We had a bit of extra time so we commissioned an oil painting of an iPhone photo by John Menzies of a Tom Lee mark at Leederville Oval.
In the early Good Friday game at Leederville the Lions led all day but needed to dig deep to shake off West Coast. Rhys Waters kicked three goals for Subiaco. Continue reading
A look at Bendigo footy over the holiday weekend
The top four sides along with perennial strugglers Maryborough all recorded solid wins over the Easter weekend. Continue reading
A look at the Bendigo footy league, opening round…
Strathfieldsaye Storm erased a tiny bit of last September’s grand final sadness by downing great rivals and reigning champions Eaglehawk on Saturday. In front of a huge crowd at their home ground in Tannery Lane the Storm displayed precise ball movement, had multiple options up forward while their half-back line was dominant. Continue reading
There may be some who don’t have a soft spot for the Demons and wouldn’t like to see them in the finals for the first time since last century or the century before or whatever it is. Maybe someone still scarred by the grand finals of 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1976 for example. But most of us would like to see the poor buggers do something. Continue reading
Scott Jones
I had a big day of footy that included just one quarter of the WAFL… the second at Rushton Park between Peel and West Perth. Continue reading
A look at If Beale Street Could Talk (MA 15+)
Novelist James Baldwin wrote many a story about the struggles of African Americans in the USA and the oppression, prejudice and wrongful imprisonment which befell them. Continue reading
We all know the game should have been played at Fremantle Oval. We all now realise it would have given the loyal local fans an opportunity to say farewell and thanks to their much-improved AFLW team. Continue reading
Sabreena Duffy on the way to goal. All photos by Les Everett.
COACHES are often asked if they could see anything in the demeanour of their players pre-game that could explain a performance – good or bad. Usually they can’t. Continue reading
A look at Hotel Mumbai (MA)
I daresay it’s a tad gruesome to watch a movie depicting terrorists slaughtering hotel guests a mere 24 hours after the horrific shootings in Christchurch. But that’s what we did on the weekend as we took in the movie about the attacks in Mumbai towards the end of November 2008. Continue reading
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