Liam Hauser continues our series of stories from rugby league’s back catalogue. He recalls his experiences reporting Grand Final clashes in Group 9 for local newspapers in the Riverina.
Almanac Rugby League – Grand Finals in Group 9: a reporter’s view from inside the fence
March 26, 2020 by 3 Comments
FAL Round 1: Tigers of All Nations d North Fitzroy Blues (Full time)
March 26, 2020 by 23 Comments
Follow the progress of the Tigers of All Nations v North Fitzroy Blues. Ball was bounced at 2.10pm today (March 26).
Almanac Rugby League – ‘There’s got to be a morning after’*
March 26, 2020 by 5 Comments
What do the disaster movies of the early 70s have in common with the head honchos of the NRL? Our rugby league correspondent Ian Hauser has been pondering this question.
‘Hawks prevail in riveting encounter….’ by KB Hill
March 26, 2020 by 1 Comment
In the current desert of live sport, KB Hill brings us the tale of a recent cracking game of cricket in the WDCA where Finals spots were on the line.
A Side for this Virus Infected Age
March 26, 2020 by 22 Comments
Phil Hill has come up with a concept for a footy team in this coronavirus age of football. Which players are naturals at social distancing on the footy field? Suggestions?
Round 1 – North Melbourne v St Kilda: Open Roof for Kangaroos jumping on and not Saints marching in finally
March 25, 2020 by 8 Comments
Japanese correspondent, Yoshi presents his report of the Saints disappointing loss against the Roos in their Round 1 Match.
Lest we forget the other pandemic
March 25, 2020 by 2 Comments
The First World War, the Spanish Flu pandemic, and their terrible effects on life at the time are reflected upon by Harold Peacock in this timely piece leading up to Anzac Day. Check out details of a live stream of an Anzac Day commemoration.
Those Other Days Are Gone
March 25, 2020 by 8 Comments
In this ever-changing world, a poignant futuristic (and historical) story from Dips O’Donnell, father and son discuss footy in the good old days.
The New World
March 25, 2020 by 9 Comments
Like it or not, but the times they are a’changin’ and all because of a little bug. Earl O’Neill reflects upon the possible repercussions of coronavirus in the new world.
Back in Time – Part 2: More of the Bombers in the `80s
March 25, 2020 by 2 Comments
And still there’s more! More press clippings from Pamela Sherpa’s scrapbook from the `80s of her beloved Bombers.
Love in the Time of Coronavirus
March 24, 2020 by 11 Comments
An allegorical story by E. regnans in which the empathetic Andre identifies, describes and lives out a way of being.
SANFL Draft Dodgers – 1981: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
March 24, 2020 by 16 Comments
As if we did not need a reminder of the SANFL’s love-hate relationship with the VFL/AFL! Swish Schwerdt runs us through the ‘forgotten’ draft of 1981, and tells us who stayed and who went
Back in Time: The Bombers in the `80s
March 24, 2020 by 2 Comments
Pamela Sherpa’s scrapbook is full of footy memories. With her Bomber membership card carrying work colleagues she made the regular trek to watch the Bombers play their home matches throughout the 80s.
Footy names
March 24, 2020 by 17 Comments
What’s in a footy name? Hugh Robertson found plenty. Care to add a suggestion?
Round 1 – West Coast v Melbourne: Last Orders on the Titanic
March 24, 2020 by 4 Comments
How to make sense of the final game that never never should have been played in a season that was cancelled before it began? A show about nothing? Peter Baulderstone finds meaning in old movies, Gatsby and Monty Python.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – AFL Round 1
March 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke takes a look at Collingwood’s powerful Round 1 performance against the Western Bulldogs.
Round 1 – Hawthorn v Brisbane: 12 Monkeys?
March 24, 2020 by 2 Comments
Sasha Lennon was able to put aside the end of the world as we know it to watch the Hawks get over a slightly off-pace Lions.
Where we go from here is up in the air…
AFLW Semi Final – Carlton v Brisbane: All Good Things Must Come To An End
March 24, 2020 by 1 Comment
William Westerman watched his Lions battle the Blues as larger events swirled around them. He pays his tribute to an AFLW season cut short.
Round 1 – Western Bulldogs v Collingwood: Is this the strangest of times? (Floreat Pica Society)
March 23, 2020 by 1 Comment
In our first (and hopefully not last) edition of the FPS in 2020, Peter Butler has some thoughts on the Pies’ big win over the Dogs – and watching the footy in the current climate.
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