Random thoughts and observations
It was good to see both Haydyn Buntons honored in Subiaco Football Club’s team of the century. The senior Bunton (pictured) was an automatic selection, winning three Brownlow medals and three Sandovers. He is arguably the greatest player ever. His son was a good player too. He coached with success and was selected as coach [...]
I watched part of the WAFL game at Boulder yesterday between Subiaco and Peel. It’s probably the only WAFL game I will ever see. For those who don’t know, WAFL is the West Australian Football League; it’s the premier Aussie rules competition in the state and arguably the fourth best in the country after the [...]
I’ve just listened to Hawthorn defeat Fremantle in the AFL on ABC Radio. The Hawks theme song blared out across the ground and on national radio after the game. That’s been the case for a few years, that the winning team has its song played regardless of the venue. For the record, winning away teams [...]
The Australian Football League stages a pre-season competition named after the sponsor: variously Ansett, Wizard, NAB, etc. The league uses the competition to experiment with various rules. For the past few years, goals kicked from outside 50 metres have been worth extra and rushed behinds register three points instead of one. As my brother-in-law noted, [...]
I don’t barrack for either of these teams, but have a lot of respect for both and can’t choose who I will support in the grand final. Geelong was my “second team” when I was younger and living in Victoria. I saw them play Hawthorn at Kardinia Park once and respected the passion of the [...]
