A look at The Bookshop (PG)
IN a windy East Anglian village in 1959 an enterprising young woman opens a bookshop in a damp old ruin. Continue reading
Author Archives: Les Everett
Mind the WAFL gap by Les Everett
Josh Cuneo spoils Matthew Parker in the Fremantle derby while the can drinkers look on. All photos by Les Everett.
There was bit less drama in the WAFL this week with Claremont, Perth and East Fremantle slipping further away from the top five. Subiaco had the bye so we had a week of forgetting about them.
Storm, Hawks win vital top of ladder clashes by Richard Jones
Bendigo footy, wrap of round seven
Strathfieldsaye and Eaglehawk won Saturday’s battles involving Bendigo’s top five clubs but by vastly different margins. Continue reading
Mines Rovers & me by Les Everett
Mines Rovers Football Club is celebrating its 120th birthday this weekend. I was set to be there but a back injury has made travel too difficult. Continue reading
Being there: the day Bernie kicked 23 by Norman Ashton
Headline in The West Australian Monday 10 August 1953.
As a 17 year-old, died-in-the-wool South Fremantle fan, I went to Fremantle Oval on the afternoon of Saturday 8 August 1953 to watch the all-conquering red-and-white-angels play Subiaco in the WANFL. Continue reading
Sharp boots 17 in Storm whitewash by Richard Jones
Bendigo footy wrap, round six
STRATHFIELDSAYE key forward Lachlan Sharp snagged an incredible 17 goals in the Storm’s massive 158-point belting of Castlemaine on Saturday. Sharp actually finished the match at Storm’s Tannery Lane home ground with 17.11 as he posted the highest total since Grant Weeks’ 21 for Golden Square against Kyneton in 2012. “It’s a nice feeling to kick 17, but all the credit has to go to the players up the field,” Sharp told reporters on Saturday night. Continue reading
Simple Sharks shake down the Thunder
WAFL round eight…
The sealer from Cameron Loersch. Photos by Les Everett
Upset results are a sign of a healthy competition and in round eight of the WAFL season three teams beat opponents above them on the ladder and Subiaco played out their version of an upset – someone was close to them at three quarter time. Continue reading
Loddon Valley the only CV winner for 2018 by Richard Jones
LODDON Valley was the only one of five central Victorian leagues to win on AFL Victoria’s community footy championships weekend. The LVFL, listed down the bottom of the statewide rankings at 32, downed Golden Rivers (31) by 44 points at the QEO. Continue reading
Lions paste Peel
WAFL round seven Continue reading
Flat grabs second win of the season by Richard Jones
Bendigo footy league, round five…
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