Dips O’Donnell lays down a challenge to all Almanacas to get a table at the Footy Almanac Grand Final lunch full of Smokey or Smokie Dawson’s.
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Almanac Communities: Smokie’s Williamstown
Smokie Dawson writes about life in Williamstown in an opinion piece in today’s edition of ‘The Age’.
VAFA Premier C – Williamstown CYMS v Fitzroy: Smokie’s preview of the big match
Boorish spectators and the wind across the Fearon can at times get to Smokie but like his beloved Willy boys, he soldiers on. Here are his thoughts for this week.
VAFA Premier C – Willy CYs v Ivanhoe: A Multiplicity of Smokies
Smokie works out how he can be in two places at once – down at the old Fearon and on duty at home.
VAFA – Smokie’s CYs preview: House Parties
Smokie Dawson is sniffing the social glue that has held Willy CYs together over the years.
VAFA: Winners’ beer! Smokie brings the latest from Williamstown CYMS AFC
Smokie previews Williamstown CYMS AFC’s VAFA clash against Fitzroy this week.
Smokie’s Willy CYs Preview, Rd8: Superstition
Celebrating the Willy CYs’ return to the Fearon for the first time in 2017, Darren “Smokie” Dawson takes a look at some of the more ludicrous superstitions of his old team-mates.
Smokie’s Williamstown CYMS column: Trump
In his regular column for Willy CYs, Smokie Dawson goes looking for the (satirical) best in Donald Trump in ponders an important question related to a possible visit to Australia.
Dear Smokie
Smokie’s letter to Brad Scott of last week receives a reply.
Almanac Cricket: A BazBall Glossary
Smokie Dawson has been in Manchester at Old Trafford watching the 4th Ashes test. In between drinks, and the rain, Smokie spent his time devising a glossary for the spectacle that is Bazball.
Almanac Music: The Best Australian Albums of 2022
Having listened to over 60 new albums by Australian artists in 2022, Smokie Dawson gives us his thoughts on the best of the crop.
Almanac Footy: The Legend of Gil
Smokie Dawson recalls the legend of the ‘player’ with the name of Gil Spencer at the Williamstown CY’s U19s nearly forty years ago.
Menin Gate At Midnight
Smokie Dawson explains why he attends the Williamstown ANZAC Day Dawn Service each year, and the importance of the painting, ‘Menin Gate At Midnight’ by Will Longstaff.
Almanac Book Reviews: ‘Neil Harvey – The Last Invincible’ by Ashley Mallett
Smokie Dawson gives his thoughts on Ashley Mallett’s bio of Neil Harvey, an extraordinary cricketer and the final survivor of the famous 1948 Invincibles.
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