Stuff about football & community & belonging
This was the most generally anticipated game in footy since Round 1. Our winning streak was 6, theirs was 7. The trick for Eastern-states Tigers was how to fill all of Sunday until the 4.40pm first bounce. Here we went down to the rivulet with 200 other people and picked up plastic and polystyrene remnants from the flood a week ago, and that passed the time nicely. I bought a one-week AFL … –>
I spent most of the 90s living overseas – first in Scotland and then Germany. Apparently, the Kangas were good during this period and a bloke called Duck dominated. I didn’t see any of this. My only thoughts regarding North are, first: my Dad follows them – he’s originally from NSW and chose North based on the fact his Dad played League for Canterbury Bankstown, who are also blue and white, … –>
I was making a planned journey home to see my mum and was reading TTBB during the trip. I sent Chris and Dugald an email asking did they need anyone to do the Benny this week as I’d be at the game and would be happy to do it. Chris said yep why not, Dugald reminded him of the roster; the game and the Benny was booked back in March by Malcolm. Chris said no worries, just pen a side … –>
Embed from Getty Images I have an old friend who’s been following Fremantle FC since the club’s inception. Every time the purple ones traverse the Nullarbor to take on the Tigers at the MCG we meet up and enjoy a pleasant afternoon on the terrace. These excursions have included both occasions where D. Mundy has vanquished the Yellow & Black at the death as well as, from my point of view, … –>
I was a few minutes late to the TV and the very first action I saw was George climbing between two Pies to take a ripper of a mark 25 metres out. Then he did something between a Kennedy stutter step and a Running Man and kicked a point. Spectacular, ineffective. This should have been like the Lambert goal in the GWS prelim – an announcement to the effect 'thanks for coming ladies and gentlemen, … –>
