As Essendon turned up the pressure on their incompetence hose and pointed it towards the flickering flame of their season, Brendon Goddard sat down on the MCG…… Read more “The Bombers Aren’t Good at Anything”
Author: Jay Croucher
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‘Carlton vs. Collingwood’ (And Other Things That Used To Matter)
The Foxtel TV Guide describes Carlton vs. Collingwood as the greatest rivalry in Australian sports. The description is not meant ironically. There was a time where presumably…… Read more “‘Carlton vs. Collingwood’ (And Other Things That Used To Matter)”
Football as Lance Franklin’s Stage
The one time I met Lance Franklin I didn’t say anything to him and I don’t think he knew that I was there. It was a couple…… Read more “Football as Lance Franklin’s Stage”
Phenom, Disappointment, Inspiration: The Many Lives of Trent Cotchin
Trent Cotchin has already lived more football lives than seems healthy or reasonable. Initially, he was the saviour, a young phenom tasked with piecing a broken club…… Read more “Phenom, Disappointment, Inspiration: The Many Lives of Trent Cotchin”
Beyond Good and Evil: Richmond v GWS
To say that Saturday’s preliminary final at the MCG is a clash between the forces of good and evil could only be labelled an overstatement by those…… Read more “Beyond Good and Evil: Richmond v GWS”
The Disappeared Magic of Mark LeCras
The game always seems to move in unreasonably slow speed for the great players, in cruelly rapid speed for the lost. Mark LeCras has gradually made the…… Read more “The Disappeared Magic of Mark LeCras”
The Alien Rising Star: Eric Hipwood is Out There
Few athletes challenge you to conceive of the possibility of what the offspring of a baby deer and a benevolent extra-terrestrial would look like as much as…… Read more “The Alien Rising Star: Eric Hipwood is Out There”
When Swans Are Watertight
Offence is bedazzling, defence is heart-warming. The resounding memory of last Friday night’s Sydney v Adelaide clash will invariably be Lance Franklin’s goal, but the game itself…… Read more “When Swans Are Watertight”
