Author: MagpieBat

Well, here we are again, people. Just one step away from the big dance. Welcome to the Game Day thread for the 1st Preliminary Final. Standing in our way of a date with destiny, and the Richmond Football Club, is the franchise operation from out in Sydney’s western suburbs, the Greater Western Sydney Giants. Depleted,…

Well, it’s here. After 22 rounds of toil, triumph and tears (sometimes all on the same day), we have arrived at the month of September. And with it, the 2019 AFL Finals Series. And after a win in the final home and away round (and a favourable result elsewhere), we have finished in fourth place…

Well, here it is, boys and girls. The final round of the 2019 home and away season. It seems like only yesterday that we were bouncing the ball for the first time in anger for the year. Where does that time go? This week, we line up against the team that we narrowly beat on…

Good morning, everyone. This week, our Game Day thread sees our Magpies travel across the border to the City of Churches, to take on the eponymous Adelaide, in a match with everything to play for. We need to win if we are to remain a chance to make the Top 4 and secure that elusive…

Good morning, everybody. It’s mid-August but the weather is closer to mid June. It’s times like these that one appreciates a hot day in summer. Or, even just a nice mid-twenties afternoon in spring… In any event, here is this week’s edition of the Game Day thread for this afternoon’s clash with the spectacularly fallen…

Morning, everyone. Well, this didn’t shape up as a vital, must-win-at-all-costs game when the fixture was released last year. What would have otherwise been as close to a banked four points as you can get without playing is now very much a critical contest. Drop this, and our sliding season will be in a complete…

Good morning, all. Welcome to the Game Day thread for the Biggest Game of the Season, which is now the Biggest Game of the Season since the last time we played in the Biggest Game of the Season. On this occasion, though, the billing is probably worth it. One team, which is not ours, is…

Well. A week really is a long time in football! Good afternoon, everybody. Here, at last, is this week’s edition of the Game Day thread, for this afternoon/evening’s clash on the road against the faltering Greater Western Sydney, after an inspiring away win over our recent tormentors in West Coast. The teams: Tip: Collingwood by…

Good afternoon, one and all. Once again, we pick ourselves up from the mat and stagger on, this time west across the continent to the still shining new-ish Optus Stadium in Perth, for a re-match of the Grand Final re-match against an in-form West Coast, precisely as our form has seemingly deserted us. The teams:…

Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the returned Game Day thread, this time for tonight’s clash against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. My apologies for going MIA last week, but once again, my usual rig packed it in right when I didn’t need it to and had to go back to the shop. Mind you,…