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 19”
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The AFL Guide to Sushi
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”
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)”
Is North Melbourne tanking? A serious investigation
Once thought of as the cardinal sin of professional football in this country, community attitudes towards tanking are shifting liberal by the week. Or at least they…… Read more “Is North Melbourne tanking? A serious investigation”
AFL Quick Hands: Round 18
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 18”
With Neville Jetta now properly rated, who is the most underrated player in the AFL?
A little over a fortnight ago, Neville Jetta officially graduated from Underrated AFL Player to Properly Rated AFL Player. The defining act was a double one on…… Read more “With Neville Jetta now properly rated, who is the most underrated player in the AFL?”
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”
AFL Quick Hands: Round 17
So much incredible stuff happens across an AFL weekend. It’s impossible to keep up with it all. The Onballers crew are here to bring you a view…… Read more “AFL Quick Hands: Round 17”
