By Josh Barnstable When the fixture comes out for the season, the team that is named first is the home team who will wear the home jumper and home shorts. Tonight it is North Melbourne vs. Collingwood. North Melbourne is the home team. They run out on the ground. White shorts, White socks. But worst […]
Hawks Home In A Classic
May 4, 2009 by 3 Comments
by Sasha Lennon I was worried about the Hawks. Carlton had a confident buzz about them, as they have all year. I could almost feel it from my Brisbane lounge room as I made myself a coffee to aid the concentration and then took my place on the couch as the players took to the […]
Purposeful Pies Pummel Puerile Poultry Portrayers
May 3, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Steve Fahey josh (slang) n. good natured joke v.t. indulge in ridicule The Pies continued their loss-win sequence (which now stands at L-W-L-W-L-W) with a comfortable win against very ordinary opposition. Other than a ten minute burst from the Kangas in the second-half of the opening stanza, we controlled this match […]
Old East Fremantle Would Have Been A Contender
May 3, 2009 by 6 Comments
by Rod Gillett and Dave Warner When Paddy Ryder was awarded the Anzac Medal for his game for Essendon in this year’s match against Collingwood it occurred to me that here was yet another top-class player produced by the East Fremantle Football Club. I thought there was a story in it. I contacted […]
The Lone Supporter
May 3, 2009 by 4 Comments
by Chad Woodbine Here, in South Korea I have a great life. My job is easy, I’m newly married – with all the wonderful things that come with that situation and my mother in law is my beer supplier. But there are some things that I don’t have. My wife knows that and […]
Round 6 Preview
May 2, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Josh Barnstable North Melbourne vs. Collingwood (D) (N) An enthralling contest between these two sides. The Roos, with their backs against the wall, should come out firing against a disappointing Collingwood outfit that lost to Essendon last week after young David Zaharakis kicked the final goal of the game in the pouring rain to […]
Pies Fans
May 1, 2009 by 9 Comments
by John Harms Whenever I sit in the vicinity of the Collingwood Cheer Squad, I am reminded of the Sermon on the Mount. I look at the array in black and white around me, and I see lives lived tough. “Blessed are the Collingwood fans,” I think to myself. Only I’m not sure what they […]
Wimmera fans soak up wet conditions
May 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Paul Daffey Footballers of the current generation wear white boots, orange boots and boots that do the dishes at night, but these same footballers would be thunderstruck by any variation at the bottom of their boots. Dry weather in recent years means that many players have only ever worn moulded soles. So it must […]
Oh for the days when the Tigers had the wood on the Swans
May 1, 2009 by 4 Comments
By Paul Daffey In my boyhood Richmond beat teams like Sydney as if we were having a kick in the park. Robbie McGhie would send his curling drop punts (they reflected the arc of his bandy legs) towards the forward line, where Royce Hart flew from the side before wheeling on to his left foot. […]
Cats Play Keepings Off in the Cold
May 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Dan Lonergan When Brisbane won those three flags in a row, they relished playing anywhere including what had previously been one of their least happy hunting grounds, Kardinia Park. They smashed Geelong there in 2001 and 2002 on their way to premierships and it was a case of men against boys in those two […]
How Dare They?
April 30, 2009 by 2 Comments
by Kelly Muldoon I wasn’t intending on going to the Saints v West Coast game. My whole weekend was consumed with domestic chores and children and it did not seem feasible. That all changed, however, when I took the little ones down to the local beach on Good Friday for a run.Right there on the […]
Five Extraordinary Minutes
April 30, 2009 by 1 Comment
by Adrian Vitez While driving to the MCG this ANZAC Day, I was struck by a comment made by the ABC’s Gerard Whately on the radio. In the midst of debate about whether Essendon and Collingwood deserve ANZAC day to themselves, he made the salient observation that to have the honour of playing on such […]
Love the Volleys
April 30, 2009 by 1 Comment
by Pamela Sherpa Are Dunlop Volleys making a comeback, or did they never really go out of fashion? When the Preston girls competed in the finals of the 2009 Victorian Little Athletics championships in March they weren’t wearing fancy, expensive ‘throwing’ shoes. Zoe , 12 and Anna, 10 from Brighton preferred their reliable, comfy […]
Mark Coughlan: Game 84, Number 24.
April 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Chris Riches Sixteen possessions, five marks, five tackles. Not a bad night’s work for someone playing their first game for the season, and for a 27-year-old returning from a series of debilitating injuries it is a more than encouraging display. Yet Mark Coughlan looks uncomfortable.Richmond players and officials leaving Etihad Stadium after the side’s […]
The Saints show they are the real deal after smashing Port
April 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Josh Barnstable I remember the Preliminary Final in 2004 when these two teams played at this venue. The Power got home by 6 points, robbing St Kilda of a Grand Final place. That was a classic ‘finals match’. And tonight has that feel again. The Power, 3 wins and 1 loss so far in […]
Dangerous Times When You Are Thinking About Football
April 30, 2009 by 3 Comments
by David Mapleston A sports psychologist once told me the two best ways to put someone off their goal kicking. The first way is to ask them a question as they are running in to kick. The theory is, their mind can’t help but respond and therefore they aren’t completely focused on kicking straight. The […]
International recruiting still not paying dividends
April 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Avan Stallard One of the quirks of playing in the lower grades is that it is the way station for new talent. Fellows who have never touched a football in their life get to thinking: ‘That looks like fun. I could do that.’ And, so, they strap on the boots and join our humble […]
The ‘Hoff’ Feasts on Wests
April 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Nick Kossatch THE Riverland Superdogs may have lost the rugged Paul ‘Weeds Cupcake’ Matthews (knee soreness) and Nick ‘Kossy’ Kossatch (Power barracking commitments) but it did not stop them from winning their first game against Wests at Berri Oval on Sunday. It was a keenly fought contest and club president Lance ‘Buckets’ Gum suffered […]
A Stats-free, Sabbath-left-overs, Richmond Sort of Night
April 29, 2009 by 1 Comment
by Jason Feldman Since 2003 I have had the fortune of being paid to watch footy. I am a stats man for Champion Data. It’s not a bad gig; we get the best seats in the house, munch down on free party pies at half time and get to share the two man urinal with […]
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