Old Woollen Footy Jumpers: Peter Haby – Barwon Football Club

Peter Haby played for Barwon Under 15s with his mate Ken Robinson – in 1957. Recently the jumpers were found in an old trunk in their coach Ronnie Houghton’s garage.

WAFL Round 14: Big Cats roar and Falcons flutter

Les Everett reviews Round 15 in the WAFL as the two AFL clubs continue to find new and creative ways to ruin the integrity of the local competition.

AFL Round 15 – Review

JTH on Round 15.

Celebrating Nick Krygios and wondering what type of leadership Brad Scott offers.

AFL Round 15 – Collingwood v Carlton : A Cold Night’s Entertainment.

Dave Nadel from the Floreat Pica Society, was there on a cold Sunday night to watch his defence-depleted team still steal the cookies from the Blues. Pies supporters remain happy.

AFL Round 15 – Collingwood v Carlton: Frozen

Jeff Dowsing may be “Frozen” at the MCG on Sunday 7pm game, but his Pies weren’t. At least the cockles were warmed by the nights events, even if his fingers were ice.

AFL Round 15 – Collingwood v Carlton: Sacred kingfisher positivity

David Wilson takes the Growling Grass Frog and the Sacred Kingfisher to the MCG for the game between his Magpies and the Blues. Grass Frogs and Kingfishers run more frequently than public transport on a Sunday night.

Sunday Musings – Is it just me or is AFL your 5th favourite sport too?

Peter Baulderstone had a great sporting weekend. AFL did not feature high on his list. Are others struggling to maintain the passion when local footy and elite international sport offers so much?

AFL Round 15 – St Kilda v Richmond; Bulldogs v Melbourne: Here and there, new and old, lose and win.

Too much footy is never enough for Yvette Wroby. The weekend begins promisingly with Friday’s Almanac lunch, then goes into decline with Saturday’s Saints loss. The weekend and the Bulldogs (Yvette’s second team) redeem themselves on Sunday. Phew!

World Cup 2014: A Delayed Reckoning with An Exploding Star

Gregor Lewis fears that with the start of the knockout phase of the World Cup the ‘beautiful game’ has become the ‘gritty game’. Brazil and Chile disappointed, but Colombia are still taking life at the full.

SANFL Round 12 – Norwood v Central District: Colder than the Arctic Circle

Dave Brown braves a freezing winter evening at Norwood Oval, but his Redlegs and the ever-reliable Barossa shiraz warm his heart and his bones.

AFL revisionists’ flagging logic

Jeff Dowsing takes aim at the dubious claims of revisionist footy historians who are seeking to grant premiership* flags for the decades before the game took on an organised structure.

Boxing: Happy Birthday Slim

AS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE AGE

Lionel Rose would have celebrated his 66th birthday on June 21. Patrick Skene tells the story of how he was part of Lionel’s 60th birthday celebrations in Sydney. (An Almanac Classic)

AFL Round 15 – Essendon v Geelong: Time Travellin’

Sam travels in time from a pub in Kuala Lumpar but in the end his Bombers’ DeLorean runs out of jigowatts.

AFL Round 14: Reports

All the reports of the Round 14 matches in the 2014 season.

Ruff Ruff

A brilliantly honest and insightful review by Paddy Grindlay of the Richmond Tigers annus horribilus. Are the Tigers in a blip, a ditch or a gap year?

AFL Round 15 Preview – Escaping Melbourne Winters

Sal Ciardulli sends his AFL Round 15 preview from the Hanoi Hilton, where he is sheltering from freezing Melbourne winters, incompetent AFL umpires and the Carlton Blues. He may be gone a little while.

The Pre Wrap – AFL Round XV – The view from the Old Dart

Mr Wrap has fled Punt Road (no long suffering for him) and is spending his winter as Bernie Tomic’s psychoanalyst in the Old Dart. He has not forsaken his loyal readers and shares his wisdom on all sporting matters.

The curse is in town

Matt Watson states the case for superstitions and curses in footy. History says his mate’s attendance at the Gabba will doom his beloved Kangaroos. What’s a man to do?

Crio’s Racing

Things are far from rosy at the grass-roots level. Crio is concerned about various aspects of racing…but still the band plays on…..

Feb 25: a significant day in the history of the VFLPA/AFLPA

John Harms has produced the story of the formation of the VFLPA forty years ago.