Joe Moore celebrates his footy hero ‘tough as nails’ Troy Cook, and watches his Swans surprise win against the Purple People Eaters that stole his first love.
AFL Round 7 – Brisbane v Sydney: High Hopes
May 6, 2014 by 1 Comment
Peter Schumacher thought the Lions could make a game of it at the Gabba, but Jonathan Brown’s withdrawal and a ruthless Swans outfit soon made his side look second rate.
AFL Round 7 – Brisbane v Sydney: A True Clubman
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The famous Bloods culture is built on the actions and choices of people. Joe Moore celebrates the work of Sydney’s reigning best Clubman in his 200th game.
AFL Round 7 – Brisbane v Sydney: Burdened with the footy hump
May 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Tom Bally has the hump insofar as the Swans and footy are concerned. How can he get the spark back? [Good to see there are conversations about footy in Sydney bus queues – Ed]
AFL Round 4 – Sydney v North Melbourne: Minimum chips
April 30, 2014 by 1 Comment
A birthday treat for Joe Moore, travelling to Sydney to watch his Swans. The Enemy were too good but there were consolations.
Buddy: A New Frontier
April 29, 2014 by 7 Comments
Joe Moore is sick and tired of the doomsayers. Buddy Franklin’s unprecedented 9-year $10m deal has plenty of things in its favour says Joe and wouldn’t you want him in your team?
AFL Round 6 – Melbourne v Sydney: Familiarity brings comfort
April 28, 2014 by 1 Comment
Our Australian of the Year triumphantly returns to a familiar field wearing red and white.
AFL Round 6 – Melbourne v Sydney: Unattractive footy? Could not be further from the truth!
April 27, 2014 by 3 Comments
Melbourne fan Stephen Whiteside says radio commentators missed the point of last night’s game against the Swans, and that Melbourne fans had a small, but important, win.
Between remembering and forgetting: an update on the baristas
April 16, 2014 by 13 Comments
Let Mathilde de Hauteclocque explain. If your team is losing it is more important that you forget than remember, because it is only by forgetting that you can remember how to win.
AFL Round 4 – Sydney v North Melbourne: Triple Bogey
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Three things troubled Kanga Rob Chanter before the Sydney game. Well, surprise, surprise.
Sydney Swans: Inhaling too much?
April 15, 2014 by 4 Comments
Stuart Hunter has a theory (or ten) for why his Sydney Swans have started poorly. Has too much inside knowledge about the Swans been traded to other clubs? Or has Stuart been inhaling dangerous chemicals?
Chaos and control
April 4, 2014 by 8 Comments
When trying to imagine Mathilde de Hauteclocque it’s best to think of a woman in a sackcloth. [must read – Ed]
Football through the eyes of a father
April 1, 2014 by 8 Comments
Craig Dodson knows the joy of footy with his toddler.
AFL Round 2 – Sydney v Collingwood: an extra second
April 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It’s all Pendlebury; all Collingwood.
AFL Round 2 – Sydney v Collingwood
April 1, 2014 by 9 Comments
Luke Reynolds revels in the duel pleasures of sporting redemption and indoctrinating his kids in the way of the Magpie.
AFL Round 2 – Sydney v Collingwood: Remnants of the Roman legion, Nick Maxwell and the hipster paradox
March 30, 2014 by 5 Comments
David Wilson celebrates a brave Magpie win, and the former captain in his 200th game who is no less a leader for the change of title. Nick Maxwell – a man within a team within a club.
Rivalry (to the tune of ‘Yesterday’)
March 21, 2014 by 2 Comments
Dave Goodwin suggests his Hawks have plenty of payback waiting for the Swans and Buddy (who’s he? – Ed)
We Will Never Surrender: Why Saturday’s AFL result was a Giant Deal
March 18, 2014 by 6 Comments
Fantastic analysis of the place of the Giants in Sydney Australian footy culture, and in the broader football life of the city. Preston Towers has lived it, and thought about it, and argues a very clear case.
AFL Round 1 – GWS v Sydney: Valiant E49 Chargers v Toyota Priuses
March 17, 2014 by 7 Comments
Earl O’Neill captures the excitement of the first round of AFL footy: swapping footy teams, avoiding lightning strikes, and girls doing the Irish Jig. With the Valiant E 49 Chargers (or GWS) speeding up, all other teams better look left and right before stepping onto those ovals.
AFL Round 1 – GWS v Sydney: Oh, What a Night!
March 17, 2014 by 8 Comments
Steve Duffy has seen the storms part and arrived at the promised land. David’s slingshot has felled the Swans’ Goliaths.
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