With Kardinia Castle under siege from the marauding Suns, the Black Knight Cats, losing limbs but refusing to fall, declare, “NONE SHALL PASS.” Paul Spinks, your metaphor game is strong.
Round 3 – Geelong v Gold Coast: When the supposedly crumbling Cat Empire overcame King Rodney and his Knights of the Oval Table
April 23, 2015 by 6 Comments
FIDA footy film wins two awards
April 23, 2015 by 2 Comments
Mark Hellinger and Jesse Maskell have won the People’s Choice and Cultural Diversity awards at the 2015 Setting Sun Short Film Festival. Their film Road To Glory tells the story of the Williamstown Seagulls FIDA Football Club in the lead up to their thrilling 2014 premiership. The club plays in a league for footballers with [Read more]
Almanac Theatre: Unofficial anthem gets another outing
April 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
A new piece of theatre from Felix Meagher is touring regional Victoria. The Man They Call the Banjo explores the creation of Waltzing Matilda by Banjo Patterson and Christina Macpherson. Roy Hay has more…
Almanac Music: Aussie album review – Redgum “If you don’t fight you lose”
April 23, 2015 by 9 Comments
In the third instalment of his series on classic Australian albums, Smokie revisits a time capsule which helped shape him politically and socially
Poetry: One Game, One Goal (Tom Petsinas)
April 23, 2015 by 3 Comments
This is a poem by Tom Petsinas. Orm Fowler, known as Tom, played one game for Fitzroy and then (it seems) went to St Kilda. Looks like he enlisted in 1915. I have had a quick look at the War Memorial service records. Seven Tom Fowlers enlisted during World War I. Someone might like to work out which one this is.
Incredible! A complete round of Australian football matches that ended in scoreless draws.
April 23, 2015 by 12 Comments
Bernard Whimpress with his account of Round 11 of the SAFA 1878 season, he reason for which will become evident.
ANZAC Day across AFL Asia
April 22, 2015 by 1 Comment
AFL Asia president Darren Whitfield alerts us to what is happening through AFL Asia this ANZAC Day weekend. [No doubt a mate of Rocket Gillett’s – JTH]
Round 3 – Haiku Bob – each moment or two
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Haiku bob cleverly uses haiku to explain the feeling at the MCG last Friday night.
Carlton and Hawthorn: a study in contrasting… fortunes?
April 22, 2015 by 8 Comments
How did it come to this? In 2004 both Carlton and Hawthorn had bleak seasons. Callum O’Connor contrasts the happenings at each club since that time.
The PowerPoint Revolution
April 22, 2015 by 18 Comments
Calling to mind the apocryphal comment of “it’s de ja vous all over again,” when its comes to ‘New Carlton’ and ‘Key Drivers of Success’ John Butler’s seen it all before. Actions, results and not mad skills on PowerPoint is all that matters to Bluebaggers like JB.
Assumption College’s Hall of Excellence Opening and their Team of the Century
April 22, 2015 by 1 Comment
Assumption College in Kilmore is renowned as one of Australian football’s greatest ‘factories’, but a look through the accomplishments of its Alumni shows that sporting achievement is merely the top of the iceberg. From medicine, engineering, the arts, finance and the judiciary, Assumption College has a rich history of former students who have gone on [Read more]
Ben becomes the fourth McNiece to captain Northcote Park
April 22, 2015 by 1 Comment
A family milestone wasn’t enough to propel the Cougars past Eltham, which used a fast start to claim victory, writes Stephen Marson.
The Fearless Round 3 Wrap: Crash Boom Bam – Who said footy had gone soft?
April 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
No ifs, buts or maybes; Like the 8:17am train that runs express from Caulfield to Richmond station, Fearless takes no passengers.
The Perfect Storm Ends Tonight
April 21, 2015 by 3 Comments
Wayne Ball takes stock of the Western Sydney Wanderers progress in their first three years, culminating in tonight’s losing tie in the ACL.
Two games from oblivion
April 21, 2015 by 15 Comments
Tom Riordan explains how he fell for the doomed Tranmere Rovers.
The effort of listening and typing
April 21, 2015 by 5 Comments
Matt Watson responds to Matt Zurbo’s call to arms and is delighted as a seemingly mundane task becomes a privilege. Its not too late to give Matt a hand!
Round 3 – The 2015 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup
April 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Mopsy wraps from his Sydney Wrap-cave. Not to be confused with The Wrap’s leafy Wrap-cave.
Vale Jenny Hawkins
April 21, 2015 by 7 Comments
We are thinking of the Hawkins family at this very sad time, following the death of Jenny last Saturday.
What Centres of List Management Excellence tell me about those who convene them, football discourse, and why I feel sympathy for Mick Malthouse: a response to The People’s Elbow.
April 21, 2015 by 10 Comments
The People’s Elbow has John Harms thinking about how football is run, and how it is reported. In considering things he can see how Mick Malthouse might become an island.
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