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Clint’s still going strong at 88 not out by Richard Jones
A look at The Mule (R)
Summer’s the time of year when I seem to watch a heap of late evening re-runs on the Fox Classics TV movie channel. Continue reading
Best of 2019 (yes, 2019)
Due to a technical glitch – caused by an inadequate briefing during shift handover – for a little while yesterday we asked our fans and readers to provide us with their Best of… list for 2019. Executive bonuses have been frozen in the wake of this embarrassing error – we’ll hand them out later when the fuss dies down.
One correspondent, going by the name Vee Em, provided us with a 2019 list. It doesn’t seem at all fanciful so we’re publishing it… Continue reading
Best of 2018… you’re welcome
Oh no… it’s list time.
We’d love you hear what you thought was the best of 2019.
Here’s one from 2017….
https://australianrules.com.au/2017/12/30/best-of-2017-by-matt-quartermaine/
For Tony Joe
News came through today that Tony Joe White has died. My first instinct was to put For Lee Ann on the turntable. It always makes me cry – for good reason this time. Continue reading
Demons eye the five
WAFL round 14
Turbulent chapters in village life
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
ALL THAT GLITTERS by Les Everett
Keeping an eye out…
Story first published in The Big Issue
From the street (first haul).
My cousin Don Milner reckons it’s bred into us old Goldfielders. We walk with our heads down, instinctively looking for a glint of gold. Continue reading
Peel good story at Fremantle Oval by Les Everett
Claremont played Peel at Fremantle Oval on Saturday. Here Michael Tassone, on debut, fires out a handpass.
I’M always keen to be present at historic football occasions and so was happy to hurry along to Fremantle Oval for the game between Claremont, the home team, and Peel. The Tigers are homeless at present due to the redevelopment of Claremont Oval – it’s a marvellous initiative that will result in each Claremont supporter getting an apartment overlooking the oval.* Continue reading
What might come out of the WAFL by Les Everett
Subi’s Liam Ryan gives them the slip. All photos by Les Everett
The 2016 WAFL season was historic with Peel winning their first premiership. That result, or more accurately, the make-up of Peel’s grand final team is likely to lead to changes in the eligibility of AFL-listed players in WAFL finals. But that’s another discussion.
Right now AFL clubs will be thinking about the WAFL for another reason – the possibility of extracting readymade gems from this potentially rich recruiting ground. Continue reading
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