Posted by Ramon Fowler on 11th October 2009
By Ramon Fowler
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that the MCG is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the founding spirit of our game is alive in our time, who still questions the sheer magnificence of Australian football, then the 2009 AFL grand final is your answer.
It’s the answer told by tackles that were executed with an intensity and a frequency that this game has never before seen, by players who endured broken noses, broken hands and torn hamstrings because they felt in their hearts that this game must be won, that their contributions could be the difference. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Geelong, St Kilda
Posted in AFL Grand Final, Saints v Cats | 6 Comments »
Posted by Ramon Fowler on 8th October 2009
By Ramon Fowler
I have a confession to make: I’m in love with a Pies supporter; have been for nearly three years; didn’t plan it. These things just happen, I guess.
It was the off season; I had other things on my mind apart from football. I don’t think I even asked her which team she supports on any of those initial getting to know you dates. In fact, the subject wasn’t even breached until the week before the 2007 NAB cup.
The footy gods have a strange sense of humour, don’t they? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Collingwood, Geelong
Posted in General Footy Writing | 2 Comments »
Posted by Ramon Fowler on 11th September 2009
By Ramon Fowler
I myself have full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, Geelong shall prove themselves once again able to honour our bay-side home, to ride out the storm of September, and to outlive the menace of St Kilda’s strangulating defence, if necessary in a preliminary final, if necessary in the Grand Final.
At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do. That is the resolve of the Geelong Football Club – every man of them. That is the will of the players, and the town.
Mathew Scarlett’s Backline Empire and Gary Ablett Junior’s Midfield Republic, linked together in their cause and in their need, will defend to the death the back-fifty, aiding each other like good comrades to the utmost of their strength. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Geelong
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