AFL writing is often about explaining football with metaphor. What if we used football metaphors to understand life? Is Steve Johnson a fatty bit of tuna? Is…… Read more “The AFL Guide to Sushi”
Author: Kentaro Sakata
Writer based in Melbourne. AFL x pop-culture etc. Twitter and Instagram : @sakatarama
Are You Boring For Loving Joel Selwood? And Other Joel Selwood Questions.
Joel Selwood is an inspirational captain, a clutch player and courageous with physical contact. Yes, yes and yes. Joel Selwood is a good footballer. But is it…… Read more “Are You Boring For Loving Joel Selwood? And Other Joel Selwood Questions.”
Mitch Robinson Versus A Coin: How I Made a Tipping Algorithm
Friday Night Football. It’s time to put in your tips. One team pays $1.70, the other $2.15. It’s moderately close. You study recent form, the ins/outs. You…… Read more “Mitch Robinson Versus A Coin: How I Made a Tipping Algorithm”
I Will Not Rest Until I Have Your Empty Apology
On Monday, Clayton Oliver issued a statement. It’s an apology, the second in as many weeks for the Melbourne Football Club. No one believes that he is…… Read more “I Will Not Rest Until I Have Your Empty Apology”
The Carlton Guide to Living in an AFL Simulation
Something is going on. In the way cosmic rays are distributed. In the way the laws of theoretical physics resemble computer code. According to some scientists, the natural world is looking strange, ludicrous…… Read more “The Carlton Guide to Living in an AFL Simulation”
Tom Bugg is our non-football football star
There is a mural of Tom Bugg in a Melbourne laneway. Or there was. It began its disintegration practically as soon as it was created. The photo…… Read more “Tom Bugg is our non-football football star”
