Luke Radzminski followed South Melbourne to play the underdogs in the Eastern Lions. Having just lost the late Jimmy Williams, the Lions held on in a nail biting finish.
Almanac Soccer: South Melbourne plays an old foe on a neutral battleground
March 5, 2021 by Leave a Comment
South Melbourne, after a strong pre-season, came up against arch rivals Heidelberg United to open their 2021 season. Luke Radzminski was there, camera in hand, to capture the big moments and profile Heidelberg.
Almanac Soccer: South Melbourne’s perfect pre-season fails at the last hurdle
February 26, 2021 by 1 Comment
South Melbourne were flying in their pre-season, raring to take on rivals Heidelberg in round one of the Victorian National Premier League. But Luke Radziminski was there, camera in hand, to watch the powerhouse take on the intriguing St Albans Saints in their final practice match.
‘……A Class Act……’ by KB Hill
February 25, 2021 by 1 Comment
Kevin Hogan, a sports prodigy from Violet Town, had a long and successful career in both football and cricket. KB Hill recounts the life of yet another local legend.
Brendan
December 17, 2020 by 4 Comments
Brendan Sheehan, a Bloods man through and through as well as a Life Member of both the Footscray Hockey Club and the Victorian Hockey Association, is remembered touchingly and honoured suitably by his friend Chris Bracher.
Almanac (Footy Fan) Life: They are into us – The Newbies
September 3, 2020 by 5 Comments
Tony Newport has know both good times and bad as a lifelong South Melbourne/Sydney Swans supporter. He has a message for ‘newbie’ Swans followers who are doing it tough after years of success.
1966 and all that: Round 16 – St. Kilda v South Melbourne
July 22, 2020 by 7 Comments
The Saints have a big win in the wet, but suffer an injury to a star in the process. Peter Clark’s coverage of the 1966 season reaches Round 16.
Fred Goldsmith in Retrospect
March 30, 2020 by 8 Comments
Fred Goldsmith is the only specialist full-back to ever win the Brownlow Medal. Richard Davis offers this retrospective profile.
‘Asho’s still ploughing out the runs……’ by KB Hill
November 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Wayne Ashton was a run-scoring machine even as a young bloke and, over the years, amassed both runs and premierships in country Victoria. KB Hill tells the tale.
Round 17 – Sydney v Carlton: Oh Dear!!
July 13, 2019 by 5 Comments
Sydney’s defeat by Carlton finds Jan Courtin not at the SCG, but in the philosophical principality of St Kilda East. [Congratulations on the Lake Oval move – Ed].
Almanac Art: South Melbourne v Carlton and the 1909 VFL Season
October 10, 2018 by 5 Comments
DJ Williams tells the historic tale of the 1909 season, accompanied by his own original artwork.
AFLW Round 3 – GWS v Fremantle: Sharp plays key role in 43-all draw
February 21, 2017 by 1 Comment
After the first AFLW draw, Jack Banister reflects on the similarities between the GWS-Freo game, and the first VFL/AFL men’s draw in 1897.
AFLW Round 3 – GWS v Fremantle: Sharp plays key role in 43-all draw
February 20, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The text of this post will be restored as soon as possible. JBanisterJournalism student @ Melbourne Uni, Brunswick Hockey Club Men’s Coach, tortured Tigers fan.
Dear Editor: Can we have some footy talk, please?
November 2, 2016 by 7 Comments
Jan Courtin wants a little more footy talk on the site and to get it started she’s sent in the Sporting Globe front page from 1933. Classic. Read the stats! ‘Passes to comrade’
A club is bigger than the team.
January 22, 2016 by 3 Comments
In this retrospective piece, David Parker reflects on his journey and his Footy Club.
Era, era on the wall, which was the greatest of them all?
October 5, 2015 by 7 Comments
Wondering how to get your footy fix until next April? In the first of a nine-part series, Jeff Dowsing has scoured the history books looking at Footy ‘then’ to understand footy ‘now’. While this series has a distinctly VFL focus, the question remains: has much really changed in footy?
Old (Woollen) Footy Jumpers: The Many Jumpers of Keiran
May 7, 2015 by 5 Comments
Swans supporter Keiran Croker takes us through the woollen footy jumpers he has worn, from the Melbourne Demons jumper his Mum bought him (easier to keep clean than a mainly white South Melbourne jumper) to a recently purchased old style South Melbourne version. That may contain red wine stains.
Football enigmas
August 26, 2014 by 3 Comments
Steve Hodder looks at the artwork of the 1970’s South Melbourne players created by Chris Rees.
The Story of Peter Reville – The Champion of the Brown Coal Mine
September 18, 2013 by 8 Comments
The story of former Brown Coal Mine and South Melbourne premiership player Peter Reville, who was suspended for 20 weeks after snapping in the 1934 Grand Final.
Martin Flanagan’s speech to the Grassroots Sports Club in Hobart, Spring 2019.
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.