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Why The Hulk is still looking back in anger
LOSING A FOOTY grand final always hurts – but losing five of them can make a man very bitter, as the old Magpie they called the Incredible Hulk readily admits, writes RON REED. More »
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Magpies ready to even an old, old score
THE WEEK THAT WAS: They’ve been at each other’s throats since the 19th century but two of Melbourne’s oldest footy clubs are still locked in a fight that might be about to heat up even more, says Chief Writer RON REED More »
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Banished by the Blues, says superstar Kouta
HE WAS one of Carlton’s all-time great footballers but now Anthony Koutoufides is wondering why the club he loves isn’t showing much love in return, writes RON REED. More »
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Singing the Blues to an audience on the way out
THE WEEK THAT WAS: HE might not always be right but leading commentator Robert Walls might be on the money when he says his old team, Carlton, are driving the fans away, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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Fifty years on, the Blues blow Bombers out of the sky – again
THEY’RE FOOTY’S two most successful clubs – ever – and even though they are on hard times now, Carlton and Essendon have plenty to look back on, says Chief Writer RON REED More »
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Blues hit rock bottom
THEY were a mighty force for many years and their song describes them as, “The team that never lets you down”. But the Old Dark Navy Blues have fallen on sad times, as PAUL GOUGH reports. More »
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Eagles record there to be broken – just not yet
SMALL MERCY for the Blues as one of their old boys fails, for once, to put them to the sword, writes RON REED: LONG-SUFFERING CARLTON fans, this one no exception, arrived at the MCG late on Saturday afternoon – well, some did, a lot didn’t – fearing two night... More »
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The flag the players owned, not the coach
COACHES USUALLY get the credit for masterminding any premiership win but that wasn’t quite the case the last time Carlton saluted, writes RON REED: DAVID PARKIN coached Carlton to three premierships and Hawthorn to one and it goes without saying that he is pro... More »
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Blue skies ahead for the Bluebaggers?
EVERYBODY – the two teams and the AFL – were winners to some extent from the biggest opening round blockbuster in footy history, says chief writer RON REED. More »
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Tiger who made Balme look like a pussycat
CARLTON FOOTY fans have never forgiven or forgotten Richmond ruckman Neil Balme's vicious attack on Geoff Southby in a long-ago grand final - but now the champion full-back says that wasn't as bad as it got against the Tigers. Chief writer RON REED has lunch w... More »
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The last man standing from The Bloodbath Grand Final dies at 91
FOOTBALL legend Ken Hands, the last survivor of the infamous Carlton-South Melbourne Grand Final of 1945, has died aged 91. He played 211 games and booted 188 goals for Carlton from 1945 to 1957. Sportshounds writer GREG HOBBS interviewed Hands three months ag... More »
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Tiger tough man Neil Balme revisits the punch that rocked the MCG
IT’S STILL one of the most notorious incidents in Grand Final history but the man responsible for it has long since come to terms with his role in it – even if the opposition probably hasn’t. RON REED reports. More »