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Confessions of a faded footy fan
SO THE footy is back – who cares? Well, I do – more than I thought I might, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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Footy failed a great man, says Magpie hero
MICK McGuane looks back in sorrow at the unfair treatment he believes was dished out to his celebrated opponent James Hird. Chief Writer RON REED sits down to lunch with him:MICK McGuane looks back in sorrow at the unfair treatment he believes was dished out t... More »
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The pain of waiting for the siren and the Sherrin
THE SCARVES and beanies have been put in mothballs. Alas, the season is over. Despite a doleful Demon debacle, diehard LAWRENCE MONEY is mourning the long months ahead, longing for season 2020. More »
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Not quite the Tigers of Old – but better
THEY used to be hard to like, the Tigers, but now they’re the best thing footy has going for it, on and off the field, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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160 years of the Cats
IN JULY the Geelong Football Club celebrated the 160th anniversary of its formation. This month the Geelong Gallery joined the wider community celebration of this great milestone with an exhibition of rare, treasured objects and images from the collection of ... More »
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Big effort by the Giants
WHATEVER you think of the Greater Western Sydney’ short history, you have to wish them well in a historic Grand Final, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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No forgetting the missing medals
HE ACHIEVED everything there was to achieve in football with one exception – and even then old Bomber Barry Davis might have been dudded, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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Bettser than all the rest
HE’LL never be booed out of the game because he’s the footballer we’d all like to be, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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Lions crippled by a Kouta clone
CARLTON captain Patrick Cripps’s masterclass has Blues fans looking both back and forward, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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No good reason to hijack history
THE VFA is not the VFL, never has been and never should be, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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Another Blues boss bites the dust
BRENDAN Bolton has paid the price for another dreadful season at Carlton but perhaps the buck shouldn’t stop with him, says Chief Writer (and Blues fan) RON REED. More »
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Racism? It just made me go harder
HE WAS a pioneer for Aboriginal footballers and nothing anyone said was ever going to stop him becoming a star, writes RON REED. More »
