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Make cheques payable to OUR ZINE CITY and send with your size (S,M,L) and details of order to: PO Box 199 Newtown NSW 2042. *Prices include postage & handling. Please allow 21 days for . FOOTYZINE #S AUTUMN 1998 lssn# 1327 -7030 pp# 241218/0047 Publisher: Our line City, PO Box 199 Newtown 204 2 Production: Eddie Greenaway, Di Buckley & Angelo Greenaway Contributors: Editorial: Stephen Marmo, Jo-Anne Roberts, Tel: (02) 95577929 PA O'Neill, Peter Tunn, SD Murphy, Mobile: 0418 451157 Craig John Wilson, Steve Miller, PO Box 199 Newtown 2042 Tracey Brunton, Ross Cornsew, Email: [email protected] Peter Lewis, Nathan Kelly, Neill Jones Subscriptions: Bill Solomon, Craig Nelson, Anton Hosell, 3 issues for $10 - send cheques to Our Zine City -stating Peter Lewis which issue you would like to commence with. Thanks: Footyzine is created by footyfons for footyfons. Poul Schumacher - Earthquake Produce, Cheer Cheer the Red & the White! (South California USA, Simon Lonergan - The T-Shirt Printers, /, North , South Fremontle, The Newtown Footy Crew, Brendon Povey, St.George & Robinvole Footy Clubs) Peter Hiscock & The NSW AFL, Helen Meyer, John Tunn, All published material reflects the views of contributors and Koren Gilbert & The Collingwood Football Club are not necessarily those of the publisher. Helen Meyer - the new voice of the Swans

Footyzine congratulates Helen Meyer, 2NBC's footy presenter, who will be ground announcing at the SCG this season. and Craig Davis are two fans eagerly awaiting her call. PHOTO BY PETER LEWIS cu By Eddie Greenaway

ell footy fans, another season is W upon us and barrackers for all clubs are filled with enthusiasm at this time of year. Unfortunately for many poor souls, the first month or two will crush the life out of their naive dreams. However, for the long suffering (and not so long suffering) followers of the Red and the White this year will be different: For three reasons, at least, 1998 will be the year of The Mighty Swans.

The legends last chance. It is a sad but true fact that our current crop of legends includes a number of super stars who are getting close to the end of the line. As sad as it seems, I'm reconciled to the fact that one day I'll Roosy wake up to read that Plugger, Baysey and have graduated to full time golfing at Terrey Hills and that Dale Lewis has become anchorman on in Melbourne and OB has graduated to The Bar full time. So with time running out I'm sure they'll pull out all stops and along with new veteran recruit Schwassy will give the flag one hell of a bloody shake!

A voiding the Golden Spoon St.Kilda making the Grannie and getting so close last year sent a shiver up the spine of many a Swan historian. The Club stalwarts realise that one record that we don't bloody need is just around the corner. That record is the longest premiership drought in VFUAFL history - "The Golden Spoon". The current champion losers are St. Kilda (that's right. who else!). The Saints took from 1897 until 1966 to win their first flag, 69 bloody years! However, the Swans are now closing in rapidly on this dubious title. As PART 1: THE VIEW FROM THE NORTH our last flag was won in 1933, by the year 2003 we'll be the undisputed heavyweight losers of all time - unless something is done about it in the meantime. Leaving this heavy responsibility up to a bunch of new kids is a bit unfair and given the extremely brief previous "golden periods" enjoyed by the club since the War - Runners up in 1945, finalists in 1970, 1977, 1986 and 1987 and now runners up 1996 and finalists in 1997, a Swans supporter would be unwise to expect a golden era to last very long, or to reappear very quickly once the normal ordinary form has returned. - Geez, 1993 was only 5 years ago after all! so to cut a long story short, Now is the hour of our salvation! Do It for Bobby! Finally, only one hero of the Bloods last flag is still kicking, the Mighty , and I'm sure he'd love to see the flag once more flying in Clarendon Street before he puts away the boots for the last time. Bob was wheeled around the G in '96 only to be disap­ pointed with the final outcome, this time he'll really be able to "Cheer Cheer The Red & The White!" along with thousands of other souls on both sides of the Barassi line.

WHO IS THAT TALL, DARK, HANDSOME PLAYER?? Captioned "KICKETI AND RUN: Swan Derek Kickett takes charge against yesterday", this picture of Troy Cook occupied most of page 137 of Sydney's The Sunday Telegraph, February 15, 1998. Come on guys, get it right. by Jo-Anne Roberts he old Bloods supporters had much to was a big step towards the club's T feel aggrieved about for a long time. ingratiation of we southern disenfranchised The Sydney usurpation of 1983 and the types. subsequent years of Sydney's neglect of Melbourne left a bad taste in many a South Lea Miller heads the Melbourne office of the mouth for a long time. Swans which, in November, moved from its city base into Bloods' heartland; into the But somehow, season '96 united supporters Albert Park Hotel in Dundas Place . Aaah, so from north and south (no , not THAT North, close to the Lake , Bloods! eeeeuuugh), in what was a season of many emotional highs - and one big low. And the Miller says reasons for the move were club's establishment of a Melbourne office twofold. "In one respect we were looking for somewhere m the heartland, bat it's also to do with our sponsorship with CUB". The CUB sponsorship is new this year and , we are heartened to hear, brings its own booty to Swans supporters. "We encourage members to come along here (to the Albert Park Hotel) because they get discounted rates at the hotel and bottle shop," says Miller. All the more reason to go and watch televised matches at the pub, which will be screened live. For the first time, Swans supporters in Melbourne will be able to watch interstate games together, rather than in lonely, isolated lounge rooms around Melbourne (as Mr Stephen Marmo, whose byline appears somewhere else in this glorious publication, and I have been doing for years, taking turns at putting on the pies and beer. Your shout, Mambo. PART 2: THE VIEW FROM THE SOUTH

Miller says Melbourne Swans membership for '98 is going "very, very well", despite the fact the Swans aren't in Melbourne for a game until Round 7 (Collingwood at Waverley). "Tradition-ally there's a lot of members who don't join up until the first round. We don't play our first round in Melbourne until Round 7, so there might be a lot of people who'll wait and get it at the ground. We've got over 3000 members in . We closed our books last year at 4,300 members and we've got a target this year of 6000 in Melbourne. We've been doing some advertising in the Herald-Sun and on 3AW, which have both generated a lot of interest. "

Miller says that apart from the "loyal old South supporters who keep coming back", there are "quite a few" Sydney-based fans who have relocated to Melbourne, as well as a lot of new members coming on board; to date, 40 per cent of '98 special guests and new recruit memberships are new. "I really don't know, . "That's the day before we to be honest, what would attribute that high play North Melbourne, so that should be percentage," says Miller. "We're not doing quite interesting," says Miller. anything different in terms of promotion. I think it's more to do with on-field So, the Swans are back in Albert Park. performance. It could be old, or previous Maybe not the Lake, but at least we'll be members, coming back into the club. But able to watch them as a united band of we're seeing a lot of new faces. " supporters again, with cameraderie and cold bewies. And we now have somewhere Planned events in Melbourne for this year where we can shout at the telly without include the annual ball on Saturday June 6 getting told off by housemates. at the Carlton Crest Hotel in Queens Rd. As of last year, the ball now also features an GO THE BLOODSTAINED ANGELS!!! auction of football memorabilia. Swans Melbourne Office: There are also three lunches during the year, PO Box 211, Albert Park, 3206. with the first one on May 15, featuring Tel: (03) 9645 0600 Stephen Marmo

hile traditionalists cry foul at Geelong's Who could forget the flashing yellow boots of W decision to wear a Carlton guernsey the Hawthorn sides of the mid-70s. Even with an adidas logo as their away jumper this dour defender Robert Polkinghorne was season, the history of footy fashion disasters made to look positively dashing in the Hawk's is as old as the game itself. neon golden Pumas. Back when it all began, knickerbockers and Barassi's wing keeled collars, Teasdale's caps were de riguer on the field. brown velour suit, Footscray The ensemble complemented by and Fitzroy's colour TV strips, flamboyantly styled moustaches Don Scott's handbags, Carman's which would put Dipper to and Sam 's white boots! Ah , shame. those were the days . Off the field, the ladies were But it was on the terraces carrying parasols and the men (remember them?) in the '70s wearing top hats. VFL where one of the true icons of merchandise was yet to get into footy fashion folklore was born - swing, but can you imagine top the duffle coat. hats and parasols in team Practical for all sorts of reasons. colours? Large pockets for the footy In the 1930s, the hairstyle of record, Winny Blues and tinnies. South Melbourne's high flying Long sleeves for the application goal kicking machine Bob Pratt of the entire team's list of inspired thousands of budding names. Removable toggles for full forwards to head for a hand to hand combat with the number two with a bit of a cow enemy while crushed in the lick at the front. 's outer. knee bandage was another '30s The '70s mum spent more time fashion icon. at the sewing machine applying The '30s were also the time logos, numbers and messages more fashionable nicknames · of lust to those coats than she were applied. Fitzroy changed did cooking Sunday roasts. from the Gorillas, Geelong the But that was about the end of Pivotonians, Hawthorn the footy's innocence as we Mayblooms, Melbourne the Victorians knew and loved it. 1 Fuschias, North the Shinboners ,... · The '80s saw South shunted to and South the Blood Stained ..... Sin City (introducing clueless Angels. soap opera stars as permanent SCG fixtures), But, as always, it was the 1970s when the the arrived with a cartoon change in footy fashions really became Koala on their guernsey, (NB a Koala is NOT a evident. bear), gloves, bicycle shorts, coloured mouth Colour TV saw all clubs' boots change from guards and the burgeoning of AFL-approved the tried and true black, ankle high boots to products all began the transformation into the the suddenly luminous slipper version . corpo rate code we see in the '90s. So after 101 years of VFUAFL footy, Footyzine presents a list of just some of the great fashion icons and disasters. @ 's headband GV Carlton's M&M baby blue guernsey in '97 @ 's hanky GV The ruination of the old South guernsey in @ 's shorts Sydney @ Leanne Edelsten's white leather dress e A Collingwood v Port Adelaide crowd @ Geoff Blethyn's glasses (Moccies and tatts) and for the complete @Helen D'Amico in the 1982 Grand Final opposite @ Hawthorn's brown shorts CiV A Swans v Adelaide crowd (Chardonnay and Soap Opera Stars) e Hawthorn's yellow socks @ Peter McKenna's and Peter Landy's '80s @ Hawthorn's night comp harlequin jumper perms @ Hawthorn's entire uniform @ 's helmet @ Don Scott's and ' pre '80s gloves e Goal umpires (keep the traditional hat and @ Boundary umpires baby blue uniforms in '96 coat and destroy the baseball cap!) @Michael Reeves (first to play in bike shorts) @ Adam Heuskes' feather boa @Kevin Bartlett's hair @ Paul Roos' thigh pad. e 's and 's ankle straps Neill Jones The View from Bay 4

Purchasing a Swans membership used AFL is trialling with supporters while to be pretty straightforward. It was simply considering its wider application in the a matter of turning up fairly early to the draft process. first game of the season with a hundred We've recruited well. lcca and Big Mark bucks in your pocket and having a fairly Na Na should bring opinionated wit and standard conversation with the ticket incisive commentary when they join us seller regarding the prospects for the this year. The only question mark is coming season. Purchasing the whether the former will alienate some of membership ticket this year made the our fellow travellers. He's a calculated pre-season draft look simple. While the risk _ the Alan Jakovich of Bay 4. Liz Swans hierarchy were wooing big names gave us the lead on Dare who comes to I was on the phone for a week involved in us with an impressive track record. ~~~~s~o~m~e~p~r~erntt1~1~dwe~ta~i~1e~d~aHn~dHs~o~mRe~~~¥Hha~tf--~~~~~~~~~ delicate negotiations. Bez and 1 spent a Among our re-signings we'll be looking solid week talking names, exchanging for an improved year from Bennetts who cheques, credit card details and showed good early form last season, had arranging couriers. a disappointing mid-season before some fine games toward the end. Medway has A renewal form arrived while the years of experience and should continue Swans were losing their form when it to be one of the leaders among the mattered most ... September. Buried in group. He's a bit like in that the fine print was the fact that we weren't he plays his best games during the day going to be guaranteed a seat unless we so we think that the home draw which had a reserved seat. Our days of consists almost entirely of Sunday unreserved support for the Swans were afternoon games will suit him. His pre- clearly coming to an end. season has been interrupted by family Friendships were re-assessed. Were concerns but once he's over that we're there any areas in which we could expecting him to be at the peak of his improve, any tired any tired old players powers. Our younger brigade, Jake and who were past their best, any youngsters Will should be better for the games they who had failed to live up to their potential had in senior company last year. Once or anybody who was homesick - missed again we'll be looking to Bez and John to their mothers and siblings. Ben was an keep them focused on the game at hand early casualty, succumbing to the and to concentrate on developing their inevitable. The travel up the Hume, skills. The brothers Hedley had patchy combined with substance abuse of too seasons last year and are probably on many seasons was too much and he has notice this year to lift their work rates - retired. Put simply his body was telling particularly in the area of getting drinks him it was time. Richard and Niall cited from the bar. Matty is one of those work commitments but we are hoping to mercurial players who can turn the game procure the services of both under the with the twinkling of an eye and we'll be newly introduced veterans list which the looking for her to show some consistency this year after her initial season last year. Surprisingly, perhaps, we didn't have particularly fond of the way the any trouble getting the seats we wanted - Paddington based constabulary had the supply of reserved seats in Bay 4 taken to using Bay 4 as the command apparently outstripping demand. The one post for policing the outer sections of the thing we've discussed all during the pre­ ground. We also cited the easy access to season build-up is the opportunity to quality food that Bay 4 provides. The enlist the support of one red coat, two Spotless Catering conglomerate provide yellow coats and the guy with the a gourmet array of hot dogs, chips, clipboard who is always wandering chicken nuggets, pies and the freshest around in the vicinity of Bay 4 to assist us fish imaginable from two outlets in close in explaining to the Collingwood proximity to Bay 4. In the face of such supporters reasoned that the seats ~ arguments, skills in this area ~ honed in seasons of the ~ past, our concourse ~ membership were actually 8 preferences were purchased in ci:: granted. As we the October g were leaving the :::! draft.The hearing, one of the contract was former supporters quite on the Tribunal specific: asked us why we "We have had put the Bay 4 I all indicated Bay 5 stipulation in our the contract. We preference could only reply for reserved honestly that this seating in the had been inserted O'Reilly concourse. We'd like to have due to the risk of industrial deafness Occupational seats in a block of two rows toward the which was raised by our Health rear of bay 4, ideally starting at the and Safety Officer. I pointed out that the presence of George Costanza - walkway between Bay 5 and Bay 4" the St Kilda supporter who has staked out This caused somewhat of a stir in the the Bay 3 I Bay 4 territory as his own Swans Membership section and we were made it too dangerous to risk. The former hauled before the Membership Tribunal supporter eyes lit up and he said "Ah, and subjected to heavy cross­ Costanza". examination as to why we hadn't taken up the deluxe Red-Back Double Barrel In the last issue of Footyzine I reviewed Supporter Pack, which would have half time entertainment at Swans games entitled us to the Club Tie, the team since 1982. I would like to thank readers photograph, the complimentary car who have pointed out my omission of the detailing from Troy Luff and the incredibly wedding which took place at halftime boozy and bloody funny club luncheons during a Swans game. I apologise for the with luminaries such as Brian Doyle. In omission and offer the excuse that some our defence we cited the unparalleled things are so terrible that they need to be sense of camaraderie we had developed erased from the memory for the sake of with officialdom in Bay 4. We have grown sanity. ---- ··------··------G) ...... • by PA O 'NEILL Ninety-six years is a hell of a long could make to the club off the time to wait for a flag. Entire paddock as well as on - "Good generations have lived and died blokes, not just good footy players" without witnessing what some 2000 according to Football Manager, people saw at Wagener oval on the Simon Kelly - and three-time second Saturday in September - premiership coach Steve Bird. Balmain winning the SFL Grand Formerly coach of Campbelltown, Final, 17.13.115 to St George's Bird was attracted by the challenge of 11.14.80. lifting the Tigers out of the cellar. He This was Balmain's fourth year back is, says Kelly, a very smart reader of in the League after a six year exile in the game who demands a lot from his the SFA and their three previous team and gets it. The players now years were undistinguished They know bow far this can take them - if were regularly thrashed and, as late not on an overseas trip, then at least as 1996, finished sixth. In '97 they on a three week party to end all ended the H&A rounds fourth with parties in October. nine wins and seven losses before Balmain is a professionally-run club. powering through the finals series to They have their own social club, claim the Bill Hart Cup. Drurnmoyne Sports Club, a health Behind this sudden, surprising fund for the players, an ambulance achievement was a group of players man and physiotherapists are recruited for the contribution they available at every match. As many of

PHOTOS BY NATHAN KELLY COURTESY OF NSWAFL the players are professional/semi­ professional types who end up playing football in the SFL because their work has brought them to Sydney, these sort of facilities are important, even if the training track is still a corner of open parkland shared with a second division rugby club. A major upgrade is planned for Drummoyne Oval, the they \Vtll have an important role to club's home ground, with funding play in the SFL. If Michael coming from the local sport clubs, O'Loughlin, for instance, was the local council and the NSWAFL. retur11ing from injury would they Which might cause you to ask - prefer him to make his way back where does someone like Simon thro,1gh the League? Kelly see the future of the SFL, CanbctTa? Or drive somewhere like especially in light of the AFL's Drummoyne or East Sydney? claimed commitment to developing For the Balmain Australian Rules the game here? Football Club, the season ahead looks "The only way that Sydney's going good. There's a few new faces in the to go anywhere is if the Swans come team who have settled in well, back to our division" - as ought to surrounded as they are by guys happen after the Reserves they've played with (or against) in competition is abolished after the other leagues and a new three-year 1999 season. This will cause a flow­ sponsorship deal with Glad Cleaning on effect, lifting the standard of play Services. Steve Bird believes the and drawing more people to SFL squad contains a lot of genuine talent matches. Some grounds have sub­ - "I couldn't walk away from it" - standard surfaces so money will be and with the benefit of a complete spent on the better grounds and teams season under his tutelage behind will share these grounds. And the them, the Tigers can only get better. game will have to speed up. Due to So come on, Footyzine readers, the small size of the grounds this support your local code. Anyone can could mean 16 man teams becoming go see the Swans and do the sardine the norm. Transfer fees are another trick with 46,000 Sydneysiders. At an bone of contention. SFL clubs have SFL game you get footy in the to pay these fees to SANFL, WAFL classic mould. Hard, bruising or TFL clubs but don't get a cent if a matches, a seat on the hill and a player is drafted by the APL. And it's crowd of genuine, knowledgable not as if our local clubs have $5000 footy fans, there for nothing but the to spend on one player. love of the game. The Swans may not know it yet, but After all that's what it's all about. 6) --···--···--···-~---···---··--- Did you know the Cats were originally A typical day out watching the Cats known as the Pivotonians? The Pivotonian usually runs along the line of the Cats Attack has some appeal to me (more springing to a surprise 5 or 6 goal lead perhaps than The Cat Attack) but I and then playing a style of footy that wonder about some of the Einsteins who involves the Geelong players imagining are Cat fans being able to get their the ball has become a pigskin full of the tongues around it. My heart sinks every ebola virus that will explode in their face if time some one stands up they kick the ball long and direct to a next to me and lets fly with Geelong teamate. Their defence consists with the inane chant of giving away tree's in the of'Geeee-long, clap, clap, opposition's goal clap, Geeee-long etc. square or floating The Cats have some short passes of the worst fans, they across the half are especially hard on back line to players their own players, and like the the most common for instance. It is not line in what I would advisable to eat a fry call self abuse by the up before a Cats Cat fans, usually by game. Hot pipe for their female sure! supporters is, 'God So how did I end up you're a girl a Catman? Hocking!' or 'Get in Historically, the there Couch, you {Jg) Millers are St Kilda girl!' 'Jesus, Wayne CLO.""rrR supporters. My father Barnes, you've GEE "'c 1 grew up in St Kilda and always played like ~~~S watched the Saints at the and still thinka bloody the girl'Cats. Ihave always~~·····-- :::~ thinks was the sufferered for having the Western District greatest ever Saint. In the squatocracy and the white trash of early 60's (around 1962 I'd say) my two suburban Geelong as a supporter base . older brothers and I were promised St • Drizabones, RM Williams moleskins and Kilda jumpers on Dad's return from a brown elastic sided boots are derigueur in business trip to Melbourne. The great the members as footy fashion and they woollen jumper with the three button follow the footy like the Generals of WW1 . collar. Sure enough, when he returned we 'Just send enough over the top and we'll were invited to our very own jumper win', which translates into footyspeak as presentation night in our living room. After making sure every Geelong player is on an evening meal of overcooked meat, the bottom of the pack and win or lose we species unknown, leaking brown liquid, can go home happy. overcooked vegetables leaking water and But I digress ... a dessert of diced orange topped with custard and dessicated coconut the Stewart and R. Smith and South's R. serious business of the evening began. Skilton. We would be glued to the 3DB Eldest brother Tony was given St Kilda live broadcast, I'd be praying for a win for jumper B/W No.4 to satisfy his admiration Billy Goggin. Nothing. It was the end of for the 'Doc. Middle any spiritual beliefs I may have brother Marty ~ momentarily had: My brothers teased me received St Kilda .~~ JoH;v----- without mercy. Then of jumper B/W No.10. --...;::-...... N.. E;;.;W:.." MA course there was the 66 He would be Big N Grannie. What a day. I ate Carl. Big Carl's so much crap I spewed all penchant for on night. A great party but I field violence recall a quiet moment was copied with standing in the midst of the great accuracy celebrations in my Geelong on smaller jumper (3 button collar) and opponents at realising I did not really 16 Park St Mt belong. I realised I couldn't Gambier in the give a shit about the Saints ----vears-aftei:­ win. I wanted a flag for the presentation Cats. night. Thanks My devotion Dad. Finally continued and grew. it was time Scanlons Gum Footy for little ~ Cards. Mobile Footy Steve. To ~ Cards. Scrap Books, my horror and The Sporting Globe. the amusement of my Please Dad, buy the brothers there was no St Age and The Sun. Kilda jumper for me. Dad Somehow Dad couldn't find the smaller brought me a size and was forced into Geelong Towel. He choosing another team could've got me a for his youngest son. The towel used by John Big Cat, , Sharrock! He didn't, had just joined the Cats. what was he He chose Geelong. thinking of? Still, I Thank fucking Christ!! I loved that towel. received No.1. It turned The next year 67, out it was Wayne Closter, ' we were in the HAVE ;~N WllH ~LCN5 GU-I a Bacchus Marsh kid who ------~ Grand Final. ended up being Favourites no less. We were going conscripted. I changed to No.35, W. to win. My boots were spotless. What a Goggin, not long after, in my mind, party we'd have. We lost. How far over relentlessly roving to Polly's graceful tap the line was Fred Swift? You tell me.Who outs and long handballs. the fuck were Richmond? God we had I started to notice the pain a year or so some great players in that game. Polly, later. Brownlow nights in the mid 60s Billy Goggin, Big Bill Ryan, Roy West, were dominated by St Kilda players, I. Geoff Rosenow, The Racehorse Tony Pollinelli, Peter Walker, Denis Marshall Losing to Essendon last year. Short (should've won the Bronlow) Doug passes. Insane handball. David Mensch, Wade.Ken Newland, you know how good Barnes handballing to Jarman. they were, I'm not going to tell you. I Then there's the Grand Finals. 67, have not been the same since that (I've told you once), 89 (my wife's Sister game. My childhood was taken from me was married that day, and they're that day. Hawthorn supporters so they ask Only seeing the me to be MC at the reception, Tigers go jeeeeez I got smashed), 92 (fuck down West Coast, my Aunt lives in gives me , who should follow St. some Kilda by the way rings up ephemeral immediately after the siren and release from tells me how great the Eagles that ache. are, Jamesons I seem to Kick another recall, 94 (same as 92), 95 one Gary, and (Fuck Carlton). Put up the another one Streamers, tear the fucking and another things down again. I've one (of course discovered he's retired but Sake is a he unleashed a fast high monsoon of octane goals against the method of .Tigers over the losing ones years. In his last memory. I book game in the twos Japanese he kicked 7.5 retaurants on against them. God I evenings when enjoyed it. The Cats have a the Cats are deserved reputation for playing an grace, style, brilliance, important game innovation and not these days. winning the Grand Final. Of course I 's reign detest Carlton, at West Coast and epitomises this genetic Footscray too, but module. What great Richmond can never times we had. The Cats are be thrashed enough great to watch. Goal, Goal, Goal!! for me. Not to Somehow we've always fucked it when it mention that maggot was important not to. Punch ups on the umpire in last years final against Bus to the Grand Final. The Bus Driver Adelaide. to Leigh forgetting to pick up the Centre Half Colbert 30 metres out and the umpire Forward for the Final. Geez, what did takes it off him. happen Gary Sidebottom? The Steve Miller is a former publican who Nankervis's defensive short passing. now does his entertaining at home, a Buddha breaking his foot playing footy stipulation of the Victorian Licensing with kids whilst on his garbos round. Commission. Dear Ladies, I was rapt to hear you two talking about your magazine on JJJ. .1 Forgive me for not remembering your names, I was driving so I was too occupied with committing to memory the address you gave. Enclosed is $10 for a sub to your magazine and also enclosed is something you might be able to use in the Footychicks section you mentioned. I was especially keen to have a go at such a piece of writing because it enabled me to combine my two conflicting loves. Footy and writing. Usually during the footy season my other love, writing, is terribly negelcted. To the extent, the other day I noted on the summary -~~~!b!Jm~S.LtaaL-t'-'is;µtw.

Cheers Tracey Brunton, Brisbane, Qld Confessions of a Footychick

aving Victorian roots, when We love to see 'our boys' run out the Bears moved to the 'Gabba and with our noccy's we take it in - just a couple of suburbs turns to check out their faces to Haway, we couldn't possibly gauge their determination on the day, have ignored and AFL game going to see who has what strapping where on so close to home. and just to see what Akker's done to At half-time during the Bears v his hair. Or maybe if we're lucky we'll Hawthorn game in '95 my mum, my catch a glimpse of Matthew Clarke sisters and I were feeling pretty pulling up his jersey to laconically rub pissed off. The bloody Bears were his washboard midriff. being thrashed, again. Why did we Footy's definitely a chick's thing continue to subject ourselves to such with us. Once I took my husband (a despair we wondered. It wasn't fun. born and bred Queenslander). I kept We deliberated about going home. catching glimpses of him out of the The truth was, none of us had corner of my eye. He was shaking his anything better to do. So we stayed, head at my exuberant barracking. we agreed to have another beer and Alternately he was looking at me in give the boys one more quarter. wonderment and contempt or Well! That quarter the Bears perhaps it was self recrimination. I clawed their way through one of the knew exactly what he was thinking: biggest come backs in the history of "is this the girl I married ?" and to the AFL. At the time they were the answer his own question, that other second team to many (ex Victorian) look had to say, "Bloody Victorians supporters. Up until then our bond and their Footy!" with the Bears was only in gestation GO LIONS! stages. But as true Bear supporters we were born that day. Born barracking in fact. $!-IU,- uP/f.. Sl-IU"f 1\-{E'. .F•••• Never again would we doubt c:::::;;. our team's potential. We haven't missed a game since. Every home game is a girl's night/day out for us. Two blocks from the 'Gabba I do a bit of precision parking in a ~ spot no-one else has had the Cl) z cheek to use. In our a: <3 excitement, me, mum, my Cl) Cl) sister and now my daughter 0 a: can't help but speed walk to g our seats in the Northern :::! stand. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--'i=---~ ~ INTERVIEW WITH A

Peter Tunn interviews six Collingwood stars COLLINGWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB. Joined VFLJAFL: 1897 Premiers: 1902-03, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1927-28-29-30, 1935-36, 1953, 1958, 1990. Brownlow Medallists: S. Coventry 1927, A. Collier 1929, H. Collier 1930, M. Whelan 1939 D. Fothergill 1940, L. Thompson 1972, P. Moore 1979 Love 'em or hate 'em (I love 'em), AFL footy wouldn't the beginning of a new and powerful dynasty at be the same wtthout Collingwood Football Club. Victoria Park, we have, by Collingwoods high standards, witnessed a relative decline setting in. As Some say they're the most famous sporting club in the well, it does not surprise that this period in t_he__ _ -coantry;ihe 111ost tradional, t11e 111ost fanatically maggies history has coincided with the introduction to supported and that the AFL needs Collingwood more the premiership of one more West Australian and two than Collingwood needs the AFL ( who am I to South Australian clubs. Obviously the game had to disagree). Then there are others, who perhaps move out of it's own backyard to become a truly misguidedly, say they're on the way out, over the hill, national sport blah blah blah and while it is important underachievers, even ... arrogant!! (Tch tch tch-shakes that the Swans, Lions etc grow and develop their own his head in bewilderment.) traditions over the years • hopefully alongside South In a recent piece by W.Hadfield and M.Davis in The Melbourne and Fitzroy supporters - it is equally Australian (11/03/98) AFL General Manager Ian Collins important, as Collins stated, that these tradttionally noted: "Collingwood are terribly important to the powerful clubs continue to be competitive. growth of our game and we would like to see them be All this may seem fairly obvious, but in my opinion very competitve on and off the field. 'They can set (aside from national/junior development), their standards which a lot of other clubs can aspire to and continued competitiveness may become a pre-eminent hopefully it won't be too long before they are able to issue in the near tuture as some of the less be a force again." Hmmm, not bad for an ex Carlton competitive Victorian clubs merge. And make no man. mistake, merge they will. Regarding their so called parlous financial situation he As for the season ahead I've NO DOUBT that The went on: "I suppose that can always happen in 'Pies will be thereabouts. Just last week that font of business. It's an issue the Collingwood Football Club natural wisdom Damian Monkhorst tipped his side for has to come to terms with. That's something I'm certain a top two position and, from the interviews kindly they'll overcome and get on and have a positive year." forwarded to FOOTYZINE from six of the maggies Top four for certain Ian, not a worry! best, by way of Collingwoods PR person Karen Gilbert In truth, Collingwood may well have been the greatest (thanks Karen), there is a definite buzz about Vic Park. of them all up until the early to mid 1960's and have I'll go top eight (betcha $50 Ross) and watch out for unquestionably been amongst the top five clubs Paul Williams in the Brownlow. Carlton; bottom by a thereafter until 1991 . Ironically, in finally dumping the mile. Finally, a BIG thanks to John Tunn for the pies. monkey from their collective backs and clinching a long awaited premiership in 1990, potentially signalling Go Pies!!!!!!!! Monkey, Sav, Pebbles and Greg Williams (Captain) have gone fishing and the boat begins to Full Name: take on water. Who's thrown overboard Gavin Brown first: Sav Age: 30 and why: because he's a selfish fisherman DOB: 25-6-67 Any tips from Mick McGuane lately: not Birthplace: lately Melbourne Republican or Monarchist: pass Height: 183 cm Did you get into Superleague in '97 or are Weight: 84 kg you an ARL man: neither Number:26 Did you enjoy London or are you of the First Senior Match: 1987 same opinion as Jeff Thomson "It's Previous Clubs: none shithouse, it's got no beaches.": It's OK to Games Played for Collingwood: 204 visit Footy honours: Premiership, State footy, What is your opinion of Greg Williams: Best & Fairest He's OK Hero: All Collingwood players AFL Team barracked for as a kid: Collingwood Opinion of Collingwood then: fantastic Full Name: Gavin Vibe at Collingwood Preseason: exciting Crosisca Why the midseason slump in '97: good Age: 29 question DOB: 15 -9 -68 Who will be your 1998 Grand Final Birthplace: opponents: don't care Brisbane Who did you barrack for in last years Height: 188 cm Grand Final: pass Weight: 89 kg Rate the interstate clubs for 1998: pass Number: 28 Opinion of the Swans list: pretty good First Senior Match: Brownlow Choice for 1998: 1987 Favourite player from another club: Barry Previous Clubs: Western Districts (Old) Stoneham Games Played for Collingwood: 202 Is there a club you particularly dislike: no Footy honours: State reps Are you PC literate: Not really Hero: Wally Lewis Do you believe in UFO's: No AFL Team fbarracked for as a kid: Are you into The Arts: No Collingwood Favourite Spice Girl: Sporty Opinion of Collingwood then: Played a lot Is Stormin' Norman a better motivator of finals footy than Shawy: No Vibe at Collingwood Preseason: Good Best comment heard from a crowd at Vic Why the midseason slump in '97: No Idea Park during a game: Too many Who will be your 1998 Grand Final Can you recommend Monkey as a opponents: West Coast plumber: Yes if you don't want any plumbing · Who did you barrack for in last years done Grand Final: St.Kilda We've beaten the Croweaters, we've flogged the Bananabenders - now the rest! ,

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30-34 WILSON ST. NEWTOWN 2042 TEL: 02 9550 6263 FAX: 02 9519 4511 Rate the interstate clubs for 1998: West competition in NSW Coast Did you enjoy London or are you of the Opinion of the Swans list: Good same opinion as Jeff Thomson "It's Brownlow Choice for 1998: Nathan shithouse, it's got no beaches.": I thought Buckley it was great Favourite player from another club: What is your opinion of Greg Williams: Wayne Carey Very good player Is there a club you particulalrly dislike: Fremantle Are you PC literate: Not really Do you believe in UFO's: Yes Full Name: Malcolm Are you into The Arts: No Robert Michael Favourite Spice Girl: Posh, Baby Age: 20 Is Stormin' Norman a better motivator DOB: 24 June 1977 than Shawy: I don't know Birthplace: Port Best comment heard from a crowd at Vic Moresby Park during a game: The abuse is always Height: 190 cm very loud and articulate here at Vic Park Weight: 93 kg Can you recommend Monkey as a Number:48 plumber: Too expensive First Senior Match: Round 7, 1997 Monkey, Sav, Pebbles and Greg Williams Previous Clubs: Kenmore Juniors, have gone fishing and the boat begins to Morningside AFC (Qld) take on water. Who's thrown overboard Games Played for Collingwood: 13 first: Greg Williams Footy honours: Schoolboys '93, and why: Obvious reasons Teal Cup '94, QAFL State side '95 Any tips from Mick McGuane lately: No Hero: not lately AFL Team barracked for as a kid: Republican or Monarchist: pass Brisbane Bears Did you get into Superleague in '97 or are Opinion of Collingwood then: Successful you an ARL man: There should be one traditional club Vibe at Collingwood Preseason: In for a big season leaving no one disappointed 'w$AH- R.l<:HI..,.. Ui.IQE"~ A Why the midseason slump in '97: "J!,~J .I/. Complacent after good start Who will be your 1998 Grand Final opponents: Sydney Who did you barrack for in last years Grand Final: Adelaide en~ Rate the interstate clubs for 1998: z a: Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Eagles, Power,

Final: St. Kilda 1 Rate the interstate MAGPIES clubs for 1998: West Long Sleeve Coast, Adelaide, Sydney, T SHIRTS Brisbane, Port Power, Freo Original design in black Opinion of the Swans ink on white T or white list: - ink on black T. Brownlow Choice for ()'4 $251 1998: Anyone possible (includes postage) Favourite player from Send size details with another club: Paul --·~~----- & cheque/ money order: Licuria (Swans) iJ}j}{_(jjp;J(lifj Is there a club you OUR ZINE CITY particulalrly dislike: -( 1 I 1 l fi7 I PO Box 199, Footscray i ' ..-1ne Newtown NSW 2042 Craig Wilson interviews legendary football historian Marc Fiddian.

If you're.at all interested in the history of Footyzine: Who was your childhood footy football m Melbourne, and particularly of hero and what appealed to you about him? the VFA, you'll probably have come MF: As a boy I followed Collingwood and a~ro~s Marc Fic:Jdian. A one man industry, tended to idolise the full-forward of the day. F1dd1an has wntten club histories of Of course, if he lost form and was either Presto_n, Camberwell, Coburg and dropped or shifted I had to look for someone Oakle1gh. He has also written a series of else. This probably put me off having a hero. general historical football books the last of which were 'Goals, Goals, G~als: A Footyzine: Who did you barrack for as a Study of League and Association Full child, and do you still barrack for the same Forwards', and 'Boi/overs, Thrillers and team? Grand Eras (In League and Association MF: I still have a soft spot for the Magpies, Football)'. but as a writer I've tended to push personal likes aside as it's of paramount importance In ~is spare time he has managed a senes of books on including the that a commentator remains impartial. classic 'Australian Cricket's Doctors and Several years ago I wrote an article for Dentists'! And in the off off season - that Leader Newspapers on Melbourne's great days from 1954-64 and a reader remarked week t~at used to exist between the footy and cncket seasons - books on Victorian "Oh, you must be a Melbourne supporter to railways: horse racing, postage stamps, write with such feeling". I took that as a and a history of Australian Town Halls. compliment as I had obviously disciplined However did he find the time to talk to myself to capture the essential qualities of Footyzine? what I was writing. Footyzlne: Do you remember the first Footyzine: How did you start writing about sporting event you went to as a child? sport? MF: I recall my mother taking me to a football MF: When I left school at 16 I landed a job match at Surrey Hills before I started with '' as an office boy. I had the choice of either the classified advertising kindergarten. I cannot say who was playing department or the editorial department. I (either an Eastern Suburban Football League chose the latter as I hoped it would lead to a game or maybe the local churches league) and it was no more than a Saturday writing career. I was still uncertain as to a afternoon walk We were probably at the career path and decided to spend a year with 'The Age' to see if I preferred newspaper ground no more than 10 minutes and then work to other career possibilities. I also walked back home. I mentioned it to my continued to study and passed matriculation mother many years later. She said that I'd English Expression on a self-taught basis. been excited by what was going on. This clinched me a cadetship with the paper. Obviously I had an instant rapport with the I had turned 18 and was aiming to use game. journalism as a stepping stone to becoming The first Association game I saw was in 1956 an author. Realising this was still a long way (Box Hill v Coburg) soon after my 1Oth off I set about learning the craft. Initially I birthday and the first VFL game in 1958 spent all my time writing sport because I felt (Essendon v St. Kilda). In between I had the that my was strength. Later I diversified my good fortune to attend the MCG as part of writing. the 1956 Olympic Games. Betty Cuthbert Footyzine: You 've written about cricket, won the 100 metres that day. racing, transport and football amongst other things. Do you see a thread that connects sport? Why are you all so passionate ? these disparate passions? MF: Melburnians are probably less MF: The common thread is history. Basically passionate about their sport, especially I'm an historian. As a child I loved looking at football and cricket, than 30/40 or more years foundation stones on old buildings or looking ago. There are so many counter attractions. for dates on public edifices such as banks, To answer fully one must turn back the clock town halls and post offices. There's a row of 100 or so years to see the start of bluestone terrace houses known as Royal organisational side of football and cricket. Terrace, opposite the Exhibition Buildings in These games were fostered in the schools Melbourne, built in 1854. I remember seeing and were strongly supported by suburban that building for the first time in 1955 and was councils which saw them as a way of thrilled to see something that exceeded 100 heralding a healthy municipality. In those years in age. days if you lived in Fitzroy you followed Footyzine: You've written extensively on the Fitzroy sports teams. The inter-club rivalry Association game - does your heart lay with was tribal. teams at that level rather than in the League? The popularity of football by the turn of the century led to councils helping to build grandstands and improve facilities. The passion that surrounded the game had a snow-balling effect which was picked up by successive generations. As a youngstert tapped-­ into it very readily, but my interest was also of a sociological/historic order. I still have a vivid memory as a 14- year-old getting to Victoria Park, Collingwood before noon and watching an empty ground fill. The most marked aspect was the way people flooded the outer within 10 minutes or so of factory whistles blowing to announce to the workers that Saturday afternoon had arrived. Footyzine: What books do you have Preston vs Prahran 1978 VFA Grand Final, from The Bullants. planned for the future? MF: I've written what will be a MF: Having spent so much time writing about smallish volume on the 1958 football season the VFA rather than the VFL has disturbed (chiefly VFL, but with a final chapter on the me of late. One of the reasons I specialised VFA). I would like to continue the cricket in the Association was that I felt the VFA was series I started (openers, all-rounders, worthy of more than cursory attention. I doctors/dentists) with one on left-handers, but wanted to see the underdog get some as far as sports books are concerned my recognition. A number of people encouraged future is very insecure. I'm very keen to write me, and I believe I succeeded in what I did. a book on the history of Australian railways While I enjoyed it, today I would question my as I feel that could be a winner. judgment. Apart from the poor financial return there are other factors which weigh against Marc Fiddian's books are notoriously hard me. People see involvement in the VFA as to come by, being published in quite small second-class and consequently put you in quantities. Try the Pakenham Gazette, that category. Certainly I have other strings 100-106 Main Street, Pakenham, VIC to my bow, but in the final analysis I feel I 3810. Also worth a try is Melbourne could have made a monumental blunder in Sports Books.Most Victorian libraries becoming so attached to the VFA. have a good selection, as does Town Hall Footyzine: What is it about Melbourne and library in Sydney. Field& cot Our Dream& Camberwell Sports Ground A continuing journey through the home grounds of my life by SD Murphy

I have never seen a game of football in A couple of years ago Camberwellians Camberwell. I never saw Camberwell, late were in uproar when shameless of the VFA, play football but whenever I developers sought to build a plaza style am near their old home ground, the shopping centre at Camberwell junction. Camberwell Sports Ground, the Angry shopkeepers and residents temptation is always protested out the strong to take the time front of one of the to stop and wonder. developers' homes The temptation is on a Sunday strong as their morning. That homeground is one of evening I the most picturesque recognised one of in Melbourne. the protesters as an Camberwell is old university friend. conservative heartland He stood placard in of Melbourne. Located hand, urging the in the eastern 'flaming hound' to suburbs, nestled come outside and between the face the crowd. increasingly yuppified Wisely, the inner areas of developer refused to Melbourne and the come out. middle outer-eastern There was no such suburbs of the uproar when the suburban noveau Camberwell VFA riche, Camberwell side petered out in remains as it ever was the early 1990's. All - a sedate haven for of the _legend and the anglo-centric mythology that upper-middle classes. surrounds the VFA Camberwell has often PHOTO: SD MURPHY nowadays are been accused of the crime of being a hardly inclusive of 'non-football' area even though the local Camberwell. The association of the club population is overwhelmingly Australian­ with middle class respectability is no born. There are very few pubs and match for the working class grunt of Port factories in Camberwell. Camberwell Melbourne, Williamstown, Oakleigh, residents have always possessed the Coburg et al. Camberwell did not play a wealth and inclination to follow more starring role in the much euolgised 1970's 'highbrow' pursuits. VFA. They won another wooded spoon in @ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1970, but rose to win a second division supporters traditionally congregated in the premiership in 1979 (their first ever). Their much smaller, rather quaint stand at the promotion to first division lasted just a other end of the ground. Painted on the season before they were bounced back to bricks is the strident plea that ratepayers second division and another premiership should: Protect your own Property. Not in 1981. everyone has obeyed as on the floor are Before adopting the modern nickname of now scattered a few graffiti 'tags'. Splayed stairs rise from the flanks to the stand the 'Cobras', Camberwell were known as the 'Tricolours', after their Brittanie colours where a few score visitors sheltered of red, white and blue. Their home, the beneath a flat roof. Built during World War Camberwell Sports Ground, is like the One, and partly financed by surplus suburb, solid, respectable and very pretty. revenues from tram fares, this eccentric Situated upon the top of a rise looking example of football grandstand down to Camberwell junction, the ground, architecture complements the Camberwell more than any other around Melbourne, ambience. could almost be mistaken for the local Camberwell was admitted to the VFA in Botanical Garden. Outside the front of the 1926, as an eastern suburbs replacement oval Melbourne's famous trams rumble for Hawthorn, after they transferred to the along Camberwell Road past a low VFL. Never a successful club, Camberwell bluestone wall that skirts the ground. The ticket booths that guard over the Camberwell Road entrances closely resemble World War One battlefield pill boxes. Solidly constructed of bluestone and concrete, the only gap in the front of the structure is a small hole through which admission tickets passed. A box hedge stretches half way along the outer fence. Just inside the main entrance large palm trees sway. Trees and lush grass are everywhere you look. Spectators at Camberwell had two grandstands to choose from. The home supporters generally congregated in the spacious main grandstand at the

Camberwell Road end of the oval. On the AUSTRALIAN MADE rear wall of the stand is the blunt notice that: Children without parents or guardians not allowed on this stand. Misbehaving 39-45 Greek St adults were not tolerated either in Camberwell as the warning is served that: Glebe Anyone creaating a nuisance will be removed. Did that mean you had to barrack quietly, so as not to offend the residents of a nearby old people's home? Tel: 9660 00 I I Constructed in 1935 the main grandstand is possibly the largest you will find at any Fax: 9660 00 12 ground in the eastern suburbs. Visiting struggled against adversity for most of their these types. During a gloriously erratic VFL life. Unlike most clubs in the VFA, the career he infuriated each of his coaches. Tricolours were situated in a residential While playing at North Melbourne he area devoid of factories or pubs. The locals constantly raised the ire of Barassi. On one didn't take them too seriously and neither one occasion Sam posed for a newspaper did many other VFA supporters. photographer while at the races when he Camberwell's last tilt at success came with should have been at training. Then during the appointment of 'Slamming Sam' the 1977 premiership season he ran Kekovich as their coach in the late 1980's. through Barassi at training, laying the Now if this seemed an unusual choice for supercoach out flat. Sam also missed the coach this is because it most definitely official photo session for North's 1975 was. Kekovich was an unusual choice for premiership tema - their first ever - an area with a decidedly conservative because he was still busily celebrating. reputation, but in any case still an unusual Rene Kink the former teenage prodigy from choice. The archetypal coaches (Jock Collingwood, was one of the players lured Mchale, Norm Smiht, Barassi, Sheedy & to Camberwell by the chance to play under Co.) are notoriously keen on discipline and Kekovich. During his VFL career Lou intolerant of big egos and more than not, Richards nicknamed the 'Incredible Hulk' socially conservative. Kekovich, as shown because of his likeness to a ridiculously by his playing career, was the antithesis of over muscled cartoon character. By the time he reached Camberwell he was the PETER FITZGERALD wrong side of thirty and probably more Centre Half Forward fairly called the 'Incredible Bulk'. Injury and suspension kept him from bothering too many opposition backmen during his brief comeback in the VFA. Once during Kekovichs' coaching reign Camberwell crossed town to paly Sunshine in the middle of the western suburbs. At three quarter time, Camberwell were well behind. In his address during the final break Sam implored his charges to greater heights. Searching for words of inspiration, he reminded his players what an indignity it would be to lose at this den of iniquity. A mixture of uncomprehending silence and muffled laughter greeted Sam's call to arms. Camberwell went on to lose in the den of iniquity, along with quite a few other dens, but a legend was launched. Kekovich would have reminded a few of the VFA old-timers of another great ego who stalked the Camberwell oval. In 1938 Camberwell created a huge storm when they lured the flamboyant FOR SOCIAL FOOTY FUN CALL 9557 7929 from South Melbourne. At that time Nash was one of the biggest names in the VFL. social, political and business world. Liberal Equipped with a big body and ego, he Premier Jeff Kennett is old Scotch as was normally played at centre-half forward. Labor's Premier for most of the 1980's, While at Camberwell it was not unusual for John Cain. him to alternate between centre half Old Scotch play in A Grade of the Victorian forward and and centre half back during a Amateur Football Association. The only game. Nash switched positions at the end people I have ever known to have gone to of each quarter so he could play in front of Scotch lived in Camberwell, so the the main grandstand for the whole game. matching of Camberwell Sports Ground Later in life Nash, whenever asked his and Old Scotch seems highly appropriate. opinion on who the greatest footballer was, They are a prominent member of the would answer without a hint of modesty, 'I amateur football scene where professional see him in the mirror each morning'. football is viewed distastefully, or at least The equally legendary below the professionally employed coached at Camberwell for a period in the 1940's. Short of players and inspiration Cazaly turned out on occasions during 1941, while a mere 48 years old. In 1946 Camberwell celebrated finishing the home and away season on top of the PHOTO: SD MURPHY ladder for the first time in their history. They went on to members of the middle classes. lose the grand final against Sandringham. Maybe this season I will go to Camberwell As it turned out they would struggle to get and sit in the small visitor's stand and that close to winning the premeirship again watch the good men of Old Scotch take on in the following years. all comers. From the corner of my eye I will Nowadays the Camberwell Sports Ground see Laurie Nash burst out of a pack, line is home in the footballing winter to Old up the big sticks, let rip and turn to Scotch Collegians, the 'Cardinals'. Old acknowledge the crowd in the main stand Scotch Football Club is closely linked to and all those who worship at Camberwell's Scotch College, an institution that provides field of dreams. a solid foundation for the conservative old boy elite that dominates Melbourne's With acknowledgement to the works of Continuing the field of footy poetry by Craig Nelson The with illustrations by Anton He's five foot two and six foot four Hose II And he plays as a ruck and a rover, He plays on the flank and at centre half back, He can play on the ground all over. - 1 He's fit and keen and keeps his shorts clean And plays the game the same way. He won't argue the toss, the umpy's the boss Whose decision he always obeys. c~'\)\·~"" '~ The ball is his object, never the man, ~>:;; He wouldn't play dirty for quids, When he pulls down a screamer, the crowd throw streamers, But if you get in his way, when the ball's in play, Theycheer with delirious joy, You' re sure to be sorry you did. And his dad says to his mum (who's looking away), 'Well, whaddaya think of our boy?' Because he goes in hard, he plays flat out, It's the way they taught him at school. The coach singles him out as an example to all, If he flattens you, as he's running through, 'This is the way youshould play, You can bet it's withinthe rules. What's the matter with you, you clumsy clods, Why can't you play the same way? ' He can kick sixty metres, with either foot, And mark over the top of a pack. Always a star, a champion true, With a sidestep or two, he can handball too, Usually best on the ground. He could play tied up in a sack. In fact, some old timers, who've seen one or two, Reckon he's the best they've found. If he plays with you, he'll inspire you To drink and carouse all night. He carries injuries, but never an excuse, If he happens to be an opponent of yours, And occasionally has an off-day, You'll begrudgingly admit he's alright. Just to prove that he's human, like you and me, Who dreamt of playing that way fascinating reading for Grand Final anyone interested in sport had me and Australian almost in football in particular. For tears as the Carlton fans this is a must Dunkley saga have book - grab it now! unfolded and slowly but Paul Roos, Beyond 300: surely the An Autobiography, Swans valiant Mandarin, Random House season began Sydney, 1997. ' to come off A well written personal the rails. history by one of the Although game's legends. "Roos" is a Roos is loved well known anthem that has and respected rung out around the nation by followers of and was even heard in two of the Wellington during the games most Swans ill fated Ansett Cup loved and challenge this year -and for least good reason. Paul Roos successful has been and remains a clubs Fitzroy player of true class, a and the player with an exceptional Swans, it ability to find the ball in would be space. Essentially because great to see he is such a good reader of him find final fulfillment in informative and thought the game. He will make an the shape of a Red & White provoking. Two great excellent coach unless he premiership in '98! articles on our is too much of a gentleman. Cheer Cheer! Highly footy in this first issue Chris Theleadintothe'96 recommended, but don't McConville's "Footscray, expect the dirt to be Identity and Football . . dished out, Roosy is too History" and Dave Nadel's much a gentleman for "What is a football that. community" yes indeed. Membership of the Football Studies Group including Occasional Papers In newsletters and 2 issues of Football Studies, Vol 1 the journal is available for No 1, January 1998- Football, $39 for 1 year $75 for 2 Media, Identities and years - Cheques to Football Studies Group, Dr Communities, produced Tara Magdalinski, Arts by the Football Studies Program, Sunshine Coast Group University; Locked Bag 4, Timely new publication, Maroochydore South 4558, obviously with an Queensland email: academic bent, but still [email protected] pretty accessible, REVIEWS BY EDDIE GREENAWAY

ooty isn't all about standing in the outer or sitting in the stands watching those F fit blokes tussle for the Sherrin - shit, a lot of it is, but in our quiet moments of reflection say Tuesday or Wednesday - You know those days that fall between Monday's experts and Thursday's team selections - the dedicated fan finds the time for a gander at the latest footy book. Here's a wrap of the footy stuff which has found its way to the Footyzine Club House over the past 6 months.

(NB. Publishers & promotions people - Send all football related books, mags and tunes - and anything else that you reckon is shit hot and indispensable to: The Editor PO Box 199 Newtown NSW 2042) Lionel Frost, The Old in 1864 making it one of sections of interest were Dark Navy Blues: A history the oldest football clubs in the 1930's link to South of the Carlton Football the world - bearing in mind Melbourne, from whom Club, Allen & Unwin, that legendary soccer they gained their 1938 Sydney, 1998. clubs such as Liverpool FC premiership leader started in 1892, Barcelona Brighton Diggins, the and Real Madrid 1899 and Barassi revival and of 1902 respectively and course the Elliot years and Juventus 1897. Only much much more. The Old Melbourne of our clubs is Dark Navy Blues is an older, starting in1859. exceptional history of a Frost's descriptions and great club, extremely analysis of Carlton's development as a suburb and Melbourne complements his analysis of the game and the clubs development and is of interest to any football fan. The chapter on and the advantage An incredibly well Carlton gained from having researched and loving this expansive stadium tribute to one of the world's which was jointly controlled greatest (as well as most by the Football and Cricket hated) football clubs. clubs, as opposed to many Lionel Frost traces the other teams which were history of Carlton Football stuck with small grounds Club from the earliest and cricket club domination days. The club was formed is quite telling. Other Loosehead #2 rooms before the first ever Great second issue of night game at , Craig Wilson's Rugby keen to acclimatise quickly League zine. Imbued with to the humid conditions on the sort of passion and thefield. This however working class spirit that simultaneously turned off empowers our own great the cooling in the game. Essendon rooms as well. Insightful articles on the "Unaware that the Bears League media tycoon wars had turned off the air- and some great historical conditioning Sheedy later pieces, Glen Dwyer's "In asks the AFL to insist on search of the Downs Fox" air-conditioning in the charts the legacy of Gabba dressing rooms Toowoomba coaching because the Queensland legend and former North heat has affected his Sydney half back, Duncan players." (p.136) The Footy Thompson, Craig Wilson Club traces a year in the Club also contains some of -Hfiure¥.'SHa:i-ufe'lli'•'11-1 4ShR

NSW Australian Football League Annual Report 1997 This years report is a classy production with a great cover featuring Troy Cook and Michael O'Loughlin of the Swans with Koori youngsters Eddie Whyman (Collingullie­ Asmont) and Allan Murray (North Albury) at the SCG. Hopefully these kids will be running around on the SCG Hiscock put in a tower of not get the level of in years to come! The back work promoting the code in recognition in the media of cover has a great shot of a NSWwith the great support the Swans but with the AFL bewhiskered Plugger and of the NSW ACT Australian restating its commitment to an awestruck youngster at Football Development fostering the future of footy a footy clinic (pictured). The Foundation headed by in NSW at the grass roots detail of the report former Swans full back Rod level: "The future of our demonstrates the growing 'Rocket' Carter. They game is getting strong in strength of the game at deserve the support and NSW and Queensland at junior level in Sydney, but gratitude of all footy fans in grass roots level and that is also shows that the NSW. The NSWAFL may going to take a lot of money heartland is still in the bush, specifically the Riverina and the Ovens & Murray regions with 14 of the senior state team hailing from the country and 18 of the Under 18 side hailing from the country or the ACT. The NSWAFL Subscribe to Footyzine now. For $1 0 you'll get 3 great mags administration headed by chocka's full o' footy. Cheques to: ' Craig Davis and Peter OUR ZINE CITY, PO BOX 199, NEWTOWN NSW 2034 and a decade or two or year history Penrith have three to do." Wayne already won two flags - Jackson, AFL The 1989 SFL Second Commissioner, The Age, Division flag defeating March 98. 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