Random thoughts and observations
I felt like I was stepping back in time this afternoon. Heading to the football, I walked through suburban streets, with fans streaming toward the ground carrying flags and wrapped in club colors. On arrival at the ground I found a space on the terrace and took in the view while savoring the smell of [...]
It’s hard to conceive why Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse “strenuosuly objects” to being branded a liar after being caught lying. During the quarter-time break against St Kilda on Friday night, Malthouse was captured on television appearing to speak forcefully to Saints players. Questioned after the game, Malthouse said to reporters: “I didn’t have words to [...]
Glenn Mitchell has written a wonderful piece on the Carlton Football Club website about former Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies and his love of the Blues. Menzies was Prime Minister from 1939-41 and 1949-66. Mitchell writes how a car ramp was installed between the Heatley and Harris Stands at Princes Park for Menzies’ Bentleigh. The [...]
Possibly the best performance ever by a VFL/AFL team in the home and away season occurred in round 13, 1983 when Fitzroy defeated North Melbourne at the Junction Oval. It was more than half way through the season, with North on top of the ladder and Fitzroy third. Fitzroy totally obliterated the Kangaroos to win [...]
For any Victorian who lived through the 1970s and early 80s, “Up There Cazaly” is unforgettable: The song was recorded in 1979, intended as a promotion for Channel Seven’s VFL coverage, and the following year, it was used in the film version of David Williamson’s The Club. According to Wikipedia, The single, released on the [...]
