Journalism 2013

Australia and FIFA

Australia and FIFA

Leo Baumgartner (centre) heading. His arrival in Australia in 1958 to play for Prague was the catalyst for the suspension of Australia's membership of FIFA from 1960 to 1963. Australia’s membership of FIFA Roy Hay Australia is a full member of the governing body of...

Which way for the AFL?

Which way for the AFL?

Which way for the AFL? NFL or EPL or keeping their eye on the ball at home? Roy Hay The Australian Football League is sending a deputation to the United States to find out how the National Football League (NFL) in that country manages to have a competition which is...

The last Blast

The last Blast

George Jolevski Roy Hay (This was my last Blast from the Past column for Goal Weekly and it will appear in the Goal Weekly annual for 2013 which will be available soon.) George Jolevski was a brilliant junior player who went on to have an equally successful senior...

Australia stagger to draw with Oman

Australia stagger to draw with Oman

Australia 2 Oman 2 Roy Hay Australia squeaked out of its home game against Oman with a two-all draw after going behind in the sixth minute and further behind as a result of an own goal four minutes into the second half. The fight back began quickly with a powerful...

Heart overcome Glory at home

Heart overcome Glory at home

Melbourne Heart 2 Perth Glory 0 Melbourne Heart overcame Perth Glory by two goals to nil at AAMI Park on Saturday night. Nick Kalmar had his best game in a Heart shirt, albeit a black one sponsored by Twitter for an interactive round. He scored a brilliant free kick,...

Melbourne Victory win local derby

Melbourne Victory win local derby

Melbourne Victory 2 Melbourne Heart 1 Roy Hay Melbourne Victory won the deciding local derby for the 2012-13 season against Melbourne Heart by two goals to one at Etihad Stadium in front of 41,203 fans. This match was hardly promoted in the media, certainly not in...