Round 21 – Hawthorn v Port Adelaide: Fear and moral responsibility on a pleasant Friday night

John Harms observes Hawthorn showing their true colours. How do you see the Hodge incident?

Round 21 – Adelaide v Brisbane: “Dunt look anything like him.”

A statue paying tribute to Adelaide’s favourite son Malcolm Blight, was unveiled ahead of Saturday evening’s clash against the Brisbane Lions. Michael Sexton recalls some classic Blighty stories as the Crows belt Brisbane by 87 points.

WAFL Round 22: Swans keep it alive

Les wraps up a crucial win for Swan Districts against fellow finals aspirants Claremont in the headline game of Round 22. Subiaco firmed as flag favourites with a big win over East Fremantle, while there were AFL-listed players involved in notable incidents.

Round 21 – GWS v Sydney: Bridging conversations

Mathilde de Hauteclocque is chatting here and there, while trying to get herself plonked down in front of the footy.

Round 21 – Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 21 post-mortem

A 91-point loss to an old enemy. Some defeats test the belief of even the truest of believers. Roll on 2016, says Cam Hooke.

Round 21 – Hawthorn v Port Adelaide: Port beat Hawthorn for the Second time in 2015… Clarkson disappoints by not flogging a random fan

As Port fan Chris Michaels discusses, it brings no comfort that Port beat the Hawks in style for the second time this year, in a year that promised so much but delivered so little.

Round 21 – Adelaide v Brisbane: Tex Walker wins a cliffhanger

Union organiser, raffle ticket seller and general umpire about town, Rulebook finds a close match amidst the Crows’ 87 point taming of the Lions

The Ashes 2015 – Fifth Test Day Three: Siddling into action

Sean Mortell watched day three of the final Ashes test, with Peter Siddle’s unerring accuracy proving a highlight.

Rise of the Prototype

With the debut of born and bred American, Jason Holmes, for St Kilda on Saturday night David Zita ponders the rise of the prototype footballer

The Ashes 2015 – Fifth Test, Day Two: Mirror Image

Sean Mortell reckons we have seen this all before, except this time it’s the English middle order that’s collapsing.

Round 20 – North Melbourne v St Kilda: A brilliant Tassie adventure

The Kangaroos were hosting, but to lots of folks Yvette Wroby met in Hobart last weekend, the real home team was wearing red, white and black.

Round 20 – Richmond v Gold Coast: A sunny day for Tiger faithful.

Sitting in the winter sun, at the Punt Road end, among the brethren, Chris Daley describes the ideal Sunday afternoon.

The Ashes 2015 – Fifth Test, Day 1: Too Little Too Late

Australia perform well on Day 1 of the 5th Test but, as Sean Mortell explains, it’s a little too late as The Urn is safely in England’s hands.

Almanac Music – Stereo Stories: Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks

Rick Kane is part of a men’s room conversation on the place of The Kinks in world music. [Nice elder statesman role to the three Northcote young beards – JTH]

The 2015 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round Twenty

Earl O’Neil on the Essendon situation over the past week, which included James Hird leaving as coach.

Welcome to football’s industrial age

Does money buy happiness? Is the game better for the wads of broadcasting cash being thrown around? Jeff Dowsing looks at the transition of the AFL from a sport to an ‘industry’.

SANFL Round 17 – Norwood v North Adelaide: far from the maddening crowds

With round 18 of the SANFL almost upon us Dave Brown refreshes our memories of last week’s action and asks the AFL reserves sides; “so what, exactly, have you done for us lately?”

Fitzroy Rotary Pick One Comp – Round 20 Update

The final 11 are proving hard to shake. Click through for Peter’s update on who is off limits for the week.

Round 20 – Geelong v Hawthorn: Blockbuster – What Happened There?

Anne Cahill Lambert enjoys a weekend with a Baptism, a Hawks win and some great footy from the Melbourne v Bulldogs curtain-raiser at the Docklands.

The Ashes 2015 – Fifth Test, Day 1: Wish you were here

There is something so very English about the Oval and its neighbouring gasometers. Like HP Sauce, the Royal Albert Hall, Vauxhalls, Blur and Pink Floyd.