It was cold in the breezy shade of M51 at the MCG and there wasn’t enough excitement in the first half to warm the crowd. But there were things to observe and food to eat. E.Regnans and the Buds were there, with some Geelong friends.
Confessions of an MCG Pie-girl
May 10, 2018 by 17 Comments
After feeling the pressure to find a job, Bridget Schwerdt is employed at the MCG as a Pie-Girl. Here’s the story of the process and of her first sessions on the job when, possibly because of her mathematical skills, she is sent to become a Wiener Girl. [Very funny Bridget. We’ll be looking for you – Ed] [first published in 2015 when our Pie-Girl was in Grade 10]
Round 7 – Richmond v Fremantle: Zen and the Art of following the Tigers
May 8, 2018 by 6 Comments
Feeling Zen at a Richmond game is a new feeling for Joe De Petro as new found confidence is a strange feeling for a former long suffering Tiges fan, but he’s enjoying every minute of it.
Round 5 – Carlton v West Coast Eagles: Playing the opposition into form
April 26, 2018 by 1 Comment
A depleted Carlton side gave the West Coast Eagles a run for their money on Saturday at the MCG but the Eagles still proved too powerful to allow Carlton to get it’s first win of 2018. Peter Fuller reports.
Round 5 – Melbourne v Richmond: Anzac Eve and the sounds of silence
April 25, 2018 by 1 Comment
Mandy Johnson is pleasantly surprised and moved by the Anzac ceremony before the Melbourne-Richmond game. A tight match follows, then suddenly the Tiges are six goals up and continue to run away.
Round 4 – Richmond v Brisbane: Remarks on the unremarkable
April 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment
As much as a big Tigers win was welcomed, now as a Premiership defending side, for Gill ‘A lot has changed to make me feel that a 93-point win to Richmond is unremarkable. But a memorable game needs both teams to play well and battle to the end.’
They’re a weird mob: a South Australian attends the 1950 VFL Grand Final
April 13, 2018 by 8 Comments
What was it like for a South Australian spectator to experience Victorian footy for the first time in 1950? L.T.A. Good with a proto-Footy Almanac report
Round 3 – Richmond v Hawthorn: In Town Versus Not a Fairy Tale
April 12, 2018 by 7 Comments
A livewire debuts, the sun is out and the beer is cold in the members. Another win safely in the bank for Joe De Petro’s Tigers.
Round 3 – Richmond v Hawthorn: The Hawks keep hanging around
April 9, 2018 by 1 Comment
John Green enjoys the arrival of Jack Higgins and the durability of Clarkson’s Hawks on a balmy autumn Sunday afternoon.
Round 3 – Carlton v Collingwood: The Man Of Steele
April 8, 2018 by 15 Comments
It is a struggle almost as eternal as time itself: the battle between good and evil. Luke Reynolds was on hand to witness the defeat of the dark side.
Haiku Bob – Round 2: moon stranded
April 5, 2018 by 7 Comments
Haiku Bob on Collingwood’s Easter Saturday loss.
Round 1 – Hawthorn v Collingwood: Do Not Be Satisfied With Mediocrity (Floreat Pica Society)
March 29, 2018 by 3 Comments
Is Collingwood content with mediocrity? Paul O’Connell reports on another frustrating Magpie loss for the Floreat Pica Society.
Round 1 – Hawthorn v Collingwood: That Round 1 Hope
March 28, 2018 by 2 Comments
Sean Mortell went to Saturday night’s match with a few questions. Most of them were answered by half-time.
Round 1 – Hawthorn v Collingwood: A Pom’s Perspective
March 27, 2018 by 1 Comment
Jack Banister’s old hockey mate from university days, Matt Rose, picked a very opportune time to visit Australia. He penned this reflection after attending his first AFL game at the weekend.
Round 1 – Richmond v Carlton: Setting 2017 free
March 23, 2018 by 6 Comments
Gill wasn’t ready to let go of the off-season and basking in the glow of her Tigers’ Premiership glory. But as they raised the flag in front of 90,000+ at the MCG last night, she knew her boys were ready to do it all again.
T20 International – Australia v England: Another ‘Big Ship’
February 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Smokie Dawson went to the T20 at the MCG on Sunday with a very well-named mate. [from the MCC’s Balcony Banter]
BBL Stars v Thunder, WBBL Stars v Renegades – Sixes, Super Overs and Shane Watson
January 23, 2018 by 6 Comments
Luke Reynolds made it a family night out to the BBL on Saturday where he found the curtain-raiser, a WBBL derby between the Stars and the Renegades to be the highlight of the on-field action. (Great family happy snaps too Luke! KS)
Thinking about cricket
January 15, 2018 by 4 Comments
Damien Morgan reflects on life-changing cricket experiences over the years. From the 1975 Ashes to experiencing BBL for the first time in 2017.
The Ashes – Fourth Test: Have a go you Mugs!
January 4, 2018 by 6 Comments
Malby Dangles remembers a slow day at the MCG Test in 1990-91 and considers the place of overly circumspect batting in this MCG Test just finished.
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