The 2018 Grantland Rice Cup

Earl O’Neill on newspapers, websites and sports journalism, plus his thoughts on the upcoming Round of AFL matches.

AFLW Round 7 – Collingwood v Adelaide: Where’s Chelsea?

Dave Brown’s Crows went down in a devastating loss to the Pies at Olympic Park yesterday, missing a chance to defend their flag in another AFLW Grand Final. However, it was the loss of a key player in the second term and the commentary team’s oversight that really had him perturbed.

A failing tipster’s Round 3 Report

After many upsets in previous rounds, Les suggests you may have more luck selecting winners this round by taking a deep breath, putting on a blindfold and throwing a dart at the board with the games pinned to it and hope for the best.

Fox Footy Banter … blah blah!

Insight or trivial banter. Commentary of Fox Footy could do with a bit of a lift and Dermie, you’re in the spotlight.

AFL Broadcast Rights: Place Your Bets

The argy-bargy that accompanies the AFL’s broadcast rights negotiations is set to get underway once again.

The Precarious State of our Nation’s Great Game

Siobhan Calafiore provides her perspective on where the game is at and why.

Reflections of an angry man after 5 days on the toilet

Craig Dodson’s had plenty of thinking time, and he’s angry. Ranging from the big targets (Malthouse, Sheeds, The Footy Show) to the small (whatever happened to long sleeve jumpers?), his top 10 rant will touch a nerve in everyone.

Someone forgot to tell Santa

It was all set up and ready to go. Christmas in July with a big round of blockbuster clashes and we supporters were ready and waiting to cash in on the presents and the thought we’d be getting two christmases in the one year. The only problem was someone forgot to tell Santa.