Round 2 – GWS v Geelong: Prophetic

Canberra turned on a perfect autumn afternoon, the game was a sell-out and Geelong was smashed at the stoppages.

AFL Round 15 – Greater Western Sydney v St Kilda: A win for storytelling

It seems every Sainter has a tale to tell, and their fascinating yarns were the centerpiece of Yvette Wroby’s jaunt to Sydney last weekend.

Adelaide v GWS: Who is closer to a flag?

Fooz Pietersen thinks the Crows have improved, but is it enough to catch the runaway train of young talent at Greater Western Sydney?

Round 5 – West Coast v Greater Western Sydney: Royal Command Performance

Our Royal Watcher in Perth took in some football royalty with HRH Prince Harry as his Eagles put the pitiful GWS minnows to the sword.

Round 4 – GWS v Gold Coast: At the Going Down of the Suns

Michael Shillito journeyed down the Hume Highway to support his emerging GWS Giants. Young forward Cameron McCarthy provides the sunshine in his day.

Cam Hookes’ Collingwood life: Round 22 preview

Magpie fan Cam Hookes understates his case in previewing the GWS – Collingwood game. Injuries? The Pies have had a few. Poor games lately? The Pies have had a few. A win for the Pies? Comprehensively, with a bit of a push.

AFL Round 19 – Richmond v GWS Giants: Fifty shades of Greige (Lights, Conca, Action!)

You’ve got to worry when the most memorable events of a game don’t involve kicking the ball, taking a mark, or a decent bit of play. Sean Curtain tolerates a 27 point Tiger win.

AFL Round 18 – Giants v Cats: A Step Back in Time

Dennis Gedling takes a step back in time to a 60’s style country pub to watch (no BT sound thankfully) his Cats sneak home over the Giants.

AFL Round 18 – Greater Western Sydney v Geelong: Vale the Australia Network

Paul Spinks laments the demise of the Khmer Empire, the Corio Empire and the Australia Network. He fights through the monsoon in Cambodia to find a bar with AFL on tv. Unfortunately his Cats showed less dedication.

AFL Round 18 – GWS v Geelong: Don’t Mention the Game

Richard Naco’s first AFL game for this year will also be his last. “Never again,” he said at the end.

AFL Round 18 – Greater Western Sydney v Geelong: Monaros and V7 Cats

Earl O’Neil’s young Monaros held up well against a V8 Ford Cats not firing on all cylinders. Has the air gone out of the Cats tyres? When will the Monaros find the chequered flag?

AFL Round 15 – Sydney Swans v GWS Giants: Winter Hits

Steve Duffy journeys to the SCG to see his Giants shape up to the Swans monoliths. Blank verse in honour of Heath Shaw’s memories of the game.

AFL Round 14 – Greater Western Sydney v Carlton: The Kids are Alright

Earl O’Neill gets to see a coming of age for his GWS tyros. Earl and Shane Mumford have both got a new lease on life.

AFL Round 13 – Brisbane v Greater Western Sydney: The Life Less Ordinary

Jamie Simmons is at a loss to understand life in a Gabba corporate box, let alone the Lions’ form. Or lack thereof.

AFL Round 8 – West Coast v Greater Western Sydney: Child’s Play

Peter Baulderstone finds himself enjoying the game more than he expected. Josh Kennedy gives him hope, and Blake awakens the inner 9yo in all of us.

AFL Round 5 – GWS v Gold Coast: Gary plays park footy

Cliff Bingham takes in an afternoon of park footy – until G. Ablett gets going.

NAB Cup – GWS v Essendon: Brushing off the cobwebs

After a lazy summer, Pam Sherpa gets back into it with a match at Manuka Oval in Canberra which, serendipitously features who two footy teams.

I think we’ve got a live one!

Where: the small community hall at Breakfast Point (which looks remarkably like a church, but isn’t). When: Thursday, 17/5/12, sometime between 6pm 10:15pm (most likely around 9ish) Why: making the GWS banner for the game in Brisbane, featuring a tribute to Luke Power on the occasion of his return to his original club, where he [Read more]

Essendon breaking new ground

“ Hi Tania. We expected that. Thanks for calling. Guys, it’s off,” said my dad. After the rain on Friday, I would have been very surprised if our tennis game was on. It was the first washout of the season, but it meant a quiet day before gearing up for an almost certain win for [Read more]