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Possum Eyes and the future of professional football - Posted on: July 12, 2012
By The Iron Sock
No one would have guessed 150 years ago when Australian Rules football first emerged as an amateur pursuit in Victoria, the heights of professionalism it would reach.
Long gone are the days when a club would … Continue reading
Tanking has Tanked – Part 2 - Posted on: June 29, 2012
By The Iron Sock
Last week we looked at the issue of tanking and whether early draft picks have been the panacea many people seem to have imagined they would be. Just to recap, the Crows over the last decade … Continue reading
Tanking has Tanked - Posted on: June 21, 2012
By The Iron Sock
A few years ago the issue of tanking was rife in the world of football. To paraphrase one of our more colourful ex-PM’s, Paul Keating, the issue of tanking was like wallpaper at season’s end, you … Continue reading
History of Football’s Knuckle-Men: Ern “Snowy” Lumsden - Posted on: April 24, 2012
by The Iron Sock
In a new series of historical articles, we will be exploring the lives and times of some of the hardest men to have played the game of Australian Rules football. And given it is ANZAC Round, … Continue reading
Baptism of Fire - Posted on: April 22, 2012
By The Iron Sock
To say there was a lot of white noise and fury out there last week regarding Buckley’s coaching appointment is one of the gravest understatements since Neville Chamberlain predicted ‘peace for our time’ in 1938. More … Continue reading
The Gospel of St Gary - Posted on: April 8, 2012
By The Iron Sock
We all know the story of Easter. After Jesus died on the cross and was unceremoniously shoved into a cave by his mates he emerged days later as a delicious chocolate rabbit.
What is less well … Continue reading
No Go Zone - Posted on: March 28, 2012
By The Iron Sock
Not one to limit his talents to the world of football, Essendon chairman David Evans has dallied in the last little while in the sphere of kite-flying. Evans proposal to introduce a non-metropolitan zoning system would … Continue reading
Interchange nonsense: Here we go again - Posted on: March 4, 2012
By The Iron Sock
There has been a fair old debate in the public arena and football forums in the last two weeks after the AFL’s decision to introduce a new interchange rule for the 2012 NAB Cup series. Following … Continue reading
From Pillar to Post - Posted on: February 28, 2012
By The Iron Sock
The AFL community is a diverse beast. From AFL House to clubs, players, the media and massive fan-base there exists a wide spectrum of opinion and interest. But what should be abundantly clear is that there … Continue reading
AFL v NRL: It’s war! - Posted on: February 16, 2012
By The Iron Sock
My first experience of cross-cultural football engagement came in 2007 when I was holidaying in the inner-city Sydney suburb of Coogee. I was there for the underwhelming 2007 Grand Final between Geelong and Port Adelaide, which … Continue reading
