Territorian Shaun Edwards looked destined to join the Adelaide Crows until a late play from the Bombers, negotiating across countries and timezones. Jackson Clark provides the lowdown on a player promising to be a handy pick-up for Essendon.
Round 15 AFL Preview
July 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Andy Tuano ‘s tips and Preview going into Round 15. andythebeast
Jeremy Cameron – The Next Big Thing?
June 9, 2013 by 4 Comments
Jackson Clark shines a light on an underrated Giant. Why is Jeremy Cameron one of the most exciting young key forwards in the AFL?
AFL Round 1 – GWS v Sydney: Give Bolton the free
March 31, 2013 by 2 Comments
Tom Bally gets himself off the couch for the Battle of the Bridge, but his Swans don’t.
Meddling hands
March 6, 2013 by 9 Comments
If the league is going to directly or indirectly influence players joining certain clubs then we may as well not have a competition, says Adam Ritchie.
The Way-Too-Early 2013 Preview: GWS
February 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
The Greater Western Sydney Giants inaugural year in the AFL will forever be remembered fondly for giving us the vision of a team winning and not knowing the lyrics to their club song.
AFL Round 23 – GWS Giants v North Melbourne: A result most unexpected
September 3, 2012 by 2 Comments
A beautiful day begins with a trip to the library and the grower’s markets. My wife has to work so will miss the last game of the year. Wayne is moving house, I should be helping, but the footy, gotta take the little fella to the footy (and besides – I hate moving house), so [Read more]
Floreat Pica Society – Round 18 v GWS – Pies Poetry in (slow) Motion
July 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Floreat Pica Society – Round 18 v GWS – Pies Poetry in (slow) Motion Twas the Pies’ first venture to a Stadium called Skoda For a game, the result of which, should be a soda The spirit has been shaken with recent losses, and the saga of Cloke But any thought of an upset loss [Read more]
Worthy slaughter?
July 29, 2012 by 4 Comments
I recently heard the 1970s hit All by myself by Eric Carmen, no relation to Fabulous Phil (Eric couldn’t even spell his surname the same way as the great man), for the first time in many years. It’s a self-pitying lament, with some of the verses starting with the words When I was young, [Read more]
another game another thumping
July 16, 2012 by 4 Comments
But at least it wasn’t pissing down today. Actually it was a pretty good day for footy, sun shining, no real breeze, a big win in the magoos and the young fella due to run out at half time to Auskick glory. All in all a promising start. And ultimately, a pretty much as expected [Read more]
The Pre-Wrap – Round 16
July 13, 2012 by 7 Comments
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND XVI FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What week it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Star Chamber has been in overdrive sending miscreants to the sin bin. And one of their victims to the medical room. There were lots of emails through the week, most of which would have been more [Read more]
Time: the subtle thief of youth
June 7, 2012 by 10 Comments
By Simon Dobbie On a rare commitment-free weekend just gone, I had an opportunity to sit down and watch some footy while the son had his middle-of-the-day sleep and the wife had her head buried in a good book. The game in question was Geelong v GWS which didn’t promote too much interest in me [Read more]
The Footygods: Hebe
May 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Greeks had a god of youth called Hebe. She was the daughter of Zeus and carried the cup that the gods drank from. You could recognise her by her sleeveless dress. She even turned the old Iolaus into a young man. On Saturday, one bunch of sleeveless kids battled another bunch of sleeveless kids [Read more]
A GWS win to stir the soul
May 13, 2012 by 7 Comments
Round 7 GWS Giants versus GC Suns Manuka Oval, Saturday, May 12. What better place for the two newest teams in the national competition to play each other than in Canberra, the nation’s capital. Neither team has won a game this season so today’s game will be keenly contested. The season may be just cranking into [Read more]
Painting the globe orange
May 2, 2012 by 9 Comments
I am just back from Canberra. I enjoyed the Greater Western Sydney’s first match up there on the weekend, and I reckon there were plenty who did as well. It started with a longish lunch – on the Friday, and finished with the final siren as the shadows fell on Manuka and the Canberra chill [Read more]
The View From GWS
April 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
So according to the pundits, purists and punters, the GWS Giants are little hope of making an impression this year. They won’t win and they won’t conquer the League-loving locals. It all sounds a bit bleak for the fledgling team in Sydney’s deepest, darkest west. I live in Sydney’s west and it all looks a bit [Read more]
Another game another lesson
April 17, 2012 by 3 Comments
Beautiful weather to mark the first (and probably only ever) home game for the Giants at Blacktown. It’s not the easiest venue to get to and the roadworks around the place didn’t help so we caught the train to Doonside and the shuttle bus from there. Our train carriage was a mini demonstration as why [Read more]
I Was There
April 16, 2012 by 18 Comments
In the finest Almanac tradition, I can say- “I WAS THERE.” Matt has chatted with Malcolm in the far north, Flynny’s been bedazzled by Bubba at Augusta, Dips has saluted the winner at Stawell, and now I can declare that ‘I’ve been to Blacktown.’ I knew Blacktown was somewhere between Sydney and the Blue [Read more]
All hail the Ross scallop pie, especially en route to the footy in Hobart
April 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
FEARLESS – Could it get any worse for the Demons? We hope not… Carlton headed north to the Gabba confident that the preseason woes were behind them. As if to emphasise this, Eddie Betts took two screamers, both requiring Air Traffic Control’s permission to land. After an even first half, the Murphy-led Blues exercised [Read more]
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