A decade ago, John Harms penned some words on the speccie, and its place in footy. (The comments that follow will bring back many memories – Ed).
Mark of the Year: Part I.
September 15, 2011 by 8 Comments
Never take a mark for granted. They are the sweetest thing. Never take The Mark of the Year for granted, either. People say it like it’s a fact. “That was the mark of the year!” Full stop. Odds are, Walker will win the telly one, but footy means many different things to many […]
A Magic Moment
June 20, 2011 by 18 Comments
It was 1979, early Spring. A skinny little kid stood on the half forward flank waiting for the opposition’s full back to kick the ball back in. The mud grabbed at his boots but wasn’t so wet that it made him feel grounded. The early Spring sun was ridding the ground of the rank smelling, […]
Up There Cazaly and The Myth of Icarus
March 7, 2011 by 22 Comments
Phil Dimitriadis presented this paper at the 150 Years of Australian Football Conference: Up There Cazaly and The Myth of Icarus: An exploration into the narrative of freedom and failure in Australian Rules football. This is the abstract. [Interesting – wish I heard it. JTH]
Speccie voting
May 28, 2009 by 4 Comments
Greatest speccie of all time voting Shaun Smith at the Gabba 45 Jezza 1970 GF 36 Gary Ablett over Pert 23 Ashley Sampi v Melb 20 Trevor Barker on the wing at teh Lake Oval 12 Gary Ablett (snr) v Melb 1989 10 Gary Moorcroft v Doggies 14 Chris Tarrant v Melbourne 2002 7 Brett […]
General footy writing: The top ten stepladders
May 28, 2009 by 8 Comments
By Paul Daffey 1. Garry Lyon The former Melbourne captain is to be commended for his habit of getting in front. But such are the pitfalls of this noble practice that it made him the ideal stepladder for some towering marks from spring-heeled teammates. In 1995, Lyon got into the spirit of the construction work […]
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