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]
US Masters – live
April 11, 2011 by 63 Comments
This is phenomenal. Adam Scott has just lost his second t the 15 th tirght, and Tiger has just hit a half-OK second tot he 18th. A stack of players within one shot of Adam Scott at -11. And a few moe within two! Jason Day just missed from 5 feet at 14. He looked [Read more]
The Essence of the Game
April 11, 2011 by 9 Comments
During the recent discussion about the claim that the substitution rule has saved the game and that the Almanackery (aided by some bountiful Heathcote vines) influenced this development, JTH challenged us to identify the Essence of the Game. I thought I’d open the bowling. There’s potentially a PhD thesis in this, and God knows, it’s [Read more]
The Tribe and The Red and Black Squad look to be the difference
April 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
As the AFL evolves at great speed on the field this season two clubs are exploring a new way to gain an advantage in the crowd. Adelaide and Essendon have created cheering squads whose roles are to generate stadium atmosphere and build an intimidating environment for opposition teams. The squads are an addition [Read more]
Richo is back, and his name is Jack
April 10, 2011 by 1 Comment
I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Hawks pound the Tigers on Saturday night, dishing out a 63 point lesson in all things football. Buddy was at his best, aided by the class of Burgoyne, Sewell, Gibson, Hodge, Ellis, Guerra, Hale and a host of others. The pundits are on the money in predicting a [Read more]
Haiku Bob- Round 3: the height of the moon
April 10, 2011 by 6 Comments
old rivals – the crowd’s roar tossed on the breeze the club legend retired now who won nothing but their hearts* moon and stars – the rovers await Jolly’s tap pockets of snow soon will vanish – Blues purple patch up the ground and back again Swan’s shadow admiring the height of the moon – [Read more]
My Greatest Live Experiences have Occurred in an Arena
April 10, 2011 by 5 Comments
As discovered by Rob Scott. As translated by Google. By Johan Croneman Did you see Carlton v Collingwood yesterday? Great game, a red-hot derby, live on Eurosport. All of Melbourne is said to have stood still. The game is a sort of cross between rugby and football played on an oval field with an oval [Read more]
Country Footy & Radio Can Mix
April 10, 2011 by 4 Comments
I didn’t know what to feel. Excited? Nervous? Comprehensive? Regret, even? I wouldn’t know for a while, so I blocked it out of my head. I had a game of footy to play, against Katamatite, the Tigers, Sam Wright’s home town. I spotted his dad first as I walked to the changerooms, donning a North [Read more]
Collingwood v Carlton: A race against time
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By Domenic Favata It’s Friday, school’s out and the stage of the MCG awaits us as I leave home for the train station. The night is primed to be a good one, as I am joined by four mates (2 Collingwood, 1 Carlton, 2* neutral- including me) who are all anticipating a cracking night of [Read more]
AFL ROUND 3 2011; GEELONG V PORT ADELAIDE; MATCH PREVIEW INCLUDING FINAL TEAM LISTS, TV DETAILS
April 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery GEELONG CATS V PORT ADELAIDE POWER GEELONG has brought back big guns Joel Selwood, Cameron Mooney and Matthew Scarlett for their first proper home match of the season tomorrow. Josh Cowan’s debut will have to wait at least another week as he was named as one of three emergencies. Missing are two injured players in defenders Andrew Mackie (ankle) and David Wojcinski (achilles) while Cameron Guthrie returns to the VFL for a spell. Port Adelaide made two changes, skipper Dom Cassisi the big loss with a medium-term knee injury while Cameron Hitchcock has been dropped. Former Cat Jason Davenport is named on the bench for the Power. FULL MATCH PREVIEW
Not another flag?
April 9, 2011 by 3 Comments
Collingwood v Carlton School. It had been really getting me down. These past 10 weeks have been really… Actually, no, I think you’ve all heard enough about the struggles of my Year 11 life. In fact, school’s been great, the workload is tough but I’m coping fine. The Easter holidays have now begun, but [Read more]
Leather fish bonding
April 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
All you need is one other person and a footy. Is there anything better, other than the game itself, than a bit of kick-to-kick? Eureka Street’s Margaret McCarthy shares her experience at the link below. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=22174 And the “Vin” Margaret refers to in her piece is none other than Almanacker and drop-kick connoisseur Vin Maskell.
AJC Derby – a special day at Randwick
April 8, 2011 by 11 Comments
by Chris Riordan It is not my habit to sneak a midweek look at Webjet, eyeing a throwaway fare to Sydney, but the AJC Derby meeting is on my Australian racing bucket list. Alas, finances determine that I’ll watch the main races, the T.J. Smith and The Derby from a bar at Doglands – dragging [Read more]
James Gilchrist book launch
April 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
If you weren’t lucky enough to be at the launch of Almanacker James Gilchrist’s book, Tortured Tales of a Collingwood Tragic, you can catch James’ launch speech at the link below. Then do yourself a favour and buy the book. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF68JeP8trw
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND III
April 8, 2011 by 7 Comments
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN by John Mosig What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. Home bodies & gardeners are up in arms that their favourite show has had to make way for the Collingwood-Carlton Blockbuster. Handy for the kids of course, but what’s the problem? Doesn’t everyone tape the match, stay away from [Read more]
Legs ‘n’ Leggins
April 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Anne Fedorowytsch The Norwood Football Club has made SANFL history by becoming the first club to launch an exclusive female membership. The move comes off the back of a successful 2010 season under new coach Nathan Bassett where the league side finished runner up in the grand final. So far 80 women have signed [Read more]
A game of two halves
April 8, 2011 by 2 Comments
Hawthorn V Melbourne By Steve Healy The thing that pains me the most (apart from the actual result) about this game is the fact I want to write about it. To be honest it was an insipid performance from the Demons in the second half. We played like the 2008 Demons with a hint of [Read more]
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