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FILMS I MOST ENJOYED IN 2015 by Richard Jones
MOST film reviewers come up with a Top Ten list at the end of a busy year’s watching and writing. Maybe just a scant Top Five as Margaret and David used to compile on At The Movies.
For me, I go for a Top Twelve. Not a baker’s dozen, but an even figure.
Some of the movies I most enjoyed this year would certainly rate as ‘arthouse’ but there always seems to be a handful of films which most folk would classify as multiplex offerings.
So here goes for this year: Continue reading
2015 the 10 by Sean Gorman
The Straight Dope: Chip Le Grand.
The Essendon supplements scandal had (has) it all. Mystery, intrigue, big money and elite sport. Continue reading
The best of 2015 by Nick Gye
The beginning of our annual look back, your lists and essays are welcome dear readers…
Comrades, a year of great upheaval- disruption – as they say. But, was it really? Is the new normal the new normal? In a time when mediocrity abounds we look forward to a 2016 where the tortoise will be able to lay down with the lamb, and the forces of darkness shall be weakened incrementally. Continue reading
Kick-to-Kick – annual report by Vin Maskell
For ten years a small group of former non-footballers have met on Sunday mornings for The Sherrin At The Fearon kick-to-kick sessions in Williamstown, opposite the beach. It’s blokes mostly, and most on the wrong side of 50, re-living teenage glory days. (Even if those glory days were no more than kick-to-kick itself.)
Scott Walker: Between chord and discord by Nick Gye
In my best of 2014 https://australianrules.com.au/2014/12/22/literally-the-best-of-2014-in-no-particular-order-by-nick-gye/ I made a startlingly omission. I had acquired an album late in 2014 and hadn’t listened to it when I put the list together. I now have to put matters right. I am referring to Soused. Continue reading
Not about bikes
In 2001 I was in France during the Tour de France and followed it closely on TV marvelling at the American Lance Armstrong and barracking for Australian Stuart O’Grady in the sprint section.
Who might come out of the WAFL?
The AFL draft is happening on Tuesday. Time to think about prospects who were running around in the WAFL this year.
Callum Ah Chee has had a pretty standard pathway to the AFL. However he does have the advantage of a bit of time at league level in the WAFL to go with his under age state representation and AFL elite junior opportunities. He’s skilful and exciting.
Callum Ah Chee. Photos by Les Everett
Coaches’ pay has caused controversy from the earliest times by Richard Jones
RIGHT from the very get-go the money paid to coaches of Aussie Rules clubs has caused controversy and comment right across the footy community.
Perhaps the biggest kerfuffle in my region centred around St Kilda’s 1925 Brownlow medallist Colin Watson when he was appointed Maryborough coach for the 1927 season at £10 a week. Continue reading
Spy swap meet by Richard Jones
A look at Bridge Of Spies (M)
JUST about everyone on the planet knows where they were when Princess Diana died in that car crash in a Paris underpass tunnel. Continue reading
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