Footy Season

Kate sketches out the dawning of a new season as only she can.

AFL Round 1 – West Coast v Western Bulldogs: Unlucky Dan

Joefloh faced one final hurdle in his now famed transition from Bomber to Bulldog – watching his new team in the west.

The Craig Simmons Conundrum and the Singapore Sling

John Butler remembers the Test Cricket heroics in South Africa, and dissects the Indian takeover of world cricket decision making.

Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 80 The Arok Aussies Fall Short Again (1989)

This time it’s the qualifiers for Italia ’90. Dennis Gedling recounts that the Kiwis dudded us and the referees robbed us. Oh, and we did a pretty good job of shooting ourselves in the foot again.

Fantasy Football – Footy Almanac Groups

JTH hates fantasy football. But for those whose weekends are lit up by 20 metre kicks back to outside midfielders we have great news! We have started Footy Almanac groups. Unlimited spots and prizes for the winning coaches (assuming I can talk Harmsy into it)

Footy With the Sound Turned Down

It’s time for the AFL to stop building its empire and to return a bit of soul to the game, writes Andrew Starkie.

Almanac artists will paint you the world’s most personal gift

Looking for a brilliant gift? Get one of our artists to knock up a portrait.

Damian Callinan’s The Lost WWI Diary (27 March – April 20)

This will be excellent. Get along.

MYM State of Origin champs tell all interview

Weeks after the State of Origin Victory (GO THE VICS!) Dani Eid finally caught up with Coach Wags and MYM superstars Pierre Haddad and Joe Gitani to ask the hard hitting questions.

The 2014 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round One

Earl O’Neil reckons Kevin Rudd was PM when Round 1 started. The Saints Demons clash was as exciting as Big Kev’s speeches, and Bomber Thompson’s press conferences about as reliable.

Round 1 – Eagles v Bulldogs: Hot, Hot, Hot

Peter Baulderstone reckons his Eagles, the weather and the TV money obsessed AFL are all hot, hot, hot. Bulldogs supporters may need the cold shower again in 2014.

Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 81-Another French Football Farce (1993)

Dennis Gedling revisits a magic moment in Bulgarian football. The French were merde.

What becomes of the broken hearted?

What will be the fate of those Hawks supporters with the number 23? Will there be a Buddy-related collapse in the economy? Will the new holder Tim O’Brien pull out all the stops to heroically rescue #23 from an exodus of kids turning to Cyril instead? Mick Gwyther is asking the tough questions.

There Goes The Charabanc – The CDFC Bulldogs Supporters Bus (1970-1976)

Part travelogue, part snapshot in time: take the trip with Swish Schwerdt on the supporter bus as he travels around the SANFL as a keen teen. Bound to strike a nostalgic chord even with those who were nowhere near.

The ‘Baz’ Mullins Cup

Damien ‘Baz’ Mullins was a handy cricketer, barrister, administrator, and on the board of Cricket Australia, before dying, from cancer, at he age of 49 in 2010. Each year his memory is honoured in the ‘Baz’ Mullins Cup. Peter Herring reports.

What will they find in David Parkin’s brain?

The one-time state coroner of Queensland was a large man who wore a Tyrolean hat. He drank at the RE at Toowong. Were he let loose on D. Parkin, what would he have found.

Crio’s Q(uandary): Is the footy fish rotting – head down or tail up?

Crio the Elder asks the citizens of Rome “has the rot gone to far?” Is Caesar Minor spending too much of the wealth on distant provinces in Asia Minor? “Friends, footy fans, countrymen lend Crio your wise counsel.”

WWRAD: a guide for moral decision-making (or How Rick Astley can change your life)

Sean Curtain argues the case for Rick Astley as a modern-day guru cum prophet. [May prompt a diverse reaction – Ed]

Fearless 2014 Pre-season: “I am your father,” says Darth Mick.

Fearless looks fearlessly at where we’re at – as a footy competition and as a society.

Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 82-Don’t Cry For Me John Kosmina (1977)

Dennis Gedling explains how the Australian Soccer Federation single-handedly destroyed our World Cup Qualifying campaign in 1978.