The Wrap returns. Drawn from his Pooncarie lair by the state of AFL affairs, he isn’t holding back.
Twilight Grand FInals and 17-5 fixtures: How much is enough?
November 4, 2016 by 7 Comments
A twilight Grand Final is inevitable apparently. Does what you think matter?
What Jobe Watson should tell the AFL Commission in his submission
October 26, 2016 by 3 Comments
DaveP thinks he’s Jobe Watson and presents his case to the AFL Commission as to why he should keep the 2012 Brownlow Medal.
Can we now stop the whingeing?
September 26, 2016 by 13 Comments
Murray Bird responds to an observable Vic-centric state of footy affairs, offering comment on all the states and their competitions, and the running of the AFL (which he points out is the AUSTRALIA FL). Where does all the whingeing come from? [This should generate some interesting discussion – Ed]
Era, era on the wall; 1987-1999
November 16, 2015 by 2 Comments
Jeff Dowsing continues his series on the eras of VFL/AFL footy with a look a 1987-99.
Welcome to football’s industrial age
August 21, 2015 by 21 Comments
Does money buy happiness? Is the game better for the wads of broadcasting cash being thrown around? Jeff Dowsing looks at the transition of the AFL from a sport to an ‘industry’.
The Senseless Sanction: Swans’ Trading Ban
August 19, 2015 by 28 Comments
Joe Moore makes some pointed observations about the Sydney trading ban.
Open sewage: the need for a people person’s plan
May 15, 2014 by 4 Comments
Can the 1854 fatal cholera outbreak in London Town inform the AFL in 2014? David Wilson searches for signs of enlightenment and epidemiology.
Scoring is low – blinkers are the answer
May 7, 2014 by 7 Comments
Matt Watson’s answer to the critics of modern football is to take the blinkers off and get a little perspective.
Why Essendon’s breathtaking arrogance and legal manoeuvring has to be admired.
December 17, 2013 by 6 Comments
Sean Curtain may be laughing at the English cricketers, but the Essendon drugs scandal and the incompetent AFL leadership is no laughing matter. Heads must roll.
Year of the farce
July 4, 2013 by 1 Comment
The doc gets to the root of Andrew Demetriou, sorry, the cappo di tutti capi’s problems. It’s not pretty.
‘Football rotting at the roots in Fish Creek’ – Martin Flanagan
Martin Flanagan has a habit of striking at the very heart of the issue. Here he nails it once again in this recent opinion piece in ‘The Age’ as a local footy team battles to survive.