Late in the Third Wet Sail Flying
Its getting late in the third quarter. My second wind kicked in a while back. There’s a feeling that I’ve weathered the storm. Not a moment too soon, it has to be said. I was all at sea early. Too much mucking about, as the great Tommy Hafey used to …
Little league,loss, longing and lessons in life
South Barwon Little League 1971 It seems such a long time ago. Fifty years next year actually, but my mind often strays back to those golden little league days when all that mattered was an hour or so on a Saturday morning. I was only eight (a baby really) when …
Ararat Eagles are Heroes
It’s no news to those of us who live in the area that the Ararat Eagles Football Club is struggling. The writing was on the wall at the start of the year when the club put out a desperate call for players. I nearly wrote about their plight then. I …
Revenge is a dish best served cold
Collingwood get to play Richmond in a Preliminary Final. It’s been a while. I remember last time. I was ten. It was the day I learned to hate Richmond. They were the first team I truly learned to hate. Hatred for Carlton would come soon enough but their miraculous comeback …
When Winning Isn’t Everything
I wrote this when I was President of Grampians Hockey back in 2005. I read it out at the presentation night and then filed it away somewhere. Grampians Hockey has been an integral part of my family’s life for close to fifteen years. Grampians were seen as the weakest country …