At the start of season 2010 I was a little concerned about the Pies. Not about the playing stocks which seemed promising but the departure by some club officials, president, captain and ex-players from the well-worn and time-tested football clichés that we have all come to depend upon. The life blood of any football club [Read more]
Missing Magpies- Rusling & O’Bree
September 9, 2010 by 20 Comments
It’s never a good idea while you are studying to go onto the sports section of the Herald Sun website. You might come across something that will make you emotional and effect your concentration. I have to admit, I do this often but today I was hit with something that reduced me to tears. It [Read more]
The Ballad of Dogs and Magpies
September 6, 2010 by 8 Comments
The Ballad of Dogs and Magpies by Andrew Gigacz The Magpies won The Bulldogs lost It was to be expected But ’twas a game Of Dogs too tame And needs to be dissected Before the match The pundits said “The Dogs have nought to lose” So you would think With that in mind A “risk [Read more]
Floreat Pica Society: 1st Qualfying Final vs Bulldogs
September 6, 2010 by 12 Comments
The anticipation is heightened when the teams come out on Thursday. As expected, Josh, and McCarthy are omitted for Leigh Brown and Alan Didak. Conjecture that Goldsack might lose his spot is confirmed as Ben Johnson is named. However Presti is still out, so Nathan Brown keeps his spot. The Bulldogs’ “ins” are worthy – [Read more]
Eade and Eid both have thinking to do.
September 5, 2010 by 24 Comments
I hate year twelve. All these expectations, all the pressure and worse all these things we need to know about. Like specific instructions that you must complete form 132, if you are eligible in sections A, B AND G if you want to do this course at this Uni, under these prerequisites, do not help [Read more]
Floreat Pica Report: Round 22- Collingwood v Hawthorn
September 2, 2010 by Leave a Comment
‘Patience’ is the word Patience to get to the business end Patience to watch two pretty ordinary weeks of Pies performance Patience to watch your team get caught time after time Patience with a lack of intensity Patience of a coach to give a dud an even break Patience to see if ANYONE CAN KICK [Read more]
Not happy Mick!!!
August 29, 2010 by 7 Comments
Danni Eid apologizes to her fans for not providing a match report for the Hawks vs. Pies game. While she took notes and was intending on writing one up, her mood took a swing for the worse and her feelings of disgust towards Malthouse’s selection heightened which caused this decision. She had taken to venting [Read more]
Floreat Pica: Reality check
August 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
by Mick Ramsdale Time : Thursday 08.49am, ( 19/08/2010 ) . Situation: Pies are 6 points clear on top of the ladder. A call from Floreat Pica HQ. I Click on SEND and I’m the report writer for the Crows Clash. Winning has become a habit lately, and the margins have been comfortable. Going backwards [Read more]
Saturday Night Weird
August 24, 2010 by 7 Comments
Football on Saturday night was weird – on a number of levels. Let’s start with the game itself. I heard Adelaide’s coach at his post match press conference talk about what a good game of football had just taken place. I tried to work out which game he had been at. The one I had [Read more]
Magpies scrape win as Danni dominates dancefloor
August 22, 2010 by 3 Comments
Every Thursday I have that same after school routine. As soon as it hits 5:00pm I drop the newly started homework, get onto the Collingwood website to see the team selection and I hold my breath. *pages loads* I look up and the selection section of the website catches my eye and there he is…. [Read more]
What is Art?
August 19, 2010 by 9 Comments
This is an old water pump converted. It is on the side of the road near Rocky Cape. It is really quite impressive even though it is dodgey subject matter. Murph was telling me he has spoken to the person who made it for the property owner. He questioned the subject matter and the artist’s [Read more]
The Grand finale – Round 22 1972
August 19, 2010 by 20 Comments
Two rounds remain in this year’s home & away fixture. Barring any late season collapse it looks as though the eight teams that will take part in September action have been decided. Whilst season 2010 is unlikely to provide many last round thrills, the football loving public have been treated to some dramatic season finales, [Read more]
FLOREAT PICA Match Report: Round 20- Essendon v Collingwood
August 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
legend (le¦gend) Pronunciation:/?l?d?(?)nd/ noun 1 a traditional story 2 an extremely famous or notorious person, especially in a particular field: the man was a living legend 3 an inscription, especially on a coin or medal a caption: Go ahead make my day [predic.] very well known: his speed and ferocity in attack were legend Almanac [Read more]
Bets, Seatbelts and September rainbows.
August 15, 2010 by 4 Comments
I remember once making a bet in year 6 for the Collingwood v Essendon game. My mate Sam was a Bomber; he was also a left hander. I remember the nudge fights we’d have when our elbows would smack. You see, I was the right hander sitting on the left and he was the left [Read more]
No Real Sign of a Contest
August 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment
It’s hard to know where to start when you try to write e report about such an incredibly one sided game as we witnessed on Friday night. At least it started off on a positive mood when I attended the Asylum Seekers rally at the State Library. An enthusiastic crowd supporting such a just cause [Read more]
Bombers well and truly belted
August 14, 2010 by 2 Comments
I wasn’t sure whether to go to school or not. Friday the 13th, who knows what could happen in the schoolyard on this black, spooky date. Something did happen, but not to me. Four year 12 students lost all the hair on their head’s in our yearly ‘Shave for a Cure’ fundraiser, while the teachers [Read more]
Colliwobbles: fact or fantasy?
August 11, 2010 by 28 Comments
by Andrew Fithall The Colliwobbles. I thought I would get that word in early because it has already come up in football finals discussions. The other common statement I have heard/read recently is that for the past eight (?) seasons, the premier team has been defeated by the runner up in their previous meeting. I [Read more]
FPS Report- Round 19 Collingwood v Geelong.
August 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment
By Timothy O’Leary Unity 1. the state of being one; oneness. 2. a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one. Preface The game began for me, unexpectedly, at 4.00 PM on the Saturday afternoon as I entered the Bikram Yoga Studio in Fitzroy. This is yoga is done in a room at [Read more]
Video replay dismay- Cats lose but I’m ok
August 8, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The AFL should bring in video replays for umpires, the Cats lose, and Cam Mooney needs to learn how to kick.
Pies Dominate: Civilisation Teeters on the Brink
August 8, 2010 by 64 Comments
Forget Global Warming. Forget Nuclear Disarmament. Forget Peak Oil. Collingwood have beaten the Cats to become red hot flag favourites. This is getting really serious. Forget Malthusian concerns over population, it’s the potential impact of Malthousian theory that should be occupying minds on the campaign trail. John ButlerJohn Butler has fled the World’s Most Liveable [Read more]
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