Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 26-The Brilliant Dutch Denied…Again (1978)

Total Football Model with everything but the Cup. 1978. Sideburns. The Dutch lose, again. Dennis Gedling reports on the 1978 World Cup final between the Sky Blue & Whites and the Oranje.

TattsBet Specials for the Doomben 10,000

Almanac sponsors TattsBet are offering to double your Boom on the Doomben 10,000 tomorrow. Check out their Best Bets video for pretty good odds and a pretty good form analyst.

The Pre-Wrap: AFL Round Ten

Tiger traditionalist and tragic (is there a difference?) Mr Wrap offers his tips for Round 10. He is too distressed at Saturday and Monday’s events at the Paddock that Grew to offer his usual philosophical discourse.

Round 10 – Preview: The Sounds of Sirens

Mangy’s out of form? Hawks slow? Doomben 10,000 winner? Friars to bounce back? Sal has it all for you.

Bring Your Best Footy

Vin Maskell ponders the many meanings of this oft used phrase.

Passion and Love

Despite not being a Tiges man himself, Matt Watson has a familial affinity for the team from Punt Road. The number five and not the usual nine(th) appears prominently.

Crio’s Racing: Ten Thousand Time

The big races are all up in Queensland for the next few months, with the (time honoured) Doomben 10,000 on Saturday. Crio dips his lid at the sudden passing of top gent and trainer Guy Walter.

Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 27-The Montevideo Nightmare (2001)

Dennis Gedling provides a dispassionate account of Australia v Uruguay 2001. Well, maybe not so much dispassionate. Maybe more heart-rent heart-sore therapy.

AFL Round 9 – Fearless: The bump is not dead but it’s on the critical list

Fearless, with a brief review on Round 9.

Almanac Podcast – Episode six

Edelsten, statues, the Magnificent Murri Nine, ‘do it for…’ and entities that are over-rated. More from the crew.

The Breathlessness of Water

A short story about swimming, breathing, doubts, life, love, regret, war. [Interesting – Ed]

The 2014 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round 9

Earl O’Neil surveys the wreckage of Round 9’ish (the AFL couldn’t manage a full one). Players just aren’t ‘doing it for the jumper’ any more.

AFL Round 8 – Port Adelaide v Fremantle: Youth, Innocence, and a Bad Haircut Beat Age and Guile

Amazing! The Sydney Uni old boys game looks exactly like the game from the Adelaide Oval and, in both cases, youth runs over the top of age and guile. [With apologies to PJ O’Rourke]

Higher Ground: The AFL v The West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Longworth ponders the effects of global-warming on our nation’s AFL venues. (Unsurprisingly, Canberra would appear to be the least affected)

AFL Round 9 – St.Kilda v Gold Coast Suns: Kenny Whiffen Will Live Forever in our Hearts

On Sunday St Kilda honoured a man who has served the club for 50 years and never missed a game. Yvette Wroby tells the story of Kenny Whiffen who was the runner on ‘that day’ in 1966.

Book review: Bradman’s war

Glen Davis reviews Malcolm Knox’s Bradman’s War – and heartily recommends it.

Getting the dividend-bludgers beat at Tuesday Central: a study of the role of the prawn in Sydney graft, corruption, law enforcement and justice.

Sounds like Nank’s education was accelerated by some colourful Sydney identities while getting belted at Balmain Tigers. [A hint of the Cyril Pearl’s about this – Ed]

The Amazing Adelaide Oval

Despite some initial doubts, Anne Fedorowytsch has become enchanted by the new and improved Adelaide Oval

Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 28-Ghana hold the Socceroos on the Road to Nowhere (2010)

Dennis Gedling was your man at the ground (in the red dust) as Ghana took on the Socceroos in 2010. Dennis paid both the emotional toll and for too many rounds.

AFL Round 9 – Haiku Bob – the yellow leaf

Haiku Bob distills the essence of Collingwood’s experience against Adelaide