JTH enjoyed a weekend where footy was the winner and Port Adelaide took over as the team who play the game as it should be played.
AFL Qualifying Final – Sydney v Fremantle: Voltaren and Victory
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Joe Moore was laid up with a bad back, but his Swans carried him over the couch in a bone jarring clash with the Fremantle Dockers.
AFL Elimination Final – North Melbourne v Essendon: The Eight Stages of a Finals Win
September 9, 2014 by 7 Comments
Kangaroos diehard Smokie Dawson takes us through all the stages of anticipation, helplessness and euphoria that were part of his Saturday night at the MCG.
The Kangaroos Fab Five (plus two)
September 9, 2014 by 5 Comments
Rob Chanter revisits his Famous Five prediction of Kangaroos favourites from earlier in the season. Wouldn’t you know it, 6 months ago he picked the influential performers from Saturday night.
AFL Elimination Final – Port Adelaide v Richmond: A long drive home
September 9, 2014 by 8 Comments
The road trip was exciting. The lead-up was exciting. There was yellow and black aplenty, in enemy territory. And that was it. Cheryl Critchley shares her disappointment and wonders whether daughter Jess really will look to the Suns.
AFL Qualifying Final – Hawthorn v Geelong: Ghost of a Mission Accomplished
September 9, 2014 by 2 Comments
Mick Gwyther denies that the woollen beanie is only for the crazy, except when his Hawks are well clear of Geelong in the final quarter of a final.
SANFL semi finals: Grand Final? Who cares?
September 9, 2014 by 7 Comments
Dave Brown is full of pride for his Norwood Redlegs who have won through to a SANFL Grand Final defeating a star-studded Port Adelaide Magpies. A champion team triumphed over a team with more champions.
WAFL Finals Week 1: Royals into GF; Sharks get another bite
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Les Everett saw parts of both WAFL finals on Sunday. The East Perth Royals (laden with Eagles) advanced to the Grand Final; while East Fremantle Sharks won through to the preliminary final against Subiaco Lions.
Almanac on ABC Brisbane last Friday (full audio)
September 8, 2014 by 3 Comments
Almanac writers Geoff Woolcock and Lee McGowan featured on a panel at the Brisbane Writers’ Festival. Here’s the audio.
AFL Elimination Final – North Melbourne v Essendon: BQuaD resurrects Troo Roos
September 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Mick Gwyther is our man on the spot among the Kangaroos faithful on Saturday night. He has generously reinstated the 6 players and coaches sacked at half time.
AFL Elimination Final – Port Adelaide v Richmond: After 3,942 days
September 8, 2014 by 28 Comments
Dan Hansen thanks Troy Chaplin for finally contributing to a Port Adelaide win. He thinks the prison bars guernsey gives ordinary men superhuman powers.
The Post Wrap – Finals Week 1: The ‘Then There Were Six’ Round
September 8, 2014 by 9 Comments
Mr Wrap’s usual peerless review of the weekend’s games. He says his Tigers loss to the Tealers was just a flesh wound. He is more concerned about the prospects of the Mauve Miasma and the Pivotonians. The Flying Syringes got what was coming.
AFL Elimination Final – North Melbourne v Essendon: The Rest Is History….
September 8, 2014 by 2 Comments
Josh Barnstable experiences North’s biggest win since 2007. Oh, and witnesses a 6″8, kinda funny lookin’ gollywog in the number 50 become a cult finals hero.
SANFL 2nd Semi Final- Norwood v Port Adelaide: Off to the big dance!
September 8, 2014 by 113 Comments
Malcolm ‘Rulebook’ Ashwood sees two finals wins for Adelaide Uni Blacks teams before venturing to the Adelaide Oval to see his beloved Norwood Redlegs play Port Adelaide ‘reserves’ for a spot in the SANFL Grand Final. His day just kept getting better.
AFL Qualifying Final – Sydney v Fremantle: Captain Kirk’s homecoming
September 8, 2014 by 8 Comments
Chris Bracher journeyed to Homebush to see his Swans take on the Dockers in a Qualifying Final. He doesn’t think Brett Kirk looks right in purple – or glasses.
Last with Sport? – Give us footy…in print
September 7, 2014 by 2 Comments
Steve Alomes has read newspapers all of his life. When he buys the Melbourne Age he expects the Melbourne Age, not the Bendigo Age. What is going on?
AFL Elimination Final – Port Adelaide v Richmond: Tiger fans look away…
September 7, 2014 by 1 Comment
Jeremy Hill records the Port Adelaide prison bars slaughter of the toothless Tigers.
Adelaide University Football Club-C1 1st Semi Final v Ugley: Happy Hunting Ground
September 7, 2014 by 3 Comments
Another entertaining Adelaide Uni Blacks report as their C1 team, the Chardonnays, continue their finals run.
AFL footy commentary: any gems?
Sportsfans, No doubt many sport-hours were watched over the last three days. Mainly footy we suspect, but there was other sport on – NRL, rugby test, US Open tennis, racing, FedEx Cup et al. Many sports, many contests, many stations, many commentators. Any commentary gems?