Finals Preview – Week 2: The Making of a Monster

Sal Ciardulli looks at the form in this weekend’s Semi Finals, can the Dogs topple the Hawks and are the Swans able to hold off the Crows!

Almanac Books: Former Swans Chairman Richard Colless and True Believers

Richard Colless launches Jan Courtin’s book at the SCG, this is a video of his speech where he talks about the value of true believers in a Footy Club.

VWFL Grand Finals this Sunday

This Sunday get down to the aptly named Piranha Park in Coburg to watch the Grand Finals of the VWFL, women’s footy at its best.

Finals Week 1 – Sydney v Greater Western Sydney: The hot house flowers

Bloodstainedangel writes about the difficulty in accepting the Swans miserable weekend as good for football in Sydney, especially when emotional bruising is involved.

Who will be the 2016 AFL Fan of the Year?

Surely there is an Almanacker deserving of the 2016 AFL Fan of the Year, or maybe the entire team? Vote for your 2016 AFL Fan of the Year.

Almanac People: Shaun Burgoyne wants greater protection for Sam Mitchell

The recent statement from Hawthorn’s S. Burgoyne imploring better protection for S. Mitchell reminds DaveP of a scene in Catch 22.

Finals Week 1 – Geelong v Hawthorn: I am potentially Geelong

Noel McPhee doesn’t barrack for Geelong but living in the region gives him licence to switch temporarily, especially in a Final against Hawthorn.

Finals Week 1 – West Coast v Western Bulldogs: Which Home Ground Atmosphere Created the Game

Yoshi ventured into the Osaka Coolabah to watch the Doggies defeat West Coast and having shifted his allegiance to the Bulldogs for the Finals, belted out Sons of the West with other patrons.

Finals Week 1 – It’s Great to be a Neutral Sometimes

With his Blues not featuring in September, Tony Robb enjoyed watching the first week of finals as a neutral. Despite Patrick Cripps’ Tahitian Coral cut infection…

Good for Footy in New South Wales

Piffy observes the signs of ascent of footy in NSW

Jaeger O’Meara nominates Hawthorn

Jaeger O’Meara wants to play for Hawthorn in 2017. What does that mean?

Almanac Local Footy: Minyip-Murtoa Grand Finals Weekend

The Albatross reports on Minyip-Murtoa’s two Football and Netball Grand Finals, Go Burras!

Does weather play a role in finals?

With the rain tumbling down in Melbourne Town, we wonder about the influence of weather on footy finals. (What is “finals weather”?)

Finals Week 1 – Geelong v Hawthorn: Boxers, ballet and our glorious bastard of a game

With a heartbreaking loss on Friday night, Trucker Slim admired the game, its theatre and poetry in motion. In his words, “Footy is a glorious bastard of a game. It is cruel and capricious, scintillating and rewarding and none of this is in equal measure”. [Great read – Ed]

Finals Week 1 – Sydney v GWS: The Best Weekend Yet

Steve Duffy experienced the ultimate Giant Footy weekend, beating the Swans in the Qualifying Final and in the NEAFL Grand Final, doesn’t get much better.

Lions and Thunder roar in WAFL semis

Subiaco is into another WAFL Grand Final. Action photos and action words from two big semi finals here, thanks to Les Everett.

Finals Week 1 – Geelong v Hawthorn: Resurrection Deluxe

Last time Geelong beat Hawthorn was Easter weekend this year, Mark Browning now understands the resurrection after Isaac Smith missed that goal.

Richmond Board Challenge are they Messiahs or just a bunch of Naughty Boys?

The Focus on Football challenge on the Richmond Board, according to DrCruel73, was the icing on the cake in a horrible year for the Tigers.

Finals Week 1 – Sydney v GWS: Loss equals Opportunity

In footy parlance a week is a long time unless that week belongs to Mathilde de Hauteclocque as she prepares for and recovers from the Swans QF.

Almanac Book Cover 2016: May I be ever so humble…

The ongoing discussion on The 2016 Footy Almanac takes an interesting twist with Earl O’Neill’s nomination.