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The House of Coleman

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Mickey Gee

Adjacent to the mother of all Chip fryer exhaust fans one row from the back of Etihad stadium, this game was interpreted through an attack on the sense of smell as the frying oil progressively met it’s use-by date during … Continue reading →

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Mick’s big moments – Round 1

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Mickey Gee

A long round of footy teased and bored as we all went a weekend without seeing our heroes. Here’s some of Mick’s highlights: FootyTips server failure during the first half of Round 1 and subsequent re-allocation of all tips to … Continue reading →

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Roo Cull

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Mickey Gee

  A major cull of expectations began mid way through the second quarter for Roo fans during their opening round clash with Essendon. Jumped by 4 Don goals at the start due to a distinct lack of defensive accountability – … Continue reading →

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No turn for the Worm

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Mickey Gee

The sun set for us in the Collingwood Social Club overlooking the Yarra Harbour, beer in hand and glorious weather a pretext for the prevailing opening bounce optimism. Enter the Purple monster. The sun rose for Collingwood fans after their … Continue reading →

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Gifts that refuse to stop giving

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Mickey Gee

The new season is almost upon us! Not too late to get some terrific new fan merchandise for yourself that tells it like it is. Here’s a selection that have caught our eye. “Time is the fire in which we … Continue reading →

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A spoonful of sugar

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Mickey Gee

The art of the spectacular mark compels us to suspend our understanding of gravity. As a child I internalised the notion of the bird man and came to the realisation that I wanted to be an action man. Permanently steeped … Continue reading →

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Peter Hudson induced Stockholm Syndrome

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Mickey Gee

Injury to players has a debilitating effect on all concerned. They can also cruel the imagination of the humble supporter. One such injury – and it’s amazing yellow brick road aftermath – to my Hawthorn hero Peter Hudson in 1972 … Continue reading →

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What becomes of the broken hearted?

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Mickey Gee

The mid career departure of a club superstar can leave a deep psychological imprint on the child supporter. During the finals series last year I gazed at the thousands of Hawk children with the #23 on the back and pondered … Continue reading →

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Future Shock – 1989

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Mickey Gee

Both my children were born in hawthorn premiership years. My son born at the beginning of 1989 and my daughter midway through 1991. It took another 17 years for Hawthorn to appear again after dominating the 70’s and 80’s. Many … Continue reading →

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That’s what I’m talking about – 2008

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Mickey Gee

There were some lean years at Hawthorn after the 2001 preliminary final loss to Essendon. My hero Trent Croad was flogged to Fremantle. Alistair Clarkson came to the club in 2005 as senior coach. I had a sticker labelled Clarko’s … Continue reading →

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