Matt Watson lives in Brisbane and spends $400 a year on an AFL membership that allows him to fly to Melbourne and watch his Kangaroos from the Second Tier at Docklands. He considered jumping.
Crio’s Question: What brainstorms have been short-lived?
July 21, 2014 by 18 Comments
Crio notes that last week the AFL gave a quiet burial to the ‘numbers on jumpers’ idea. What other brainwaves have been quietly shelved by sporting administrators?
AFL Round 18 – St Kilda v Fremantle: Saints on cloud nine; Dockers on slow boat back to Fremantle
July 21, 2014 by 2 Comments
Sainters everywhere are on Cloud Nine. And we’re still trying to work out what happened. Braham Dabscheck loved every minute of it.
AFL Round 18: Carlton v North Melbourne – Fear and Loathing in Corryong
July 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Callum O’Connor heads up to the foothills of the Alps with his mates for a camping weekend. Fortunately his trusty Pajero is more reliable than the Kangaroos.
Round 17 – Haiku Bob – players faintly
July 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob finally brings himself to write about the Magpies’ decline and Maxwell’s departure.
AFL Round 18 – Western Bulldogs v Essendon: Confident Carlisle Dominates Dogs
July 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Confidence was all that Jake Carlisle needed to become a matchwinner… and repay Bomber Thompson’s faith in him, writes Jackson Clark.
Big pups to turn into top Dogs
July 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
You better run for cover when the mutts grow up. Jackson Clark on the bright future for a Bulldogs team led by talented youngsters.
WAFL Round 17: Tigers cause another upset
July 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Its not often that you kick 15 goals and get done by 72 points, but that is exactly what happened to Perth this week against Subiaco. Check out the action from this and other WAFL games from round 17.
The worst ‘second on the ladder’ side ever?
July 20, 2014 by 3 Comments
Pete Edwards is a Cats fan who can’t believe that his team is sitting second on the ladder. But he’ll take it.
AFL Round 18: St. Kilda v Fremantle – A Miracle at the Dome
July 20, 2014 by 11 Comments
I’m sure Almanackers everywhere immediately thought of Yvette when they saw that the Saints had pulled off the upset of the year. Here is her report
Old Woollen Footy Jumpers: Darren Jarman
July 20, 2014 by 1 Comment
Would Darren Jarman fit into this old Roosters jumper?
AFL Round 18 – Carlton v North Melbourne: Laughter and Losses
July 20, 2014 by 2 Comments
Jonathan Sloan enjoys the 21st century comforts of a roofed stadium and, as a neutral, enjoys the banter over an unlikely game of footy.
AFL Round 18 – Carlton v North Melbourne: The Roos Blues and no thanks to youse
July 19, 2014 by 9 Comments
The Roos Blues and No Thanks to Youse! To be honest, I haven’t watched too much of the Big League over the last ten years. I play and breathe bush footy, not AFL. The marketing boys have done well to brand us all with their label. I take in enough games, or bits of games, [Read more]
England v India: Terrible from the Poms
July 19, 2014 by 7 Comments
The Poms are on the slide. Brendan McArdle reports on their terrible first day’s performance at against India at Lord’s.
Canberra: The Epicentre of Elite Sport
July 18, 2014 by 3 Comments
Ann Cahill Lambert tells us about the latest innovations and collaboration in sports science. The University of Canberra’s new Sports Commons facility gives the ACT Brumbies (Super 14’s finalists this weekend) and the Canberra Capitals a leading edge.
AFL Round 18 Part 1 Preview – ’tis the time of the season.
July 18, 2014 by 3 Comments
Sal Ciardulli honours the retiring champs and ponders his Blues recruiting and trading follies. Likely winners, odds and value tips for the first half of Round 18 are contemplated.
Invitation: MCC Conversazione (July 23) on cricket books and rare sports book
July 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
MCC Library presents as part of Rare Book Week (Free Event) Gideon Haigh, Russell Jackson and John Harms In Conversazione (Talking about the importance of cricket books and the ones which got them started) Wednesday 23 July, midday-130pm MCC Library, Third Floor, MCC, at the MCG Also a display of rare books from the [Read more]
I’m gonna win in Sin City
July 17, 2014 by 10 Comments
Matt Watson is on a roll and he’s comin’ to Sin City (Etihad) to roll the dice for Fingers Freddy Scott and his Kangaroos. Hope he doesn’t do a Reverse Russ (or bump into Litza).
Crio’s Racing: The Winter of our Discontent
July 17, 2014 by 11 Comments
Crio laments the lack of spectators, punters and atmosphere on racetracks today. Still there are winners on Sky for the multitude in pubs, clubs, TABs and in their lounge rooms with the on-line corporate bookies.
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