This was it. After 25 long weeks of pain, sweat and tears, the Grand Final was today. The premiership cup was going to either Collingwood or St Kilda, and it was being decided today. It felt like yesterday that I was telling my teachers to hurry up and finish with parent/teacher interviews so I could [Read more]
The Draw
September 25, 2010 by 27 Comments
Seeing as the grand final did not have a traditional ending, a rather awkward one infact. I have decided not to bore you with the details but provide you with what I saw as the good parts. First off, I woke up feeling rather ill, not sure if it was from nerves of the three [Read more]
2010 Grand Final- Part 1
September 25, 2010 by 52 Comments
Cooligwood 9.14.68 St Kilda 10.8.68 The Grand Final has been drawn for the 3rd time in history. In a truly epic encounter, Collingwood led for the majority of the game, only to see St Kilda snatch the lead late. The Magpies then regained the lead, only for a St Kilda point to tie the scores. [Read more]
2010 Almanac Grand Final Lunch
September 25, 2010 by 7 Comments
It’s not a drive to Melbourne without seeing a bit of roadkill on the way. And on this particular trip, just one day out from that One Day In September (ODIS), isn’t if fitting that Dad and I see a couple of dead magpies on the side of the roads? An omen perhaps? Of course, [Read more]
A change can be good for you
September 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
By Rina Reiss “I am very new to being a footy fan. I came from actively hating football altogether, to taking my Swedish lover to a footy match for him to experience an Australian sporting pleasure. I actually became entranced with the atmosphere and the theatre off the field as well as the sporting prowess [Read more]
Nervous Anticipation: Friday 24th September 2010
September 25, 2010 by 1 Comment
Nervous anticipation. From going to bed until waking up and in between. I’ve living, breathing, eating, football. Today is the Almanac lunch and I will meet and put faces to all the welcoming group of other footy tragics. When did I get this bad? When did I turn from enthusiastic to obsessive?
THE PRE WRAP – TLSIS
September 24, 2010 by 4 Comments
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. If you think the Logies are brain numbing, you should try Football’s Night of Nights. And would someone please explain to the Ayatollah that with the new predictive board installed by the broadcaster partner, the voting trend was known to everyone at [Read more]
Almanac Racing: Manikato Stakes night
September 23, 2010 by 2 Comments
It’s great to be excited about some sport this weekend – with the Bulldogs’ slow death finally certified, I can focus on Moonee Valley’s terrific meeting on Friday night without any diarised distractions. Get there if you can – the races are just 30 mins apart, with a companion card at Canterbury – and Group [Read more]
My night waiting in line for Grand Final tickets – The sequel
September 23, 2010 by 3 Comments
It’s that time of year again; the hunt for Grand Final tickets is on. And this year will be harder than ever, with Collingwood making it to the final Saturday in September tickets will be like gold and when your buying tickets for thirteen people, it’s going to be a difficult task. This has lead [Read more]
In A League Of Its Own – Issue 9
September 23, 2010 by 8 Comments
Tom’s weekly outlook on the A-League Last season, we saw the first of mid-week games having a bad effect on the teams who play in them. Melbourne Victory faced Asian Champions League and Hyundai A-League committments towards the end of last season, creating the “Continental Hangover Effect” often seen in Europe. The Victory felt that [Read more]
Local Footy: Roosters find boosters to see off Heidelberg
September 23, 2010 by 6 Comments
You can always bank on a handful of dramas in local footy at this time of year, but few would match the events of the Northern league in recent weeks. Heidelberg was heavily favoured all season to win its sixth premiership in seven years. In round 16, the Tigers defeated the second-ranked team, West Preston, [Read more]
Don’t Believe The Hype!*
September 23, 2010 by 12 Comments
It’s Black and White Groundhog Day once again. The Magpies are on a roll and the hype surrounding them is on an even bigger one. Both media and Magpie faithful seem joined in a common belief that if they say the word Collingwood a million times between now and Saturday they will create their own [Read more]
The fine line between hating ‘the filth’ and ‘religious vilification’.
September 23, 2010 by 19 Comments
Homophobes and Racists rejoice! God botherers, zealots and barrow pushers unite! If you’ve got an opposing belief or a bubbling hatred and you want to pick on a minority group, it’s open season. So bleach the bedsheets and hastily assemble a cross or appropriate effigy. Call a spade a spade. Get on Twitter and do [Read more]
The Saintly Insanity of Grand Final Week
September 23, 2010 by 19 Comments
Mike Brady anthems are a permanent fixture in Grand Final week. Or at least, they still should be. One of his lesser known jingles – not SPC Baked Beans and Spaghetti, is There’s A Little Bit of Cazaly In Us All. A song you’d only now find in obscure You Tube clips, or even more [Read more]
The Title Fight
September 23, 2010 by 3 Comments
In 1962, the boxing heavyweight champion, Floyd Patterson, finally met with one of the toughest heavyweight contenders on the circuit, Sonny Liston. Liston was one of the most disparaged and reviled figures, not only in the fight game, but in American popular culture. His criminal rap sheet and background as an impoverished, sullen brawler was [Read more]
My Black and White Past
September 23, 2010 by 26 Comments
When I was younger I played football with Montmorency in what was then called the Diamond Valley Football League. When I was older I played football with Diamond Valley Super Rules Football Club in their Master division (old blokes footy). In both of these teams I was required to wear a Collingwood strip – the [Read more]
Fair play missing from Brownlow Medal
September 23, 2010 by 11 Comments
by Bill Walker The debate relating to the 2010 Brownlow Medal rages and will continue to do so for a long time. I will be as bold as to say that this will be one of the ‘footy lesions’ that festers and erupts for a long time. This is a big deal and the issue [Read more]
Faith Tested and Restored
September 22, 2010 by 3 Comments
There was once a time when my loyalty and trust had ebbed to an extreme low. My faith in the North Melbourne Football Club was severely tested, and I thought it was time for me to cut ties with the team I’d grown up loving. I needed a new club. March 2007, the Roos played [Read more]
Grand Final Week
September 22, 2010 by 3 Comments
by Yvette Wroby Grand Final Week: Day 2 Monday 20th September 2010 It’s 5.30 am and sleep now evades me. I’m too nervous and excited. St.Kilda are in the Grand Final and my credit card is debited with our footy tickets so we are going to the Grand Final to watch the gladiatorial battle of [Read more]
Richmond’s finals best of the last 50 years
September 22, 2010 by 10 Comments
Richmond’s best players in finals during the last 50 years by Miles Wilks Bartlett 39 votes Hart 18 votes Bourke 16 votes Sheedy 16 votes Barrot 12 votes Richmond’s best players in finals during the past 50 years can only be determined by accruing all of the best on ground votes from various newspaper [Read more]
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