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: Sometimes there are more important things than footy
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AFL Round 2 – Port Power v GWS Giants: Nerves to Frustration
April 7, 2013 by 7 Comments
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
April 3, 2013 by 2 Comments
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
April 3, 2013 by 2 Comments
Holy Saturday. The day of vigil. Kath Presdee and other Giants glimpsed their future against the Swans.
The Rest of Round 1 Preview
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A cornucopia of tipping advice from Sal Ciardulli who has tipped the Giants (to stay competitive for 10 minutes).
Loving the unloved
March 20, 2013 by 4 Comments
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
March 12, 2013 by 1 Comment
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?
March 5, 2013 by 6 Comments
Is the continued expansion of the AFL good for fans?
Robertson Oval – where Terry Daniher was king
February 25, 2013 by 16 Comments
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
December 21, 2012 by 2 Comments
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
September 25, 2012 by 3 Comments
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
September 4, 2012 by 5 Comments
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
August 27, 2012 by 6 Comments
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
August 21, 2012 by 1 Comment
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]
Canberra’s Own
August 18, 2012 by 4 Comments
By Carl Murphy Canberra is a crossroads of the football civilisations. It has its own Rugby League and Rugby Union teams, and even had its own soccer team in the national competition for many years until continued failure meant everyone gave up and went home. But despite a flourishing local competition, it had never really [Read more]
The importance of being Ablett
August 15, 2012 by 11 Comments
I had my first Metricon Stadium experience last Saturday night, as the Gold Coast played host to Queensland’s inaugural Expansion Derby. With a community atmosphere unlike any major stadium I have ever been to, the Suns’ home ground brings a touch of the grassroots to the elite football environment, much like the side itself. It [Read more]
NOT another thumping – quite the opposite in fact
August 6, 2012 by 6 Comments
Where do I begin? What a day, what a game. We’ve been hammered in the last month by some of the best teams in the land, chasing not only the win but the percentage needed in one of the tightest seasons in memory. Our young kids have been valiant but have run out of legs, [Read more]
light and shade
August 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
sunset a few purple patches kill off the game evening sky no great signs only flashes playing the bottom team the caller questions a lack of urgency twilight game the zig-zag path to goal empty seats Cloke marks alone and unattended fading light Wood losing what little he had twilight the light and shade of [Read more]
5.30am and 4.40pm starts – on the same day
July 31, 2012 by 2 Comments
Alarm rings at 5.30 AM. Just in time for Olympic opening ceremony. Not a problem as was asleep early on Friday night, couldn’t stand to sit up and watch the Hawks again after their demolition of the Pies last week. Text Uncle Deano, he’s up early for the opening ceremony too. Could have stayed in [Read more]
AFL bites the bullet
July 15, 2012 by 14 Comments
In a bid to finally fix the inequity of the fixture – where 18 teams play 22 rounds – the AFL has bitten the bullet and will embark on the most sensible option. It will introduce five more teams. Commercial realties dictate a 22-round season must be maintained. Except for this year, when a 23-round [Read more]
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