All the way from Istanbul in Turkey, Jen Muirden sums up the St Kilda v Fremantle game by drawing inspiration from Ed Sheeran.
Round 19 : St Kilda v Fremantle – From San Francisco with flowers in my hair to renewal and inspiration in Istanbul
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Round 19 – GWS v Essendon: Give me the child
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Earl O’Neill watches the young GWS Giants finish over the top of the broken Bombers. He is encouraged by the kids in the crowd and can see a future for footy in western Sydney.
Almanac Soccer – EPL: Do We Believe The Hype?
August 11, 2015 by 4 Comments
The English Premier League’s 2015 season kicked off this weekend. While the money from television broadcast deals swamps the coffers of the English FA, has soccer/football in England benefitted (on and off the pitch) from the largesse? Vaughan Menlove isn’t quite sure it has.
Round 19 – St. Kilda v Fremantle: Wounded Saints Never Lost Their Halos
August 11, 2015 by 2 Comments
Despite losing to premiership contender Fremantle, Braham Dabscheck believes St Kilda can cause North Melbourne, Sydney and the Eagles more than a few headaches in their runs to September.
Crio’s Q? – What to expect from a Captain
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A captain’s game. A captain’s knock. Rhetoric or reality? What is it and how does it alter across the sporting landscape?
Round 19 – GWS v Essendon: The Sound of Drums
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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
August 11, 2015 by 12 Comments
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
August 11, 2015 by 4 Comments
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
August 11, 2015 by 4 Comments
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
August 11, 2015 by 5 Comments
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.
August 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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.
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