The Swans put up a magnificent fight against the more-fancied GWS and were pretty unlucky to go down, but Jan Courtin was filled with pride by their performance. [Mark or free kick, take your pick – Ed]
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: AFL Rounds 17 and 18
July 15, 2019 by 2 Comments
Cam Hooke and friends enjoy the great win in the West before getting down to the task of analysing the coming game against the Giants.
Round 12 – Adelaide v GWS: Orange for a night
June 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Bomber supporter Caspar McLeod needed the Giants to knock the Crows down a peg on Saturday night to boost his Dons’ September chances. To his chagrin, help was not to be forthcoming.
Tom Boyd
May 22, 2019 by 7 Comments
Andrew Starkie looks at the football odyssey of Tom Boyd, from number one draft pick to retirement at age 23.
Round 7 – GWS v St Kilda: Once again realising being emotional
May 6, 2019 by 2 Comments
Yoshi is finding that he becomes emotional when watching or listening to St Kilda matches. He is obviously a true Saints fan.
Round 6 – Sydney v GWS: Optimistic outlook
April 30, 2019 by 3 Comments
The home ground disadvantage continued for Mathilde de Hauteclocque’s Swans, but amid the rubble there is always time to stop and smell the camellias.
Round 6 – Sydney v GWS: “Why do you bother?”
April 30, 2019 by 11 Comments
Jan Courtin ventures up the highway from her new home of Melbourne to the SCG. When asked “Why do you bother?” supporting the Swans in the lowest times, she knows that as a die-hard fan win, lose or draw; it’s worth it.
Round 4 – Geelong v GWS: The wisdom of youth
April 15, 2019 by 1 Comment
An over-confident Cookie and his young bloke (primary school age) go to Kardinia Park for the contest between their Cats and GWS. It’s an afternoon of history and memory – with sage advice from the young fella. [Super piece – Ed]
Round 3 – GWS v Richmond: Still feeling it
April 8, 2019 by 3 Comments
John Green’s fandom will be forever coloured by the 2017 flag delivered to the Punt Rd faithful – no matter the trials that await, he’ll never forget that Richmond could again do the improbable and climb the mountain. He’s still feeling it! [Club might have been happier with a riff on “Don’t hold back” – Ed.]
AFLW Round 4 – Collingwood v GWS: Destination Morwell
February 26, 2019 by 2 Comments
Sydney-sider Georgina Hibberd has vowed to attend every GWS game this AFLW season. On Sunday she completed a round trip to Morwell to see her Giants take on Collingwood, her first taste of footy at a Victorian country ground. The Giants did not let her down.
AFLW Round 1 – Things that I learned and predictions/tips for Round 2
February 8, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Yvette Wroby shares her thoughts on Round 1 of the AFLW 2019 season, and gives her predictions/tips for the next Round. Join her on the Almanac wing to the right of the coaches box (facing the oval) for the Bulldogs v Cats game. Let the fun begin again tomorrow night!
The 2018 No Zones Cup – Finals, Week Two & Three
September 26, 2018 by 2 Comments
The Monaros’ loss had Earl O’Neill feeling a bit down. Never fear, he’s back in gear, with a recap of the last two weekends, plus an early tip for the Grand Final.
Second Semi-Final – Collingwood v GWS: Knitted in Black & White
September 19, 2018 by 11 Comments
Son Josh’s Fathers’ Day gift has achieved lucky charm status in the Luke Reynolds household. There was a lot for Luke to like about Collingwood’s first finals win since 2012.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: 2018 AFL Finals – The Year of the Magpie
September 17, 2018 by 3 Comments
Cam provides us with all the usual stats and links before looking ahead to this weekend’s 80s-revisited blockbuster with the Tigers. Remember, you read it here first!
Second Semi Final – Collingwood v GWS: When Jeremy Howe defies physicists and mystics
September 17, 2018 by 19 Comments
David Wilson and the buds are at the MCG to see what he describes as an “open savanna of a match” and “a 1500 metre race of a match”. But it’s Jeremy Howe’s moment that is the focus of his poetic prose. What a moment! What a mark!
Collingwood v GWS – Preview: A footy love triangle
September 13, 2018 by 7 Comments
Nick Johnston grew up barracking for Collingwood and then went to work as media manager for the Giants. He loves both clubs. The dreaded day is upon him: they play each other in a final. What to do? [Terrific piece which shows the depth of feeling people working in professional sport retain – JTH]
Round 20 – Carlton v GWS: Welcome to Globetrotters’ AFL
August 9, 2018 by 10 Comments
As he watched the Giants pulverise the Blues, John Butler was left contemplating the wider football universe. Let’s just say, he has his reservations.
Round 19 – GWS v St Kilda: Like Changing Weather
July 29, 2018 by 4 Comments
Food, drink, pubs, poor service, and love all cause frustration for Yoshi as his Saints go down to the Giants.
Round 17 – GWS v Richmond: But what is the goal? Or even a goal? How a visit to Spotless inspired a post-modern observation of Australian Football.
July 19, 2018 by 15 Comments
I think Ben Fenton-Smith has unleashed a new Almanac genre: the spoof academic essay. But is it spoofed? [If you’ve had anything to do with the life of the mind since the rise of post-modernism and Cultural Studies this will be much more than a match report. The challenge to the primacy of the goal is brilliant – JTH]
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