Boyanup, Western Australia
Our most recent visit to Boyanup Oval revealed something new. The old battered blank black scoreboard was gone and the replacement was lying inelegantly on its back. Perhaps hoping to be lifted back… Continue reading
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Bassendean, Western Australia
The scoreboard at Bassendean Oval, home of the Swan Districts Football Club is big, bold and brilliant. Swans are relative newcomers to the WAFL competition. They joined in 1934 and won their first… Continue reading
Northam, Henry Street Oval, Western Australia
A sign just out of town tells us Northam is 99km from Perth… and it’s the last stop before you hit the city on the train journey from Kalgoorlie-Boulder. On the day of… Continue reading
Having a hit on Instagram
There can be disappointments out on the road searching for scoreboards… digital scoreboards, blank scoreboards, boring scoreboards and, worst of all, no scoreboard at all. But out in the bush there’s a constant… Continue reading
Pickering Brook, Western Australia
There’s a beautiful tree-lined oval at Pickering Brook. We visited on a horrible windy wet Sunday to see the Hawks take on Gidgegannup in the final home and away game of the season.… Continue reading
Mundijong, Western Australia
The Mundijong Centrals have been part of the Peel Football League since 1992 but they’ve been around for a lot longer than that. There were games played as far back as 1904 and… Continue reading
South Yarra, Como Park, Victoria
Como Park is in the news. It’s dangerous… deemed by insurers to be a ‘catastrophic risk’ according to a story in the Weekend Australian. The story is by Gideon Haigh, a player with… Continue reading
Bullsbrook, Western Australia
The Bullsbrook Football Club has a relatively short history. It was formed in 1945 and played in the South Midland Football Association. In 1968 both the SMFA and Bullsbrook Football Club folded.