Almanac Lunch: With legendary sports writer John Craven in Geelong (June 28) – Limited places left
Limited places still left for the lunch with John Craven but be quick, bookings will close this weekend.
The peripatetic Footy Almanac is heading to Geelong where we’ll catch up with sports journalist, author and promoter John Craven at a lunch hosted by Roger Lowrey.
John Craven with Roger Lowrey, doing some lunch prep.
We’ll chat to John about his most recent work The Conquerors. This ambitious 779 page epic details the careers of Geelong’s 100 finest sports stars across 33 different sports. It includes 12 Olympic medalists, 8 Test cricketers, 7 Brownlow Medalists, one Stawell Gift winner and many other internationally elite stars in their respective sports.
Friday June 28, 2024
12.30 for 1pm
At the Petrel Hotel, 81 Pakington St., Geelong West.
Alternate two course $60 set menu (alternate drop)
Please advise any dietary preferences beforehand
Entrees
Potato, leek and parmesan croquettes
Glazed beef skewer and mango chimichurri
Main courses
Chicken schnitzel, garlic butter, chips and slaw
Braised lamb shoulder, cheesy polenta and watercress
(Mains served with table salads)
Drinks at standard pub prices
ALL WELCOME
Bookings are essential: [email protected]
Free parking in nearby suburban streets
Number 22 buses from Geelong Railway Station connect both ways with Melbourne trains and stop outside the front door
Signed copies of The Conquerors will be available on the day for $20 each (they’re usually $40).
Or you can buy copies now. Send John Craven an email HERE.
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Would like to attend but logistics won’t allow it. Enjoy the day.
Shall do so Dips. My review of it will appear some time soon so if you like what you see and you would like a book just let me know.
8/5 which means we go to the bye licking our wounds having having won one out our last six. As my dear old late dad would have said “hmm.”
RDL
Agree RDL. Hmmm. In fact Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Cats falling apart in key areas. Our defence leaks like a sieve. Our fullback is a sook. Just heard Bruhn will miss 4-6 weeks.
Big hmmmmmm
Hope its a ripper day. I remember John Craven very well from his “promoter” days when he brought some good athletes up to Stawell. Be keenly interested in his recollections of that, and what he thinks of it now.