Pubs, clubs and hubs across the city have been brimming with chatter about what the sub rule has brought to season 2011. So far it seems that games will often come down to the kind of last-man-standing contest, where kicks ‘down the line’ to the players who ‘don’t get any shorter’ which cause folk to [Read more]
The Poet Laureate of Old Fitzroy
April 14, 2011 by 16 Comments
Old Fitzroy, club and suburb, are long gone, except in the memories of those who played there or grew up amongst its pokey houses and grimy streets. One person who pops up in reminisces about those days and times is Norm Byron, who played a couple of games for the Maroons back in 1918. But [Read more]
Port no match for the Cats at Kardinia
April 13, 2011 by 12 Comments
Sunday afternoon. I am in the position; the same position I’ve been in for almost a fortnight. In bed, leg up. I have a maroon plaster cast from toe-to knee. I am feeling very Queensland and very Fred Flintstone. And pretty sore. A bowtie-wearing surgeon has put my right foot back together. He is a [Read more]
Time for a change, Andrew
April 13, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Bob Utber After spending an enthralling 10 hours (yes, I watched the replay just in case!) watching the final round of The Masters at Augusta I believe that Andrew Demetriou must make some urgent changes to this year’s Grand Final. We already have one momentous change playing the big game in October but I [Read more]
WHITEFRIARS OLD COLLEGIANS CELEBRATE 25 YEARS
April 13, 2011 by 23 Comments
He made his way towards our table dodging through the bustling gathering of blokes all cheerfully engaged in conversation about footy and old school day memories. “Choofer!” We called out his nickname. “G’day Choof” He shook hands with us, smiling like a bloke who’d just backed a long shot. G’days were swapped around. He took [Read more]
A rivalry for the ages
April 13, 2011 by 4 Comments
by Jake Stevens With so much talk about the Collingwood & Carlton rivalry this week, Richmond & Collingwood and Carlton & Essendon next week, it reminds me of, in my opinion, the most thrilling and closely contested match-ups of recent times. Ah the memories! It was the 2nd September 2005 and West Coast was playing [Read more]
Enough is enough! Boycott the AFL website!
April 12, 2011 by 16 Comments
by Rick Newbery I know cyberspace is supposed to be infinite but that doesn’t excuse the wanton waste of it. And that is precisely what the AFL continues to do. I am sick and tired of losing use of my net connection for five or ten minutes while the bloated AFL site loads. It [Read more]
Rain in Tasmania, but training might still be on
April 12, 2011 by 23 Comments
I’d spent two days in Hobart drinking with a mate who has nothing to do with football or the bush, which was great. By the second day, though, I was champing to get back to the mountains and hard work. To the rhythm of small waves from every ute I pass and the chubby clucks [Read more]
Jermaine’s story
April 12, 2011 by 4 Comments
by Tavis Perry Last Friday was a really proud day for myself and the people of Galiwinku. Jermaine Wunungmurra, who had literally just celebrated his 18th birthday, had made the plunge and moved from one of the remotest communities in Australia, to Melbourne. Old Carey, who have been one of the shining lights in the [Read more]
Three out four ain’t bad in Round 1
April 12, 2011 by 1 Comment
Williamstown CYMS Round 1 Review by Dene Macleod 4 matches, 3 wins, with just the Ressies going down on the weekend. The Seniors had a terrific win against Parkdale, in what was an intense and brutal match. Watching it made you glad to be on the sidelines, with the final injury tally being 2 x [Read more]
Crio’s Q: WHEN IS WINNING NOT LOSING
April 11, 2011 by 14 Comments
…or is “winning is not the most important thing, it is the only thing” still a sporting maxim? We wedged in to the TAB at Docklands on Saturday to join the throng cheering home Black Caviar. “What about Haylist’s run”, most concurred, as they had with Crystal Lily’s gallantry behind the mighty mare in recent [Read more]
YOU’LL FEEL BETTER ON SWISS
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The omens look good for Richmond. Cyril Rioli is missing from the Hawthorn line-up after his best afield performance against Melbourne for an indiscretion that cost him a week on the sidelines. Buddy Franklin was restricted to some kick-to-kick in runners at training on Thursday night with rumours rife of an ankle injury. Luke Hodge [Read more]
The View From Shepparton: Rd 3
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It is easy to descend into gloom as a gap appears between the top and bottom teams even this early into the season, but perhaps instead one should celebrate the fact that the top teams are playing really good footy and it is up to other teams to lift their game. I really enjoyed the [Read more]
THE WRAP – ROUND III
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WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. It was another Cakewalk for The Good Old Collingwoods on Friday night as TRP delivered a reality check to The Bluebaggers in front of 88,181 fans to remain astride The Competition Table. The Bulldogs became the latest beneficiary of the Appalling Football Leagues [Read more]
CATS FAR TOO GOOD FOR POWER
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GEELONG easily accounted for Port Adelaide in their first Skilled Stadium home game for 2011. Max Rooke made a lap of honour around the ground to huge cheers before the Cats ran out to a guard of honour of past greats. The first quarter was a bit scrappy in very windy conditions, the Cats though in front by seven points at the change. They struggled again in the five minutes following but from that point on slammed the gate shut on the Power, booting four unanswered goals to lead by twenty-nine points at half time. The third quarter bordered on a procession for the first ten minutes, the Cats putting paid to any suggestions of a Power come-back. The boys from Alberton did however kick three in a row to finish the quarter forty-three down. Dam Menzel kicked the opener to a huge reception, but that was nothing compared to the cheers Allen Christensen got when he kicked his maiden AFL goal. In the end the Cats, as predicted, were simply too good for Port Adelaide, winners by just under eighty points.
FPS Report- Rd 3: Collingwood V Carlton 8 April 2011
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By Paul Harkin Can there be a better prelude to a game than to unfurl the premiership flag from the previous season? I don’t think so. The ceremony was handled tastefully. No overhype, but enough to show the football world who is the current boss. The sight of Lou Richards and other legends of the [Read more]
We’re in the Dark (Where’s that light switch).
April 11, 2011 by 2 Comments
Two banners to start the game: Saints – Loyal and Brave, A Sight to Behold, 200 for Nick Reiwoldt, Good as Gold. Bombers: Saints Taking Art Classes, Certainly know how to draw. And it’s on. When the teams run through the banner, they play the St.Kilda song twice. I think wistfully it’s because we’re unlikely [Read more]
Four ponderings and a conjectural (the State of the Game)
April 11, 2011 by 7 Comments
Footy seems to have changed in 2011, and at this early stage it seems mostly for the better. I don’t just say that because this year the Eagles look worthy of holding a spot in the top 16, but it helps. Saturday night’s game between West Coast and Sydney was a thoroughly engaging and entertaining [Read more]
Masters Tension Evokes Memeories
April 11, 2011 by 4 Comments
Memories are funny things. They can flicker at the edge of your mind like a light bulb in the cellar. Others shine stronger than the brightest star in the sky, special moments that take your breath away out of sheer horror or sheer joy. One of the brightest memories I have occurred in April 1996. [Read more]
Magpies and Blues Share the Love, But Not The Points
April 11, 2011 by 9 Comments
To listen to some media hype is to believe that when the clans of Carlton and Collingwood gather for contest, ruckus melee and mayhem are assured. That the bays of the MCG will resemble King St on a bad night. That riot police are on standby. This is of course a nonsense. It is one [Read more]
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