The Adelaide Uni Blacks celebrated nineteen Premierships as far back as 1955 last week at its Fred ‘Chocka’ Bloch Past Players Day. Bob Neil was front and centre on a huge day for The World’s Greatest Football Club.
Almanac Tribute: Rulebook’s tribute to Fred ‘Chocka’ Bloch
August 11, 2023 by 22 Comments
At the funeral of Dr Fred ‘Chocka’ Bloch OAM, Malcolm Ashwood gave a fitting tribute to a much admired and respected person who will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
AUFC Blacks 1982: Join The Club
November 15, 2018 by 15 Comments
Swish came across this Adelaide Uni Blacks new player information sheet from 1982. The secrets to their long-lived success can be found between the lines.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks A1 Grand Final: A Fine Fine Line
September 28, 2016 by 21 Comments
Gordon Agars finishes off his fly-on-the-toilet-wall account of Adelaide Uni’s 1986 season with the Grand Final match report.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Finals Week 3: Open Up Those Kegs of Beer
September 15, 2016 by 22 Comments
Gordon Agars decided to follow the Adelaide Uni Blacks in 1986 thanks to his Sesquicentennial literary grant. It was Grand Final day for the A8 Glamour Side, the A9 Sty Council and the A3s. The Ones were in the Prelim. The long season is Bob Neily over.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Finals Week 2: The Waiting Is The Hardest Part
September 10, 2016 by 1 Comment
The Blacks sat back this week in 1986 waiting for their finals opponents to be decided. Gordon Agars got paid for this petty morsel.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Finals Week 1: Cracking Semis
September 2, 2016 by 8 Comments
Gordon Agars has somehow lasted until the first week of the Blacks 1986 finals. They’re going OK.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Round 18: Focus Puller
August 26, 2016 by 15 Comments
Gordon Agars spend a wet week indoors, exploring the latest home entertainment options, before venturing out for the last minor round of the AUFC 1986 season.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Round 17: The Reels, A Round At The Fountain
August 19, 2016 by 15 Comments
Gordon Agars has a sizeable windfall during Round 17, which somehow leads to a night out at one of Adelaide’s famed rock pubs with one of the Blacks’ famed rock dogs. It’s time the tale were told.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Round 16: Ump Goes The Thump
August 11, 2016 by 14 Comments
Gordon Agars (and a young Chris Kenny) were on the beat for Round 16 1986 at the world’s greatest football club. A feral ump, Jerk’s crash repair bill and garlic sauce make an unusual trifecta.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Round 15: Eaton, Cheatin’, Unbeaten (was that Keg?)
August 5, 2016 by 8 Comments
Everyone is allowed an off week. Gordon Agars was making a habit of it back in 1986. Here’s his perfunctory assessment of Round 15, including a Keg sighting.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Round 13: Give Me Park Terrace
July 22, 2016 by 8 Comments
Round 13 1986 was a quiet one for Gordon Agars. He barely made time to toss off this flimsy report, giving far too much prominence to fringe A8 player Darren ‘The Jerk’ Graetz.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Round 12: Sechs on Legs
July 15, 2016 by 10 Comments
The Lutherans were kaput, The Ones won but the Glamour Side were put off by some lippy Catholics. Gordon Agars sent also young Gucci around the teams for the 1986 Round 12 AUFC report.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Round 11: Fey St Peters
June 30, 2016 by 12 Comments
Gordon Agars was the unfortunate victim of vandalism at the Queen’s Head this week. It didn’t stop him from filing this bumper recap of AUFC Round 11, 1986.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Round 10: Revolutionary
June 24, 2016 by 11 Comments
Where did Gordon Agars spend his grant money after preparing his Round 10 1986 AUFC match reports?
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Round 9: Mid Seaman Slump
June 16, 2016 by 17 Comments
Gordon Agars, with the help of Swish Schwerdt, is back with his Adelaide University FC reports. This week it’s Round 9. How much of a distraction is Flop’s sister on the boundary? Do Tupperware make spoons? These questions, and more, answered by Gordon.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Round 8: I’ve Been to Berri Too
June 1, 2016 by 25 Comments
Gordon Agars wanted to find out what made Chocka Bloch tick in the lead up to Round 8, 1986. Rulebook had other ideas. If you don’t fight, you lose, as SA found against WA.
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