Almanac Footy: The case for a Canberra AFL side

Dan Hoban reckons it makes sense to now have a twentieth AFL team. He argues the case for the nation’s capital and the Canberra Fat Cats.

Round 19 – Greater Western Sydney v Richmond: Notes from a Visitor

Notes from Manuka. Peter Vine is in Canberra visiting Canberra and forks out the hard-earned to watch a very good footy side against very ordinary opposition.

Backed into a wall, the Queanbeyan Tigers go back-to-back

Back-to-back: An emotion-charged day at Star Trac Oval in the ACT as the Queanbeyan Tigers spoil Belconnen’s undefeated season, thanks – in large part – to the efforts of Kade Klemke and 40-year-old Mark Armstrong. If it was the plot of a movie, you wouldn’t believe it.

Round 17 – GWS v Geelong: Manuka sun…Canberra magic moments – Cats master the Giants of Two Homes

Steve Alomes venture to a typically Canberra day when it’s warm in the sunshine and frigid in the shade to see the Cats’ experience get them home.

AFL Round 20 – GWS v North Melbourne: Community footy in Canberra

John Harms travels to the nation’s capital for a few days of footy culture, and watches Kevin Sheedy’s reaction to the Giants’ (brief) stirring.

Round 20 – GWS v North Melbourne: Firrito fulminates as the Roos bound away

The nation’s capital is turning orange and charcoal, and the people wait patiently. Peter Crossing was at Manuka on Saturday.