Heffernan's Spray
Heffernan’s Spray - Finals Footy Is Not The Time To Disappear
Nothing could be worse for a footballer than to be remembered as one who went messing when the game was on the line. James Hird’s article in today’s Herald Sun is an excellent example of a star player’s desire to step up when it counts - I urge you to take a read. […]
Jarrad Waite - Your Number Is Called - Heffernan’s Spray, 16th July
Round 15 has been left behind as the AFL season surges towards finals time, and in this week’s spray I’m going to surge straight into action with adjectives such as undisciplined, underachieving and individualistic to describe a certain Carlton player.
Guess what? I’m not talking about Fev. That would be too easy.
At the risk […]
Barry, Aker and Hutchy - Heffernan’s Spray, 8th July
Round 14 is finally over and it’s time once again to let fly with a barrage directed at the shockers, the stinkers and the downright stupid. And what better lead in than that can you get for my first topic this week – the split round.
I almost took this piece on the road this […]
Heffernan’s Spray - 24th June
Well it’s been over a month since I last got fired up enough to let rip with a bone-rattling spray but the last week’s Round 13 of AFL action has provided me with plenty of material to get stuck into. So duck and cover because no one is spared in this week’s edition of […]
New Interchange Rules Belong On The Bench – Heffernan’s Spray - 18th May
Back in my school days, we used to have relay races out on the netball courts. Often a highlight of everyone’s day, each team would have half their members at each end, and when one member of your team ran through to your end, you could high five them and then dash furiously down […]
Heffernan’s Spray - April 27
Welcome to the inaugural “Heffernan’s Spray” – my chance to vent at the inept, the insipid, and the downright insulting. First up on deck – the struggling Saints, and everyone’s favourite (?) umpire, Ray Chamberlain.
St Kilda
What is going on at Moorabbin? Thank Christ I don’t barrack for them – I may have found […]

