Fearless reminds us all that Bernie ‘Boxer Shorts’ Vince is still a very good player, along with other tidbits, in his succint review of Round 8.
Fearless Round 8: Salute to Kane Cornes…300 games and then retires a great
Northern FL: Northcote Park fall agonisingly short of Macleod in a thriller
Northcote Park goes on the road as Stephen Marson writes on Northcote Park falling agonisingly short in a top of the table clash against Macleod.
Round 8 – Essendon v Brisbane: The View from Shepparton
Peter Schumacher gives his view on his Lions going down to the Bombers and calls out to his relatives to come home to Shepparton.
Hansard – House of Representatives: The Member for Wannon’s reference to The Footy Almanac
Yesterday, Dan Tehan, the Member for Wannon, named The Footy Almanac in Federal Parliament. We are in Hansard!
Crio’s Q? The player-umpire relationship quandary.
Players: let umpires do their job (and stay out of their space).
Umpires: the players are not your mates. Hands off. Shut up and do your job.
Crio suggests that the rules of engagement need to be clear…and enforced.
M. Malthouse or the Carlton Board: a simple survey
Vote: Carlton Board or Mick Malthouse?
A Frenzy of Sharks
Tony Robb gives the footy media a spray, as self-aggrandising nongs blowing smoke up each other.
VAFA Premier B – Fitzroy v St Bedes/Mentone: The Lay of the Land
E. Regnans has fallen in love with “Brunswick Street and her Oval” [What a phrase! Masterful, poetic – Ed] And the Fitzroy Football Club. Now he is showing her off to his kids. Terrific account of a wonderful afternoon when the Roys got more than the four points. [A must-read – Ed]
Mick Malthouse: A Good Ordinary Coach
Phil Dimitriadis ponders on the legacy of a great self-believer. It ain’t pretty. (Phil’s assessment of a month ago looks prescient in the light of Mick’s Carlton demise – Ed.)
Round 7 – Brisbane v Port Adelaide: Finally a Home Game Victory
Lions supporter qldpies35 is full of joy as he gets to see his Lions pull off a great win over the Power.
Round 8 – Port Adelaide vs Richmond: A ticket for the long way round
Power supporter Cathryn McDonald discovers that football isn’t like the movies as Port can’t send off Kane Cornes on a high against the Tigers.
Grand Final 2014 – Hawthorn v Sydney: Upstairs Downstairs
Woodleigh student Tom Goldsmith revisits the 2014 Grand Final when he was given the red card for his noisy passion for his Hawkers.
Round 8: The 2015 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup
It’s that time of the week again where Earl O’Neil gives his unique take on the games and the issues to come out of Round 8.
Round 8 – Hawthorn v Sydney: Don’t Hold Back
Passionate Swans supporter Joe Moore shares his joy as his Swans win playing the way they had made famous.
Round 8 – Hawthorn v Sydney: Revenge is Sweet.
Passionate Swans supporter Casper McLeod shares his joy as his Swans get revenge on the Hawks and put the Grand Final loss behind them.
Round 8 – GWS v Adelaide: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Stadium
As Crows supporter Dave Brown explains history is forgotten as the Giants beat the Crows by 24 points and the Giants’ eternal sunshine has began.
Round 8 – Melbourne v Western Bulldogs: The Battle of the Young Guns with Big Futures
Neutral supporter Sean Mortell went to the MCG and saw Melbourne pull of an unexpected victory against the Western Bulldogs.
Round 8 – Gold Coast v Collingwood: Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life
Pies supporter Cam Hooker calls out to other Pies fans to get more of an understanding on the Pies win over the Suns away from home.
Round 8 – Port Adelaide v Richmond: After eight rounds, Port has swiftly and clinically killed its season
Port supporter Chris Michaels shares his displeasure and discusses the worst as Port Adelaide lose to Richmond at home.
AFL Round 8 – Port Adelaide v Richmond: Richmond Fire-Up for Cornes’ 300th Game Farewell
As Tigers supporter explains a fortnight is a long time in football, as the Tigers put the last years Elimination final behind them and win in Kane Cornes’ 300th and final game.











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