Round 17 footy tips and Sal has the hot mail on which teams will bring home the points
Round 17 Sal’s Preview – A lot of white noise, but we do have Buddy and Cyril!
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Round 16 Review: As we enter the home straight, it’s neck and neck x8 or 9 or 10…by Fearless
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Fearless reviews the folly and antics of Round 16 and snakes and ladders of the top 8.
Junior Almanac – Wests Under-13 v Sandgate Hawks: Rays of Winter Sunshine
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The Lennon girls star as Wests chalk up another win.
Junior Footy (Colts) – Banyule v North Brunswick: Snags and Bags
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Banyule Colts head to North Brunswick to play for a spot in the final four. They find a lot of mud, a fiery opponent and (pleasantly) a dressing room with genuinely hot showers. Sean Mortell tells the story.
Fitzroy Rotary Pick Round 17 – Comp 2 begins this week
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Fitzroy Rotary Round 17 and the new comp commences, 2 winners split the prize in Round 16, have to be in it to win it.
The Odd Friday Lunch (July 15): Col Kinnear
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A reminder of the lunch with Col Kinnear at the North Fitzroy Arms tomorrow. All welcome.
Haiku Bob – Round 16 – moment not believing
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Collingwood and Giants, Haiku Bob reflects on the unbelievable.
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin: Game 3, 2016
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Hamish Neal gives a neat account of last night’s third State of Origin 2016 match. It was a tense game with plenty of feeling despite being a so-called dead rubber.
Junior Almanac – Poetry: Bombers (by Archie Rawlings – aged 8)
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It’s a cold wintry night and I’m not at the footy. I’m at my local primary school’s poetry reading night. And for the first time in his life this little eight year old footy fan stands on stage ready to recite his poem. A poem he’s written about his team. The only team he’s ever loved. The only colours he’s ever worn. Red and Black, in Adelaide. Now that takes courage.
Fronting the microphone takes another sort of courage. So does sharing your eight year old dream. [This is a cracker – JTH]
The foreign language of Footy
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Aussie rules translated in Mandarin is Australian olive ball, according to a report in Wall St Journal on translating our game into Chinese.
Round 16 – Carlton v Adelaide: The Disappearing Amigos
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Carlton fan Bob Pelekanakis braved the winter weather to watch his team play the Adelaide Crows and one ex-Blue [Welcome Bob].
Round 16 – Essendon v St Kilda: Bitter win and strategy required
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Yoshi is frustrated by the Japanese rainy season and the lack of energy in his St Kilda Saints in their narrow win over Essendon.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 17 Preview
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As Collingwood continue their run to the finals, Cam Hooke reminds his true believers they are all 8 point games now!
Tony Dell and the Lightning Bolt Convoy: raising awareness of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Tony Dell has long advocated on behalf of those suffering Post Traumatic Stress disorder. Vietnam Vet and former Australian cricketer, Tony recently organised a convoy to raise awareness and funds for the cause. Catch up on the cause and Tony’s convoy diary here.
The 2016 Age Of Consent Cup – Round 16
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At this important point of the season, Earl O’Neill casts his critical eye over the teams jockeying for spots in the final eight.
Almanac WAFL: Top Two Toppled
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Wild WAFL weather caused a few upsets in a low scoring Round 16, reports Les Everett from further north.
What footballers can learn from Conor McGregor
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How can you become a better sportsperson? According to Jackson Clark it’s all in the mind, and as such, he suggests more time and resources should be devoted to helping young athletes achieve their true potential in sport.
Round 16 – Geelong v Sydney: Appreciation Night
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Paul Spinks with some sharp observations from the Cattery standing room.
Next year’s hope – 2016 Richmond list assessment
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There’s always next year according to Sarah Black. This is what she hopes it will look like for the Tiges. Big, early, ridiculous calls? You tell us.
Round 16 – Geelong v Sydney: King Kieren Conquers Kardinia
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Joe Moore’s tale of the Blood Brothers and how they more than kept up with the Kardinians.
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