Wrap of Bendigo footy round nine: halfway mark Continue reading
Bulldogs back and Demons make it interesting
WAFL round 11
Haiden Schloithe marks close to the boundary at Fremantle Oval opposed to Mitch Crowden who missed the spoil by… that much. All photos by Les Everett.
The Sharks are the only team out of contention after 11 rounds of the WAFL season (and even they are a mathematical chance of making the finals if they cheat in the exam). Wins to South Fremantle and West Perth consolidated their positions, the newly exciting Perth had another victory and Subiaco were challenged by East Perth. Continue reading
Gisborne causes first big upset of 2018 season by Richard Jones
A look at Bendigo footy, round eight
GISBORNE landed the first big upset of the BFL season downing fourth-placed Golden Square and jumping up to sixth spot on the ladder. The Gardiner Reserve Bulldogs barely missed a shot on goal all afternoon and by the last change had scored a super accurate 14.2. On their home deck Gisborne outpaced and out-tackled the Wade Street Dogs and held them to just nine goals for the afternoon. In other matches top club Strathfieldsaye downed hopeful finalists South Bendigo following a six-goal to none burst in the opening 20 minutes while Sandhurst ended up 107-point winners over Maryborough at the QEO. The win catapulted the Dragons back into the Top Five. Kyneton also scored a massive victory by thrashing Castlemaine by 128 points at the Kyneton Showgrounds. And on the back of returning spearhead Matt Gretgrix’s seven majors Eaglehawk belted Kangaroo Flat by an even bigger margin: 167 points. Continue reading
Tigers and Demons shine up the WAFL
WAFL round 10
The worrying gap in the WAFL ladder has narrowed a little after wins to Claremont, Perth and Peel in round 10. And then there was Subiaco.
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
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
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