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Story headlines from 2005



The ten best items of footballers' protective gear by Paul Daffey
MIND over material?
26 December 2005

Part of the golden era by Les Everett
WHEN Jack Murray died on May 16 this year WA football lost one of its least heralded greats....
23 December 2005

The ten most distinctive kicking styles by Paul Daffey
AND some things to try out in the park over the festive season...
21 December 2005

A WAFL update
AND some strong words by a new coach...
18 December 2005

Bulldogs tied up by Les Everett
THE 2005 Herald Medal...
15 December 2005

All power to The Coach by Les Everett
A classic Australian Rules book has been republished...
9 December 2005

Never give up by Les Everett
WHEN the word got around that Kerry Coates had been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) his old sporting team mates were quick to act...
9 December 2005

Maureen will always be there by Les Everett
THE winner of the 2005 Dale Kickett Award...
4 December 2005

Harvey set to make a mark by Les Everett
A Bomber comes to Fremantle...
2 December 2005

What is slow? by Ben Stanwix
IDEAS don't take long to become received wisdom in footy, no matter how bonkers they are.
23 November 2005

Release the Medhurst tag by Ben Stanwix
HAS whinging evolved into the commentary equivalent of tagging?
16 November 2005

Tales of North Fremantle by Les Everett
SECRETS and lies...
4 November 2005

Jones gets his medal by Les Everett
WHAT a strange year it's been for medals in the WAFL...
26 October 2005

Join a Convict tour by Brian Clarke
LIKE the sound of a game in Argentina?
26 October 2005

Gil Fraser opens up by Les Everett
GOOD reasons for a reunion....
21 October 2005

The power of email by Michael Steven
THE Pies and trading....
8 October 2005

We're the footy dogs by Les Everett
A footy book with bark....
5 October 2005

The fairest and best
THE top 10 in the voting from each AFL club for 2005....
2 October 2005

A concessional concession by Michael Steven
IF only Collingwood played in a rugby state...
30 September 2005

And that's the Sydney style by Les Everett
THE 2005 AFL grand final....
30 September 2005

The magic fingers of Pat Allen by Nathan Ryan
IS this the man with the cure?
23 September 2005

The Unniversary by Kev Court
THIS year, my Fitzroy football guernsey turned 10-years-old, and I am proud.....
22 September 2005

Bulldogs best in show by Les Everett
SOUTH Fremantle 17.8 (110) vs Claremont 7.12 (54) in WAFL grand final....
21 September 2005

A memo to Mark McClure and Grant Thomas by Michael Steven
AND so Sydney is through to a grand final....
17 September 2005

No show Tobe by Les Everett
IN life and sport you live and learn....
16 September 2005

Under Royal rule by Les Everett
SUNDAY Football League grand final...
11 September 2005

Lions bundled out
CLAREMONT into the WAFL preliminary final...
11 September 2005

Bulls and Royals again by Les Everett
THE WA Sunday Football League grand final...
11 September 2005

Where is Subi by Les Everett
IT doesn't seem that long ago that big predictions were being made about Subiaco for the 2005 WAFL season...
9 September 2005

The trouble with tactics by Les Everett
West Coast 10.9 (69) vs Sydney 10.5 (65)...
2 September 2005

A tribute to Grant Thomas by Michael Steven
Reflections on a 'dignified demolition' of Brisbane...
1 September 2005

More to Longmuir
THERE was more to Justin Longmuir's game at Subiaco Oval on Friday August 20 than the goal he scored after the siren.
26 August 2005

Your tips for round 22
ASK yourself... would you have been better off sticking with Tiptronic during 2005?
26 August 2005

Your tips for round 21
THE latest from Tiptronic....
18 August 2005

Go west young man by Nathan Ryan
VIC country players in the WAFL......
17 August 2005

Are Dogs the real deal? by Les Everett
IS John Dimmer shaping another premiership team...
12 August 2005

Your tips for round 20
THE latest from Tiptronic...
12 August 2005

Up there Gumby
A specky...
5 August 2005

Landamark by Paul Daffey
SIR Kenneth Luke Stand, Waverley Park...
24 July 2005

Luke meets his Hunter by Les Everett
A musical connection is made...
23 July 2005

Raising a glass to Action Man by Neil Belford
FREMANTLE vs Carlton MCG...
22 July 2005

Your tips for round 17
THE latest from Tiptronic...
22 July 2005

An open letter to the Carlton CEO by Little Boy Blue
DEAR Michael Malouf...
21 July 2005

Your tips for round 16
THE latest from Tiptronic...
14 July 2005

Grinding to 200 with Shane Parker by Les Everett
THE first player to play 200 game for Fremantle...
14 July 2005

Royals in from the cold by Les Everett
EAST PERTH supporters who ventured to Lathlain Park last Saturday were treated to performances from both their teams...
14 July 2005

Clayton in waiting by Nathan Ryan
THE best small player outside the AFL...
9 July 2005

Top team too good by AJ Brady
ROUND 13 in the VFL...
8 July 2005

Where do they go? by Les Everett
THE star juniors are back from the AFL 18s championships...what now...
8 July 2005

Landmark by Paul Daffey
THE former Grand Rank cabman's shelter, Yarra Park....
8 July 2005

Your tips for round 15
The latest from Tiptronic...
8 July 2005

Your tips for round 14
THE latest from Tiptronic...
1 July 2005

Young Sharks circling by Les Everett
IT'S that time of the year again...
26 June 2005

All eyes on Leederville by Les Everett
SUBIACO vs South Fremantle...
24 June 2005

Bell still rings true by Sione Murray
PETER Bell's 100th game for Fremantle....
18 June 2005

The 10 best nicknames of local footy clubs by Paul Daffey
GO the Baggies....
18 June 2005

An ugly trip to Sydney by Les Everett
IT was with hearts full of hope rather than expectation that we headed to the SCG last Sunday.....
17 June 2005

Your tips for round 13
THE latest from Tiptronic....
16 June 2005

A lesson in etiquette Victorian footy style by Rob McLean
A memory of Princes Park....
9 June 2005

Heartsoul by Rob McLean
ROB comments on the Adelaide Football Club's decision to inject a little bit of Brtitish football culture into the great Australian game....
9 June 2005

Another derby wash-out by Les Everett
SOMETIMES it appears the WAFL can't take a trick....
9 June 2005

A derby of contrasts by Les Everett
FOUNDATION Day Fremantle derby - 2.15pm Monday June 6 at East Fremantle Oval...
5 June 2005

It's a derby by Les Everett
EAST Perth vs West Perth, Leederville Oval, Monday June 6 from 2.15pm...
5 June 2005

Dockers on the radio by Les Everett
ON sport FM 90.5...
5 June 2005

Winning run ends by Les Everett
It was glorious but now it's over...
4 June 2005

A win at Kardinia by Neil Belford
FREMANTLE in Geelong...
4 June 2005

A weekly road trip by Les Everett
TRAIN as you play...
2 June 2005

Your tips for round 11
MAYBE it's time to take Tiptronic seriously...
1 June 2005

Hawks fly in Applecross by Les Everett
THAT winning feeling...
27 May 2005

Your tips for round 10
AND can a lifeless machine like Tiptronic go mad?
27 May 2005

It's time for state of origin by Peter Rodgers
A new format for a forgotten concept...
22 May 2005

A lifetime at Princes Park by Tony De Bolfo
IN the lead-up to the last game Princes Park - The Last Days Of Chez Blue, as it were - it struck me that my family's association with the dear old girl has spanned some 75 years....
20 May 2005

Don't throw away your tickets by Neil Belford
NEIL'S been hanging over the fence at the mounting enclosure...
20 May 2005

Your tips for round nine
THE latest from Tiptronic....
20 May 2005

A big footy story is told by Les Everett
BROTHERBOYS: The Story of Jim and Phillip Krakouer by Sean Gorman....
20 May 2005

Blues leave home by Little Boy Blue
AGAIN our Boy is forced to reflect upon the end of something.....
18 May 2005

Landmark by Paul Daffey
THE betting ring, Arden Street Oval.....
15 May 2005

Love of the club by Les Everett
TRAIN as you play.....
13 May 2005

Your tips for round eight
THE latest from Tiptronic.....
13 May 2005

Always Mother's Day by Paul Daffey
TWO decades ago, it was rare for a senior country football club to have a woman on the committee.....
13 May 2005

It's just not footy by Jo Worthington
THIS is not an arts review. This is life imitating an arts review in the sports section....
13 May 2005

The best of Chiltern
THE Ovens and King years...
10 May 2005

Scott scathing of Williams...again by Rob McLean
AN interesting port relationship...
10 May 2005

The shadow of the Lion by Les Everett
AFTER eight WAFL rounds...
8 May 2005

Another day at the MCG by Les Everett
TWICE now I've turned up at the MCG to see Fremantle play Melbourne in a game in which the visitor had no chance...
7 May 2005

A rivalry by Paul Daffey
ROCHESTER and Echuca...
7 May 2005

A tick for the WAFL by Les Everett
DAVID Mundy's AFL debut...
7 May 2005

A day at the football
FREMANTLE vs Carlton...
7 May 2005

Your tips for round seven
THE latest from Tiptronic...
6 May 2005

You don't have to listen by Les Everett
THERE are lots of people saying stuff about footy on radio and TV...
6 May 2005

A bitter and twisted view by Michael Steven
YEAH but the ratings are good...
5 May 2005

An Inspiral Carpet ride by Rob Mclean
THINKING about Collingwood...
4 May 2005

Exhibit A: The Mighty Fighting Hawks by Rick Kane
...or 2005 - how it ends up (by Neil Belford) re-examined after four rounds......
22 April 2005

Your tips for round five
THIS week from Tiptronic....
22 April 2005

Training and travelling
LAST week we came across a remarkable trio of young Freo fans who don't let distance get in the way of showing their support......
22 April 2005

Committed to Fremantle by Neil Belford
LET'S go back to the beginning.....
22 April 2005

Left-footers do battle by Les Everett
WORLD events made attendance at last Saturday's A-grade amateurs game between CBC and Trinity Aquinas highly appropriate....
22 April 2005

Landmark by Paul Daffey
THE Alderman Gardiner Stand, Princes Park...
21 April 2005

Boxing for Fremantle by Les Everett
CHAMPION boxer Danny Green was a special guest in the Fremantle football club gym on Tuesday to launch the new boxing ring...
17 April 2005

Bulldogs do it for Tom by Les Everett
SOUTH in another WAFL upset....
16 April 2005

And farewell to Willo by Les Everett
SOME WAFL drainage....
15 April 2005

Comeback specials by Les Everett
TWO things have caught the eye three rounds into this AFL season. First there's the flood, which is now trickling into other levels of the game, and then there's the comeback....
15 April 2005

Your tips for round four
Tiptronic's tips...
15 April 2005

The 10 best rivalries between individual players by Paul Daffey
AYLETT vs Skilton; Nicholls vs Farmer; Lofts vs Hudson; Carey vs Jakovich...
15 April 2005

Landmark by Paul Daffey
THE AF Showers Pavilion, Windy Hill...
14 April 2005

It's a midfield thing by Les Everett
A LOOK at the derby...
9 April 2005

Train as you play by Les Everett
LOTS of Fremantle supporters enjoy the simple pleasure of dropping in at training on Tuesday afternoons at Fremantle Oval...
9 April 2005

Rivalry lives on by Paul Daffey
IN 1874, the good people of Rochester flagged a rivalry for the ages when they met at the Restdown Hotel to form a football club...
9 April 2005

Eyes on the ball please Denis by Les Everett
TOP TV commentator Denis Cometti is sadly out of form...
8 April 2005

The ten best guernsey number oddities by Paul Daffey
WHAT'S in a number...
5 April 2005

Landmark by Paul Daffey
THE turnstiles, Victoria Park...
3 April 2005

Footy full of surprises by Les Everett
WITH last weekend's AFL season opener lasting from Thursday to Monday there's already a feeling of being right into the season. And didn't we learn a lot.....
1 April 2005

Here are your tips
Tiptronic got five last weekend...mmmm
1 April 2005

Playing for the jumper by Les Everett
EAST Perth might have made history with its new centenary season jumper....
1 April 2005

Mind the gap by Les Everett
JUST two rounds have been played in the 2005 WAFL season and already there are some ominous signs....
31 March 2005

Landmark by Paul Daffey
LYNCH Street tunnel, Glenferrie Oval...
28 March 2005

The ten best footballers at the Stawell Gift
IT'S Easter. All eyes turn to Stawell....
27 March 2005

Your tips are done
WELCOME to TIPTRONIC....
23 March 2005

Shaping the Sharks by Les Everett
THERE'S a certain appeal about taking over as coach of a team that's just finished on the bottom....
23 March 2005

What will happen by Paul Daffey
Daffey's baffled by Belford but has some silly ideas of his own...
23 March 2005

Nice day for a wedding by Paul Daffey
NICK Stevens played footy. Kevin Dore went to a wedding...
23 March 2005

It's a big man's game by Michael Steven
Mr Steven does some predicting of his own...
23 March 2005

Landmark by Paul Daffey
THE animal enclosure, Moorabbin...
23 March 2005

2005 - how it ends up by Neil Belford
Some predictions from Mr Belford (including the first ever premiership from ninth)...
21 March 2005

Bound for the World Cup by Les Everett
CLEA Smith meets up with brother Dylan...
20 March 2005

WAFL turns it on by Les Everett
THE first first round in the WAFL for 2005 and the same teams are in the top four...
20 March 2005

Landmark: The Lakeside Oval grandstand by Paul Daffey
The first of new series for The Saturday Age...
19 March 2005

Becoming a Bulldog by Les Everett
THE story of how Kalgoorlie boy Steve Marsh ended up at South Fremantle...
14 March 2005

A night for Fremantle legends by Les Everett
THE WA football hall of fame...
12 March 2005

The ten shining moments of football's night series by Paul Daffey
SPRINKLERS and TVs and moody Toddys...
11 March 2005

A mix of footy and politics by Les Everett
ON the road on election day...
5 March 2005

A kind of retirement by Les Everett
A CALL came through the other day. It was Bob Uittenbroek from the East Fremantle football club...
4 March 2005

Calling all sharks
THERE will be plenty happening at the East Fremantle football club in 2005...
4 March 2005

A caution on great expectations by Les Everett
JUST what can be expected of Matthew Pavlich? Certainly less than what Dermot Brereton reckons...
26 February 2005

In support of talent by Les Everett
FOOTBALL is often on the mind of Tim Winton...
5 February 2005

Farmer focus unfair, says Winton by Les Everett
VIEWS of a Fremantle fan...
5 February 2005

Book review by Roy Hay
A LOOK at Loose Men Everywhere by John Harms...
23 January 2005

Fremantle loses an original by Les Everett
TEARS have flowed at Fremantle...
21 January 2005

A football life by Michael Steven (McCarthy)
THE passing of a Rupanyup wingman...
13 January 2005

Line and length at Rotto by Les Everett
DOCKERS in form...
7 January 2005

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