A golf poem written by Michael Pardy while listening to Mr James Brown who grew up in Parkway Drive about 3 miles from the course.
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Almanac Poetry: Golf 2
March 7, 2024 by 5 Comments
Michael Pardy is back on the golf course and pens an ode to his Dunlop Hot Spot Number 2 which survived a complete round of golf without being lost.
Almanac Poetry: Golf 1
February 27, 2024 by 12 Comments
Michael Pardy has returned to golf after a break of 20 years. Beautiful game he says, and as a result, he has neglected his writing, so Michael has remedied that by writing golf poems. Here is his first golf poem.
You couldn’t script this…
July 25, 2022 by 2 Comments
Michael Pardy muses on the building pressure around 2022’s great escape artists Collingwood and predicts a (perhaps fitting?) finale…
Round 13 – Essendon v Carlton: The thumb and the thumbscrew
June 9, 2022 by 2 Comments
Michael Pardy revels in the intense Essendon v Carlton rivalry, revisiting past incidents to stoke the fire heading into this weekend’s clash.
Round 6 – Essendon v Collingwood: Against all odds, we’ll win!
April 21, 2022 by 2 Comments
Everything is against the Bombers winning the Anzac Day clash – which is exactly why they will triumph, according to Michael Pardy.
Round 5 – Essendon v Fremantle: Good place, good song, go Bombers!
April 14, 2022 by 2 Comments
Michael Pardy waxes poetical about his mixed feelings about Fremantle the place and Fremantle the team.
Round 4 – Essendon v Adelaide: Shades of the past give hope
April 7, 2022 by 1 Comment
Michael Pardy saw something in the Bombers last weekend that took him back to the era of Matthew Lloyd. Perhaps success is not far away.
Round 1 – Essendon v Geelong: Preview
March 16, 2022 by 1 Comment
Michael Pardy is confident of a Bomber win in their Round 1 match against Geelong at the MCG on Saturday. He predicts a 29 point margin!
Almanac Poetry: A Boy and His Football
February 11, 2022 by 11 Comments
Michael Pardy makes his Almanac debut with a poem about kids who have a footy in their hands all the time and how it becomes their friend. (Welcome aboard, Michael – Ed.)
Preview – Essendon v Footscray: Saturday 2PM (VFLW) & Sunday 3:20PM (AFLM)
April 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
In looking ahead to the weekend, Michael “Pards” Pardy extols the virtues of his new favourites, the Essendon VFLW team.
Almanac Poetry: Golf – 5
May 15, 2024 by 4 Comments
With our attention drawn to the Aurora in the sky, this new poem from Pards references the time when golf was first played on the moon
Almanac Poetry: Golf – 3
March 20, 2024 by 5 Comments
After almost getting a birdie, Pards ponders the difficulties of becoming Tiger Woods as expressed in his latest golfing poem.
Round 8 – Pards’ Preview: Essendon v Hawthorn
May 4, 2022 by 3 Comments
Michael “Pards” Pardy gives his insights on the upcoming fixture between Essendon and Hawthorn and the history between the two.
Almanac Poetry: uncle pat has got the covid
March 9, 2022 by 5 Comments
Michael ‘Pards’ Pardy contributes this witty poem.
Round 17 – North Melbourne v Port Adelaide: Port grapples with history as North falters again
July 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Chris Michaels sees a slot in the Top 8 opening up for Port, who continued building, this time “against a Kangaroos side with everything to play for and much to lose.”
Round 7 – Western Bulldogs v Fremantle: Young Dogs give Dockers a scare
May 19, 2015 by 12 Comments
Dylan Bolch, who is 14 years old, makes his Almanac debut capturing all the tension of the Bulldogs-Dockers game on Sunday. [Lively piece thanks Dylan – Ed]
Round 13 Winners and Losers
June 26, 2012 by 6 Comments
The byes are finally gone. I think Beau Waters scared them off. WINNERS Collingwood (and the West Coast Eagles…) Both Collingwood and West Coast continue to confound eminent doctors and scientists by playing so well despite half their sides being out on account of major injury/obscure illness/missing limbs. The Eagles don’t have their two best [Read more]
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