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”
Author: Jay Croucher
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Everything is Burning: Sympathy for Lewis Young
For me, it was always my second serve. It was intermittently functional, chronically on the verge of total collapse – a poorly built tower that was fine…… Read more “Everything is Burning: Sympathy for Lewis Young”
O Brawling Love: Marcus Bontempelli’s inner Dusty
If you don’t get what you want with a paintbrush, use your fists instead. And vice versa. This is what Marcus Bontempelli has taught me. Football is…… Read more “O Brawling Love: Marcus Bontempelli’s inner Dusty”
Dissecting perfection: Robbie Gray, Mitch McGovern, and why we watch
If you follow sports for the possibility of a perfect moment, then what Robbie Gray and Mitch McGovern did on the weekend was vindication. McGovern rose up…… Read more “Dissecting perfection: Robbie Gray, Mitch McGovern, and why we watch”
Exit Music (For a Pitiful West Coast Eagles Season)
Apathy, when practised with sufficient shamelessness, can begin to look almost magical. On Sunday at Etihad Stadium, the Eagles were magnificent in their brazen, unrelenting disinterest. A…… Read more “Exit Music (For a Pitiful West Coast Eagles Season)”
Rory Sloane and the glory of concussion
‘Always go back with the flight of the ball, and never take your eyes off it. Either you won’t get hit, or you won’t remember getting hit,’…… Read more “Rory Sloane and the glory of concussion”
Tex Walker as Religious Experience
Taylor Walker’s kick is Roger Federer’s forehand. His leg is a liquid cannon. It is versatile, capable of delivering bulleted frozen ropes, or finessed, curling, lateral, magnetic…… Read more “Tex Walker as Religious Experience”
Flatliners: Can the Bulldogs revive their dying season?
Hangovers are supposed to be cruel and self-effacing – they are not supposed to be so sad. Sadness is the Western Bulldogs right now. 2016 was the…… Read more “Flatliners: Can the Bulldogs revive their dying season?”
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