Richmond V Carlton Every year, on this day it hits you. The season has started. I hopped off the bus in Ashburton and thought about the footy season. Another six months of happiness, frustration and pure joy awaited me. I rushed home with a spring in my step. I saw a Richmond supporter on the [Read more]
Hawthorn v Geelong by Steve Healy (Grade 9)
March 30, 2009 by 2 Comments
Hawthorn V Geelong This is it. I’m home from school on a Friday afternoon. I plan to leave home as early as possible, off to the footy. Hawthorn V Geelong. Another big crowd expected at the MCG, and an even better game of footy expected. I Say bye to family members, and head off [Read more]
Surely the Cats were the winners – Dips O’Donnell
March 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Some days are just strange. They make absolutely no sense from start to finish and leave you scratching your head and wondering if the whole world has spent the past twelve or so hours in a massive conspiracy to take the piss out of you, and only you. On Friday I spent a [Read more]
Patchy Pies Pipped by Persistent Players from Pissant-Town
March 29, 2009 by 1 Comment
by Steve Fahey Footy’s in the air Every sight and every sound Footy’s in the air Every recalled centre bounce And I don’t know if I’ve been dreaming (but it is probable) Don’t know if I’m being wise But you’re something that I must believe in Every time that I scream [Read more]
Richmond v Carlton
March 29, 2009 by 3 Comments
by Chris Riordan How low can you go?Stocks were used in Medieval times for public humiliation and acknowledgement of social crime. In 2009, we still seem to have this urge to see suffering before redemption (although Ricky Nixon appears to have escaped from his “tram collision” – maybe he’s a good manager after all). Ben [Read more]
Hawthorn v Geelong
March 29, 2009 by 2 Comments
by Craig Down “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result” Albert Einstein I didn’t, for obvious reasons, enjoy the 2008 Grand Final as much as I’d hoped I would. I’d floated through the season, watching the Cats’ 21 victories in full (and having left at three quarter time [Read more]
Bring on Round 1 by Steve Healy (Grade 9)
March 19, 2009 by 755 Comments
I don’t mind the Nab Cup. I like seeing young players and how they are progressing, and I like to see who plays and who doesn’t. This game between Collingwood and Geelong was a game to see where both sides were at. I would be watching the game from the comfort of my own home, [Read more]
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