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For a fun, probably insignificant evening the Crows remember how to be brilliant

The key is Tom Lynch. He is not Adelaide’s best player, but he is the symbol of what makes the Crows most special. Before they’re Eddie Betts’s…… Read more “For a fun, probably insignificant evening the Crows remember how to be brilliant”

July 16, 2018July 15, 2018 by Jay Croucher

The Bombers Aren’t Good at Anything

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”

May 10, 2018May 9, 2018 by Jay Croucher

‘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)”

April 9, 2018April 8, 2018 by Jay Croucher

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”

March 29, 2018March 28, 2018 by Jay Croucher

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”

September 28, 2017September 27, 2017 by Jay Croucher

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”

September 21, 2017September 20, 2017 by Jay Croucher

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”

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 by Jay Croucher

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”

August 29, 2017September 1, 2017 by Jay Croucher

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