You can track the lonely comings and goings of the girl dubbed The St Kilda Schoolgirl online and in the media, but who’s taking her out of the spotlight and helping her run away from this hideous mess? asks Virginia Trioli.
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What are the legalities of the St Kilda photo scandal?
It’s the media’s ultimate Christmas gift — naked photos, embarrassed footballers and a net-savvy teenage girl. But since the St Kilda photo scandal has legal implications of the images’ release mounting by the day, Crikey decided to hit the books to find out the facts.
Hinch on DikiLeaks: St Kilda need to start answering questions
Derryn Hinch connects the dots on the St Kilda sex scandal and asks some pertinent questions. Why isn’t it mentioned that the girl releasing all the photos was recently the victim of sexual assault by a police officer?
The seedy year of the sports star, the smartphone and social media
Once there was a time when a sports star, from any code, could undertake any type of unseemly act, be it with human or animal, and be safe in the knowledge that the chance of it becoming public was remote.
On the Grand Final hung result: whinging
I shouldn’t be buying into this. But I do recall watching the 1977 Grand Final with a roomful of fans in a house on the coast of the Victorian western district. When the siren went, the silence fell, recalls W H Chong.
Why the Saints will come marching in
Collingwood may be the bookies favourite to win the AFL flag tomorrow, but St Kilda has a host of experience and a craving of redemption that could get them over the line, writes Robert Walls.
Daily Proposition: Drink to the granny … especially if the Pies win
At lunchtime on the Wednesday of Grand Final week, in the 200m walk from the office to the pizza shop, I saw three people wearing Collingwood jerseys. That’s a good enough reason for Crikey intern Nick Johns-Wickberg to start drinking.
Video of the Day: Oh when the Saints, go marching in…
A look back at the last time St Kilda met Collingwood in an AFL grand final, when in the dying minutes of the game Barry Breen kicked a behind to win St Kilda’s only premiership by just one point.
AFL Grand Final open thread
AFL Grand Final Day is my Christmas, Easter, King Island Show Day (Tas) and International Talk Like a Pirate Day all rolled into one, writes Leigh Josey. Join in him in arguing whether the Pies or Saints will get up and who’ll win the Norm Smith.
St Kilda in damage control as the Lovett saga unravels
AFL club St Kilda lost Luke Ball to Collingwood and gained the tainted — and now booted — Andrew Lovett. Now they’re very anxious down at Morrabbin about how the media will spin it, writes Ashley Browne.
The Saints who didn’t quite reach heaven
What is it like for footy fans who get so close then fall so far? Nearly one week on, two Saints fans put pain to paper. Get ready for the grieving Melbourne Storm or Parramatta Eels fans.
Political snippets: Zen and the art of transdisciplinary studies
Richard Farmer meditates on some suspect climate change opinion polls in the SMH, some even more suspect ones in the Sunday Mail, the good news for Barnaby Joyce, and how St Kilda screwed over punters.
Reflections on a cracking Grand Final
St 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.
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?
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.
graph pr0n 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.
A long time between drinks for Saints supporters
St Kilda FC has won just one glittering prize from five starts: 1913, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1997. I was at the last four, says Kevin Rennie. He’s still looking for a ticket to Saturday’s Grand Final against Geelong.
Hot Form Charts: Looks may be deceiving in Saints-Lions clash
The Saints and Lions both have impressive form going into Sunday’s clash, but looks can be deceiving.
Australian media loses two dumb jocks
NRL personality Matthew Johns has been “boned” by Channel Nine after his part in a Cronulla group-sex incident, while former St Kilda coach Grant Thomas has been given the arse by radio station SEN.
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.
