Round Two Fremantle V Geelong Subiaco Saturday April 2 2011 The footy talk all week has centred on concussion. So much so it’s given me a headache to rival the one Joel Selwood copped courtesy of Farren Ray’s hip last week. The media speculate all week: Will Selwood play? Much as I love having him [Read more]
Cats Purr While The Dog Barks
April 4, 2011 by 15 Comments
By Katherine Giese Fremantle vs. Geelong – Round 2, 2011 (Saturday 2nd April) There was an ominous feeling in the air at my place. The impending arrival of my family, to tut-tut at my badly behaved dog, Mixie (I like to think of her as effervescent…maybe exuberant), and judge me on my housekeeping, was weighing [Read more]
Gazza should take a leaf out of the Pav book
January 31, 2011 by 2 Comments
By Tristan Taormina Mathew Pavlich is a Docker, and will be for life. The speculation around the Captain’s future was finally put to rest when the 29 year old signed a three year deal that will see him end his illustrious career in the West. Whispers have circulated around AFL ranks that the South Australian-born [Read more]
littledocker
November 15, 2010 by 4 Comments
Okay so I was thinking about, the whole Jack might be going to Freo thing and I guess maybe it’s not THAT bad. While I know it means that id have to kinda-sorta adopt Freo as my second team, a photo I found of myself kinda made me realise that it’s not going to be [Read more]
A YEAR IN REVIEW
October 25, 2010 by 11 Comments
There is something amiss, something not quite right. 2010 was supposed to be a very balanced year. It is a lovely even number is 2010. No rough edges, nothing sticking rudely out like “1997” for example with all those tails and hard angles. But 2010 has confounded me. It started early in the year. There [Read more]
AFL Recruit: Tendai Mzungu- One to watch
October 12, 2010 by 4 Comments
He may not have been the biggest name in trade week, but Tendai Mzungu has already accumulated a decent highlight reel in the WAFL for Perth FC. With 70 senior games to his name already, there may be another mature age recruit ready to make an impact in the big league. Thanks to Neil Allen [Read more]
Cats trust themselves in September spotlight
September 11, 2010 by 3 Comments
Trust. A very important thing in life, and also a very important thing in football. I’ve trusted a lot of people, and trusted North Melbourne a bit too much sometimes, and its been thrown back in my face. This week, many of my friends and I faced a difficult task of trusting a wayward mate, [Read more]
A Finals prelude to Warm the Soul
August 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Another week down, another Friday, another game of Footy. I remember back to Round 1, when the season opened on a Thursday night with Richmond and Carlton under lights at the MCG, now after such a short time, it’s the opening game of the last round of the home and away season between two finals [Read more]
Fremantle maintain home ground advantage
August 28, 2010 by 2 Comments
With the finals die already significantly cast, this was the Round 22 encounter of most consequence to the combatants: home or away in Perth will always be vital to finals prospects. Eleven inclusions to the Dockers side indicated the extent to which they’d staked their hopes on this game. Carlton had an army of fans [Read more]
Not so quiet on the Western Front
August 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
There’s a disturbing kink in my footy universe. Simply put every time I don’t drink beer the Swans win. Starting life as a ‘no time we’re late’ excuse some weeks ago it’s now morphed into a fully blown case for sobriety at every game. But what about all the beer you had earlier in the [Read more]
Tigers defy expectations
July 12, 2010 by 3 Comments
“Got your myki?” “Yes.” “Got your footy membership card thing?” “Ye-wait, no. Thanks Mum.” And so I was out the door and on the train to Eaglemont to meet my uncle and see Richmond. While the Tigers have been on this ‘four of five’ hot-streak, Richmond has beaten three pathetic teams and a top eight [Read more]
Gusty Tiger win makes four in a row
July 11, 2010 by 3 Comments
It wasn’t too long ago when football “experts” were seriously questioning whether Richmond would win a game all season. Others were calling out for Richmond to recieve special assistance from the AFL. Four wins later and that’s all forgotten. The improvement has been extroadinary. First year recruits have shown good signs while players previously labelled [Read more]
Freo breaks Port, Palmer breaks Barlow’s leg
July 7, 2010 by 1 Comment
Fremantle V Port Adelaide By Steve Healy This fixtured match left me dazzled, it has since last October. Fremantle v Port Adelaide, the only Saturday afternoon game in Round 14? Surely not. A game of footy is a game of footy, however. There are not many things I love more than listening to the footy [Read more]
For Fremantle, it never rains, but it pours.
June 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
By Josh Barnstable There’s never a dull moment when these two sides play. 2005, we saw the ‘Whispers In The Sky’ incident, where an umpire was allegedly heard saying “Now I know what it feels like to have a win” on the way back to Melbourne from Perth after Fremantle’s five point win after Justin [Read more]
BLUES ROUNDABOUT
June 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Well, I’d been looking forward all week to my Saturday night. Yes, according to my friends and colleagues I live a fairly staid lifestyle but in my little world – a winter’s night in on the couch watching my AFL team followed by the national soccer team at the World Cup IS an enjoyable evening. [Read more]
Somethings off in the Kitchen
June 21, 2010 by 14 Comments
After attending the debacle which was last Friday night I felt I would be better watching the Blues from the safety of the lounge in tropical Canberra. Still emotionally and physical scarred from the mid season trip to the home of sport it was with some trepidation that I switched on the box on Saturday [Read more]
Dockers Steady the Ship, but no Kreuzing for Blues from here
June 21, 2010 by 3 Comments
As the physical demands of the AFL season continue to grow, the period around the mid season break has become increasingly significant. All teams appreciate the respite for sore bodies, whilst those for whom the season hasn’t gone to plan get a chance to take stock and relaunch. For young sides that have been early [Read more]
Pies get one for the road
May 20, 2010 by 12 Comments
How slow does school drag on when you know your team is playing that night? I’ll you, it drags on forever, to top it all off I have a huge headache. Don’t stay up past midnight writing a lit essay; it will get to your head before bed and the next morning! I love Friday [Read more]
The more things change…
May 18, 2010 by 12 Comments
It’s obviously Blockbuster Season again in the AFL. Although, I wouldn’t the only one who suspects Blockbusters aren’t quite what they used to be? The moment a couple of teams string 3 or 4 wins together, we got ourselves a blockbuster folks! Yeehaaa! Roll out the marketing guys. If Collingwood, perchance, happens to be one [Read more]
AFL Round 8 – Fremantle v Collingwood: What if?
May 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment
by Andrea McNamara Haven’t felt this nervous before a game in ages, maybe since that final in 2007 against West Coast, the one that went into extra time. I was there, I flew over to see what could have been Bucks’ last game, if we’d lost. What a win at the House of Pain – [Read more]
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