Sam was worried – Essendon’s form against the expansion clubs isn’t good, and the Suns were actually in form. Then along came Joe.
AFL Round 12 – Collingwood v Western Bulldogs: Life as a barracker
June 18, 2013 by 3 Comments
Bulldogs fan Kerrie Soraghan faced the great existential questions of football when facing another forgettable loss on Sunday afternoon: Why am I here, and why does it matter? She finds an answer in the most unlikely of places.
Crio’s Question: The toughest gigs
June 18, 2013 by 4 Comments
Who would want to be a coach? And what are some of the less desirable positions that need to be filled in sporting clubs?
US podcast shines spotlight on The Footy Almanac
June 18, 2013 by 3 Comments
Phil Dimitriadis and Hannah Kuhar featured recently on the US podcast, New Books in Sports, as part of the popular program’s summer series. The pair gave a US audience an insight into the evolving Junior Almanac and its importance as an outlet for budding writers.
AFL Round 12 – Review: Role models, Warner and Gallen
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Paul Thomson warns Warner he is in danger of becoming the court jester of Australian cricket, the joke that no one quite got.
AFL Round 12 – Richmond v Adelaide: Fun on our patch
June 18, 2013 by 1 Comment
John Green – and 40,000 other Richmond tragics – played a part in stopping at least one Adelaide goal at the MCG on Saturday. There’s much to love about these home games against interstate sides.
AFL Round 12 – GWS Giants v Port Adelaide: One step forwards, three steps back
June 17, 2013 by 7 Comments
What a waste, writes Giants fan Steve Duffy. What a way to retard your development. At least there’s 2017 to look forward to. (Steve, better ask those Tigers fans how successful those five-year plans normally are…Ed)
AFL Round 12 – Collingwood v Western Bulldogs (Floreat Pica): And…..?
June 17, 2013 by 3 Comments
Collingwood’s first half was its best football of the season. If it had played with that level of intensity against Essendon and Freo it would be 10/2 rather than 8/4, says Dave Nadel. Its second half on the other hand…
Jim Higgs and David Parkin talk cricket (and possibly the meaning of life)
June 17, 2013 by 1 Comment
Former Test spinner Jim “Glad” Higgs and football legend David Parkin will speak at the annual Lord’s Taveners Australia charity dinner on June 18. Get your tickets now.
AFL Round 12 – Richmond v Adelaide: Season smashed to smithereens
June 17, 2013 by 15 Comments
Rajesh Singh missed Adelaide’s final quarter heroics against North Melbourne due to an early flight. History didn’t repeat, but what can the Crows do now to avoid a repeat of this season next year?
AFL Round 12 Review: The Wrap
June 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
What do last year’s Windy Hill experiments mean for future father-son selections at Windy Hill, asks The Wrapster, and has the no holds barred umpiring gone too far? (This coming from The Wrapster – Ed.)
Red socks
June 17, 2013 by 1 Comment
Start a grey Monday morning with some colour thanks to our new contributing artist, Kate Birrell.
AFL Round 12 – Fremantle v Brisbane: A Black day for Brisbane
June 17, 2013 by 2 Comments
This game was all about Simon Black, so the decision to sub him off left Lions fan Andrew Weiss ropable. Maybe it’s time to hand Voss the red vest and sub him out of the coaches box, he writes.
AFL Round 12 – Collingwood v Western Bulldogs: Word associations and unanswerable questions
June 17, 2013 by 2 Comments
David Wilson is multi-tasking (badly) and would like some help from the ABC commentary team. Stop spouting cliches and reading statistics – give us the vibe of the match.
AFL Round 11 – Melbourne v Collingwood: The best place to use a tartan rug
June 17, 2013 by 2 Comments
Kevin Witham makes the long journey from Bemm River, deep in the heart of Gippsland, for the annual Queen’s Birthday encounter. The Melbourne supporters of his group decline to make the journey.
A long, long time ago, I can still remember when the boys went to see the great South Australian rivals
June 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Was it the day the music died? Stan Giamalis has got footy in him if this little gem is any indication.
The Young and the Restless
June 16, 2013 by 4 Comments
“Davey; Davey my boy…………………..It’s Herman your Agent. Have I got news for you Davey.”
Max Hardacre and the clearance wrangle
June 16, 2013 by 3 Comments
Neale Hardacre recalls the battle of his father Max, a Tasmanian league player and coach, to return to the club of his youth for his final years. Max’s career highlights also feature brushes with death, the football elite, and a pig invasion.
AFL Round 12 – Carlton v Hawthorn: Statistically A Perfect 10
June 16, 2013 by 6 Comments
Hawthorn may have their eyes on the bigger prize, but encounters like Friday night mean just as much for their fans, especially Armin Richter. He missed out on 10 consecutive wins against the Blues in the 80s and he wanted that record on Friday night.
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