AFL Round 22 – Fremantle v Port Adelaide: A perfect Saturday

If David Zampatti could build a perfect Saturday, he’d start with the one just gone and only tinker with the edges.

The Poms? Time we got out the full length mirror and had a good hard look.

There may be much to dislike about England at the moment, but there was also much to dislike about Australia when it dominated the world, writes Sean Curtain.

AFL Round 22 – Review: The Wrap

The main outcome from the round is that Richmond will play Essendon to remain 5th. Unless of course The Dons are stripped of their points. In which case the main interest is who holds Glorious 9th. Three teams can make it: Carlton, Brissy & North.

Bleed Black and Red

These rap lyrics have been penned by Charlie Thomson, a member of a renowned hip-hop crew called The Winnie Coopers and Essendon fan.

AFL Round 22 – Carlton v Essendon: A tough month

What ever happens over the next few weeks, who cares, we beat the old enemy, writes Rod Oaten.

AFL Round 22 – Fremantle v Port Adelaide: See the Power fly up, up!

Dan Hansen swears Port sang the theme song with gusto on Saturday night – Essendon’s theme song that is.

AFL Round 22 – Collingwood v West Coast: A hard sell

Didak was the highlight for the black and white army, but will this be the last they see of him this year?

AFL Round 22 – Fremantle v Port Adelaide: A crazy year

In one dizzy year, Port Adelaide has become this year’s gatekeeper of the eight. After its loss, and news from Windy Hill, they flew home in a better position than when the game started. This is a crazy year, writes John Kingsmill.

Neil Craig, home for a day

John Kingsmill receives some frank answers from Neil Craig on sports science, his time at Adelaide and his future. [A very human press conference – Ed.]

AFL Round 22 – Collingwood v West Coast: A big night off the field, ho-hum on it

Holly Fahey becomes part of the inner sanctum on a night when things went pretty much as expected.

Cricket: Video killed the Radio Star. Did twitter save the five-day game?

Brutas Mudcake asks: Why has this Ashes series produced the great marriage of social media and cricket?

AFL Round 22 – Collingwood v West Coast: Bunches of criminals

By his own admission, Brad Carr is too old, too unfit and too slow to play for the West Coast Eagles. Or so he thought. After Friday’s performance, he’s sure he would fit right in.

VAFA – Premier B: Fitzroy returns to the Junction

Phil Hill was there when Fitzroy returned to Junction Oval.

Fifth Test – Day 4: Rain

Rain on Smokie Dawson’s parade made him angry, so he has listed ten things about the English team which annoy the hell out of him (and without mentioning KP!).

AFL Round 21 – Port v Gold Coast (but actually timeless): Getting Sport

My father-in-law doesn’t get sport. He was born in about 1930 (exact date not recorded) on the Peloponnese Peninsula in southern Greece. He came to Australia in the 1960’s with a wife and baby daughter not knowing the language and knowing very little about Australia. Forty odd years later, he hasn’t picked up much about [Read more]

Fifth Test – Day 3: England drop anchor, drag the chain

England is a good side, but not a great side. The sobering realisation must be that we currently trail that good but not great side 3-0.

September

Tom Cannon can almost smell September.

The Mornington Football Club 125 years documentary

Jake Stevens has compiled a visual history of the Mornington Football Club. Having completed this herculean task, he then had to present the finished piece and speak at the 125th anniversary celebrations. You can see the results here.

Ode to a Losing Season

For Peter Baulderstone, the footy is always a celebration of family; shared occasions like early games with his grandparents; enduring hope and eventual passing.

AFL Round 22 – Preview: The blink and you lose Round

The riddle doing the rounds of the playground is; if Handy Andy, Shoeless Jim, the AFL & the EFC were in a plummeting plane and there was only one parachute, who would be saved?