Reflections on a cracking Grand FinalSt Kilda had its chances; the Cats got out of jail. When it counted, Geelong’s champions came to the fore. And the umpires were too prominent. Charles Happell reflects in the wake of AFL Grand Final ‘09.
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Won’t somebody think of the football babies?
As the much-anticipated grand final between St Kilda and Geelong looms tomorrow, John Cash introduces meets of the die-hard Saints and Cats fans whose passions have been joined to the fate and fortunes of their club throughout a lifetime.
Hot Form Charts: The AFL grand final we had to have
In a clearly confused moment of football writing, Crikey’s resident footy nerd suggests that Geelong will win the AFL football grand final. Can Geelong stop Nick Riewoldt?
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Geelong vs. St Kilda supporters: who does more yoga?
St Kilda supporters are more likely to participate in dancing and yoga than Geelong supporters while Cats supporters are more likely to be petrol heads. Possum Comitatus does some timely number crunching.
Why St Kilda vs. Geelong should be at the MCG
The St Kilda and Geelong match in Round 14 should be moved from Etihad Stadium to the MCG.
Cats win would send an entire city into raptures
How much does the Geelong Football Club mean to the Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast, Western District and other areas surrounding this once-booming port city? Everything.
Governments of all persuasions jumping on the Geelong bandwagon
It is footy finals week in Victoria and for once a local team is in with a chance so there was no surprise that the Victorian State Government announced yesterday that it would be making a contribution for construction at the Geelong Football Club’s Kardinia Park home ground, writes Richard Farmer.
AFL coaching and the lost art of patience
The blood on the floor is deep and only going to get deeper. Three AFL coaches have either been sacked or resigned in the past month; a fourth, Essendon’s Kevin Sheedy, is likely to join them within weeks and a fifth, the Kangaroos’ Dean Laidley, finds himself at an odd impasse with his club.
