AFL Posts

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…

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…

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 …

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,…