“If you only knew the power of the Dark Side…” Bombers man Tim Kemm debuts for the Almanac as the Rebel Alliance head to the Death Star of Homebush. On this occasion though, the Proton (Cooney) Torpedoes weren’t enough to get the job done.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 1 Wrap
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Collingwood left the ‘Gabba with the points in the bag after their round one clash with the Lions. Cam Hooke’s attention is now firmly fixed on the Crows.
The Stawell Gift: Should Auld Acquaintance be forgot – the glory days of the Stawell Gift
April 8, 2015 by 2 Comments
Congratulations go out to Murray Goodwin and Grace O’Dwyer for their wins at Stawell. Greg Tangey submitted this thought-provoking look at the clash of professional and amateur athletics and administrators who seemed more obsessed with power and control than the good of their sports
Are We There Yet?
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At last the Essendon saga is over. Or is it? The Footy Bogan struggles with the Orwellian double-speak coming from all corners in the wake of the AFL tribunal’s decision on 34 players and Ben McDevitt’s curious presser the day after.
TSL Round 1: Glenorchy v Clarence
April 8, 2015 by 2 Comments
Down in Hobart for Easter, Rob Chanter takes in some Tasmanian State League footy. The tyranny of distance (“all the way out to Glenorchy? Eurgh!”), meeting the meat, first bite and realising that you can’t back Magpies in any competition.
The Post Wrap: Round 1
April 7, 2015 by 3 Comments
Mr Wrap surveys the Round 1 results and reckons it will be a bumper season. Of course one team was scarily dominant, but he still thinks the Hawks might give his Striped Marvels a run for their money in October.
Round 1 – St Kilda v GWS: No Easter eggs for Saints in season opener
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There is more to football than just football as Braham Dabscheck observes after the sad passing of Nick Riewoldt’s sister Madeleine. Footballers are just like the rest of us.
Stawell Gift: I won it for Dad
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Chris Bracher, a regular visitor to the Stawell Gift, did not attend this year. He was a little underwhelmed generally – until 15 year old Grace O’Dwyer (from the famous O’Dwyer family) won the women’s Gift. Read why it was such a heartfelt moment for Chris.
And Give Up Showbiz?
April 7, 2015 by 8 Comments
The two sides of the Melbourne Comedy Festival: the big rooms at the Town Hall and the ‘off-Broadway’ gems like Matty Q and Tim Smith’s ‘Breaking Dad’ show in South Melbourne. Is local laughs, is good.
Round 1 – Haiku Bob: first bounce
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Haiku Bob takes delights in the Easter moon, the late summer stickiness of the north, (maybe) a hint of the early autumn cool of the south, and a game which is getting further and further away from the one he grew up with.
Round 1 – Sydney Swans v Essendon: Not Good for the Blood Pressure
April 7, 2015 by 3 Comments
Prayers of the faithful – to St Skilts, St Kel and St Plugger. And they were listening. Keiran Croker tells the story of a miraculous SWans win.
The View From Shepparton Round 1
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Peter Schumacher checks in with the round one view of all things AFL from Shepparton and a healthy dose of scepticism for his Mighty Lions
Round 1 – Sydney v Essendon: Hard work in the Sydney rain
April 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
Talk about doing things the hard way. Tom Bally rides the roller-coaster out at the showgrounds.
Round 1 – Hawthorn v Geelong: Problems for Hawthorn? How did you fit all the champions in!
April 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
Zorba and ILuvHawkThugs spend some quality time together at the footer and marvel at the Hawks superiority.
Round 1 – Brisbane v Collingwood: Family 53
April 7, 2015 by 3 Comments
Jamie Simmons brings out the members’ gold cap for the first time in season 2015. Familiar faces in the Gabba stands hold their own stories. Another season awaits.
Round 1 – Sydney v Essendon: Unknown knowns and known unknowns
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Ian Latham saw the Swans ultimately take this game, but that doesn’t mean he knows how or why it happened. Redemption? Culture? Who really knows?
Northcote Park FC: Friday night footy at the Bill Lawry Oval (April 10)
April 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
Wander down to Bill Lawry Oval this Friday (April 10) to see Northcote Park play rival West Preston for the McNiece-Mellerick Cup. Stephen Marson explains the significance of the night.
Round 1 – Carlton v Richmond: No way forward for Carlton
April 7, 2015 by 2 Comments
John Butler saw the same old, same old Navy Blues on display on Thursday night. Brother can you spare a forward?
Round 1 – St Kilda v GWS: Nothing’s clear yet
April 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
As the fog of disappointment lifts from Saturday’s loss to the GWS, our States-side Sainter – Glenn Brownstein – still remains unsure what season 2015 bodes for St Kilda.
Round 1 – Adelaide v North Melbourne: The sermon from the mount
April 7, 2015 by 7 Comments
There’s a full moon over the Flinders Ranges. Dave Brown is appropriately inspired to answer some questions about the 2015 model Adelaide Crows.
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