How Not to Run a Football Club How Not to Run a Football Club By Kim AdamsSportNo Comments 5 min read The big news story in sport-obsessed Australia — in amongst boring matters like COVID-19...Read More 10 February, 2021
The three things every AFL player must have The three things every AFL player must have By Laura PorterSportNo Comments 3 min read Eighteen teams. Forty-odd players per list. That means about 800 players represent the AFL...Read More 2 October, 2019
Orthodox Melbourne Jews caught in Aussie Rules grand final limbo Orthodox Melbourne Jews caught in Aussie Rules grand final limbo By Kim AdamsInterviewsNo Comments 4 min read ...Read More 26 September, 2019
AFL Grand Final vs Yom Kippur By Laura PorterReligionNo Comments 7 min read Congregant: Rabbi, I have a big problem. It’s Kol Nidrei and the <insert-team-name&g...Read More 29 September, 2017
Yesterday’s Blues but tomorrow we will roar Yesterday’s Blues but tomorrow we will roar By David WerdigerSportOne Comment 3 min read Firstly, I’d like to thank those friends who offered commiserations and/or asked how...Read More 9 September, 2013
How to build an AFL team from scratch How to build an AFL team from scratch By David WerdigerSport4 Comments 3 min read AFL fans have looked on in amazement as expansion team the Gold Coast Suns have, in only t...Read More 18 June, 2013
One-kick Thrillers One-kick Thrillers By David WerdigerSportNo Comments 3 min read Michael Gleeson’s analysis of close AFL matches since 2009 makes some interesting po...Read More 30 April, 2013
What the Jewish Community can learn from the AFL What the Jewish Community can learn from the AFL By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 5 min read The end of the chagim usually means one thing – a slide into that inexorable gap between...Read More 24 October, 2012
Footy Crunch Time, Shul Crunch Time Footy Crunch Time, Shul Crunch Time By David WerdigerReligionNo Comments 4 min read A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted on Facebook: “The sounds of the Shofar can only...Read More 22 September, 2011
Coleman Impact Players Coleman Impact Players By David WerdigerSportNo Comments 3 min read Two AFL full-forwards this season have made a huge impact for their respective teams, and ...Read More 1 August, 2010
Much a-tank about nothing Much a-tank about nothing By David WerdigerSportNo Comments 3 min read The annual news cycle for the The Age AFL news probably looks something like this: Period ...Read More 4 August, 2009
Tiger Ben Tiger Ben By David WerdigerSportOne Comment 3 min read The Ben Cousins story has done for sports columns what Princess Diana’s death did fo...Read More 15 December, 2008