By Steve Healy Collingwood v Geelong – a mouth-watering clash that looked far the better of the preliminary finals. The teams had played twice in previous encounters in the home and away season, which were both over-hyped by the media. All day I eagerly awaited for the match to start, and wrote down that the [Read more]
Students pip staff as Bulman achieves goal
September 22, 2010 by 4 Comments
by Adam Bulman It’s funny how things can change in a matter of moments. In the space of a few seconds during the Eltham High Staff vs. Year 12 students footy match, I went from hoping to actually get a kick to celebrating a goal in total astonishment.
The Big Dance
September 21, 2010 by 5 Comments
i) The Pilgrimage An overcrowded morning train is nearing Richmond station, the fabled Melbourne Cricket Ground, the common destination, where kids are playing kick-to-kick, and cars are filling space, and stalls are selling scarves and things, they’ll even paint your face,
The Twilight Zone
September 21, 2010 by 5 Comments
by Bill Walker Strange things happen in the twilight zone and there are some signs that cosmic energy is again volatile, stars are aligning and the beneficiaries will be St Kilda, Richmond and the rest of the other half of the footy world in the near future. But what are the signs and how can [Read more]
An elderly perspective
September 21, 2010 by 11 Comments
by Julia Harrison Aside from easing doubts about my own sometimes-questionable mental state, a visit to my mother’s parents, my Oma and Opa, always provides an amusing anecdote. Actually, to be completely fair, half the time it’s an amusing anecdote and the other half it’s the sort of racist and/or sexist and/or mind boggling un-PC [Read more]
Brownlow Fashion
September 21, 2010 by 26 Comments
It’s a known fact that Magpies are strongly attracted to shiny objects. The premiership cup, that’s one bloody shiny thing! In my head I can imagine the WAGs sitting in a room with designer jewelry spread in front of them, all they have to do is pick and advertise it on TV when asked. Anyone [Read more]
Crio’s Question: Rating Retiring Players
September 20, 2010 by 20 Comments
As a lucky 22 reach their sporting summit, for many more Saturday will symbolize the end of their final season. How will their dream be remembered? Big names will get a lap of honor or a tag at the recently instituted “Madden Medal”. Some will be delisted having never really “got there”. Others are harder [Read more]
The darkness commeth
September 20, 2010 by 40 Comments
It would now seem that the planets are aligning and the universe as we have known for the past twenty years may soon plummet into a dark and otherworldly abyss. We have become accustomed to the rogue asteroid that travels the skies occasionally presenting danger but never actually impacting. Similarly, we have feared magpies in [Read more]
Who’s watching the Grand Final? Home teams and foul-weather friends
September 20, 2010 by 1 Comment
Who’s watching the Grand Final? Home teams and foul-weather friends Tony Ward Who’d have thought the TV ratings sensation for 2010 would be a cooking show? Junior Masterchef attracted 2.2 million viewers on Sunday 12 September. Overshadowed by its big brother in July – the final of Masterchef attracted 4 million viewers, making it the [Read more]
THE FINALS WRAP – WEEK III
September 20, 2010 by 4 Comments
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Mighty Magpie Machine laid to waste The Collywobbles and torched The Little Town at the Bottom End of The Bay on Friday Night to Cakewalk into the 2010 Grand Final. Joining them is none other than their Nemesis from 1966. A Match [Read more]
The Albatross Rules, Chapter 27: Destiny
September 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
27. First Semi Final, Albertville v Gunundurra-Heathvale (at Mt Logan): Destiny The results of the last round had not gone the team’s way. While they sat out the bye Nambool had stunned Gunnundurra-Heathvale to leapfrog both the Albatrosses and the Roosters into second place. Albertville would have to take the tough road through the first [Read more]
Brownlow Blog
September 20, 2010 by 160 Comments
Football’s Night of Nights is with us again. A night for the WAG’s to shine, and the blokes to look out of place in a tux. Expect the grog to flowing less freely (courtesy of Fev). Andy D has been polishing up his best gags (be warned), and practising his pronunciation (won’t help). As is the custom, [Read more]
The (possible/probable) last 30 seconds of the Grand Final
September 20, 2010 by 13 Comments
It’s on. Swan’s been held to 15 touches by Clint Jones. Meanwhile Saint Nick has 6.1. The ball is held in at centre wing. The scores: Saints 17.11 (113) to Collingwood 15.22 (112). Ball up. Gardiner taps it to Montagna. He runs. One bounce. Two. He has a shot from the Forward Flank. It’s going, [Read more]
Prelim jinx claims Dogs again
September 19, 2010 by 1 Comment
I apologise to all Footscray supporters. I am truly sorry. Blame me for the loss, don’t blame the players, it is all on me. After a fairly taxing day sitting in the studio of One FM (yes, it can be tiring), I walked through the dying sunlight towards my sister Hayley’s house. It’s not a [Read more]
The View From Shepparton: Preliminary Final Round
September 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Headline in the Oz’s sporting section of Friday September 17, “We can beat anyone: Malthouse”. And there was bloody Joffa near the end of the match flaunting his gold jacket. How I hate that scene. I wish that he would push off into another universe. The reality though is that he could have put on [Read more]
Floreat Pica Report: Ghosts of Preliminary Finals past
September 19, 2010 by 2 Comments
By John Ramsdale What a strange week leading up the preliminary final. Collingwood having four players in an all-Australian team; Collingwood going into a game like this as favourite and most Collingwood supporters I spoke to, including me, being extremely nervous. St Kilda and Footscray supporters must have been a bit bemused and annoyed this [Read more]
Our 2010 Preliminary Final
September 19, 2010 by 1 Comment
We did it. The Saints passed “GO” with a brilliant display of 7 goals in the 3rd quarter. They were putting on a clinic themselves after a first half that I’d rather forget. The forgettable half we only kicked 3.6 to Bulldogs 4.6, the first quarter worse, 1.5 11 to 3.1. 19. The Doggies looked [Read more]
GEELONG VERSUS COLLINGWOOD: A MONOSYLLABIC REVIEW FOR COLLINGWOOD FERALS.
September 19, 2010 by 1 Comment
GEELONG: Handball, handball, handball, panic, handball, fumble, shake head. Handball, panic, handball, interception, head in hands. Handball, handball, tackle, spill, yell. Handball, handball, handball, panic, long bomb, spoil, wale. Handball, handball, slip over, clanger, mutter obscenities. Handball, handball, panic, shank, on the full, cry. Collingwood too bloody good. Next year.
It’s now a matter of faith
September 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Collingwood/Geelong Preliminary Final Friday 17th September If you were a Collingwood supporter, and apparently there are over 70,000 of you at the Game or at home, it was a great, truly superb win. They came out and skinned the Cats, each and every Cat was turned into a violin string and played to the tune [Read more]
Magpies set a new benchmark
September 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
2010 Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Geelong High level professional sport is an unforgiving environment. As soon as you claw your way to the top, it becomes a battle to stay there. Enjoy the glory while it lasts, because the only way is down. Team sports multiply the variables many times over, making sustained success an [Read more]
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