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AFL Round 5- Carlton v Collingwood: Great for Collingwood, shocking for Carlton
May 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Sean Mortell glories in his Magpies humiliation of the old Navy Blue enemy.
Round 5 – Carlton v Collingwood: Stuck in the middle with Mick
May 5, 2015 by 9 Comments
Another tough week for John Butler as the Blues fail to give a yelp against arch-rival, Collingwood. How, asks John, can a club that couldn’t see the negative ‘optics’ of sitting a disgraced former doctor behind Mick Malthouse on Friday, possibly be trusted to sell – and deliver – hope to its rank and file?
Round 5 – Dr Hooke’s Collingwood Life: It’s turning into a fascinating season
May 5, 2015 by 2 Comments
With the demolishment of arch-rivals in consecutive weeks under their belts, Dr Hooke and the Collingwood faithful are quite ebullient at the present time. Read on, true believers…
Crio’s Q? Can commentators cross over?
May 4, 2015 by 8 Comments
Listening to Matt Hill call footy has Crio calling for comments on those who have been able to pull it off.
Round 5 – Richmond v Geelong: On Being Saved by Mitho and Donno
May 4, 2015 by 11 Comments
Chris Daley shares his Richmond v Geelong match day experience with the Almanac. Cold cans, listening to the three-quarter time address in the curtain raiser at Punt Rd and listening to Mitho and Donno give some entertaining lip in the big one at the ‘G.
Round 5 – St. Kilda v Essendon: Bombers win over gallant Saints
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Nick Weidmann managed to get home in time to watch his Bombers grind out a win over St Kilda.
Round 5 – North Melbourne v Hawthorn: Hostile Hawks Bounce the Blue Roos
May 4, 2015 by 7 Comments
Responsible family man Bradley Thomas chose to stay home to watch his Hawks on Saturday night. Unfortunately, “demon superstitions” and a typically feisty clash against the Roos meant his wife and children had to hastily reassure him that all would be okay, which it was, because Hawthorn won.
Round 5 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: The road less passable
May 4, 2015 by 8 Comments
Mathilde is back. That’s all that needs to be said.
Country Footy: Crisis? What crisis?
May 4, 2015 by 13 Comments
Peter Leneghan wrote this five years ago. Worth having a look at in the light of the recent northern Victorian country footy survey and report.
Round 5 – The Wrap: Round V
May 4, 2015 by 10 Comments
Inspired by Mayweather v Pacquiao perhaps, The Wrap pulls no punches in his look back through round five. Not one for the Bluebaggers or Richmond fans to read if they’re still smarting from the weekend.
Round 5 – St Kilda v Essendon: When the best laid plans come unstuck
May 4, 2015 by 6 Comments
He’s back! With a cold and wintery Sapporo behind him, Japan’s number one St Kilda fanatic checks in from Osaka, where first the Mayweather v Pacquiao stoush and then a Rugby League international trumped his local pub from showing the thriller at the Dome. On the plus side, could love be in the air?
Round 5 – Adelaide v Port Adelaide: Port Win Showdown 4,983, Social Media Melts Down
May 4, 2015 by 2 Comments
Chris Michaels admires Port Adelaide’s performance against the arch enemy, and reckons Phil Walsh has a fair way to go to catch up to “demi-god” Ken Hinkley.
Round 5 – Carlton v Collingwood: Night of Remembrance (sic)
May 4, 2015 by 5 Comments
Peter Fuller on the wake-up that Friday night’s result was to the Navy Blues at large: Centres of Excellence, Shmentres of Excellence. Where was the heart? Where was the commitment? Where was the fight? And the old enemy (rightfully) put them to the sword
One-Eyed Footy Fans: Bushy, the Lunatic Tiger
May 3, 2015 by 29 Comments
The One-Eyed footy follower. We all know someone who believes – no matter all evidence to the contrary – that THIS is his or her teams’ year. Rulebook gets the ball rolling with this warm about his Tiger-loving mate ‘Bushy’.
Round 5 – North Melbourne v Hawthorn: The Limits of Eyesight
May 3, 2015 by 5 Comments
Hawthorn’s aura, be it manufactured or as real as Brisbane’s of the early 2000s, is growing every week. Marty Gleason on the weekend witnessed another example of why the Hawks are every bit as good as that famous Lions team.
Shearing Shed Days
May 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The craziness and chaos of sheep kept Pam Sherpa on her toes when she was a kid. [Nice memoir – Ed]
Round 5 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Beware Swannies, those feisty Bulldogs are yapping
May 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
After last week’s unbelievable performance by the Doggies against the Crows, our guys will have to be at their very best – their very best for 120 minutes. None of this last-half drama. The last time we lost to the Dogs was back in 2010. We’d driven down to Melbourne for that nerve-racking semi [Read more]
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