1969 – Round 4: The day Collingwood and John Greening smashed Carlton

August 20, 2022 by 4 Comments

In preparation for Sunday’s massive game Magpie Glen looks at Carlton v Collingwood, Round 4, 1969.

Almanac Footy: It was 50 years ago today…..the blackest day in my Collingwood life – John Greening

July 8, 2022 by 17 Comments

For Collingwood fans, it fifty years ago today, the Round 14 match played on 8 July 1972 between Collingwood and St Kilda that is forever remembered as the day a champion footballer, John Greening was cut down in the prime of his footy career.

Almanac Footy History – Round 9, 1972 – Collingwood v Geelong: One of John Greening’s greatest games

March 12, 2022 by 6 Comments

In Magpie Greg’s Almanac debut he writes of a classic John Greening performance in Collingwood’s win over Geelong at Victoria Park in the autumn of 1972.

Martin Flanagan’s speech to the Grassroots Sports Club in Hobart, Spring 2019.

September 6, 2019 by 5 Comments

Martin Flanagan is one the country’s leading writers on Australian football. This is a timely speech about footy in Tassie which Martin gave in Hobart last weekend for the Grassroots Sports Club to raise money to buy sports equipment for disadvantaged kids.

Almanac Teams: An innings cut short

July 24, 2019 by 18 Comments

In a thoughtful response to an earlier Phil Dimitriadis piece, Glen! compiles a team of cricketers who had their careers cut short by tragedy or misfortune.

Moon Landing – A Football(in)g Space

July 11, 2019 by 7 Comments

Glen! takes us to the moon and back as he contemplates 50 years since the first Moon landing. For old times’ sake, he also reminds us of what was happening in the VFL that week. (Ah, memories… – Ed.!)

In the firing line with the ruck rovers

February 1, 2017 by 3 Comments

The role of the ruck-rover is defined by the many wonderful exemplars Carolyn Spooner refers to from teams of the’60’s through to the current day.

Era, era on the wall; 1967-1976

November 4, 2015 by 18 Comments

The late 60s and early 70s are the Golden Years of footy for many VFL fans. In Jeff Dowsing’s latest look at Grand Final eras, the years 1967 to 1976 would see a revolution in how the game was played after Barassi’s Blues and their use handball engineered possibly the greatest comeback in VFL Grand Final history. Carlton, Richmond, Hawthorn and North fans; this is your era.

Trying Bunal

July 13, 2012 by 4 Comments

Greetings all for another installment, Back to Melbourne and back to the reality of winter weather.  Once again no shortage of news, both worthy and unworthy.  But this week focus is on the Match Review Panel and the tribunal.  The majority of the discussion early in the week was about the injustice of the penalty [Read more]

Rout of the Blues

April 12, 2012 by 11 Comments

Collingwood’s 50 Most Sensational Games Round 4 1969 Collingwood   5.3.33     9.8.62   21.13.139   23.15.153 Carlton            6.5.41   10.7.67       10.9.69     13.11.89 VENUE: Princes Park DATE: Saturday 26 April CROWD: 39,120 UMPIRE: Sleeth

John Greening Incident

June 16, 2011 by 11 Comments

Getting close to 39 years since the infamous felling of John Greening at Moorabin. A lot of water has passed under the bridge, and a lot has not/can not, be said about the episode. Now I recall a fair bit of that  period, but can someone remind me re Jimmy O’Dea’s tribunal hearing. In those days [Read more]