It turns out, July 12 was not the day. It’s the morning of 16 July, and I am typing this from the beautiful home of a friend in Melbourne. As many people were in the previous blog post, Sunday, 12 July was the day that I was flying from Cleveland…
Good day, It's 12 July, and today is the day that a dream comes true, a plan comes together, which ever turn of the phrase you'd prefer. I'm heading to the other side of the world to fulfill that dream which has been over a decade in the making, a…
Good day footy fans. In episode 468 of the podcast, as Myk Aussie and I were discussing the limitations placed on cricket players from Edmonton, regarding their participation in a tournament in Calgary (by the Alberta Cricket Association, ACA), I r…
Hello everyone, Craig from A Yank on the Footy here. My series of 2026 Preview episodes are all now available! I hope you will check out your club's episode, and will consider sharing the link to this blog post on your socials. It will hopefull…
Good day everyone, As many of you know, over the last decade, I have fallen head over heels in love with the game of Australian Football. I've become a mad Geelong Cats supporter, but have a keen appreciation for the game as a whole, from the loc…
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C-ZYniYCE_s Good day everyone, We're on the eve of the remnants of Round 0, and I hope that everyone along eastern coastline holds up well against Alfred. (Where is Batman when you really need him?) Two contests …
Good day footy fans from Sandusky Ohio, along the North Coast of the U.S. We finally reached double digits yesterday, reaching 11c. .....and yes, that is shorts and t-shirt weather around here. Funny, as just about 2 1/2 weeks ago, it was close to…
For those of you who've followed the podcast for a while, but don't know how I came to fall in love with Australian Rules Football. In many ways, it became a necessity. Major League Baseball here in the United States did it's level best to alienat…
Good day everyone! Last night (here in North America), I was given the opportunity to appear with Gabe Morency and Cam Stewart on the New York based Sports Rage program on Sports Grid to discuss a few of the games of Rd. 12. I was given this oppor…
Hello everyone, Craig from A Yank on the Footy here. My series of 2024 Preview episodes are all now available! I hope you will check out your club's episode, and will consider sharing the link to this blog post on your socials. It will hopefull…
Hello everyone, When I started "A Yank on the Footy" in 2019, I started the podcast, not unlike many people who start a podcast, I wasn't exactly sure what the podcast would become. Sure, I hoped that the podcast would take the footy world "by sto…
Good morning everyone, In my most recent blog post, I shared my thoughts on why I believe NFL fans would absolutely love the AFL. If you've not had the chance to check out that piece, here's a link. I've done around 200 interviews during the fi…
NFL and College Football fans, I'm Craig Wessels and I'm an American sports fan. I'm in my 7th decade of being a Cleveland sports fan. I grew up in the era of 3,500 people showing up to watch the Indians at Municipal Stadium, yet not being able …
Hello footy fans, The AFL trade period is over, and the draft is coming up soon. The AFLW has had a rather successful season so far, with the final round coming up this weekend. I know that I'm not alone in being excited to see a terrific finals …
I'm jotting down my thoughts a few hours after the Tribunal changed their minds, and have set aside the 2 game ban for Patrick Cripps bump on Callum Ah Chee. I must admit, I'm a bit befuddled. But should I be? Willie Rioli's "bump" on Matt …
Hello everyone, I wanted to take a moment and share a snippet from a recent episode of the podcast. While the podcast is most certainly focused on footy, I wanted to use episode 186 (linked above) to pay my respects to someone near and dear to me,…
Hello everyone, I've been thinking about something over the last couple of days, and it is something that I’ve not been able to shake from my mind. I’ve been following footy for a little over six years now, and if you listen to the podca…
Wow. That was great! One heck of an entertaining matchup this morning between the Tigers and Dees. The Tigers came out and punched the Dees right in the mouth with two quick goals, but the Dees righted the ship, and DOMINATED the 2nd qtr, not lo…
Hello everyone, It has been a while since I've dropped a blog post, and being on the cusp of the Grand Final is, dare I say, a grand time to drop one. The Preliminary Finals are over, and as a Cats supporter over the last 5 years, I can do little …
Rd. 16 is in the books, and all I can say is that was interesting. Here is the link for Tuesday's live episode (7 a.m. in the US (east coast) and 9pm Link to live episode! What a crazy round. Great to see such a nice crowd for the Swans/Eagles…
Adam Goodes rejects Hall of Fame Honour after Unanimous Nomination From Channel 9 - Goodes rejects spot in Hall of Fame Retired Sydney Swans superstar and premiership player Adam Goodes has announced that he will refuse his nomination to the Hall …
Hello everyone, Craig Wessels here from A Yank on the Footy, and Round 11 is in the books. Covid has reared it's ugly head again in Victoria, leaving most of the Victorian clubs scrambling to head back into mini-hubs, and playing games away fro…
Ladies and gentlemen.....THIS is why I, as an American, have fallen head over heels in love with this game. Other than the dopey punters who get upset when their multi's go astray, the love affair (I can't think of a better term) between supporters …
Rd. 10 is over, and I have to admit something; it was a much more exciting round than I thought it was going to be. I stated during my live episode last week that there didn't seem to be too many marquee matchups in the round, but that didn't matt…
