Category Archive: LIFE
Dear oh dear oh dear – take 2
Elizabeth R gets the bad news from the Prince: "Apparently, the Tigers were never in it..." (photo by Philip Allfrey)
Glenelg v North Adelaide, Queen’s Birthday, Monday 13 June 2016. After a long lead-up to this game, an important one, especially in light of the launch of the ‘Save the Tigers’ campaign, with a good and good-natured holiday crowd, we really expected better, although we’ve had trouble with North recently. The Bays were thrashed, and thrashed all day, losing every quarter, despite a strong final term effort. North were simply faster, more focused and made few errors. With the visitors leading 16 goals to 4 at three-quarter time, it was a relief to end-up only having our score doubled, not…
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Glenelg v Port Adelaide at Alberton Oval, June 4, 2016 Bright, sunny day. Win to the reserves. And a bright start by the league side, with a 5 goal to 1 first quarter. Obviously the shock of taking on the Magpies with Chad Cornes as their coach had worn off. But then it seemed like the teams had changed guernseys: Port gave us a 7 goal to 1 pasting and took a narrow lead into half time. It is hard to see how one side could look so slick and accomplished for a half hour and then instantly swap that for sheer ineptitude. We guess…
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Ali takes out the Fab Four with one punch (photo by Autore Sconosciuto)
Muhammad Ali (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) threw in the towel yesterday. Born Cassius Clay (he took his new names, respectively, from The Prophet and a commanding general of the third Caliphate), he was really the smartest and sweetest heavyweight. His poetry was naïve but he was pure poetry-in-motion in the ring – he looked great, he moved beautifully and his mouth was as fast as his feet and fists. Those titanic fights of the seventies (boxing’s apotheosis) linger in the mind, even for those who hate the sport: the 1971 loss to Joe Frazier, the Rumble in the Jungle over Foreman in 1974; the Thriller…
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"I might rest on some laurels after that."(painting by Ramon Marti-Alsina, Montserrat)
1986 Escort Cup: Glenelg 12.7 (79) Sturt 11.12 (78) Whilst the Tigers had had a lot of footy, this March night (more like a slow Tuesday evening than the weekend, or so it seemed) they looked more than tired – they looked bored. It was the off-season competition, in front of 5,000 odd fans. At quarter time, Sturt led 2.3 to 1 goal; at half time, the Double Blues led 6.4 to 2.4, but in the third quarter, Sturt kicked 5.5. to zip, to lead by 59 points. Willmott at full forward had kicked twice as many goals on…
Continue Reading →The Fries Are On Me
Glenelg has won a Premiership! Okay, it was the Under 16s, but who cares? Silverware is good at every level, and it also bears out the fact our historically constricted zone is still choice, being chock full of talent and determination. Having come through the finals the hard way, taking care of South in the Preliminary Final, the lads faced Woodville-West Torrens in the Macca’s Cup Grand Final on Saturday 21 May at Football Park and triumphed, 16.16 (112) to Eagles 8.10 (58). See the Glenelg FC site and SANFL site (Macca’s Cup page) for reviews, including an incisive report…
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