Some father-sons, favourite sons and a plucky redhead synonymous with Summer head Rodney Boyd’s side this week.
Two imposters
September 16, 2019 by 1 Comment
John Gordon recalls the noted Kipling poem “If” in this tale of sporting woe, joy and where they fit into the bigger picture in the wake of West Coast’s exit from 2019.
“These shall not be forgotten years”: Richmond: 1981 – 2016. 7. The Frawley Years
September 12, 2019 by 1 Comment
Sam Steele pays tribute to Danny Frawley’s time as Richmond coach.
The 2019 ‘Spud’ Frawley Cup – Semi Finals
September 11, 2019 by 5 Comments
Earl O’Neill, from his incomparable perspective, presents his thoughts surrounding Week 2 of the finals.
Respect for women – the conversation we shouldn’t be having
June 19, 2018 by 43 Comments
Violence against women needs urgent addressing. We are sadly reminded of its daily prevalence following the tragic murder of Eurydice Dixon last week. Here is reposted from 2016 – a series of web excerpts and videos around “respect” from Eddie McGuire, James Brayshaw, Danny Frawley, Wayne Carey, the Commonwealth of Australia’s “Respect” program, the Royal Commission into Family Violence, Erin Riley, Alan Jones and Clementine Ford.
Danny Frawley’s Bravery
October 18, 2017 by 5 Comments
When Danny Frawley sat down to chat with Hamish McLachlan he may not have been thinking about how far and wide their SEN conversation would go. Or who it may effect – for good. It reached Yoshi in Japan. This is Yoshi’s response. [English is Yoshi’s second language. Thanks Yoshi, for this piece – JTH]
Paul Keating, Mr Brightside and Bobby Ewing: For the true believers – Richmond 2017
October 4, 2017 by 3 Comments
Whatever your views on Paul Keating, the man did have some damm good lines. So, like his comment just after his unlikely election win against John Hewson, the Tigers win was one for the true believers, writes Sean Curtain, and the sweetest victory of all.
AFL Grand Final – Adelaide v Richmond: To Gerard
October 2, 2017 by 6 Comments
“The hardest years, the wildest years”… Callum O’Connor dedicates 15 years of football to his Uncle Gerard, the man who has led him all the way.
The 2017 Nick Riewoldt Cup
August 4, 2017 by 1 Comment
Earl recounts his greatest Nicks in tribute to the retiring champion
Heat and conversation
June 24, 2016 by 16 Comments
Yvette Wroby postulates that some clues to Eddie McGuire’s behaviour can be found in Eddie himself, long ago.
Saints High Performance Camp in Queenstown, New Zealand
December 8, 2014 by 4 Comments
Yoshi Imagawa’s itch for all things St Kilda received some scratching on the weekend. Channel 7’s Tom Browne filed a series of reports on the Sainters’ pre-season work in Queenstown, New Zealand.
Almanac Footy (Opinion): A Matter of Will
‘One of the most underrated qualities that AFL recruiters overlook is the capacity of a player’s will.’ So says Ian Wilson in an argument that is hard to refute.