Archive for April, 2017
Girl footy part two – Girls against boys
Gym soccer took Oak Park High School by storm in 1984. Stephen McNamara, a geography and history teacher, organised a competition among year eight students, eight teams to contest for the inaugural premiership. The games would be played at lunchtime on the basketball court in the gymnasium. The ball was no soccer ball. It was a huge tennis ball.
The girls got what they wanted, but had to play the boys.
Historical similarities
It is shocking to see what’s happened to Hawthorn. More so because it’s happened so quickly. After finishing third on percentage last year, the Hawks were a straight kick away from making another preliminary final.
David Dench played a year too long with North Melbourne
