Broom Hilda by Russell Myers for October 29, 2023

I’d call it a reason to leave the country.

Game interference.

Trouble is brewing……….

The highlight of the game.

It’s called “you are all fried and toast when she comes around”

Field goal…She didn’t have possession crossing the goal line (see panel 7).

Broomie proves why they only allow the blimps to fly over football stadiums…

Back in the days of my mis-spent youth we called it

“RAKRADS”

Run Away Keep Running And Don’t Stop

Looks like Nerwin is playing Calvinball…

Well whatever it is, Broomie won the game!

It isn’t a safety. At least, not for Broomie.

Had a good laugh with this one.

“You really should get that broom fixed!”

“Yeah, yeah…”

“Right, that’s the ticket…”

Did the football cross the goal post as well? If so football and witch crossing between the uprights should be worth at least 19 points!

Shades of Wile E Coyote

I think that the correct term would be a Touch Goal, or a Field Down.

Where’s Lucy van Pelt when we need her?

I’m sure Hilda will have a few choice names for it.Give her the game ball as a peace offering.

Did the referee in Australian Rules Football run and immediately give the two hand, finger gun, signal??

Well Broomie went over the goal post, I’m not sure the ball did. I’d say it’s a block.

Called “two birds with one stone”…

Call it a 15 yard penalty for unnecessary roughness replay the down.

Wait. The ball bounces off of Broomie, back Away From the goal posts. She falls across them, and then the ball follows her across and lands on her? How did it reverse course? Inquiring minds want to know!

Isn’t this some sort of technical fubar?

I call it “Awkward disaster”.

I’d say, "Nice kick, Nerwin! For your team: field goal!

For you, Gaylord, and Irwin: Run! Run while you still can! When Broomie regains consciousness and figures out what happened, she’s gonna be A WITCH ON A MISSION, and that mission is gonna mean you guys are toast!

Unless the ball went between the goalposts, it’s a failed field goal attempt. If she was on the opposite team from Irwin, It was a successful blocked field goal attempt. If she was on Irwin’s team, it was a reverse “own goal” (not a recognized call in American football —yet!)