Wakool, New South Wales
Country football author Paul Daffey used this photo in recent correspondence to his many readers. “My cousin, Dean Farrell, sent me the photo late in the 2018 season. Dean passed on the pic… Continue reading
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Virgin scoreboard, Newport, Victoria
A Sunday morning kick to kick mate mate had told me about the lovely new turf at the Bryan Martyn Oval in Newport. Another mate, a recently retired groundsman and curator, had told… Continue reading
Robe, South Australia
Robe is a coastal holiday town in south-east South Australia. Near Kingston SE. Near the Coorong. Not far from Penola and Naracoorte. Footy, cricket, netball, tennis, golf and the cemetery are all gathered… Continue reading
Bernie Baxter Scoreboard, Port Fairy Victoria
Port Fairy full-forward Bernie Baxter certainly kept scoreboard attendants busy in his heyday, so it made sense, in 2007, to name the Port Fairy scoreboard after him. Baxter died in late December 2012,… Continue reading
Lilydale, Victoria
My wife is travelling. Frankfurt. Prague. Budapest. The Danube. Seeing the sights with her sister. Salzburg. Amsterdam. Paris. The Eiffel Tower. The Champs Elysses. Switzerland. By SwissRail. Mountains. Alps. Summer. I catch a… Continue reading
Lara, Victoria.
It had been some years since I visited the Lara footy grounds near Geelong, with the pretty backdrop of the You Yangs. Back in 2011. The old Lara scoreboard is the only one… Continue reading
Albert Cricket Ground, Melbourne: the reality of retro
The Albert Ground is a sporting oasis, nestled between St Kilda Road and Queens Road, only minutes from Melbourne’s CBD. The ground is home to cricket and lacrosse teams from the Melbourne Cricket… Continue reading
Leitchville, northern Victoria
Photo and text by Paul Daffey The photo was taken during the Leitchville-Gunbower v Lockington-Bamawm United match in Round 4 of the Heathcote and District Football League’s 2019 season. The Gunbower Football Club… Continue reading