Matt Watson states the case for superstitions and curses in footy. History says his mate’s attendance at the Gabba will doom his beloved Kangaroos. What’s a man to do?
Crio’s Racing
June 27, 2014 by 11 Comments
Things are far from rosy at the grass-roots level. Crio is concerned about various aspects of racing…but still the band plays on…..
Feb 25: a significant day in the history of the VFLPA/AFLPA
June 27, 2014 by 4 Comments
John Harms has produced the story of the formation of the VFLPA forty years ago.
Ask and ye shall receive
June 27, 2014 by 16 Comments
Matty Q has completed the AFL spectator survey. He may have captured the general feeling?
The Great Uruguayan Bite: How Luis would be judged in other sports
June 26, 2014 by 7 Comments
Suarez’s ‘reflex’ bite leads Sean Curtain to consider possible outcomes in other sporting codes. Anyone else thinking Hannibal Lecter’s facemask might come in handy?
Chip Gut
June 26, 2014 by 3 Comments
The Ebay Cowboy, Mick Gwyther, is much more healthy these days. Why? Because AFL Tazos no longer come in potato-chip packets.
Goodbye Bendigo Gold
June 26, 2014 by 4 Comments
Jackson Clark laments the passing of VFL team Bendigo Gold. Football clubs, he knows, are not just about win-loss records.
Worth Every Cent
June 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Gregor Lewis was happy to be proved wrong by the performance of Greece in Group C of the World Cup.
Almanac Podcast – Episode 9
June 26, 2014 by 3 Comments
Join the crew – Matty Q and JTH and Stone Cold Steve Baker with special guests Cheryl Critchley and Tinsel Tony Wilson as they show that all hours are equal but some hours are shorter than others.
The Last of Jonathan Brown
June 26, 2014 by 3 Comments
Callum O’Connor pays tribute to the “Lion King”: the great Jonathan Brown.
My first (woollen) Richmond Jumper
June 26, 2014 by 6 Comments
Nick Stafford still fits his footy jumper. [Love this celebration of everyday Australian life, returning to that which formed us – Ed]
The Names of The Game
June 26, 2014 by 6 Comments
What 2014 footballers’ names would be suitable names for a romantic weekend getaway destination? How many ways can you spell Jarrod this year? Very entertaining piece in The Monthly.
Go Nic, GO
June 25, 2014 by 8 Comments
Kate Birrell is a calm, caring parent. Until she goes to watch her daughter play basketball.
60 Years Is A Long Time In Football
June 25, 2014 by 27 Comments
Neil Anderson goes on a journey to find how the Footscray Bulldogs was stamped into his DNA in the 1950’s. And in the process he reconnects with a school mate he hasn’t seen for 50 years.
Since Adam was a boy…
June 25, 2014 by 2 Comments
With the excitement in Western Sydney palpable on Sunday, Kath Presdee reflects on her team’s transition from kids to Giants.
On Jonathan Brown
June 25, 2014 by 5 Comments
A timely look again at Adam Muyt’s essay on Jonathan Brown, from The Footy Almanac, 2010.
AFL Round 14: Salute to Big Jonno Brown – a battered warrior calls time
June 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Paul Thomson sums up Round 14, with parting praise, of course, for the battered Brisbane warrior.
World Cup 2014: The Silence of the Lambs
June 25, 2014 by 4 Comments
Gregor Lewis takes us through the latest World Cup action, via Dr Lecter, Seinfeld and a wandering elephant.
Not Bad or how the Hawks walk the talk
June 25, 2014 by 5 Comments
Trucker Slim sees his Hawks as only improving from here. After having the dark clouds of injury look like derailing Hawthorns season 6 rounds ago , the opposite may be in the making.
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