I’ve supported the Hawks for 17 years, rain, hail and shine, through the dark days and the bright. Today however is different, today I don’t know who to support. With our insipid rucking display against the Swans, injuries, suspensions and of course North’s recent success against us I added North Melbourne to a four leg [Read more]
The Lions Thai Up a Beer and Slippers Easter Saturday Night by Big Kev Witham
April 14, 2009 by Leave a Comment
One of the problems with not going away at Easter is that your social options are limited on Saturday night. That said, I settled in with some Thai food and a few beers to watch the battle of the exiles, Sydney Swans (aka South Melbourne) versus Brisbane Lions (aka Fitzroy).
Canadian Pyke mounts his challenge
April 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Merryn Sherwood I have to say, I’m already a little bit in love with Mike Pyke. Not just because his name rolls off the tongue so lightly, although that’s part of it, and not just because he is a Canadian international rugby fullback that just through he would give Australian Rules football a go, [Read more]
Power Failure or Costume Malfunction by Ian MacRae
April 12, 2009 by 1 Comment
Life for a footy follower in the West is a little like being on a diet: you only get fed every fortnight. So when at the table, eat more than your fill and store the rest for the coming winter of deprivation. Sound philosophy. That is unless you had a season like 2008. As [Read more]
Cats’ Do Enough Against Wayward Pies by Anthony Jensen
April 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
CATS ASSERT SUPREMACY OVER MAGPIES Anthony Jensen 10 April 2009 GEELONG continued its unbeaten run in season 2009, ending up 27 point winners over near-certain finals contenders Collingwood at the MCG on a clear Thursday night in the opener to this Easter weekend of football. While Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse had hinted otherwise, there [Read more]
Holy Thursday and the Unholy Set Shot by Andrew Fithall
April 10, 2009 by 1 Comment
Mixed marriages can be problematic. Not religious mixes – football. Helen is a Geelong supporter and I am Collingwood. We have four children: two boys and two girls. A numerically well-balanced family. We would like our children to explore various religions and eventually make their own decisions about their beliefs. But football is too important [Read more]
Good Old-fashioned Footy Keeps The Long Room Rocking by Andrew Starkie
April 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Western Bulldogs versus North Melbourne 2.10pm, Sunday, April 5 Melbourne Cricket Ground I invited my mates, Adrian and Glen, into the Long Room for today’s game. Adrian turns the big Four O soon and considers extended celebration necessary for such a milestone. He’s a Yorkshireman right down to his Hull City FC [Read more]
Round 2
April 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment
What with landscaping, church working bees and the like I now find that it is Tuesday and I haven’t yet got together my mish mash of thoughts re round 2. The two stand outs to me were on the one hand Dean Laidley praising his team after their performance against the Bulldogs. How refreshing this [Read more]
Football Denied by Matt Quartermaine
April 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment
West Coast Eagles Vs Port Adelaide Round 2, Subiaco. Sunday afternoon was cleared earlier in the week with the relevant authorities (my partner) so that I could watch the West Coast/Port match down at the local. But the weekend didn’t start well. My 10 year old boy declared he didn’t like football. “It’s [Read more]
Bush Boys Beaten By Heat In Dubai by Rocket Gillett
April 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment
It was more than a truly international clash on football’s latest frontier; it was a classic Bush Boys versus City Slickers encounter. The inaugural Middle East AFL Grand Final pitted the unbeaten Dubai Heat (based in the UAE) against the Muscat Magpies from neighbouring Oman. Dubai is an emerging 21st century megapolis while Muscat is [Read more]
Dees don’t deliver despite dominating early by Steve Healy
April 7, 2009 by 24 Comments
Before the game I checked up. Collingwood and Melbourne had played 221 times, 129 of those of those at the MCG. The Pies had taken the honours 138 times, the Dees 79, and there had been four draws. I wasn’t put off by this stat, I know that Melbourne play well against Collingwood. Collingwood are [Read more]
Broken Hill Outmine the Superdogs by Nick Kossatch
April 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
THE Riverland Superdogs ventured off to Broken Hill for their round one clash against the Masters Australian Over 35’s competition newcomers. Saturday’s twilight fixture was a success for the Silver City-siders as they overran the Dogs in the last quarter by 10 points. Canadian recruit Steve ‘The Puck’ Deighton unfortunately strained his driver in his [Read more]
First match of the coaching season
April 6, 2009 by 3 Comments
We love living across the road from a football ground. Helen and I moved into our current abode 14 years ago. The school football ground was part of the attraction. Many family hours have been spent flying kites, throwing frisbees, kicking footballs, catching lacrosse balls, learning to ride bicycles or just running around. We always [Read more]
Kardinia sojourn a rite of Tiger passage by John Green
April 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I felt it was a necessary part of my 11-year-old’s footy education to take him to see the Tigers play away at Skilled Stadium. After all, where else today can you have the experience of jostling for space on old fashioned concrete terracing and watching an AFL match? Where else can you walk not only [Read more]
Pies Cruise
April 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Tim O’Leary Thankful: adv, act of being grateful for playing Melbourne round 2 and getting the four points. The Collingwood banner exclaimed: “Dedication and Passion: The will to win”. What a pity the Melbourne players read that simple message and took it on board for the first quarter. They played a neat brand [Read more]
Carlton too good at promising new stadium
April 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Carlton versus Brisbane Lions Saturday, April 4 Etihad Stadium by Tony Birch Carlton 3.2 11.5 13.8 18.11 (119) Brisbane Lions 3.3 4.6 10.8 15.10 (100) Goals Carlton: Fevola 5; Murphy 3, Betts 3; Gibbs 2, Cloke 2; Judd, Hadley, Houlihan. Brisbane Lions: Bradshaw 6; Brown 3; Sherman 2, Hooper 2; Johnstone, McGrath. [Read more]
Dogs sneak home by Josh Barnstable
April 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I am excited about this match. The Doggies haven’t beaten North Melbourne since 2005, North having won the last five games. What would normally have been just a normal encounter between these two teams, it was given some extra meaning with the game becoming the “Victorian Services Appreciation Match”, acknowledging the work the Victorian Emergency [Read more]
Again and again and yet again by Cheryl Critchley
April 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
It has taken 10 long days to finally confront the traumatic events of March 26, 2009. Like many others stuck in a bad relationship, the first stage is denial. That didn’t really happen did it? It couldn’t have been that bad. Maybe I’m overreacting. Didn’t they promise never to break our hearts again? Of course [Read more]
Friday night footy from the comfort of home
April 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Josh Barnstable I’m on the computer talking with friends. I am excited. School has finished for two weeks, the footy is back and I’m to play a match on Saturday morning. I’m still talking to friends, oblivious of the time. The computer all of a sudden restarts and I start getting frustrated. But I [Read more]
The Friday Night of Broken Dreams
April 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Adelaide v St Kilda AAMI Stadium, Fri 3 April 2009 by Richard Arrowsmith Friday night. First home game of the season. And all the familiar faces, and sights, and smells, are there. The friendly volunteers at the Seaton High oval are out in force, lined up in their hi-vis jackets and waving torches to guide [Read more]
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