards
June 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It was midsummer this week in Sweden. Haiku Bob spent the weekend at the family’s summer house north of Stockholm on an island called Vätö. Beautiful spot. Went on a fishing expedition while the Pies and Swans slugged it out. The Pies got the points and we brought home the herring (about 60 0f them!)
DA’s Clue of the Round (15)
June 29, 2011 by 3 Comments
DA’s Clue of the Round (15) Time to consider the AFL commentary box – both TV and radio, both primary callers and special comments across all networks. We deliver six clues here, then six new clues on Friday, over at the DA blog (http://davidastle.com/). See how you fare with the dozen. So, just toying with [Read more]
Collingwood: a youthful obsession
June 29, 2011 by 8 Comments
by Brian Nankervis It’s the twenty-eight minute mark of the final quarter in the 1970 Grand Final. Alex Jesaulenko gathers the ball and snaps an amazing goal. All around us, cocky Carlton fans erupt in a nauseating display of pathetic barracking. The dazed Collingwood army turns even whiter with shock, horror and disbelief. Something [Read more]
A novel idea
June 29, 2011 by 3 Comments
by Sam Steele As the handsomely remunerated executives of the AFL turn their attention to the complexities of the 2012 draw, here’s a novel suggestion for nothing. What about restoring the tradition of Saturday afternoon at the MCG to its former glory? One of the things that my recent “Drouin Transfer” has made [Read more]
Sat’dy footy 02/07/2011
June 29, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Chris Riordan Most of us love to browse the suburban and country footy results in Sunday’s paper. Some even start to barrack for towns or grounds they’ve never visited. I tend to scour the main metro leagues and the SANFL and WAFL (when printed!). Others prefer their Ammos or juniors or various regional [Read more]
Two on a couch
June 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
by The Piesimist We were three on the couch, ready to watch the game. ‘Looks like Lou, Bobby and Jack’ I said, recalling long-past Thursday culture. ‘No, looks more like Larry, Curley and Mo’, said JR. Suzy just looked at us with that mixture of pity, disgust and despair that [Read more]
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