5, 4, 3, 2 ,1! With the count down round one of the 2012 season had officially begun! Don’t bother with the- “but GWS played Sydney last week” line, nobody cared! Even the people in Sydney didn’t care! I’d know, I was in Sydney at my cousin’s 21st. So anyway my boys went up against [Read more]
Hawthorn v Collingwood
March 30, 2012 by 2 Comments
Term one down. Two more to go. That’s how long I have left for school in my life. It feels just like a couple of weeks ago that I started Year 12, although the floods in Northern Victoria disrupted that for a week and a bit with all schools in the district closed. A nice [Read more]
Oh what a night……….
March 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
Oh what a night, late in March back in 91. That’s when the Crows story had began What a game and what a night………….. Okay it’s not quite as good as the Four Seasons song but on an autumn Friday night at the end March it was not only the beginning of the 1991 [Read more]
WHY BLOODY HAWTHORN WILL WIN THE PREMIERSHIP
March 16, 2012 by 18 Comments
THE OPTIMISTS’ GUIDE TO SEASON 2012. PART NINE. By Alex Wadelton WHY BLOODY HAWTHORN WILL WIN THE PREMIERSHIP This off-season all we’ve heard is that Hawthorn are this year’s favourites for the flag. They were a few Chance Bateman shanks and Cyril Rioli hesitations from last year’s Grand Final, where they would have beaten Geelong [Read more]
Bring on your wrecking ball
February 29, 2012 by 10 Comments
by Rick Kane I received a text from my sister’s daughter’s husband or as I like to call him, Glenn. They live up in the dry dusty heat of Port Headland. This is what he said. “How’s life in the big V? Wish I was there right now. I bet Melbourne is getting that [Read more]
Summer Love
February 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Ah, the triangular arrangement for the opening round of the NAB Cup. It’s like the old Streets Three- In-One ice cream from the sixties. Tonight we get to take a peek at Richmond, Hawthorn and North Melbourne. The Hawks are warm favourites to win the NAB Cup and are expected to press for premiership honours [Read more]
NAB Cup: North Melbourne v Richmond v Hawthorn
February 19, 2012 by 5 Comments
Year 12. It is an interesting year. It has its ups, and it has its fair share of downs. Those moments when you just can’t handle the pressure of the work that is piling on your shoulders at an alarming rate. Thankfully I haven’t experienced that, yet. The good experiences though? Where to begin! The [Read more]
My Magpies refuse to die but almost kill me in the process
September 25, 2011 by 9 Comments
Furious!!! Would be a good word to describe how I felt by half time. Crap!!! Would be a good word to describe how we were playing. Fierce!!! Would be a good word to describe how they were playing, and gob-smacked!!! Pretty much summarizes how I felt by the end of it all.
Best Night Ever.
September 25, 2011 by 6 Comments
A few years ago we met a family from Zimbabwe who had started going to our church at Rosanna. The father, MT, was studying at Latrobe University. MT and Rhee, like us, have three young kids and so we invited them over for a meal. Our three children James, Thomas and Ben loved running around [Read more]
The willing and the wounded weave a way to the big day
September 24, 2011 by 9 Comments
escapology n. methods and technique of escaping esp. from captivity, confinement in box etc. Yes, this was a great escape for the Pies, and we make it through to the finale by the skin of our teeth. The record volume of FPS email traffic pre-match said a lot about the excitement [Read more]
Looking Back and Looking Forward
September 18, 2011 by 6 Comments
So it’s the Pies and the Hawks on Friday night. It’s 34 years since these sides squared off in a final,the second semi in 1977. That was a fantastic game, in which the Pies withheld a late Hawks charge to win by two points. The win came at a huge cost however, as Michael Tuck’s head came [Read more]
Swans, Hawks and Corrugated Tin
September 17, 2011 by 2 Comments
Swans, Hawks and Corrugated Tin. Roland’s home is, basically, a pile of corrugated tin and mice, in a paddock, in nowhere. But the wood-fire’s a corker, the telly works, and he’s a great mate. We had the idiot box and music on, his girlfriend, free from her kids for the night, rotten, laughing, falling [Read more]
It’s Business Time!
September 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
As the 2011 AFL season draws towards a close, this weekend sees two massive knockout games which genuinely could go either way. Injuries play a massive part in trying to determine who will get over the line this week. There is nothing more frustrating than getting injured at key times and missing big games; I [Read more]
Cats victorious
September 12, 2011 by 20 Comments
“Victory,” said my mad-Catter brother, Mick, substantial piece of Lygon Street Special (no pineapple) in hand, at about 1.30 Saturday morning, “is not as important as defeat.” Crumbs, I thought to myself. That’s so 2006. We won it in `07, and `09, and we’ve just had a ripper win over the arch-rivals, Hawthorn, and we’re [Read more]
To the Pub for Cats vs Hawks!
September 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The bittersweet month is upon us. I love September. But it comes with the knowledge that it will be followed by the long, bleak months of the off-season. This year comes with an extra bonus; the Rugby World Cup. The broadcast schedule for this weekend will give you some idea why I’m so happy. Friday [Read more]
Cats/Hawks Discussion
September 9, 2011 by 20 Comments
Geelong 14.14.98 Hawthorn 9.13.57 Geelong into the Preliminary final. Hawks have to regroup, most likely without Buddy. Big injuries. A tough game. Cats fans are presumed happy. Hawks may feel the need to vent. What did you make of it folks?
The true key to AFL premiership glory
September 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
What is the biggest guide to which club will achieve premiership success in the AFL this season? Most people would suggest winning form is the key. While those more superstitious might say that luck on the day is all that is needed? Well, it is neither of the above, nor is it anything else that [Read more]
Confident, Confused, Content
September 5, 2011 by 6 Comments
With the Hawks in winning form and the finals upon us, I’m feeling quietly confident, though a little confused. I’d written the Cats off just a week ago. I’ve been writing them off all year. All season, I’ve watched and waited for the once mighty to fall, their gallant but weary warriors unable to defy [Read more]
Doco: the 1971 Grand Final.
September 1, 2011 by 8 Comments
Channel 9 (Sunday, Sep 4, 12 noon) is showing the first in the series of documentaries on Grand Finals – 1971. I have it on good authority that it is pretty well done. Interested to know where you were to watch that Grand Final, or whether you have seen it since. Impressions?
Blues need to look forward
August 23, 2011 by 11 Comments
As anyone who has been attempting to play catch-up in a tipping comp will attest, the one thing this AFL season has recently cried out for was some uncertainty. Proceedings have come to resemble the average English Premier League season, where a handful of clubs have cleared out from the pack and most speculation presides [Read more]
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