AFL Round 4 – Melbourne v GWS Giants: Melbourne pulls its finger out

Melbourne fans like Ciannon Cazaly are enjoying the win over GWS because who knows when the next one might come along.

AFL Round 4 – Melbourne v GWS Giants: It’s all between the ears

Melbourne’s final quarter proved to John Warhurst that football is played between the ears.

AFL Round 3 – GWS v St Kilda: Under the Canberra lights tonight

Fans of The Church and The Saints, sing along to Kath Presdee’s up tempo match report.

Stairs are for climbing

Text message received April 14th 2:48pm: “4 Richmond fans just explained to a Dogs fan, whilst the Tigers lead by 49, that this match is far from over. We’re a pessimistic bunch!”

AFL Round 3 – GWS Giants v St.Kilda: The Giants are a bowl of soup

Superb analysis by Aidan Bruce, showing his dad, West Coast Dave and a fair proportion of the footy community, that over-analysis is overrated.

AFL Round 3 – GWS Giants v St.Kilda: Giant hunger

It’s school holiday time in NSW and the Giants must feel like naughty kids sent to bed without with their dinner, writes Pamela Sherpa.

AFL Round 2 – Port Power v GWS Giants: Sometimes there are more important things than footy

The emotional tribute at Football Park to the late John McCarthy reinforced the message that the football world is a great community that supports each other, writes Peter Argent.

AFL Round 2 – Port Power v GWS Giants: Nerves to Frustration

This one has me nervous, and that doesn’t happen a lot as a Giants fan, writes Steve Duffy.

AFL Round 1 – GWS Giants v Sydney: From little things

There’s a lot to dislike about ANZ Stadium but a lot to like about the Giants, writes Swans fan Ian Latham.

AFL Round 1 GWS v Sydney: The Vigil

Holy Saturday. The day of vigil. Kath Presdee and other Giants glimpsed their future against the Swans.

The Rest of Round 1 Preview

A cornucopia of tipping advice from Sal Ciardulli who has tipped the Giants (to stay competitive for 10 minutes).

Loving the unloved

According to some commentators, GWS Giants fan Kath Presdee doesn’t exist. On the contrary, Giants supporters have heart and passion and they know the game.

Standin’ on the Outside Lookin’ in

Some may say that Canberra lacks a heart. Rubbish! Canberra is all ventricles and aorta. You just had to be amongst the throngs on Friday night at Manuka Oval to feel a pulse like a Brazilian rumba.

Crio’s Question: Are fans losing touch as AFL expands?

Is the continued expansion of the AFL good for fans?

Robertson Oval – where Terry Daniher was king

The AFL grounds onslaught into NSW continues with the unveiling of a revamped Robertson Oval in Wagga on March 2 when the Giants play the Brisbane Lions in a NAB Cup game under lights. Rod Gillett says the oval has a rich history.

Twenty Twelve: A Tale Of Two Games

PC Paterson reports from two footy games he attended this year – the first featured the team he barracked for in an irrational sense, the second featured the team that lives closest to his current address. Similar margins at the end of the game, yet utterly different feelings.

GWS Giants: a new chapter opens

Many will look at the Giants’ first season and say it was terrible, laughable, a joke and a disgrace from a team nobody wants in an area where people shouldn’t even be allowed to touch a Sherrin. Steve Duffy doesn’t see it that way.

A glimpse into North Melbourne’s future

Some games of footy are a drama in 3 acts, complete with unlikely heroes, plot twists, and a thrilling denouement. We’ve had our share of those this year: getting the St Kilda monkey off our backs with Sam Wright standing up to Brendan Goddard, and Wells’s sublime last quarter; Boomer’s inspired 5 minutes stealing the [Read more]

AFL Round 22: St.Kilda v GWS Giants: Joining the Delusion….We can do this, too

I’ve been hanging around with the Geelong Cat boys too much.  Their mindset is beginning to rub off on me.  I was quite happy hanging in the Saints reality of seeing this year as essentially over and beginning to build up for next year.  But Flynny’s chant of “We can do this” has resonated via [Read more]

Melbourne supporters at home in snow

It snowed in Canberra on Friday. Rugging up is required today. I’m wearing a singlet, skivvy, Giants t-shirt, bottom thermals, long winter pants, a polar fleece jacket, polar fleece lined waterproof  coat , beanie, scarf, gloves, shoes and socks. I also have a warm blanket in my bag. One woman sitting nearby is wearing three pairs [Read more]