What’s the real St Kilda?

Just where are St Kilda placed for their next premiership? Jake Rachwalski looks at their most recent success and what they need to do to win that elusive second premiership. Is Alan Richardson the right man for the job?

Round 10 – Adelaide v Fremantle: Us

After a night of tennis and movies, Aidan Hammond watches his Crows take the knife to the Dockers.

Nicky Winmar Statue Pozible Campaign

Nicky Winmar created history by standing up racism on the footy field. Alex Wadelton wants to help make his iconic stance stand forever with a more than life size replica of Winmar in bronze. Get behind this amazing cause.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Back to back wins

Collingwood are back in form with back to back wins in the AFL, while the Magpies won in the Super Netball. Cam also previews the upcoming game against Fremantle.

Almanac Local Footy – AFL Capricornia: I love this coaching caper!

Mick Jeffrey is now a footy coach; coaching reserve grade Aussie Rules in Far North Queensland at Brothers AFC in the AFL Capricornia. How is he going?

AFLW Asia: Apsara Win in Thriller

AFLW is really kicking into gear and Dion McCaffrie excited to see International Women’s footy. The game between Cambodian Apsaras and Saigon Gaels in Vung Tau, Vietnam was quite the spectacle.

The SANFL Crowd Crisis

Aidan Hammond (with a little help from Dave Brown) discusses the crowd at SANFL matches.

AFL Indigenous Round 2017 – Favourite Indigenous players and moments

The AFL Indigenous Round kicks off tonight and we want to know your favourite Indigenous players and moments.

SANFL – Norwood v Woodville West Torrens: Huge win for the `Legs

Rulebook is at home at The Parade as a fixture in the crowd and in the very happy rooms after the game. A great win for the Redlegs!

Smokie’s Willy CYs Preview – Round 7: Billy

Whatever happened to Billy, asks Smokie in his weekly CYs preview.

Disability slurs in football must be given the same punishment as racial and homophobic slurs

Carly Findlay gives her view on how the AFL need to update its policy on disability slurs.

Almanac History: Roy Hay on ‘The Conversation’ website

Roy Hay continues the discussion on Indigenous Australians involvement in the local game.

The Pies’ most memorable wins over Brisbane (and Fitzroy) in the past 50 years

Steve Fahey looks at his most memorable Collingwood wins against Brisbane/Fitzroy. Will this weekend’s game be another classic?

AFL: The engineer and the artist

Dips O’Donnell sees that AFL football now sadly focusses on risk reduction, rather than on individual and collective enterprise. We should celebrate human imagination, art and wisdom.

SANFL 70s Pen Pix: Sturt v Glenelg 1974

What did the Pen Pix from the 1974 SANFL Grand Final Budget reveal, asks Swish?

Junior Almanac – Fitzroy Under 10-3 v Richmond Juniors: Photo Gallery

The Fitzroy Under 10-3 side found themselves in a tough match against the kids from the mean streets of Richmond amid a rivalry that goes back a century to when Richmond’s Squizzy Taylor blued with Fitzroy’s Old Ted Whiting over control of the sly grog shops at the fag end of Fitzroy.

Centre Square Blues

Warren Tapner has written a poem about the art of umpiring.

My Finals – Top 9

Aidan Hammond has sketched an idea – how would a Final 9 work?

The Swans: Can a lifetime of habit be changed?

Jan Courtin wonders if she can kick her 67-year habit of worrying about the Bloods, and whether their big win against the Saints will make it even more difficult!

Lou Richards’ Master Class At Melbourne High

Braham Dabscheck recalls the time Lou Richards and Jack Dyer were invited to give a talk at Melbourne High School. Easily the most engaging talk he ever heard as a student.