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Sasha's Soapbox: Alan Jeans: he frightened, he inspired and he’ll be missed
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Alan Jeans: he frightened, he inspired and he’ll be missed. Last week I was saddened to hear of the passing of Alan Jeans. There are lots of ‘Yabby’ stories, one of the best being during the mid-‘80s when he made a complacent and not-surprisingly arrogant Robert DiPierdomenico. Cry during a half-time address. The story goes that Dipper had begun to believe his own hype and Yabby, in the efficiently brutal and honest manner that we’ve read about this past week, let him know it.
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Sasha's Soapbox: Thanks Barry and Go Pies!
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Monday, July 11, 2011. Thanks Barry and Go Pies! Carlton plays Collingwood next week and as a Hawthorn supporter I couldn’t be happier. Against a dispirited North Melbourne, Collingwood reminded us all on Sunday afternoon why the Magpies are the team most likely in 2011. Defeating the Kangaroos by 117 points made even Mick Malthouse look a little embarrassed after the match. And after two losses in a row, this week against a resurgent West Coast Eagles, Geelong showed us again that Cats do bleed. In what...
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Sasha's Soapbox: Road Warrior
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Monday, August 8, 2011. My profession takes me to lots of places. Last week it took me to Western Australia’s Gascoyne region. The Gascoyne is a big place, twice the size of Tasmania but with only a fraction the population. And like everywhere else in WA, the Gascoyne is big on footy. Travelling by road between Exmouth, Carnarvon and Shark Bay is no mean feat, and despite good company, sitting in the car for hours on end can be tedious. Travelling along the North West Coastal Highway with a pumped up foo...
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Sasha's Soapbox: Confident, Confused, Content
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Sunday, September 4, 2011. Confident, Confused, Content. With the Hawks in winning form and the finals upon us, I’m feeling quietly confident, though a little confused. I’d written the Cats off just a week ago. I’ve been writing them off all year. All season, I’ve watched and waited for the once mighty to fall, their gallant but weary warriors unable to defy the critics another week in what has been a long season. Are they a reincarnation of the unbeatable side of 2007 as some would suggest? The Hawks ju...
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Slabs and Dazza: "Uncle" Steve Pinkerton
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The official blog of Dazza, the Slabs and Ladders computerised robot from www.slabsandladders.com.au. Monday, August 29, 2011. This week, footy head and muso about town, Steve Pinkerton, confesses all things footy to Dazza. You can catch Steve smacking the drums with Dave Larkin on The Marngrook Footy Show on ABC2 Thurs Sept 1. Onya Steve. 1 What is the most memorable thing to happen to you while wearing footy shorts? Hangin' Tough - New Kids On The Block, or shut up a ya face – Joe Dolce. Ricky Nixon co...
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Sasha's Soapbox: Damian Bourke: Standing Tall
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Friday, April 13, 2012. Damian Bourke: Standing Tall. Standing six foot-five inches in the old scale, Damian Bourke looks every bit as lean as the Geelong Football Club captain who retired from the game almost 20 years ago. With a friendly and engaging disposition, he’s an articulate man with a knack for storytelling. Making coffee in his kitchen, he recalls with fondness his days at Geelong and later at the Brisbane Bears/Lions where he served as both player and assistant coach. Himself an early casualt...
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Sasha's Soapbox: Good Guys and Heroes
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Good Guys and Heroes. Of June 2011 was a special day. It was a day for good guys and heroes. It was about players past and present, and what happened on the field was just a side-story. My eight year-old daughter Molly and I were in Hawthorn’s second home of Launceston, to watch the Hawks take on newcomers the Gold Coast Suns. This was the third such trip in what is now officially our annual Dad-daughter weekend away, to bask in all things brown and gold. 8220;He plays for the Suns.
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