http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/ The Back Pocket en Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:01:00 GMT Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:01:00 GMT info@thebackpocket.com.au info@thebackpocket.com.au http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/welcome-to-the-big-horror-show/ The Socceroos World Cup campaign thus far has had all the hallmarks of every horror film ever committed to celluloid. The opening match defeat at the hands of Germany was... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/welcome-to-the-big-horror-show/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/welcome-to-the-big-horror-show/ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:01:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/footys-final-frontier/ The AFL's relentless push into new territory is a little bit reminiscent of the Americans planting a stars and stripes flag on the surface of the moon. Boldly going where... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/footys-final-frontier/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/footys-final-frontier/ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:51:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-sore-head-loss/ Collingwood went into the Friday night blockbuster against Geelong brimming with all the confidence of Bindi Irwin. This was to be a marquee night for Mick's maturing Pies, this was... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-sore-head-loss/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-sore-head-loss/ Wed, 26 May 2010 00:24:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-answer-lies-with-sly/ If the first five minutes of last Friday night's game didn't set the pulses racing it is clear evidence that you were either stone-cold dead or simply just stoned. And... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-answer-lies-with-sly/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-answer-lies-with-sly/ Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:45:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-kiwi-stomach-punch/ Last month Kiwi cricket copped a kick to the teeth. It was swift and painful but hardly a surprise. And no, Scott Styrus was not involved. The pudgy trundler still... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-kiwi-stomach-punch/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-kiwi-stomach-punch/ Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:05:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/nab-cup-press-snooze/ For supporters of the competition's strugglers the lead up to the NAB Cup is like the brief few seconds when you wake from a heavy night but your brain has... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/nab-cup-press-snooze/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/nab-cup-press-snooze/ Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:42:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-4/ There's a car. A four-wheel drive perhaps. It's travelling at high speed in treacherous conditions. The car will soon veer off the road and drop from a steep cliff into... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-4/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-4/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:57:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-3/ To celebrate a new year in the life of thebackpocket.com.au, we might kick things off with occasional contributer thesunnymunn and his unique take on life and all things sport. Part... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-3/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-3/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:38:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-2/ From my last post... There's a car. A four-wheel drive perhaps. It's travelling at high speed in treacherous conditions. The car will soon veer off the road and drop from... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-2/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-2/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:53:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-i/ There's a great hypothetical game that I've often played with mates when in-depth discussions about Natalie Imbruglia's face have grown stale or it's the lunch break in the cricket and... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-i/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-i/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:35:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/is-mark-lecras-invisible/ First off, I applaud Collingwood supporters for not changing teams regardless of what society thinks. There is no excuse for swapping allegiances, so those that stick with the Pies in... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/is-mark-lecras-invisible/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/is-mark-lecras-invisible/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:53:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/dreams-are-no-match-for-reality/ You know sometimes when you stumble across a thought so bizarre and ludicrous that you have to stop and think to yourself 'did that actually happen or did I just... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/dreams-are-no-match-for-reality/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/dreams-are-no-match-for-reality/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:23:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/is-a-team-of-nobodies-really-a-team-v-sandilands-revenge/ Rucks James Manson I once saw James Manson kick a superb spiral goal from 50 metres out on the boundary at Whitten Oval during his final days at Fitzroy. The... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/is-a-team-of-nobodies-really-a-team-v-sandilands-revenge/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/is-a-team-of-nobodies-really-a-team-v-sandilands-revenge/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:27:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/ian-collins-has-a-keen-eye-for-torture/ In the public relations move of the millennium, the AFL proposed recently that Australia's greatest entertainment export (AC/DC) and their unique band of loyal supporters (The World) move their little... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/ian-collins-has-a-keen-eye-for-torture/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/ian-collins-has-a-keen-eye-for-torture/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:26:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/is-a-team-of-nobodies-really-a-team-part-iv/ Full Forwards Adrian McAdam I was there when McAdam kicked seven goals on debut against Richmond at the MCG. Forgetting the fact it was against the Tigers and he was... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/is-a-team-of-nobodies-really-a-team-part-iv/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/is-a-team-of-nobodies-really-a-team-part-iv/ Thu, 21 May 2009 07:51:00 GMT