John Harms launched Yvette Wroby’s memoir ‘Siren’s Call’ at the St Kilda RSL on Thursday night and it was a blast. Lots of food, and people and footy players present. Yvette is still floating all through Friday. Now for a Saints win tomorrow and the week is perfect.
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AFLM Round 7 – St Kilda v GWS: And in the end, boy, did we prevail.
May 9, 2017 by 6 Comments
Yvette Wroby reports of the Saints second win in a row. She hasn’t been able to say that for awhile. A good night was had by those wearing red, white and black.
AFLM Round 6 – Hawthorn v St Kilda: Traveling Well, thanks.
May 4, 2017 by 1 Comment
Yvette Wroby juggles babysitting with her commitment to watch her Saints play. She had wins on every front, as did all those Traveling Saints (both players and supporters).
AFLM Round 5 – St Kilda v Geelong: In..In..In..Win for the Girls…In..In..In..Out for the Boys
April 30, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Yvette Wroby sees the St Kilda Academy girls win their Anzac Day game, and wishes Tweety Birds (Saints boys) weren’t eaten by the Puddy Cats in the double header.
AFLM Round 4 – Collingwood v St Kilda: Winning ugly has become our thing
April 23, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Yvette Wroby reports on the sloppy encounter between the Saints and the Pies last weekend. But she’ll take that messy win every day.
AFLM Round 3 – St Kilda v Brisbane: Four points without the glory
April 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Yvette Wroby took her time to absorb last Sunday’s game. How come a victory felt like something else? The highlight, as ever, was champion Nick Riewoldt’s return game.
AFLW Review – A League of One’s Own: The AFL and Women’s Sport. We want your feedback
April 9, 2017 by 17 Comments
Susan Alberti and Darcy Vescio are part of an AFL review of AFLW first season. Yvette Wroby calls to all writers to suggest feedback to give to the panel. She also wants to know which VFL or other state league you will be following in 2017 and is looking for continued match reports or player profiles. Let’s get to know who our future stars are.
AFLM Round 2 – West Coast v St Kilda: Missed by thaaaat much
April 7, 2017 by 4 Comments
For three quarters of the West Coast v St Kilda game, the Saints were in it up to their eye balls. Yvette Wroby anxiously awaited the inevitable comeback. She is proud that the Saints were thaaaat close up til then. She’s also making a stand and calling the AFLM games what they are. The AFL is now made up of two competitions.
AFLW Grand Final – Brisbane v Adelaide: Magic Fingers and Magic Skills
April 3, 2017 by 1 Comment
Yvette Wroby is still in awe of the Inaugural season of the AFLW and the terrific Premiership win by the Adelaide Crows. Bring on AFLW 2018 and a St Kilda team too please AFL, she asks. She is now referring to the AFL games as either AFLM or AFLW and isn’t the only one.
Round 1 – St Kilda v Melbourne: Happy and Sad
March 27, 2017 by 3 Comments
Yvette Wroby is happy (she also caught most of the AFLW Grand Final) and Yvette is sad (will Nick be OK?), but when she thought of Alison Lester’s children’s board book, she knew she could write her first season report.
AFLW Round 7 – Melbourne v Fremantle: Way out east, a flood of a different kind
March 21, 2017 by 1 Comment
Yvette Wroby takes her mob to the last round of footy to fulfill a promise to show her ‘grandson’ women playing footy. Turns out Melbourne decided to put on a display.
AFLW Round 2 – Western Bulldogs v Adelaide: “It’s tough being a woman” takes on a whole new meaning.
February 12, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Yvette Wroby is loving the AFLW season, and here is the report of the first of the three games to be attended over the weekend. As usual, she meets a few people along the way and shares their stories too.
AFLW Round 1 – Melbourne v Brisbane Lions: Drowned on and off the field
February 8, 2017 by 5 Comments
Yvette Wroby got her friends together for a possible Melbourne win in the rain-effected match against Brisbane.
AFL Women’s (Practice Match) – Collingwood v Western Bulldogs: When a practice match feels like a party.
January 28, 2017 by 1 Comment
Yvette Wroby is full of excitement as she finds new footy friends in the glow of the emergence of the AFL Women’s comp. [Trademark Yvette – JTH]
Almanac Women’s Footy: Call for writers
January 25, 2017 by 3 Comments
Yvette Wroby is the energy behind the Almanac’s women’s footy coverage. As the season is about to get underway, Yvette invites writers to get involved.
Almanac Women’s Footy: A journey continues
January 23, 2017 by 11 Comments
Yvette Wroby is feeling emotional and uplifted and so enthusiastic about the imminent AFL Women’s competition which begins on February 3. She feels this is a really significant moment. In this wonderful short essay she explains why. [Wonderful thanks Yvette – JTH]
The Doggies Launch: A few pics.
December 17, 2016 by 3 Comments
Thanks to Yvette Wroby for some nice pics of the writers who gathered at the North Fitzroy Arms for the launch of The Doggies Almanac last Wednesday.
Sports Writers Festival: The Flanagan Oration
October 15, 2016 by 4 Comments
Yvette Wroby happily met and heard from sports-writing elder Martin Flanagan, at last night’s Sports Writers Festival Oration. [Includes link to the full transcript of M Flanagan’s speech, “Sport and politics: the Adam Goodes case reconsidered, one year on.”]
Images from the Footy Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch
October 4, 2016 by 3 Comments
Check out these images captured by Yvette Wroby at the Footy Almanac Grand Final Eve lunch 2016.
VWFL Semi Final – St Kilda Sharks v Melbourne Uni: Onwards and Upwards
September 16, 2016 by 1 Comment
Yvette Wroby enjoyed a day watching St Kilda Sharks in the VFL Women’s semi, she felt part of a community, a part of the red, black and white football tribe.
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