Almost everything in modern football is categorised, calculated and rendered as statistic, yet one of the most essential components of the game- confidence- remains a mystery defying precise measurement. No one completely understands the many forces that lead a team to gain or lose confidence, yet the results of either are usually plain to see. [Read more]
The Scourge of ICPS
July 29, 2010 by 4 Comments
Eric Ellis, Bangkok I NOW KNOW that I first developed symptoms during the 1994 World Cup, waiting for a plane at Chengdu airport in central China. What I didn’t know is that I was catching ICPS, International Couch Potato Syndrome, an exotic lurgy that has infected so many road warriors – usually blokes – in [Read more]
In A League Of Its Own
July 29, 2010 by 14 Comments
Tom’s weekly outlook on the A-League A new season, a new team, and a new defending champion. This upcoming A-league season (“Version 6”) is shaping up to be the most exciting and competitive yet. Sydney FC are the defending champions, and will be looking to become the first team to win back-to-back championships. In a [Read more]
Italian Team of the Century- Cecil Pettiona
July 28, 2010 by 5 Comments
If you wish to see the whole Italian Team of the Century, it’s available at: http://www.italianteamofthecentury.com.au/final-team.php by Tony De Bolfo Cecil William Pettiona It’s nigh on a quarter of a century now since members of the South Melbourne football team of 1933 last took to the Lake Oval. They’ve all gone now – the likes of [Read more]
Barney’s Crystal Ball
July 28, 2010 by 9 Comments
by Josh Barnstable Well it’s that time of the year again. Five weeks to go, and the top eight is all sewn up? Wrong. Even Melbourne in 11th position are still an outside chance of making the finals as we head into Round 18, especially if they keep playing like they did against the Swans. [Read more]
Oh, the pain
July 28, 2010 by 2 Comments
North Melbourne versus Essendon 7.10pm, Saturday, July 24 Etihad Stadium, Melbourne My mate MOC (his initials are M.O’C.) has been tormenting me our whole lives. He’s a typically boastful Bomber and has been shoving the perpetual success of his football club – and the relatively humble trophy cabinet of mine – down my throat since [Read more]
An Ice Capade Classic (Despite Bureaucratic Intervention)
July 28, 2010 by 2 Comments
If recent history was to be taken as evidence, signs weren’t promising for this contest. Despite both clubs’ recent success, Clarkson’s Hawks and Lyon’s Saints have fought out some of the more diabolical spectacles of the last few seasons; zone-obsessed snore fests where defensive ring-a-rosy took precedence over any intent to score. Couple this with [Read more]
Silver lining in Kangaroos’ loss
July 28, 2010 by 6 Comments
By Darren Dawson North lost by three points on Saturday night. Yes, it would have been wonderful to win the shoot-out at Etihad. But I came away from the game feeling a sense of relief, and not disappointment, that the Kangaroos were now unlikely to be fronting up in the finals. I have long been [Read more]
Sunday Roast
July 27, 2010 by 4 Comments
by Tom Bally Turning on the TV at the start of the third quarter on Sunday was like coming home to find my girlfriend gone and apartment on fire. I’d ducked out to satisfy a Sushi craving secure in the knowledge the game was being recorded. The plan of consuming raw fish then reviewing the [Read more]
Italian Team of the Century – Peter Bevilacqua
July 27, 2010 by 3 Comments
by Tony De Bolfo Peter Bevilacqua The Carlton Football Club has long been linked with Melbourne’s vibrant Italian community. The old Princes Park ground flanks what was once a tight-knit enclave of Italian migrants, who lugged their suitcases from the weather-beaten wharfs of Victoria Dock and Station Pier to the old boarding houses dotted in [Read more]
The view from Shepparton: Round 17
July 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I wonder what will happen one day when Buddy kicks five goals but gives away two consecutive 50 metre penalties with the opposition kicking the winning goal as a result in this year’s grand final. And this will all have happened after coach Clarkson has tried to tell him nicely to stop being a goat [Read more]
Floreat Pica Report- Collingwood Vs Richmond – Round 17 2010
July 26, 2010 by 2 Comments
By Paul Fahey Scene from The Castle (1997) Darryl Kerrigan: Dale dug a hole. Tell ’em Dale. Dale Kerrigan: I dug a hole. When a top team plays a bottom team in any sport I reckon it’s a bit like digging a hole – it just has to get done! Sometimes you dig it deep, [Read more]
THE WRAP – ROUND XVII
July 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Hawks and The Saints split the difference in an absolute thriller on Friday Night. Collingwood & The Pussies improved their percentage at the expense of the respective Jungle Cats they were drawn to play. Carlton & Essendon both broke losing runs against [Read more]
AFL team by team PRETTY LIST 2010! How HOT is your team?
July 26, 2010 by 27 Comments
WHO IS THE PRETTYEST TEAM OF THEM ALL? SENIOR LISTED PLAYERS Last year I sat down and made a pretty list with the top 21 AFL players who could easily make some extra money on the side doing modeling. Tiger Ben Cousins was listed as number one and his photo shoot for GQ magazine showed [Read more]
Italian Team of the Century- Peter Pianto
July 26, 2010 by 9 Comments
If you wish to see the whole Italian Team of the Century, it’s available at: http://www.italianteamofthecentury.com.au/final-team.php By Tony De Bolfo Peter Pianto The walls of Peter Pianto’s lounge room are cluttered with visible reminders of his glorious youth. There’s the Maskell Cup for best and fairest player in the Hampden Football League, as well as the [Read more]
Dees Romp Home Against the Swans
July 25, 2010 by 2 Comments
Enjoying probably the last sleep in for quite a while, I woke up to the realisation that the previous night’s events weren’t a nightmare. Essendon really did beat North Melbourne by three points, and it was the topic of the Sunday Footy Show. If Daniel Wells had of played, I dare say North would have [Read more]
Sunshine, Sea and Footy
July 25, 2010 by 2 Comments
It doesn’t get much better than this, mid winter in Lorne, the day is still and mild, the sky a steely grey and the smoke from open fires in surrounding homes creates a unique atmosphere for a game of footy. Lorne are playing Simpson, a side that gave them a right royal touch up some [Read more]
crio’s Q… “around the grounds”
July 25, 2010 by 17 Comments
When I first grabbed a 2010 Fixture back in March it is fair to say that the Freo v Melb Subi twilighter in Round 16 escaped my focus. Yet, as the Demons launched an improbable fightback in the third quarter, I found myself riding their wave of momentum. And not for the romance. NO – [Read more]
Geoff Sinclair’s Home and Away games- Rd 17
July 25, 2010 by 1 Comment
Round 17 North Melbourne versus Essendon Saturday, July 24th., Etihad Stadium The final stage of Saturday night’s rescue mission to the coast is not pleasant travelling. The aftermath of The Riot’s heave-go lingers in the Audi, big-time. Even with the heater off and the windows down, it is impossible to escape the rank, fresh-vomit smell. [Read more]
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