The Alamanac editors once knew of a St Kilda Ruckle who got into a fully fledged punch-on while still in uniform (although the head fell off during proceedings). But this pales when compared to some mascot misadventures overseas. The Independent has compiled a photo gallery of the Mascot’s Hall of Shame. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/the-best-and-worst-sporting-mascots-1977011.html?action=Popup&ino=1
LINK: The True Cost of Sporting Festivals
May 26, 2010 by 1 Comment
As governments around the world clamour to host the world’s great sporting events, do we ever stop to consider who really wins from these deals? The Guardian Sportblog takes a disturbing look at the social dislocation resulting from New Delhi’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2010/may/25/commonwealth-games-delhi
Geoff Sinclair’s Home and Away Games- Rd 7
May 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
ROUND SEVEN Essendon versus Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium, Saturday, May 8th. Labrini stretches voluptuously, Greek-style, which includes a playful slap on my stomach and some tugging of the thatch on my chest. She’s combative, I have to admit, but in a loving kind of way. “Peter, that was wonderful.” “Good. It was wonderful for me, [Read more]
KEN PIESSE’S FAVORITES… from the BENDIGO LEAGUE
May 26, 2010 by 3 Comments
I love hearing stories about Laurie Nash, the champion’s champion of the ‘30s and ‘40s. He’d take a mark 50 out and ask the bloke on the mark which foot he’d like him to kick it with… his left or his right? Invariably they’d soar through. Post-high. Laurie was a hero even for the great [Read more]
Pay Up
May 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
On Thursday, 24th January 2002 , Derek Guille broadcast this story on his afternoon program on ABC radio. In March 1999 a man living in Kandos (near Mudgee in NSW, Australia ), Received a bill for his as yet unused gas line stating that he owed $0.00. He ignored it and threw it away. In [Read more]
Haiku Bob: Round 9- the cat’s purr
May 25, 2010 by 4 Comments
after the sky bleeds cats from every nook and cranny no moon Beams the light inside the arc the dark rises – I wait for the moon and Leon one star – the pack releases Ablett ravaged trees – the flimsiest of hopes on Caff’s boot the cold begins its creep shots drift wide footprints [Read more]
WAITING FOR GODDARD
May 25, 2010 by 2 Comments
“Waiting For Godot” is a legendary play where nothing happens. “Waiting For Goddard” is a sublime pastime whereby every time Goddard gets the ball something happens and it’s panic time for the opposition. Those wealthy West Aussies at the WACA forgot all about the new mining tax and started really crapping in their bulldozers every [Read more]
LINK: Possession Possession Possession
May 25, 2010 by 1 Comment
Possession. As possession footy becomes an increasing talking point in AFL circles, soccer has generally looked at the issue differently. Inter Milan’s recent Champions League victory over Barcelona has brought this question into focus once again. Almanacker Rick Kane brought this Guardian piece to our attention. It is a fascinating dissection of the topic . [Read more]
The Albatross Rules, Chapter 12- Round 5, Gunundurra–Heathvale Roosters (home): Shut the Gate
May 25, 2010 by 2 Comments
There was the distinct whiff of scandal in the area after Tex’s ten mile streak. Apart from the Albatross’s injured small man another of the neighbourhood blokes had been on a spree and the guardians of local virtue were up in arms. In fact this second incident had a lot to do with Tex’s exploits. [Read more]
Geoff Sinclair’s Home and Away Games: Rd 6
May 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
ROUND SIX Essendon versus Hawthorn Saturday, May 1st., M.C.G. (Night) At one and five, our season is in tatters. Avoidance of the issue is no longer an option. Last week Tommy and me had our heads in the sand so long, we ended up with gravel rash. This time, we have to come out and [Read more]
DRESSING UP FOR THE RE-ENACTMENT
May 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I have always found those American Civil War enthusiasts a curious bunch. The fanatics who dress in the blue of the Union or the grey of the Confederacy and re-enact the battle of Gettysburg in some Pennsylvania field. It is as if they yearn for a time in history which they never lived through; some [Read more]
Poetry: TWELVE STRAIGHT MATE
May 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The balmy army sat there calmly well….for just a little while thought they had the old foe down and out so they chanted, yelled and smiled openers smacked the ball around Australia in a pickle but balmy army hadn’t counted on a startling spell from Bichel he used the humps and hit the stumps made [Read more]
TIPPING POINT
May 25, 2010 by 6 Comments
Aliases abound. Polky, Peter Pan, Connor, Snoopy, Craypot, Ms Paula, Mongrel Punt, DO, Butcher, Charlie, Chris, Jimbo, Jay Gee, Dic Dic, Hoppy, Roy the Boy, Swan Doggo, W1 (which sounds like something’s missing from a central London address), Rado (Is that short for radical?), KB, Top Gun, Le Roy, Benny, Gazza, Bitch Lips, Miss Boston, [Read more]
Gigs’ Stats Entertainment Round 9
May 25, 2010 by 6 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz TWO-TWO BOO-BOO A tutu on a Sunday might be fine if you have ballet practice, or even if you are South African bishop. But if there’s one thing the weekend taught us it’s that a score of 2.2 is NOT ok on a Sunday, especially in the first quarter. In Round 9’s [Read more]
Crio’s Question: A mid-season draft anyone?
May 24, 2010 by 28 Comments
In recent years there have been rumblings for a mid-season draft. I don’t know what form it should take, but most supporters would have a dump and a wish list for their side. I watched Brisbane, for example, and reckon that Luke Power has lost his bite and could be headed for the scrap heap. [Read more]
Banter and blue cheese in front of the telly
May 24, 2010 by 1 Comment
I can’t remember a home and away game ever having so much riding on it. It was indeed a battle of the titans. Collingwood, terrifyingly, were on top of the ladder and, with St Kilda hampered by the loss of Nick Riewoldt and the Bulldogs struggling to find consistency, seemingly a real chance for a [Read more]
Media off the Mark in Illicit Drug Reporting
May 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
By Michael Filosi There has been a tremendous amount of hoopla recently surrounding the release of the AFL’s illicit drug testing results for the 2009 season. The media latched onto the higher number of positive tests when compared with the previous year as an indication that the league’s illicit drug testing regime is ineffective, whereas [Read more]
The Proff is in the Tasting
May 24, 2010 by 3 Comments
I’m always one to give credit when credit is due but it pains me when that credit is being forwarded to the account of the Hawthorn FC. The Blues and Hawks faced off in what appeared to be a straight forward game of one team in form against a team very much out of form. [Read more]
The View From Shepparton: Round 9
May 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Well, the Collingwood team should collectively purchase a bridesmaid’s outfit because it obvious after last Friday’s game that is what they will be again this year. They promise so much but in the really big games they are found wanting. I was looking at the Geelong Footy Club web site and noticed a piece recalling [Read more]
Local Footy: Carlson’s appointment revives Eagles
May 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
On the morning of Sunday 16 May, Paul Dodd, the coach of Victorian Amateur Football Association club Marcellin, responded to the Eagles’ fourth consecutive loss by 100 points in Premier Section by resigning at the club’s scheduled review meeting. That afternoon, Marcellin president Michael Howard scored a coup when he persuaded Leigh Carlson to take [Read more]
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