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Footy Flashback: Channel Seven’s Hall of Fame Team (1956-81)

In 1981, to celebrate 25 years of broadcasting football, Channel Seven picked their team of the quarter century (1956-1981).

By Bozza / March 27, 2020

AFL Bozza Fan Sided Saints Summary St Kilda Saints

Saints Summary 2020: A Tale of Two Halves – Round One v North Melbourne

Bozza, our resident Saint, gives us his take on their Round One clash with North Melbourne.

By Bozza / March 26, 2020

AFL 2020: Power Rankings After Round One

Find out where your team sits on the Pinch Hitters AFL Power Rankings after Round One.

By Bozza / March 23, 2020

AFL 2020: Round One Tips

Who have our experts tipped in Round One?

By Pinch Hitter Minions / March 19, 2020

AFL AFL 2020 AFL Fearless Predictions 2020 Essendon Bombers Waz Bancroft

AFL 2020: Essendon – Five Fearless Predictions

What does 2020 hold in store for the Bombers?

By Waz Bancroft / March 17, 2020

AFL AFL 2020 AFL Fearless Predictions 2020 Port Adelaide Power Waz Bancroft

AFL 2020: Port Adelaide – Five Fearless Predictions

Will it be a surge or outage for the Power in 2020?

By Waz Bancroft / March 17, 2020

AFL AFL 2020 Fan Sided North Melbourne Kangaroos Siobhan

North Melbourne 2020: What we Learned in the Marsh Series

What did we learn from the Kangaroos Marsh Series campaign?

By Siobhan Waddell / March 17, 2020

AFL AFL 2020 AFL Fearless Predictions 2020 Fixxer Geelong Cats

AFL 2020: Geelong – Five Fearless Predictions

Will the Cats be purring in 2020?

By Fixxer / March 15, 2020

AFL AFL 2020 AFL Fearless Predictions 2020 Waz Bancroft Western Bulldogs

AFL 2020: Western Bulldogs – Five Fearless Predictions

Will the Bulldogs bite match their bark in 2020?

By Waz Bancroft / March 14, 2020

AFL AFL 2020 AFL Fearless Predictions 2020 Sydney Swans Waz Bancroft

AFL 2020: Sydney – Five Fearless Predictions

What lies ahead of the Swans in 2020?

By Waz Bancroft / March 13, 2020

The Pinch Hitters are a group of sporting tragics committed to bringing you their own special take on the happening in the sporting world. In the grand tradition of sports great Pinch Hitters, their aim is to talk about the games you know but with their own unique twist.

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.

Bill Shankly

While the team are firm believers of Shankly’s assessment of the seriousness of football and believe it applies to sport as a whole, they also believe there is always a time and place to take a lighter view at the games adult people play.