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Category Archives: The Muse

Mick’s Big Moments Round 7

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Mickey Gee

Hawthorn’s Ryan Shoenmacher returned from an ACL injury sporting a samuri style pony tail or top knot as opposed to the neck knot. Is Ryan, along with Don Michael Hurley and Pie Brodie Grundy part of a clandestine warrior cult … Continue reading →

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Mick’s Big Moments Round 6

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Mickey Gee

Another Anzac day comes and goes and still we are no closer to the truth. Where is Essendon, West Coast and Fremantle? After the annual morbid talk of the state of the goal and the need to reduce player numbers … Continue reading →

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Micks Big Moments Round 5

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Mickey Gee

Amazing roller coaster round where tipping predictions torn into confetti and thrown gleefully in the air! In other scintillating insights: Coach Brad Scott and the North Melbourne hierarchy pushed to decide whether Majak Daw is beefcake marketing figurine or genuine … Continue reading →

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Mick’s Big Moments Round 4

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Mickey Gee

A kind of pattern begins to emerge as teams begin to sort themselves out. A number of teams in the comp are – in the celebrated parlance of Peter “Sensational Seventies” Landy, in “more trouble than the early settlers: Serious … Continue reading →

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Mick’s Big Moments Round 3

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Mickey Gee

Another round down as we begin to distil the movers and shakers of the competition. Things that floated up for us include: A flog. That’s how Matthew Lloyd was described on social media after his declaration that he didn’t rate … Continue reading →

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Mick’s Big Moments Round 2

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Mickey Gee

Freo lose soldiers Nat Fyfe and Zac Dawson to suspension, and Michael Barlow to injury,  in caning of Gold Coast adding new dynamic to coming Friday’s grand final rematch against Hawthorn. Blue Jarrad Waite fined for feigning blow to mouth … 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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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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