About 10 years ago, when I was a happy little prep, before school I would wake up extra early just so I could watch Pokémon on Cheez TV. Ah those were the days! I also remember running around with my ‘Gameboy Color’, and playing Pokémon Blue, trying to ‘catch them all!’ But one of my [Read more]
Two on a couch
June 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
by The Piesimist We were three on the couch, ready to watch the game. ‘Looks like Lou, Bobby and Jack’ I said, recalling long-past Thursday culture. ‘No, looks more like Larry, Curley and Mo’, said JR. Suzy just looked at us with that mixture of pity, disgust and despair that [Read more]
Happy families, but not when it comes to the Swannies
June 21, 2011 by 4 Comments
Bloody hell, the Swans should have made a bit more of an effort for Dad’s Seventy-Sixth birthday. We should have switched the teev off fourteen minutes into the first term. Three goals, one, to one behind, things were looking good. Then Prinz Eugen marked, dead in front, and three minutes later, the ODNBs had [Read more]
Bloods land a winner
June 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
by Jake “Cobba” Stevens If footy is my favorite sport, then fishing (If you can call it a sport) would be my second. As unpopular and boring some people think that it is, nothing makes me happier than getting out onto the water and wetting a line. I live in Mt Martha on the Mornington [Read more]
Going to the footy
June 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
by Richard Naco I love going to the footy. Sydney on Sunday was cold, wet and miserable (as forecasted), and although my family and I prevaricated to almost the very last second, in the end the lure of the game proved too great and it was off to the SCG that we went. I love [Read more]
The Discovery of Bob Pratt
June 9, 2011 by 12 Comments
While I never played football at the Highest Level, I think I can legitimately lay claim to being one of the game’s greatest archaeologists. For it was me in 1995 along with my good friend Mike Lefebvre who rediscovered the man, the legend, that was Bob Pratt. During that year, Mike and I were researching [Read more]
Heart-stopping Swans
May 10, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Tom Bally The Sydney Swans are trying to kill me. There’s no other explanation for the last four weeks, a feverish run of breath stoppers and general all out frenzies of matches. A desperate hold out from an Eagles attack was followed by three soaking hours watching Geelong overrun us. To be fair my [Read more]
Footy Un/certainty
May 5, 2011 by 1 Comment
A couple of weeks ago, Friday night football hosted Collingwood and Richmond. As the first half drew to a close, the Pies up by some 8 goals, the ABC’s David Parkin lamented the unevenness of the match. He wasn’t having fun anymore: ‘The joy of any contest surely comes from the uncertainty.’ * On the [Read more]
Could the Swans have done better than Jetta?
May 3, 2011 by 11 Comments
by David Butler The Sydney Swans have had 3 first round draft picks in the last 10 years. Jarred McVeigh, Lewis Jetta and Gary Rohan. The dearth of first round picks is directly attributable to the consistency shown by the Swannies under the management of Paul Roos. As a result the Swannies midfield over the [Read more]
A full day of football
May 3, 2011 by 7 Comments
Last Friday, I had a full day of football. It started at 12 noon (well actually, it was about an hour later when host and guest turned up). It was the monthly Footy Almanac luncheon at the Clyde Hotel in Carlton, and Ted Hopkins was the Guest of Honour. Many years ago I was an [Read more]
Chris Judd v Football
May 2, 2011 by 1 Comment
Many players have pace. Even the AFL’s plodders are quick by any other league’s standards. Many of them can mark. Not just hold one, but squeeze that damn ball under hard physical pressure. Many of them can weave. Man, Brent Harvey can weave! Or get stats. Garry Jr, he can really rack ’em up. What [Read more]
True Blue Bloods Shine
May 1, 2011 by 17 Comments
Many seemed preoccupied on Friday with a certain royal to-do over in old Blighty (not Malcolm), but those of a more discerning palate would have been privileged to watch a pair of true Blue bloods in action: firstly at the Clyde Hotel for the Footy Almanac lunch, where Ted Hopkins entertained and illuminated as guest [Read more]
A new deal, a wedding, and the football
May 1, 2011 by 2 Comments
Yesterday the AFL signed away their television rights for 2012-2016. They will receive $1.25 billion from Foxtel for the rights to broadcast every AFL game live on Fox. It’s a win for the X% of the 30% of Australians who subscribe to Foxtel and are interested in the game. For everyone else, well there’s a [Read more]
Friday Night Swans Hit Wrong Note
May 1, 2011 by 5 Comments
As the wise Rebecca Black once said, “It’s Friday, Friday, Gotta get down on Friday”. It turns out that the Sydney Swans did just that. Sydney was hosting Carlton at the SCG last Friday night. It was a different experience for the Swans who hadn’t played a Friday night game in a home and away [Read more]
Round 4 Sydney v Geelong SCG April 16 2011
April 18, 2011 by 9 Comments
Round 4 Sydney v Geelong SCG April 16 2011 Friday arvo. Chris SMS’s seeking counsel for her footy tips. “Cats or Swans?” reads her succinct question. Three wins from three has convinced me the Cats are the real deal still and not even the fact that the game is at the SCG dents my confidence. [Read more]
A rivalry for the ages
April 13, 2011 by 4 Comments
by Jake Stevens With so much talk about the Collingwood & Carlton rivalry this week, Richmond & Collingwood and Carlton & Essendon next week, it reminds me of, in my opinion, the most thrilling and closely contested match-ups of recent times. Ah the memories! It was the 2nd September 2005 and West Coast was playing [Read more]
Four ponderings and a conjectural (the State of the Game)
April 11, 2011 by 7 Comments
Footy seems to have changed in 2011, and at this early stage it seems mostly for the better. I don’t just say that because this year the Eagles look worthy of holding a spot in the top 16, but it helps. Saturday night’s game between West Coast and Sydney was a thoroughly engaging and entertaining [Read more]
Footy’s On
April 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
“Footy’s on, footy’s here again, back to greet me like an old friend”. Oh how true that is Champs! I’ve been to three live games over the first two weeks at the MCG, with a total margin of 1 point. Its great to have the game back in my weekly life. The G is a [Read more]
On borrowed time
April 5, 2011 by 4 Comments
By Ged McMahon Housesitting can be an odd experience. While it can be fun, there always seems to be a voice in your head telling you not to make yourself too comfortable––you don’t belong here. On Friday I started housesitting. The place is huge. The shower is about the size of my entire bathroom. On [Read more]
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