This past weekend has been an amazing weekend of footy. Not just in footy wins (or losses) but the over-riding sense from fans that the umpires and the AFL are just not getting it  – the discontent that fans are feeling about not only the game but the umpiring of the game.  Yet despite […]

Read more "Sweet victory, despite the barriers, put up by “the man”!"

I had an idea recently and it was that what I write will now be available to be heard.  I will be recording my writing and all you need to do is click on the link and you will be able to hear my pieces if you don’t want to read them. On the weekend, […]

Read more "Memories are made of this!"

I have watched the last two minutes of the game between Freemantle and Carlton over and over and over and over again. I have watched the sequence of events that led up to the last two minutes over and over and over again.  I shouted with joy, screamed with elation, but it was the last […]

Read more "When Fremantle Was Overcome By The Blues! And I Got Teary!"

This weekend has been a catalyst moment not only for Carlton but for the AFL as well. The issue of the stadiums monitoring fan behavior took front and center of the AFL world with the proliferation of not only fan discontent but with commentators and the media pulling up the AFL and stadiums about this. […]

Read more "Compare the Pair!"

The outcome of the game – Carlton vs Brisbane Lions was a catalyst moment not only for Carlton but for the game itself. The media coined the win to be ‘a win for the ages’ considering the week the club had with the exiting of Brendon Bolton, and the divisive choice as senior coach David […]

Read more "Take notice of the 19th Player!"

This week we have seen, once again, Carlton splashed across the pages of the news. Dale Thomas, who has been a player that has put his heart and soul on the line for the team, get a Leadership Group sanction because he was apparently drunk during a Carlton charity event.  Now the media and ex-players […]

Read more "The Hypocrisy of the Media and Ex-players!"

I am quite sick of what is happening with footy at the moment and it has nothing to do with the state of Carlton right now, even though I am not really impressed with their performance. But that is not the basis of this article even though I will touch on it very briefly. I […]

Read more "I’m Sick and Tired…but it’s not what you think!"