It had been hard for Braham Dabscheck to get a good read on the Saints in season 2020. But a wonderful win over last year’s premiers instilled confidence ahead of a clutch match against the Blues in Round 5.
Round 4 – St. Kilda v Richmond: Saints punt Tigers in marvellous display at Marvel Stadium
June 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Round 4 – GWS v Collingwood: Two big losses in one night (Floreat Pica Society)
June 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Andrew Fithall has the FPS report for this week, as he laments Jeremy Howe’s horrible injury and a stop-start effort from his Pies.
Round 4 – Brisbane v Adelaide: Line up, step right this way for the AFL’s ‘Salvation Show’
June 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
It may not be Shane Reid’s ideal season, but he’ll take what he can get, especially when his Lions are winning ugly.
Round 4 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Just a loss
June 28, 2020 by 6 Comments
Jan Courtin isn’t losing any sleep over the Swans loss to the Western Bulldogs. She explains her state of mind.
Even Heroes Make Mistakes
June 27, 2020 by 10 Comments
Nicole Kelly is a huge Pies fan. And her young bloke Jack is just as fanatical. She faced a tricky situation when, last year, she had to explain Jaidyn Stephenson’s absence to him. Jack came up with a generous assessment. [Welcome Nicole – JTH]
Charlie and the Clothing Factory: Mr Clymo, Women’s Football and Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour
June 26, 2020 by 9 Comments
Kevin Densley reports on a record breaking historical football match played in Ballarat in 1918. The match between two women’s teams representing clothing firms from Ballarat and Melbourne attracted a crowd of 7000 in a fund raising football match for The Avenue of Honour in Ballarat.
Almanac Life: Blunt’s Room
June 26, 2020 by 16 Comments
Smokie recalls the glory days of a sanctuary called ‘Blunt’s Room’.
Nostalgia Unlimited: Essendon Champs and their Footy Cards.
June 25, 2020 by 2 Comments
Essendon champions from the VFL era have their story told through footy cards in a new book by Neil Cole and Graeme Dickenson, ‘Nostalgia Unlimited: Essendon Champs and their Footy Cards’.
Round 4 – Fixture details: Where and when is your team playing?
June 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Want to know who your team is playing this week? All Round 4 2020 details can be found in the footy fixture .
Sal salutes John Kennedy Snr, questions coronavirus logic, and runs his eye over the form guide at Caulfield
June 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Sal honours John Kennedy Snr, one of the code’s true giants, then wonders if narky interstate politics might play a part in the AFL season’s progression. There are a few tips for the track, too.
AFL 2020 Round 4 Preview: As unpredictable as can be
June 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Round 4 of the AFL season looks a tough one for tipsters. Sean Mortell runs a detailed eye over the questions that might decide the results. Are a few teams already at crisis point in their season?
Advice to innocents Down South regarding the terminology of footer
June 25, 2020 by 25 Comments
John Harms prefers accuracy in the language which describes football codes and offers a basic explanation for those Southerners who are struggling.
Almanac (footy) History: VFA Lightning Premierships
June 25, 2020 by 9 Comments
Glen! looks at the history of VFA Lightning Premierships and wonders if there is a place for such a competition in the AFL in 2020.
FEARLESS 2020 Round 3 (incomplete): Positive test for Covid 19 postpones a game…
June 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
FEARLESS weighs into the Eddie Betts saga with a few telling comments, then casts his eye over Round 3 results.
1981 Revisited – Round 14: ‘Gotta pull myself together’
June 25, 2020 by 5 Comments
Round 14 1981 is best remembered for perhaps Malcolm Blight’s most embarrassing moment in footy. Stainless continues his review of the 1981 VFL footy season.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 7: Fans short-changed by same old, same old
June 25, 2020 by 1 Comment
Before previewing the NRL’s Round 7, Ian Hauser asks just where do fans fit into the overall organism that is modern, top tier sport.
‘A Salute to the Centurions……..’ by KB Hill
June 25, 2020 by 1 Comment
KB Hill recalls the 1920 premiership won by the Wangaratta Football Club. After battling to recommence after The Great War, the Ovens & King League came back to life and provided a fiercely contested competition.
Almanac Rugby League: Like father, like son, like grandson
June 25, 2020 by 3 Comments
Dan Keary inherited his father’s passion for the mighty Eastern Suburbs Roosters and supported them through thick and thin. His task has been to honour that legacy by passing it on to his children. [A rollicking yet poignant family story – Ed.]
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