Kicking Game. Real Footy. I met Christiano at his home after work. He was covered in dust and stank of sweat. Another day like every other in twenty years on the demolition crew. He hit Billy and hit it and hit it and hit it and hit it and okay, he was ready to leave [Read more]
Tip the Top 8 comp
March 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
Each season Loose Men Charities and The Footy Almanac crew hold a tip the top eight competition. The idea is to select the finishing order (at the end of the home and away season) of the AFL’s top eight. It’s $10 to enter. Half the cash goes to the winner, and half goes to a [Read more]
Hidden gems
March 8, 2011 by 5 Comments
by Dips O’Donnell About twenty years ago I worked for a business called Visy Pack. The Visy Pack factory was next door to Visy Board which was a major part of Richard Pratt’s packaging empire. Visy Pack was situated at the end of Edwards Street in Reservoir just down the road from Edwards Lake. The [Read more]
Venue names
March 8, 2011 by 28 Comments
by Chris Riordan I’ve never been to Anfield – “You’ll Never Walk Alone” – but the hype preceding the EPL clash with ManU rekindled a life’s ambition to visit the Merseyside stadium – and I support neither Club. St. Kilda at Etihad or Arsenal at Emirates doesn’t carry the charm of El Clásico at the [Read more]
In A League of Its Own: Prelim Edition
March 7, 2011 by 4 Comments
Tom’s Weekly Outlook on the A-league After a long season, we are finally at the Grand Final, and after Brisbane emphatically destroyed every team in the competition, it came down to Central Coast and Gold Coast to decide who would take on the title favourites. Central Coast hosted Gold Coast on a beautiful Saturday night [Read more]
Up There Cazaly and The Myth of Icarus
March 7, 2011 by 22 Comments
Phil Dimitriadis presented this paper at the 150 Years of Australian Football Conference: Up There Cazaly and The Myth of Icarus: An exploration into the narrative of freedom and failure in Australian Rules football. This is the abstract. [Interesting – wish I heard it. JTH]
Book Launch: Tortured Tales
March 7, 2011 by 4 Comments
The Cricket Debate Continues
March 7, 2011 by 16 Comments
From: John Kingsmill JTH Don’t want to be a sourpuss but 36 quick responses to your grumpy rave doesn’t suggest a disconnect at all between cricket fans and the CA product. It suggests the complete opposite. Disconnect is not caring at all. Second point. Real cricket people. I have some difficulty with that concept. It [Read more]
First hit-out at The Bridge
March 7, 2011 by 10 Comments
Chasing the elusive bush premiership- PART 2 Thursday night was my first hit-out with my new club, Imperials as we took to the field for an intra-club practice match. The only thing I hate more than a practice match is an intra-club practice match. Playing and competing with your team mates feels very unnatural. Part [Read more]
Almanac Racing: Australian Guineas Day
March 5, 2011 by 5 Comments
The much vaunted Australian Guineas meeting, slated for Saturday in perfect conditions at Flemington, presents an interesting but by no means outstanding card, seemingly sandwiched between the feature Diamond Day from last week and the hyped Super Saturday still to come.
Picture research- what is involved
March 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Roy Hay Last week Les Shorrock, the doyen of Victorian football (soccer) photographers, who worked for Soccer Action and the Age among others, sent me a copy of a picture from his files that he was unable to identify. It showed five players in action, three from one club and two from another. It [Read more]
You are in the Mix
March 4, 2011 by 3 Comments
So, the last time I could bear to write it was the week after the second Grand Final. I’m sorry to say, it still hurts. But let me fill you all in since then: Week one: 4th October The week was rough, we came back from the second Grand final and ripped down all the [Read more]
Olympic Park Report
March 4, 2011 by 3 Comments
It was a fitting end to O Park. The PA didn’t work a couple of times, I couldn’t read my program in the grandstand because the overhead lights above me were broken and it was a disappointingly low crowd. The athletics was good for most of the night, but built to outstanding quality over the [Read more]
Fev: the timely role mode
March 4, 2011 by 5 Comments
All the good ones are going: Martin Pike, Ben Cousins, now Fev. It’s a real shame. Not just for the colour football will now lack, not for the loss of their exquisite skills, but because they were great role models for my neighbour’s child. Real role models, from a real world. You see, someone [Read more]
World Cup: Ireland defeat England
March 3, 2011 by 8 Comments
Take that for the Potato Famine! Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien has scored the fastest century in World Cup history to steer his side from 5-111 to an amazing upset win over the English.
Actually Mate, It’s Soccer
March 3, 2011 by 4 Comments
With the onset of the real football . . . err . . . soccer season (as opposed to that franchise-based circus called the A league), it’s time to revisit the nomenclature debate.
Mathematicians who have kicked on
March 2, 2011 by 35 Comments
March 1 was International Maths Day. And so my mind was turned to Maths. As a Maths-History graduate I am always looking to those Mathematicians who have kicked on, in the hope I might uncover their secrets. I’ll start the discussion by mentioning Melbourne Vixen and Australian netballer Julie Corletto, who is a Maths graduate. [Read more]
Vale Wunghnu Football Club
March 2, 2011 by 17 Comments
by Josh Barnstable I can imagine the downfall and the final game ever played for the Fitzroy Football Club was the one of the saddest days in the VFL/AFL history, for players and supporters of any team. It isn’t right to see a proud club like the Lions, who were around for 100 years having [Read more]
The white Mullock heaps
March 2, 2011 by 4 Comments
Here is your intrepid sports correspondent reporting in from the white Mullock heaps. by George Laslett Just got back from the footy in Coober Pedy where Mimili Falcons (their reserve side); main team Mimili Blue beat Coober Pedy 20:14 to 14:12. We’d better keep practicing. Looks like Ali will have the pictures up soon. Mimili [Read more]
It’s all in the action
March 1, 2011 by 42 Comments
by Chris Riordan The “currant bun” (News-Pictorial) has forensically dissected Nick Riewoldt’s exaggerated goalkicking style, apparently unveiled on Saturday night. By the photos, it is certainly distinctive and has got me thinking about radical or unique actions. Whether it be Andrew Dunkley’s ball drop, Jim Furyk’s backswing or Paul Adams’ contortionist bowling delivery, there are [Read more]
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