Melbourne, You’re Allowed to Like Both
“I don’t like chocolate ice cream. Why? Because I only like vanilla ice cream.” Ridiculous, right? Just because you like one type of ice cream, doesn’t mean you can’t like another. You can have a favourite, but vanilla is not going to think you’re cheating on it if you eat chocolate occasionally. Now substitute chocolate...
AFL sanctions target phantom threat
With yet another football figure embroiled in a betting scandal, it’s easy to think that the Australian Football League’s integrity is on the brink of obliteration. The reality is, though, that match-fixing is – and always has been – a non-issue. The AFL is chasing a phantom enemy, and Dean Wallis is their latest scapegoat.Wallis,...
One Final Celebration of Life
They say that a funeral is not a mourning of the dead, but rather a celebration of one’s life. It is dubious then, when you’re told that you’re not allowed to celebrate. The Catholic Church is banning footy songs from being played at funerals. But what if that particular song is the essence of the...
Welcome to the New AFL
Disloyal. Traitor. Money-hungry. All words that have been thrown around in recent weeks amid the poaching of various players and coaches. There is little insight and much hypocrisy behind these personal attacks upon people we don’t know and a situation we don’t understand. So Ross Lyon’s gone to Fremantle. Good on him. They offered him...
SAME SAME, BUT DIFFERENT?
The first time someone asked me which football team I follow, I answered Paris Saint Germain. The puzzled face of my interlocutor reminded me that football has a different meaning on this side of the world. The game I have been playing in my original France shares nothing with the football practiced here, or does...
Has the AFL got it wrong?
After an hour of serious study, I decided it was time to turn on the radio. I was eager for an update, yet my hand approached the buttons with timid caution. I knew the news would not be good, but I never expected it would be so humiliating. At just half time my beloved Melbourne...
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