He tells me about the pigeons. Racing pigeons. He tells me about the nuns. Swimming nuns. He tells me about skin cancer, and marathons.
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Snooker with George
May 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
Every Wednesday morning I walked across the road and played snooker with George. On Saturdays I watched the local cricket … George lives with his sister in a sparse weatherboard home. The front fence is high and the gate is hard to open. Every room has different carpet, different wallpaper. Nothing matches. George [Read more]
The curious charm of empty Etihad
July 11, 2011 by 2 Comments
Interesting creature, the Foxtel Cup. A new competition, it’s a made-for-pay-TV knockout competition between sixteen clubs from the WAFL, the SANFL, the VFL and other state and territory leagues. The fixture has to fit in with clubs’ byes, availability of grounds, and Foxtel programming. That programming also calls for short quarters of about 20 [Read more]
Italian Team of the Century- Peter Pianto
July 26, 2010 by 9 Comments
If you wish to see the whole Italian Team of the Century, it’s available at: http://www.italianteamofthecentury.com.au/final-team.php By Tony De Bolfo Peter Pianto The walls of Peter Pianto’s lounge room are cluttered with visible reminders of his glorious youth. There’s the Maskell Cup for best and fairest player in the Hampden Football League, as well as the [Read more]
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