Yoshi is full of praise for friend, fellow Saints supporter and well loved Almanacker, Yvette Wroby, after reading her memoir Siren’s Call.
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Siren’s Call by Yvette Wroby
July 28, 2017 by 9 Comments
Yvette’s book Siren’s Call has just been released and is available now.
Almanac Book Review: Siren’s Call
July 13, 2017 by 2 Comments
“Often delightful, at times surprisingly moving,” writes Stephanie Holt, “Siren’s Call is a welcome addition to the growing literature of footy fandom.” Read Stephanie’s review.
Siren’s Call – the latest availability (includes e-book options)
June 5, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Yvette Wroby’s book Siren’s Call is available through numerous platforms: bookshops, directly from Yvette, on-line, and as an e-book. Details are in this post.
Almanac Book Review – Siren’s Call: Two in one
June 2, 2017 by 1 Comment
Writer and Saints fan Ken Haley has reviewed Yvette Wroby’s memoir Siren’s Call. [Thoughtful, as always – JTH]
Book Review: Siren’s Call by Yvette Wroby
May 16, 2017 by 8 Comments
Yvette Wroby has written a beautiful book about her family and her connection to the St Kilda Football Club. John Butler fell in love with Siren’s Call and you will too.
Launch of ‘Siren’s Call’ a great success
May 12, 2017 by 7 Comments
John Harms launched Yvette Wroby’s memoir ‘Siren’s Call’ at the St Kilda RSL on Thursday night and it was a blast. Lots of food, and people and footy players present. Yvette is still floating all through Friday. Now for a Saints win tomorrow and the week is perfect.
Round 10 – Preview: The Sounds of Sirens
May 23, 2014 by 2 Comments
Mangy’s out of form? Hawks slow? Doomben 10,000 winner? Friars to bounce back? Sal has it all for you.
Almanac Footy: The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Dreaming
November 11, 2022 by 5 Comments
Dennis Gedling relives his early days as a Cats supporter, and his recent joy watching Geelong at the ‘G’ win the 2022 premiership.
The Wrap: Unveiling the End of August Ladder
March 19, 2013 by 7 Comments
The Wrap is back. No need to slug it out through 22 rounds of home and away, the Wrap can tell you how it finishes.
Almanac Book Extract – Footy History: John Craven’s profile of footballer-athlete Jack Grant
October 7, 2024 by 3 Comments
Jack Grant was a speedy VFL footballer who enjoyed success at Geelong. When he ran away from speedster Austin Robertson one afternoon a wise old Stawell Gift trainer took note. The rest is history.
Almanac Footy: The AFL’s ‘missionary’ work
July 1, 2022 by 9 Comments
Punxsutawney Pete discusses and succinctly presents his viewpoints on many of the issues surrounding the expansion of the AFL into non AFL areas through the creation of new teams and vast amounts of money spent promoting Aussie rules.
A Season in the Country – 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues: Episode 1
April 20, 2022 by 3 Comments
After last week’s prologue Peter Clark hits the ground running with Episode 1 of his new footy series, ‘A Season in the Sun 1975’, highlighting matches from the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues.
Almanac Music: Let There Be Light: Ten Songs of ‘Light’ from Favourite Mainstream Australasian Artists
March 4, 2022 by 1 Comment
This week’s post from KD is a companion piece to his ‘Songs of Darkness’ article of last Friday – the topic is now ‘Songs of Light’ from mainstream Australasian artists. Again, he invites Almanackers to respond, to add to the picture.
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