3 clubs, 23 rounds, A slab of passion….

Tag Archives: Mick’s Big Moments

Hungry Jack’s Round 10 moments

Jack’s week mirrored my own incapacity bedridden with gastro/flu hybrid. Plenty of starts and stops before a flush of goals. Putting himself forward for the weekly press conference having recovered from a self imposed “media ban”, Jack promptly provides ample … Continue reading →

Gonna cost a side a premiership – Micks Big Moments Round 9

“Gonna cost a side a premiership” is the chorus after those one in a million events. Like the Crows getting a cheap one after three quarter time because the Adelaide crowd is so loud no bastard can hear the siren. … Continue reading →

Mr Bump’s Big Moments Round 8

Just pitched an idea for a book about a character called Mr Bump…. “Poor Mr. Bump – he’s always covered in bandages. He just can’t avoid bumping into hips, shoulders and elbows. On account of his accident-prone nature, he has … Continue reading →

Mick’s Big Moments Round 7

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 →

Posted in The Muse | Tagged | 1 Comment

Mick’s Big Moments Round 6

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 →

Micks Big Moments Round 5

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 →

Mick’s Big Moments Round 4

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 →

Mick’s Big Moments Round 3

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 →

Mick’s Big Moments Round 2

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 →

Mick’s big moments – Round 1

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 →