As another year winds to a close and another predicted apocalypse whisks by uneventfully, I just wanted to take this time to wish everyone out there a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Month: December 2012
Breaking Out: Tomorrow’s Heroes
Back in 2010, there was a gradually building momentum which saw the possibility of premiership glory grow from a wish to a reality. After conquering the previous year’s Grand Finalists in the second half of the home and away season, the possibility of the ultimate triumph became a very tangible thing. The team was very…
Team Predictions 2013: VFL Side
After tackling the AFL side, we can now take a look at how the remaining players on our list will fill out the VFL team during the opening stanza of season 2013. Given our recent recruiting and operating under the assumption of a full contingent to choose from, our VFL team looks promising if not…
Team Predictions 2013: Senior Side
Now that we know the composition of our list for season 2013, the time has come to start predicting how our senior and reserve sides might look come the first bounce. After our manoeuvres during the trade and free agency period, along with targeting mature aged options during the rookie draft, we appear to have…
The Final Pieces
Every year it feels like the trade and draft periods are stretched further and further, but at long last our playing list has been finalised. Having been extremely active during the free agency and trade period, followed up by adding some exciting new talent via the national draft, Derek Hine finished up his work this…
“Modern” Football: An Off-Field Panorama of 2012
There was once something so pure about this sport of ours. An explosive yet artful sport, capable of being as cringingly physical as rugby one moment, then possessing the finesse and silk of soccer the next. It has everything, the theatre and competitiveness not restricted to the field alone, with loyalty in the stands born…