“Footy’s on, footy’s here again, back to greet me like an old friend”. Oh how true that is Champs! I’ve been to three live games over the first two weeks at the MCG, with a total margin of 1 point. Its great to have the game back in my weekly life. The G is a [Read more]
Aker-mania comes to town
April 5, 2011 by 4 Comments
Aker-mania came to Hobart on the weekend. A ground record crowd of 8,400 turned up see Aker debut for the Glenorchy Magpies at KGV Oval against reigning TFL premiers, Clarence on Saturday evening in the season opener. For the demographically and statistically inclined, that’s around 4% of Hobart’s population or 1.6% of Tassie’s total populace. [Read more]
On borrowed time
April 5, 2011 by 4 Comments
By Ged McMahon Housesitting can be an odd experience. While it can be fun, there always seems to be a voice in your head telling you not to make yourself too comfortable––you don’t belong here. On Friday I started housesitting. The place is huge. The shower is about the size of my entire bathroom. On [Read more]
Crio’s Q: Regrets at Sunset
April 5, 2011 by 56 Comments
If, as the AFL dreamt, the rising Sun brought a new audience to footy’s coverage, at some stage those watchers must, like Karmichael Hunt and other notables, have questioned – Was this such a good idea? As inglorious debuts go, team and stars “smoked it”. Saturday night’s debacle would take some beating. Perhaps “the grass [Read more]
Ball bounces and pea blows for Sydney in a tight one
April 4, 2011 by 2 Comments
Michael Symonds never gave me much reason to leap out of my seat. That’s not a knock on the West Aussie half-forward flanker, but with contemporaries like Hird, Lloyd, Long, Bewick et al, there were others that we could rely upon for the spectacular. But when his banana/checkside/boomerang goal at the Bradman Stand end sailed [Read more]
How The Footy Almanac saved football
April 4, 2011 by 46 Comments
The Footy Almanac has saved football. The Richmond footy club almost saved footy a few years ago, but here at the Almanac we’ve done it properly. The Tiges almost saved footy when they lost to Geelong by 157 points one Sunday evening in May, 2007. At a time when the Swans and West Coast had [Read more]
The View From Shepparton: Rd. 2
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I have a range of emotions regarding the Queensland sides. I feel dire despair that they are going to do the code more harm than good up in Queensland this year unless they become more competitive. On the other hand the old “Bears” were hopeless for years as they were getting established. Unfortunately, even since [Read more]
Almanac Golf: Tony Ongarello and the WAGS Dinner
April 4, 2011 by 6 Comments
John Harms met Tony Ongarello under unusual circumstances – during a dinner at Metropolitan Golf Club.
THE WRAP – ROUND II
April 4, 2011 by 7 Comments
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. On Friday night The Tigers showed The Culture Club and the rest of The Competition they are on the prowl again. On Saturday The Mighty Magpies showed North and the rest of The Competition exactly where the bench mark for Season 2011 lay. [Read more]
Chappy’s 200th Game
April 4, 2011 by 1 Comment
Round Two Fremantle V Geelong Subiaco Saturday April 2 2011 The footy talk all week has centred on concussion. So much so it’s given me a headache to rival the one Joel Selwood copped courtesy of Farren Ray’s hip last week. The media speculate all week: Will Selwood play? Much as I love having him [Read more]
I’ve Waited a Long Time for This
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Round One, Friday night, March 25. Geelong v StKilda, MCG I’ve been waiting 38 years for this game, that being the length of time since I last lived in Victoria for a footy season. That long absence has not diminished my love for the Cats, if anything it has reinforced and enhanced it but I [Read more]
1946 Marrawah v Richmond Cubs
April 4, 2011 by 5 Comments
Extract from ‘The Circular Head Chronicle in 1946. Circular Head is centred around Smithton in north west Tasmania and to the west is Marrawah (pronounced Marra war by the locals) Was this the beginning of a pattern for the Tigers?
Tough Going for Waaia, North and Suns
April 4, 2011 by 3 Comments
The long wait was finally over. Everyone was looking forward to this moment. This would shape the whole football season. Waaia v Katunga, the two biggest rivals in Picola District footy were going head to head in the season opener. The routine of getting ready for the footy on a Saturday morning had come back [Read more]
Cats Purr While The Dog Barks
April 4, 2011 by 15 Comments
By Katherine Giese Fremantle vs. Geelong – Round 2, 2011 (Saturday 2nd April) There was an ominous feeling in the air at my place. The impending arrival of my family, to tut-tut at my badly behaved dog, Mixie (I like to think of her as effervescent…maybe exuberant), and judge me on my housekeeping, was weighing [Read more]
Richo
April 3, 2011 by 4 Comments
Matty Richardson is known to the people on the ridge. To every one of us. When he was in his prime – fast, unstoppable, winning matches, splitting packs, dominating the air- one of the kids from up here got cancer. Denis was the oldest of six, from a battler’s family, up in the cold drizzle [Read more]
KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY
April 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY It was billed as the clash between the formidable Riewoldt cousins; Nick for St. Kilda and Jack for Richmond. Established superstar Nick opposed to speeding comet Jack. While nobody expects Richmond to seriously challenge St. Kilda tonight, there is an intriguing subplot as to who will have the most influence [Read more]
FP Report: Round 2 vs North
April 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
By Paul (Stork) O’Connell Other than last week, I can’t recall walking to a game feeling so supremely confident of winning. It turned out to be like Round 1 except this time we won by an additional 2 goals to take our percentage well above 200. Sitting next to Steve our fearless FP chairman, I [Read more]
Season Preview 2011
April 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Lachlan Walmsley I know many of you have been looking forward to this like Thomas Muster looks forward to clay court season and blondes. Firstly remember that the season preview is prepared on the absurd notion that no sides get injuries. To illustrate this point, if Brendon Goddard or Joel Selwood play all year, [Read more]
Saints Treading Water?
April 2, 2011 by 8 Comments
It was difficult to look at this contest without the weight of preconceptions. St Kilda have dominated the Tigers for a long time. Thirteen straight wins will tend to create an air of inevitability in the process. And the Saints are all about process. The events of round one did little to dispel such impressions. [Read more]
Hungover
April 2, 2011 by 2 Comments
For those St.Kilda fans that have pulled themselves up by their bootstraps, and come to the MCG for the last 2 weeks, it continues to be a place of pain and regret. We haven’t won a major game there in 5 games: first grand final, second grand final, preliminary NAB against Essendon, a loss [Read more]
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