In arguably Australia’s multicultural heartland, Steve Duffy immerses himself in a celebration of the game’s diversity and gets to celebrate a comprehensive Giants win for good measure.
The Monster’s Back: Afl Umpires Favour Victorian Teams: It’s A Fact
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Stats eroti-a: The Suburban Boy – Dave Warner – has run the numbers and finds that Victorian sides enjoy a pretty good run off the umps, both at home and on the road.
My Friend Flicka
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Citrus Bob Utber tries valiantly to keep across three big sporting events from the weekend just past: the Wallabies in their quest for the Bledisloe Cup, Adam Goodes’ return to footy at Geelong and the demise of the Australians at Trent Bridge.
Can Collingwood win a premiership with their young list in the next five years? Part One: Defence
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In the first of a series of articles assessing Collingwood’s tilt at their next flag, Nicholas D’Urbano begins with a case for the defence.
A Recent History of Booing
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Sportspeople have been booed since Noah was an Auskicker, but in recent weeks the booing of Adam Goodes has placed spectator behaviour in the spotlight. David Fordyce looks back on some notable (and arguably unsavoury) examples of booing in the game in recent years and laments the lack of genuine leadership on the issue.
Round 19 – Geelong v Sydney: New country
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Mathilde de Hauteclocque travels to Melbourne and Geelong and walks among the locals.
Round 19 – Collingwood v Carlton: Correspondent Sidelined, Magpies Muddle Through
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A late scratching from the MCG, Peter Fuller nevertheless cast his navy blue eyes over proceedings from his lounge room. [Resilience, flexibility, craft; as well as the football. Get well Peter – Ed].
The Ashes 2015 – Fourth Test Review: How important is a home advantage?
August 11, 2015 by 2 Comments
Sean Mortell dons the forensic gloves for a look back at that Fourth Test. [Still hard to believe that Day 1 actually occurred – Ed].
Junior Footy: Fergus Anderson shows versatility and commitment as the Fitzroy Blues Under 12s get home in a tight one.
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Fantastic debut Almanac piece from young sportswriter Fergus Anderson who not only wrote the story, he played in the game as well. [Great stuff Fergus – JTH]
Round 19 – Brisbane v Gold Coast: The Schache Cup
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Andrew Weiss went and watched his Lions go down the Suns in the Q-Clash at the GABBA and as he discusses by doing so inadvertently won the ‘Schache Cup,’ as they now most likely have pick one in the draft.
Round 19 – Geelong v Sydney: The Cats simply wanted it more!
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Jan Courtin’s match report round 19
Round 19 – West Coast v Hawthorn: We’re a Happy Team
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As Hawks fan Rick Kane discusses he has had a good weekend watching football.
Round 19 – GWS v Essendon – 15 Things I Learned
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Mick Jeffery on the 15 things he learnt from travelling to Spotless Stadium to watch the Giants take on the Bombers.
WAFL Round 20 – Thrilling upset puts Swans into the five
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East Perth set up a must-win clash against Peel Thunder in Round 21 to assure themselves a finals berth while Swan Districts cause the upset of the season; knocking off the Lions by one point at Bassendean.
Round 19 – GWS v Essendon: Bombers inaccurate kicking at goal rears its ugly head again
August 10, 2015 by 4 Comments
Another ordinary day at the office for the Dons. The frustration of losing is compounded for Nick Weidmann by the Bombers’ continuing inability to convert in front of goal.
Book Launch: Sport in Victoria – A History
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Almanacker Dave Nadel has put in a mountain of work, herding contributors to produce this timely history of sport in Victoria. [A bit like the Almanac Dave – JTH]
Round 19 – Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Winning Ugly
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As the old adage goes: a win, is a win, is a win. Cam Hooke shares his thoughts with the Magpie True Believers after Saturday’s ugly win over Carlton.
Shaun Marsh? Really? (An old yarn, re-visited)
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Brendan McArdle questions the selectors’ dalliance with Shaun Marsh. [This is BMcA’s analysis in early 2014 – JTH]
Round 19 – Adelaide v Richmond: Tiger Taming
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The Blacks, raffle tickets, a Crows win and a crack at Troy Chaplin – the essential ingredients for a ‘Rulebook’ write-up as the Crows tame the Tigers by 100 points off the scoreboard and 36 points on it
Craig Davis and David Bridie: an unlikely combination? Or not?
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Steve Fahey’s piece on Craig Davis reminded me of the time Craig contacted me (in 2011) about David Bridie’s masterful song The Deserters, the film clip for which is also outstanding. Here’s that little article. [Do yourself a favour – JTH]
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