Footy Poems - Poems about Footy

The Autistic Journal

...Autism is always a hard pill to swallow,
Like planting a bullet on the skull
Drifted from life's wonders
As if I've slipped away.

Stigmatized like a cockroach
And knocked back from footy.
Wit...

Collingwood, Oh Collingwood

...In the heart of Melbourne's bustling streets,
Lies a club where every footy fan meets.
Black and white, their colors fly,
A magpie's pride, soaring high.

Collingwood, oh Collingwood,
Where dre...

A Man-child's week

...To me, a Man-child is an adult male who acts like a child: immature, lazy, unkempt, idiotic, silly, annoying etc. Usually it is someone you either work with or live with. This poem is a nod to the po...

Camping Capers

...When my family went camping on the farm,
we were blown away by its rural charm.
Beautiful views of rolling hills and pastures green,
It was a sight that just had to be seen.

We pitched our tent...

A Year of Adventures Part 2

...July
July saw the end of school, the kids were winding down,
We spent our holidays abroad, plenty of drinks gratis I did down.
We had some time on the beach, in the warm golden sand,
Making the m...

Priorities

...Our queen rules another realm, I believe,
From here to Eternity, we grieve,
Melbourne, Victoria, has its priorities,
We'll have a four-day weekend, you see,
Pomp of royalty, footy final at the MC...

Naive

...today for the first time in a long time 
i missed him,
i missed the man who’s picture i have folded neatly in a brown cardboard box tucked underneath my bed,
i missed the man who used to promise m...

Lawful Witness

...In little towns the big events are locally presented,
and every family in the town is usually represented.
Shopkeepers shut their doors when a pioneer curls his toes,
and if someone’s up to mischi...

Aiding and Abetting

...It’s great living in a country town that still can offer peace,
when I come home from a stressful day to finally release
all the tension from a hectic job, that near leaves me in a heap,
and knowi...

Footy

...The ball is bounced high
Both ruckmen prepare their flight
Now all are watching...

The Coach's Words

...There’s nothing like a sat’dy when the dews still on the ground,
and I can take me young bloke where they kick a ball around.
To see the highs and lows of me kid who does his best,
and barrack til...

It Was a Good Morning Until

...My body tenses.
The soft padding of footy pajamas
approach
tiny fingers grip my eyelid
lift it....
Bright eyes gaze into
the freshly opened eye.
A voice shouts....DA!!!
The other eye opens.
...

Slip of the Tongue

...I was a city born and city bred young fellow,
whose shoes had mostly only touched concrete and tar.
Oh yes I had seen grass, but out on a footy ground
and my entertainment was drinking at a nightc...

Leaving

...It seems so quiet here since you went.
The dog's more settled, the cat's more content.
My friends seem to visit much more than before
and I can visit the pub without starting a war

Now the dust...

Eighteen For a Week

...Oh to be eighteen again
Just for a week
No more morning pain
No more feeling weak

All the fun I could have
Party into the early hours
Play footy with the lads
Buy a sweetheart flowers 

Oh...

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