The 2016 Bernie Quinlan Cup – Round Seven

Earl O’Neill’s homespun Round 7 review is again three-parts-wisdom to one-part-speculation. [You’d need to go a long way to find better Round reviews – Ed].

Round 6 – Carlton v Essendon: Ugly is the new Beautiful

John Butler suggests ugly is the new beautiful after analysing the Carlton Essendon game.

Round 1 Preview – Stadium Insanium!

Sal questions the Stadium, Mick and runs a line through round ones hopefuls

Finals week 2 – The Wrap: Rhyce and Adam; we salute you.

The weekend’s footy is all done and dusted, so what better way to catch up on what you might have missed by catching up with The Wrap.

Round 22 – GWS v Carlton: Keep your eyes on the prize

Two teams with remarkably different histories. Ian Latham was at Spotless Stadium to watch the new kids on the footballing block thump Carlton.

Can Collingwood win a premiership with their young list in the next five years? Part Four: Coach and Final conclusion

Nicholas D’Urbano’s series on Collingwood’s premiership hopes over the next 5 years concludes, with analysing the coach and giving a final conclusion on whether Collingwood can win a flag in the next 5 years.

Round 17- Carlton v Hawthorn: Hiatus Interruptus

Like The People’s Elbow earlier in the week, John Butler wonders if the powerbrokers at Princes Park truly understand the enormity of the task ahead of the club in the post-Pagan, Ratten and Malthouse tenures at Carlton.

Mick Malthouse: A Farewell to Charms

Pies supporter thefootybogan discusses how he believes Mick Malthouse lost his charm in the later years of his coaching career.

Twitter – the Student Journos’ Best Friend

As Sarah explains, Twitter has become the students best friend as Sarah and her classmates found when covering the Mick Malthouse sacking.

M. Malthouse or the Carlton Board: a simple survey

Vote: Carlton Board or Mick Malthouse?

A Frenzy of Sharks

Tony Robb gives the footy media a spray, as self-aggrandising nongs blowing smoke up each other.

Mick Malthouse: A Good Ordinary Coach

Phil Dimitriadis ponders on the legacy of a great self-believer. It ain’t pretty. (Phil’s assessment of a month ago looks prescient in the light of Mick’s Carlton demise – Ed.)

Round 8: The 2015 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup

It’s that time of the week again where Earl O’Neil gives his unique take on the games and the issues to come out of Round 8.

Round 8 – Geelong v Carlton: Dog Eat Dog

Matt Watson notes how AC/DC’s ‘Dog Eat Dog’ could well have been written with foresight to describe the predicament that Mick Malthouse and Carlton FC currently finds themselves in.

Round 7 – Carlton v GWS: Empathy

Is the lid on or off out Blacktown way? Chris Dubrow with a Giants fans view of the clubs latest step in their progression from whipping boys to respected opponent.

The Carlton coaching predicament: the demands of two radical sides

Fooz Pietersen attempts to navigate an objective course through the near-future for Carlton FC. Players, coaches, administrators and supporters need a way forward. Is this it?

Round 7 – The Wrap

Not that it ever isn’t, but this week’s The Wrap is a must read, if only for the use of the word ‘cockamamie’.

Finding Joy Outside of Richmond

The essence of sport is the stories that come and go, inspiring us as they do. Sarah Black gives us the five best of the 2015 season (happy birthday Sarah).

Round 5 – Carlton v Collingwood: Salut Mick

Collingwood set up the future whilst honouring the past – David Enticott remembers Mick’s time at the Pies fondly even as his side utterly destroys the party.

The 2015 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round Five

The dust settles in the wake of round five. Earl O’Neill provides his unique take on the fall-out and gives some context ahead of the round six action.