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”
Fly kicks and friendship: A bizarro world weekend of AFL discourse
Once again, football discourse in the most hotly contested season in a generation has been hijacked by two isolated incidents. Forgive us me perpetuating the issue, but…… Read more “Fly kicks and friendship: A bizarro world weekend of AFL discourse”
Rhys Mathieson Is Not Here To Make Friends
I have my eye on Rhys Mathieson from the opening bounce. I know he is going to do it at some stage. I don’t have to wait…… Read more “Rhys Mathieson Is Not Here To Make Friends”
The time is right: Call a moratorium on rule changes in the AFL
As the season winds down, and minds across the football landscape begin to turn to what comes next over the here and now, the AFL is running…… Read more “The time is right: Call a moratorium on rule changes in the AFL”
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”
AFL Quick Hands: Round 20
So much incredible stuff happens across an AFL weekend. It’s impossible to keep up with it all. The Onballers crew – and some of our friends -…… Read more “AFL Quick Hands: Round 20”
Nat Fyfe is back baby!
You might not have noticed it, because who’s watching Fremantle play football right now, but Nat Fyfe has been the best player in the competition over the…… Read more “Nat Fyfe is back baby!”
‘Back to Go Forward’: The AFL’s Most Repeated Headline
The year is 2009. Obama is sworn into his first term. The iPhone 3G is available to the Australian public. Kanye West allegedly makes Taylor Swift famous.…… Read more “‘Back to Go Forward’: The AFL’s Most Repeated Headline”
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