I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Hawks pound the Tigers on Saturday night, dishing out a 63 point lesson in all things football. Buddy was at his best, aided by the class of Burgoyne, Sewell, Gibson, Hodge, Ellis, Guerra, Hale and a host of others. The pundits are on the money in predicting a [Read more]
A game of two halves
April 8, 2011 by 2 Comments
Hawthorn V Melbourne By Steve Healy The thing that pains me the most (apart from the actual result) about this game is the fact I want to write about it. To be honest it was an insipid performance from the Demons in the second half. We played like the 2008 Demons with a hint of [Read more]
Harms on Round 1
March 28, 2011 by 16 Comments
Thursday evening. I am thankful for football. Football takes Anna and me to the North Fitzroy Arms where we join the footy tipping comp, and catch up with the grey-haired wits who gather there. Anna has a lemonade-Coke (as we call it on our household). We head home. An hour off the opening bounce. Fish [Read more]
The Hawks Reviewed, Analysed, Grilled and Put on the Rack
March 25, 2011 by 6 Comments
Late last year Hawthorn looked like it was ripping itself a new one. For two years the Hawks had struggled to even seem like the team that won (not stole) the 2008 Premiership. At times they played like a premiership team. Interestingly, every time they played the Cats they brought their Vegas game. But by [Read more]
Maybe Footy Just Isn’t My Metier
October 11, 2010 by 3 Comments
Ok, I’ll admit at the outset that I was lucky to get there. I was a good footballer, but not a great one, and in junior teams I played with plenty of kids much better than me who never got the same opportunity. But what the heck, when the ball bounces your way, what else [Read more]
“Go Hawks!”
September 29, 2010 by 5 Comments
by Bill Walker I was accepted to the Knackery after a cold call to John Harms early in 2008. I had heard about the first book on the Coodabeens when they were at that convenient Sunday night spot. After spending the summer chuckling away, to the annoyance of all nearby, with my snout in the [Read more]
Floreat Pica Report: Round 22- Collingwood v Hawthorn
September 2, 2010 by Leave a Comment
‘Patience’ is the word Patience to get to the business end Patience to watch two pretty ordinary weeks of Pies performance Patience to watch your team get caught time after time Patience with a lack of intensity Patience of a coach to give a dud an even break Patience to see if ANYONE CAN KICK [Read more]
The Grand finale – Round 22 1972
August 19, 2010 by 20 Comments
Two rounds remain in this year’s home & away fixture. Barring any late season collapse it looks as though the eight teams that will take part in September action have been decided. Whilst season 2010 is unlikely to provide many last round thrills, the football loving public have been treated to some dramatic season finales, [Read more]
Hawks Answer the Pres
August 15, 2010 by 5 Comments
September had come early. Halfway through August, Hawthorn and Melbourne were playing off for potentially the last spot in the top eight. It was an Elimination Final in Round 20. A Hawthorn loss, a moderately heavy loss, would see Melbourne steal their position in the top eight, while the Hawks would fall out and more [Read more]
Raiders of the Lost Goal
August 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
by Tom Bally Flicking through the new AFL photography book ‘Our Great Game’ I’ve been thinking a lot about actually being there at historical points in time. The tome, a 300 page hardback slab of glossy pics, serves both as a fantastic archive and as a tool to bludgeon Thugby League supporters with. However it [Read more]
Swans ignore the script
August 8, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Waking up, I looked out the window and saw white. That was enough to put me off playing footy for the morning, as well as the pain in my side from lingering pleurisy. But, Dad told me to get dressed and said that I was playing. No point arguing with the old man. The game [Read more]
An Ice Capade Classic (Despite Bureaucratic Intervention)
July 28, 2010 by 2 Comments
If recent history was to be taken as evidence, signs weren’t promising for this contest. Despite both clubs’ recent success, Clarkson’s Hawks and Lyon’s Saints have fought out some of the more diabolical spectacles of the last few seasons; zone-obsessed snore fests where defensive ring-a-rosy took precedence over any intent to score. Couple this with [Read more]
Orange flags the way to a draw
July 24, 2010 by 6 Comments
This was my ninth day off school for the term, sure I was feeling better but I just wasn’t up to going to school. I was quite behind in my work though, as you would think, and I answered a call from my Maths teacher at midday and she worked me through a process on [Read more]
Cats dealing with history
July 15, 2010 by 31 Comments
I am sitting at the desk of Manning Clark. It’s where he penned the six volume History of Australia, and many other books and papers, essay and newspaper articles. If I turn around I can almost reach the filing cabinets, which are full of letters from Patrick White and others for whom the life of the [Read more]
Cats fall over the line
July 12, 2010 by 1 Comment
Heroics from The Good Witch Bartel and The Munchkin Stokes get Cats to a memorable win, writes Sam Marcolin
A Thorny Saturday Contest
July 12, 2010 by 10 Comments
It’s probably not a good idea to be pruning roses when you’re listening to a close game of footy. There I was on the front garden on Saturday afternoon cutting back a large white rose bush that clambers its way across and over our front and side fence. It’s one of those bushes that has [Read more]
Cat’s celebrate the return of the Saturday Arvo Blockbuster
July 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Still sick, I had to miss Waaia’s match with Katamatite. I had planned to go up and watch it, but Dad declared it too cold for me to go. As I waited around the house for the afternoon, I waited for ‘it’. Finally, it’s back. A Saturday afternoon blockbuster at the MCG, how we’ve missed [Read more]
Hawk resurgence continues
July 5, 2010 by 2 Comments
This game was set to be enormous. A win for the Bulldogs meant that they would be back to their best after a shaky first half of the year. As for the Hawks, a win for them meant they were a serious finals contender, who at one stage were 1-6 but haven’t lost ever since. [Read more]
Hawks Home in a Classic
July 4, 2010 by 1 Comment
After a tiring day in Bendigo, I was ready to get home and relax on the couch. After catching the flu, I felt a little bit better but still had my worries. I didn’t know if I would be right to play footy the next morning against Waaia’s biggest rival, Katunga. That had been at [Read more]
Contrasting Maestros Perform Their Magic
June 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
It’s 6pm on Friday night and Swan Street Richmond is abuzz with excitement. The street is littered with footy fans scurrying to meet their possie before wandering over to the lights of the MCG. There’s a particular feeling in the air tonight. It’s the anticipation and edgy feeling you get when there’s a big game [Read more]
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