Interstate soccer came back... but did anyone notice? (yes, sorta)
So last Saturday Victoria played its first interstate match since 2009. Back then, Victoria's men's team defeated Northern New South Wales 3-2 up in Newcastle. Joseph Youssef, Ramazan Tavsancioglu, and...
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A short lived Flame
The situation is something like this. Australian soccer record keeping, regardless of era or area, is generally garbage. I'm not even talking about minutes of board meetings, or narrative histories, or...
View ArticleHere's to more of the same, for a little bit longer
It's like that bit in Pleasantville where Tobey McGuire and Reese Witherspoon find out that if you go past the end of Main Street, you only end up back at the start of Main Street So, after all that,...
View Article2023 South of the Border awards
Player of the year: Javier Diaz Lopez. Probably should have given it to him last year.Under 21 player of the year: The Cliff Hussey Memorial Trophy has been retired. Token appearances by youth team...
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The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new...
Another trademark Australian soccer worldwide search which ends up with the hiring of someone's mate or relative; or so some people are implyingAnd boy, didn't our president have something to say about...
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So long, Stinktown!
When I started this blog, I was 24 years old, having just fumbled my way through the first year of a second attempt at an arts degree focusing on professional writing. I came across the defunct Park...
View ArticleNotes from the 2023 AGM
Dusting off the blog for a bit of AGM action, with the usual suspect mix of opinion and fact.As usual, I'm not going to recount everything that was said; even taking into account that there were a...
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Progress report: Day 2
It's been some sort of year already, and we're still only in July. I got so burnt out mentally and spiritually, that blogging - even thinking about blogging - became irrelevant to me. After all, what...
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It’s nice watching South beat the Knights (guest post)
This post was originally posted by Manny on his own blogDespite a big week at work the prospect of watching the opening match of the season, doubling as a potential NST preview, proved too much to...
View ArticleKnights can’t catch a break but South can throw a goal (guest post)
This post was originally posted by Manny on his own blogWell here we are again. I managed to pull myself to another South game this season between work, study and the rest of it. Funnily enough it...
View ArticleTwo different football games (guest post)
This poem was originally published on Manny's blog.Amongst the family homesBesides the Merri CreekNo trains or trams in sightThe fans walk through the streetsThey wander from their carsAnd make their...
View ArticleThird time’s the charm for South Melbourne vs A-League opposition (guest post)
South Melbourne vs Wellington Phoenix. It was a game that I had been looking forward to since it was announced, and one that was scheduled just a few days after my return from holiday. In terms of...
View ArticleA 20 year victory (guest post)
This poem originally appeared on Manny's blogA cold and still nightA traffic filled journeyThe crowds arrived lateAnd then South scored earlyThe first half a flurryAggressive directSouth wanted to...
View ArticleSouth are Premiers! NPLVIC Centre of the Universe! (guest post)
This post was originally posted on Manny's blog.It had been an exhausting week to say the least. First, a 120 minute Saturday showdown against Oakleigh saw South claim the Dockerty Cup after penalties....
View ArticleOpen letter, closed communication (guest post)
This post was originally published on Manny blog.For the last three months I have been lost in the NST desert, wandering aimlessly across the baron internet praying for a drop of news about the...
View ArticleSomething to fill in the gaps, something to tide us over
While blog-wise I'm in semi-retirement for the time being (test for new prescription tomorrow, new glasses not long after that, I hope, and then who knows...), in the meantime we are fortunate to have...
View ArticleAnything can happen in a four hour game (guest post)
This piece originally appeared on Manny's blogAs I made my way to Lakeside I had to face a delayed train, missed tram and buckets of rain. Despite these annoyances, I remained hopeful for tonight’s...
View ArticleThird time’s not the charm (guest post)
This post was originally published on Manny's blog.I’m not sure how many people want to read this, and to be honest, I’m not really sure I wanted to write this. As you probably know, South lost their...
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A load of Bull (guest post)
Originally posted on Manny's blog.It was a cruel way to exit the Cup. South were the better team on Sunday but in football the better team doesn’t always win, and this was unfortunately the case this...
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