An ode to the overlooked: ‘The Ruined Ringer of the Riverina’

Tom Martin responds to JTH’s piece with a poem.

My (absent) left foot

Matt Watson discusses how players in this day and age have lost the art of having a left foot.

Almanac Racing – Here, There and Everywhere

Crio’s lost in time and space. A dog’s breakfast – did someone say live baiting? Soothe his tortured soul. Winners please (or a ticket out of town)!

Round 12 – Geelong v Melbourne: Good Luck With That…

Rusty Berther is a man who has dished out curses on his beloved Demons – now, after years of suffering and a breakthrough win, he’s ready to offload one onto Geelong.

Shear, sheared, shore, shorn

Help!

Round 12 – Western Bulldogs v Brisbane: Working Dogs or Best in Show

Neil Anderson pays his dues to the Bulldogs’ no-lair policy.

Fitzroy Rotary Pick One Update

The latest Fitzroy Rotary info from Peter Hille, who truly suffers for his good omens.

Round 13: The Pre-Wrap

With the Dockers hosting Collingwood to get round 13 off to a fly tonight, the Wrap has landed on our desk ahead of the opening bounce. Enjoy!

Round 13 – Preview: No News like No News

Sal previews Round 13. [Check out Ladbrokes prices for what could be a favourites’ round. They’re offering $2 on Sydney to beat Richmond at home].

Round 12 – Richmond v West Coast: Disposal Efficiency

Chris Daley on his evening at the Tigers v Eagles game with family and friends.

Collingwood for the 2015 flag: tonight you belong to me

There’s a hint of One Small Step about the logic in this. But it makes sense. The Pies can win the flag.

Crio’s Q? “Foreman material?”

Fans used to be happy enough with a good player. Nowadays, it seems, leaders are identified after a handful of games. Reckon I’d rather a 200 game CHF, says Crio.

Round 12 – Fearless: The colour purple. Tigers spread the word to donate light and Work-Life Balance.

Fearless ponders the work-life balance in a week where the Crows have spoken to new coach Phillip Walsh about the power of delegating and analyses the round 12 results as only fearless can!

When a bye is just an excuse to see other kinds of Aussie Rules

A Saint-free week provided an opportunity for a Shark-filled weekend for Yvette Wroby, who found women’s footy to be growing, thriving and exhilarating.

Round 8 – GWS v Adelaide: Monaros v Camrys

Earl O’Neill gets his motor running to the Showgrounds, where he is on first name terms with the goal umps too.

Footy’s Real Origin

Paul Mitchell applies his left-field alternative to the perennial question of State of Origin footy.

Northern United Football Club – The September Specialists

Kamarooka, Neilborough and Raywood? Trevor Ludemann’s summary of the history of the Northern United Football Club explains all.

Northern FL: Cougars get revenge for early season loss against Eltham

As Stephen Marson discusses the Cougars are able to get some revenge on a early season loss against Eltham.

Almanac Poetry – That Great Last Saturday In September 2005

Ten years on, Jan Courtin looks back at the Swan’s grandest of days.

Round 12 – Carlton v Port Adelaide: Second efforts, team consciousness and and zest for the contest

Like the People’s Elbow and Barb Smith, it’s not so much the win against Port for Peter Fuller, but that the spirit, heart and grunt appears to be back for the John Barker-led Blues.