Ok, I’ll admit at the outset that I was lucky to get there. I was a good footballer, but not a great one, and in junior teams I played with plenty of kids much better than me who never got the same opportunity. But what the heck, when the ball bounces your way, what else [Read more]
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The Albatross Rules- Chapter 28
October 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
28. Preliminary Final, Albertville v Nambool (at Hellenswood): Jimmy’s Gone A Fishin’ On the Monday afternoon following the semi-final win the people of Albertville, past and present, came together to celebrate the life of ‘The Tiger’, Jimmy Hyde. Among them were most of the players from the club’s golden era. During the seventies, with Tiger, [Read more]
Floreat Pica Report- Premiership Edition
October 7, 2010 by 2 Comments
PART ONE – Game 1: “Weird” is definitely the word from last week – thanks Steve, perfectly worded yet again. For me it was doubly so – as I’ll explain! For any of you who subscribed to the Hot Pies Fanzine from 1999 – 2004, you may recall a “page filler” on page 26 of [Read more]
Vive la Revolution
October 7, 2010 by 6 Comments
Sources within the football world have disclosed that for twelve months discussions have taken place within the cloistered walls of AFL House, and out of earshot in Gosch’s Paddock, regarding the expansion of the league’s ‘no loyalty policy’ beyond the fertile breeding ground of just players and club officials to achieve the Holy Grail. Fuelled [Read more]
The Pre Wrap Lite – Mid-week Edition
September 29, 2010 by 3 Comments
by John Mosig FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. James Hird has fulfilled his childhood ambition – to train The Dive Bombers. David Evans said Hirdy was the standout applicant in an exhaustive interview process. He must have been. They’re paying the Prahran U9 coach a reported cool [Read more]
Nervous Anticipation: Friday 24th September 2010
September 25, 2010 by 1 Comment
Nervous anticipation. From going to bed until waking up and in between. I’ve living, breathing, eating, football. Today is the Almanac lunch and I will meet and put faces to all the welcoming group of other footy tragics. When did I get this bad? When did I turn from enthusiastic to obsessive?
My night waiting in line for Grand Final tickets – The sequel
September 23, 2010 by 3 Comments
It’s that time of year again; the hunt for Grand Final tickets is on. And this year will be harder than ever, with Collingwood making it to the final Saturday in September tickets will be like gold and when your buying tickets for thirteen people, it’s going to be a difficult task. This has lead [Read more]
The Saintly Insanity of Grand Final Week
September 23, 2010 by 19 Comments
Mike Brady anthems are a permanent fixture in Grand Final week. Or at least, they still should be. One of his lesser known jingles – not SPC Baked Beans and Spaghetti, is There’s A Little Bit of Cazaly In Us All. A song you’d only now find in obscure You Tube clips, or even more [Read more]
The Twilight Zone
September 21, 2010 by 5 Comments
by Bill Walker Strange things happen in the twilight zone and there are some signs that cosmic energy is again volatile, stars are aligning and the beneficiaries will be St Kilda, Richmond and the rest of the other half of the footy world in the near future. But what are the signs and how can [Read more]
Magpies set a new benchmark
September 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
2010 Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Geelong High level professional sport is an unforgiving environment. As soon as you claw your way to the top, it becomes a battle to stay there. Enjoy the glory while it lasts, because the only way is down. Team sports multiply the variables many times over, making sustained success an [Read more]
MAROONS WIN 1970 PRELIM., BOOK DATE WITH ECHUCA
September 18, 2010 by 2 Comments
WITH Echuca already ensconced in the 1970 grand final, Sandhurst had to beat Eaglehawk in the preliminary final to earn a spot in that season’s big dance. Forty years ago, the BFL had a Top Four in place. Eaglehawk had won the first semi-final to snatch a preliminary final place while the Hurst was coming [Read more]
Grand Final Nirvana – Celebrity Skin
September 16, 2010 by 24 Comments
With Grand Final week looming large, ready yourself for the celebrity footy supporter to come out of hibernation. You know the type. Those that are prominently positioned at one of the front tables at the Grand Final breakfast; proudly garbed-out in their “never soiled by dripping sauce from a Four ‘N’ Twenty” scarf – still [Read more]
The View from Shepparton – second week of major round
September 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
by Peter Schumacher Even though I had fervently hoped that the interstate sides would get up I have to admit that in the first game at least justice was done. Geelong were simply far too good. I actually watched the first half on repeat early Saturday and gave up viewing at half time, the match [Read more]
THE FINALS WRAP – WEEK II
September 13, 2010 by 4 Comments
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. 45,056 fans spread themselves around the MCG to watch The Pivotonians give The Anchormen the deep six for Season 2010 on the Friday Night. And on the Saturday Night, Sydney, in a repeat of their 2nd Half fade out again The Miseries, went [Read more]
Almanac Racing: DatoTanChinNam Day
September 10, 2010 by 13 Comments
There can be very few good reasons for any keen racing fan not to be at Money Valley this Saturday. Unfortunately, in their greed and excitement, administrators have scheduled a 9 race programme – too many for bookies, punters, caterers, drinkers, tipsters…- but I’d recommend at the very least getting down there in time to [Read more]
2009 Almanac Grand Final Lunch
September 10, 2010 by 22 Comments
The moment it was confirmed to me that the 2009 Footy Almanac pre-Grand Final lunch was a shemozzle was when I noticed the huge puddle beneath the seats of Andrew Mackie’s parents. Oh no, I groaned. Why couldn’t it be Peter Flynn or Chris Riordan in the wet spot? Or any of the Almanackers who’d [Read more]
Disaster averted, Swans live to fight another day
September 7, 2010 by 1 Comment
by Tom Bally Stormy unnerving winds greeted us on Sunday morning. Was this some kind of omen? Were we in for a tempestuous struggle at the notoriously tricky ANZ? With Tony ‘$450 flight’ Reed unable to join his fellow Enemy commoners at the ground I resorted to phone abuse. He didn’t agree with my prophecy [Read more]
THE FINALS WRAP – WEEK I
September 6, 2010 by 2 Comments
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. First we had the magnificent effort of The Feeling Faints who discounted the price tag The Sleepy Hollow Millionaires had put on their The Pradas. Then – and how dare they – The Stevedores hosed down any thoughts The Mayblooms had of September [Read more]
FLOREAT PICA Match Report: Round 20- Essendon v Collingwood
August 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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Geoff Sinclair’s Home and Away Games- Rd 20
August 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Round 20 Essendon versus Collingwood M.C.G. Friday, August 13th. So far, we’re only half-way through our platter of dips ‘n’ bread at Dinos’ Cafe, and Labrini hasn’t stopped to draw breath. We’ve had a roll-call of the Magpies’ strengths as featured in their Saturday night victory over the Cats. We’ve done hardness at the contest/numbers [Read more]
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