What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Gliders emphatically announced they’d found the rubber band that makes them Fly High, and the talk along Puckle Street is of September Action, although it’s not yet clear whether it will be under their Caretaker Coach or someone who has actually played in Red&Black. Meanwhile, around [Read more]
A Balmey Evening
May 31, 2010 by 19 Comments
I was lucky enough to get an invitation to Balmey’s Roast last Thursday night. It was a swish affair, sort of like a pie night on steroids, held at the Hilton Hotel both to celebrate Neil Balme’s 40 years in football and to help raise funds for the Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation and the N.I.C.K. Foundation. [Read more]
It’s true – Two Wrongs don’t make a Right.
May 31, 2010 by 3 Comments
By Ramon Dobb The game was wrong, Wrong, just plain WRONG. The Black & White effort was WRONG, the Green Martians effort was WRONG and as the mathematicians and academics will know, it therefore calculated out to a result that was just not RIGHT. This is my fourth footy season as a “Mexican” based on [Read more]
Geoff Sinclair’s Home and Away Games- Rd 10
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ROUND 10 Essendon versus Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium, Friday, May 28th. At breakfast on Sunday, Tommy and I discuss our uninspired victory over the Tigers the night before. I try very hard to concentrate on the old bloke’s quarter-by-quarter analysis of the game, but it is difficult because when he’s breaking his fast, Tommy knows [Read more]
Crio’s Question
May 31, 2010 by 34 Comments
Like Sergei Bubka, the Hawks seem to have again marginally broken their own record. Was their jumper against Sydney the worst of their many fashion crimes – beginning with the Club ‘s colours – and do they hold the mantle of worst sports uniform? Broadening the debate, I propose that Melbourne Victory’s home shirt is [Read more]
VITTI RELISHES WET DAY, MUDDY GROUND
May 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment
FORMER AFL boundary umpire Matthew Vittiritti was chuffed when he awoke on Saturday to the cold and rain of a late May day in Bendigo. The 300-game veteran said after running the Queen Elizabeth Oval boundary for the South Bendigo-Strathfieldsaye game the miserable conditions suited him. “I was hoping it was going to be raining. [Read more]
MORE EX-AFL PLAYERS WHO HAD BIG IMPACTS ON BFL CLUBS
May 30, 2010 by 1 Comment
MOST footy followers would be aware of the never-ending stream of talent which flows from central Victoria, and especially the Bendigo Football League, into the clubs of the VFL/AFL. Consider the four Selwood boys, Nick Dal Santo, Greg ‘Diesel’ Williams, Rod Ashman, Peter Dean, Geoff Southby, Peter McConville and Jimmy Buckley: and that’s less than [Read more]
Cats too strong despite promising Demon debut
May 30, 2010 by 5 Comments
Geelong V Melbourne By Steve Healy After a tough week, there is nothing better to do than forget about it all and watch your team play for the four points. This was the case with my beloved Melbourne outfit today. Were we going to win? Probably not. Was I looking forward to this game? Yes [Read more]
Tigers Romp in the Swamp
May 29, 2010 by 9 Comments
ROUND 10 – RICHMOND vs PORT ADELAIDE “…YELLOW AND BLACK! Oh we’re from Tiiii-gerrr-land!” So sang the Tigers at the end of the match. If you’re the kind of person who doesn’t watch matches, but prefers to read Almanac reports about the match in suspense, wondering who’s going to win, well, what can I say? [Read more]
Victory at last for young Tigers
May 29, 2010 by 2 Comments
By Domenic Favata If you saw the inner sanctum of the Richmond song at the end of the game, you knew something special had happened. Richmond had finally broken through to their first win of the year, with a 47 point drubbing over lack lustre Port Adelaide. The rain was pelting down and an extreme [Read more]
Doggies’ G’s and H’s not minding their P’s and Q’s
May 29, 2010 by 6 Comments
Essendon v Western Bulldogs I attended my first Almanac lunch with my parents in Melbourne at the All Nations Hotel. It was a great experience, meeting new people and putting faces to names. It was also great to sit and watch as Shane Morwood and Mick Gleeson recounted the 1990 Grand Final and other events [Read more]
Is Brian Lake an Alien?
May 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I’ve seen the Bulldogs play an oddly high number of times this year. Conspiracy theorists might wonder just why the Bullies and my lifestyle are so compatible, but personally I’m prepared to give coincidence the benefit of the doubt for now. They’re a fun team to watch, so I haven’t minded at all really. It [Read more]
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND X
May 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. Since we last spoke Carlton, like an English summer, have been and gone. And like an English summer, you had you get up early to catch it. The Fuchsias snuck in BTNPM against The Chokers and are knocking on Heaven’s Door at 9th. Over in the City [Read more]
Racing: Brisbane and the Valley
May 28, 2010 by 7 Comments
by Chris Riordan Saturday’s feature meeting is again in Brisbane, highlighted by the exceptional Group One Doomben 10,000 which provides a smorgasbord of quality chances, headlined by Ortensia, Hot Danish and Whobegotyou. A very good meeting there and a crack race but I can’t possibly offer any direction for punters. Locally, Moonee Valley doesn’t get [Read more]
Geoff Sinclair’s Home and Away Games- Rd 9
May 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
ROUND NINE Essendon versus Richmond Saturday, May 22nd, M.C.G. Dreamtime at the ‘G’ It’s not exactly euphoria, but me and Tommy are as happy as clams after our victory over the Sainters. Phew! We did a similar thing last year, knocked them over when we were least expected to. It’s becoming an annual event, like [Read more]
2010 FIFA World Cup Preview: Part 1 of 8
May 28, 2010 by 3 Comments
By Domenic Favata This is the first part of eight of my 2010 FIFA World Cup preview. The biggest sporting event on the planet which kicks off on the 12th of June. Last time it was Italy who took the chocolates and held the title of champions. This time it could be anyone; the field [Read more]
Thommo not the only one left with a headache
May 27, 2010 by 2 Comments
North Melbourne versus Western Bulldogs 2.10pm, Saturday, May 22 Etihad Stadium I shouldn’t be here. I’m crook; lethargic and headachy. I should be home, resting, listening to the radio. But I can’t help myself. Missing a North game is like piking on a family gathering. I’m sitting alone in the top tier, southern end. My [Read more]
Round 9: Essendon v Richmond – Four quarters of football still too much to ask
May 27, 2010 by 3 Comments
Last week, the Richmond faithful saw something they hadn’t seen all year. Their team played four good quarters of football. No, Richmond didn”t get the win but we could see potential for the future. Going to this game that’s all we were hoping for. It’s not guaranteed but it is expected. The bar was set [Read more]
Geoff Sinclair’s Home and Away Games- Rd 8
May 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment
ROUND EIGHT St. Kilda versus Essendon Sunday, May 16th., Etihad Stadium The Contest Scheduled to take place during the Twilight Hours It’s Sunday, Mother’s Day, bleak at seven o’clock in the morning. Not cold, but not exactly motherly warm either, and overcast as only Melbourne can be overcast. It’s a lounging-about, coffee and Sunday papers [Read more]
Dees triumph in NT thriller
May 27, 2010 by 1 Comment
I love my footy. Always have; always will. That’s probably the main instigation in my relocation to Elcho Island, a remote aboriginal community located 500km east of Darwin. And even though my role as a Development Manager for AFL NT involves running footy programs 24/7, I couldn’t help but be excited as I travelled to [Read more]
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