Category Archives: Sport

What a night! Fist my Broncos get up in a thriller at the Gold Coast Stadium and then Collingwood, behind by 29 points at one stage, triumph with a shot on goal with 15 seconds left in the game… Both … Continue reading →

Well the Cricket season has well and truly started…  We started the season off in style this year with a family trip to the KFC All-Stars Twenty20 Bash. Australia played the All-Stars. As often is the case, we got there … Continue reading →

Alas, now both of my teams have finished up for the year in almost identical fashion. AFL – Collingwood Magpies Finished 8th – One first final lost, second and eliminated in Semi-final Won a lot of the contests around the … Continue reading →

here’s a summary of the Stats for Collingwood for Season 08   Wins and Losses Best winning streak – 4. Worst losing streak – 3. Have beaten all teams except Hawthorn and Western Bulldogs since 2006. Won 5 games by … Continue reading →

<SIGH> Well, what a way to go out… I even flew down for this game, put in a late bid for tickets and flights down there. I ended up with a seat right next to the bloody St Kilda Cheer … Continue reading →

So, September has arrived and Finals Footy is in the Air. Due to our meek capitulation last week, we had to travel to Adelaide for this game. I was a little worries with no Burns and of course no Dids … Continue reading →

Was this the worst game of the entire season. I would hate to have been the stats man trying to keep up with the clanger count…sheesh One would never have guessed that a top 4 spot was on the line … Continue reading →

Yeehah, My first trip to the Dome. I flew in Saturday Arvo and after a Few Beers at the Locker Room we headed up to the Cheap seats. What a start, 8 goals in the first quarter. The game was … Continue reading →

This was another game that everyone would have pencilled in for collingwood. trouble is that we have a habit of losing these ones. Of course I didn’t get to see this one, there were endless repeats of swimming on combined … Continue reading →

This game was a must-win for the club. After all the furore over the Heath Shaw-Alan Didak incident during the week, the club has been pilloried from every angle. This game could also decide who plays in September and who … Continue reading →