You see it every September in the Herald-Sun. Photographs of victorious premiership sides in suburban and country leagues across the state. Jubilant players leaning into a huddle. Laughing out loud and yelling “Yeah, you beauty!”
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The Wrap – Round XXI
August 21, 2012 by 7 Comments
THE WRAP – ROUND XXI WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL And what a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. On Friday night The Handbags led at every change, seeing off a second half challenge, to send The Saints marching back to Seaford for Season 2012. Come Saturday and it was Boilover time. First it was The [Read more]
The Pre-Wrap – Round XX
August 10, 2012 by 11 Comments
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. Brad Green has followed Brad Miller, Cameron Bruce, Brock Mclean & James McDonald out the door at Melbourne. You’ve been a Loyal Servant of The Club Brad, and you’ve given us some great moments. After the monstering you and your teammates received [Read more]
The Sally Pearson Round
August 10, 2012 by 1 Comment
Greetings to all, Vlad might be having a blast at the Olympics – but once again his charges make sure that the news inches are adorned with AFL. But before addressing those some Olympic observations. Have been a fan of Sally Pearson ever since she screamed “did you see me” at Maurie Plant after claiming [Read more]
The Wrap Round XIX – where life imitates football
August 6, 2012 by 3 Comments
And what a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. On Friday night The Hawks & The Cats turned on yet another one for the ages. In years to come, when space travellers from a Galaxy Far Far Away discover our burnt and smoldering Planet and sift through the time capsules we’ve left behind portraying the [Read more]
Bitter Rivalry Continues
July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Cody Lane What a great rivalry these two teams share. So much history and tonight’s match would add another chapter to the rivalry. Hawthorn are coming in to the match in red hot form winning their last 8 games on the trot. Essendon on the other hand come in to the game with a [Read more]
The Wrap – Round XVIII: Where life imitates football
July 30, 2012 by 14 Comments
And what a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. For those old enough to remember the mixed aromatic messages of the suburban barbershop – the stale nicotine & newsprint blended with the cloying scent of au de cologne and the heady richness of cured tobacco – you’ll remember the phrase Next Please. Those with nostalgic [Read more]
The Pre-Wrap – Round XVIII
July 27, 2012 by 14 Comments
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND XVIII FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN And what week it’s been in Footy Eddie. Richmond & North coughed up enough to pay for the Ayatollah’s Olympic sojourn, and Clarko met the Little League official who is destined to replace Angry Adrian as head of the Appalling Football League’s football department. [Read more]
1980 A Personal Footy Almanac – Round 16, Sunday 20 July, v St Kilda, SCG
July 18, 2012 by 7 Comments
The final of the VFL’s four exhibition games at the SCG this year was St Kilda’s home game against Richmond. All four games were played on Sunday afternoons as the League, to this point stymied by the State Government from playing Sunday matches in Melbourne, chose to use Sydney as the base for pitching this [Read more]
Ireland and England 2012 Tour Review
July 13, 2012 by 5 Comments
After dominating India and the West Indies much was expected of the world number 1 ranked Australian one-day team on its tour of Ireland and England. Injured paceman Mitch Johnson and 19 year old Pat Cummins returned while Mike Hussey was a late withdrawal due to the birth of his 4th child, replaced in the [Read more]
The Wrap – Round XIII
June 25, 2012 by 12 Comments
THE WRAP – ROUND XIII: WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL And what a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Bangkok Pradas dropped another close one after letting The Sin City Rollers get the jump on them in the Opening Stanza. The Distemper continues out West at The Kennel The Boys From Old Fitzroy turn it [Read more]
On Price and Freo
June 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
I never knew Matt Price. More accurately, I never read Matt Price before he died. I was blissfully unaware of the brilliance that I was missing out on. Having recently discovered Matt, I am in love. The laconic way that he rolls out memorable, witty phrases leaves me in fits of laughter in public places [Read more]
It didn’t rain….a positive take on the weekend our team lost…
June 19, 2012 by 11 Comments
In Adelaide again: The weekend of the 15th June 2012 turned out to be a special one indeed. Rina and I were headed to AAMI Stadium for the clash against high flying Crows against the wanna-be Saints, and even the predicted weekend of rain couldn’t dampen our spirits as we prepared to support our [Read more]
Cardboard Villains
June 16, 2012 by 7 Comments
WEST COAST EAGLES V CARLTON Stockbroker Stadium, 5.40pm (AFL **##!! TV Time) Thursday the can you **!!## believe it 14 June 2012 Chris Judd’s 5 All Time Favorite Woody Allen Movies: Take the Money and Run (1969) – for taking the Visy cash instead of another premiership with the Eagles Stardust Memories (1980) – for [Read more]
Blame it on the Train
June 3, 2012 by 3 Comments
Like most footballing folk, I was captivated by Friday night’s game between the Tiges and Saints. Again, like most people I spoke to, I had tipped St Kilda. However as the game went on I became caught up in the rollicking juggernaut of fervour that the Richmond fans were generating. As the final siren sounded, [Read more]
Lessons passed on from Dad through Football
May 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
“Just kick the bloody thing” my father and I screamed out in unison as Lewis Roberts-Thomson had ambition confused with ability as he tried to clear the ball from defence. When it comes to football I am clearly my father’s son. Last weekend I took my 6 week old son Jack to Wagga to meet [Read more]
Dempsey shows shades of Norm McDonald in Bombers win
May 20, 2012 by 1 Comment
Dreamtime at the “G” has always been one of my favourite games of the year, so I was in a state of turmoil to realise that a few weeks ago the good wife and I had promised to have an overnighter with the grand kids on that particular night. Pretending it didn’t matter that much [Read more]
Mosquito fleet helps Bombers soar
May 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
The “refugee” from Jersey rang me up earlier in the week to see if I was free to go and see the Dons take on Brisbane. Not a lot was on for me, so the answer was a quick yes. Now I don’t have a lot of love for the Emptyhead Stadium behind Spencer Street [Read more]
One Bloody Point
April 26, 2012 by 1 Comment
I’m very confused, is it April 26 or August 26? I look out the window and winter has arrived. Just four days ago I was basking in glorious sunshine, today it’s cold hard rain. Hey, but there is an upside. Last year I bought myself a GoreTex down coat , so today is the inaugural [Read more]
THE WRAP – ROUND IV
April 23, 2012 by 18 Comments
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. On the Friday night The Barry Crockers out fumbled The Feeling Faints to slip in by 13 points. On the Saturday it was The Team Who Never Let You Down’s turn to suffer the bitter ignominy of being beaten by Essendon. Carringbush took [Read more]
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