Tag Archives: Australian-football
Richmond Oval
I took James to City Mazda Stadium (Richmond Oval) today to see West Adelaide play Central Districts. The Bulldogs booted the first seven goals within 20 minutes of the first quarter before the Bloods staged a comeback, only to be … Continue reading
The greatest VFL performance ever
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 … Continue reading
Vansittart Park
I attended the first half of the Western Border Football League grand final this afternoon at Vansittart Park. I wanted to get photos for The Border Watch website and I was interested to see the size of the crowd. It … Continue reading
Corporate box at the MCG
A corporate box at the MCG is the ultimate in luxury sports entertainment. I used to view them with some contempt, seeing the concept as a corruption, almost a betrayal of football’s origins. It probably is those things, but the … Continue reading
Haydn Bunton: Legend and Myth
I’m privileged to publish this story. Several months ago I converted to YouTube “The Ballad of Haydn Bunton” by Ken Mansell and Peter Bell. I conceded at the time I was probably breaching copyright, and if Ken didn’t like it … Continue reading
Football and soccer mums
Patrick Smith writes in The Australian the AFL is concerned about “soccer mums” in trying to reduce physical contact in the game. It’s a good point, especially in light of the Maxwell tribunal fiasco. Parents, especially mothers, probably feel more … Continue reading
Forget the fourth umpire
There is a new campaign to add a fourth umpire to AFL matches. I can’t believe I read that or wrote it. There used to be one umpire! When football started, the captains acted as umpires. Now we need four … Continue reading
