Round 4 – West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans: West Coast’s balloon well and truly popped

Dan Lonergan spent a pleasant Easter Saturday at Yea watching tennis and enjoying time with his daughter. When his attention came to the one-sided match in Perth he found himself listening critically to the Western Australian radio commentators, while loving the performance of Sydney.

Now that you’ve heard of Mason Cox

And after an Anzac Day debut, a handy mark and goal with his first kick in the league, here’s a piece on US politics by Mason Cox himself.

AFL Round 15 – Greater Western Sydney v St Kilda: A win for storytelling

It seems every Sainter has a tale to tell, and their fascinating yarns were the centerpiece of Yvette Wroby’s jaunt to Sydney last weekend.

Luke Ball: Zen and the art of footylife maintenance

In this novel profile of Luke Ball, a Saint, a Magpie and Karl Marx chat to Marcus Aurelius [come on, you can suspend for a second – Ed] contemplating Luke’s qualities as a footballer, a leader, an advocate, a man. E. Regnans plays with words and ideas again. [Always creative ER – Ed]

Luke Ball is the special guest at the Almanac lunch on May 29, at the Royal Melbourne Hotel, 629 Bourke St, Melbourne. 12.30 for 1pm. $50 for two courses and one comp drink. Bookings essential [email protected]

AFL Players Association Interviews: Wayne Carey (Part 1)

I caught up with Wayne Carey for the AFL Players’ Association Legends Series.

In Part 1 he talks about Wagga and his days as a junior footballer in Adelaide, and then about life as a young North Melbourne skipper.

From little things, big things grow

Paul Daffey’s engaging yarn on former St.Kilda wingman Tom McNeil, who fought to establish a players’ union in the 1950s.