Read Almanacker Jack Banister’s interview with Bulldog Monique Conti in The Citizen before she takes centre stage in today’s AFLW Grand Final.
Want to paint the cover of The Women’s Footy Almanac 2018?
March 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
We would like to invite artists to produce an image to be in the running to become the the cover for The Women’s Footy Almanac 2018.
The Stab Punt and David Parkin
March 23, 2018 by 4 Comments
Jim Johnson has an interest in the origin and evolution of kicking. here’s another installment, about the stab punt, timely, because David Parkin is our guest at lunch today.
Katie Brennan and Kagiso Rabada suspension challenges
March 21, 2018 by 8 Comments
Yesterday saw two sportspeople challenge suspensions given to them. What are your thoughts on the Brennan and Rabada situations? On challenges generally?
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: 2018 ‘The Year of the Pie’
March 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Will 2018 be one for the True Believers asks Cam Hooke.
AFLW Dreams Dee-molished, Can AFL Dee-liver?
March 20, 2018 by 1 Comment
After the Demons had their chance of playing in an AFLW Grand Final crushed by the Dogs, Ann Deux moves her focus to her Dees men’s team to see if they can deliver for her in 2018.
Getting prepared for the AFL season (at a glance): tipping, events, memberships
March 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Get sorted for the 2018 AFL season:
Almanac Footy Tipping.
Almanac membership.
Almanac season launch lunch etc.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: A better few days than last week
March 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke’s latest Collingwood musings as the AFLW side goes into the final round of their season. The AFL and VFL men are preparing for theirs to get underway after some recent positive signs but alas one big injury in Tyson Goldsack.
Grab a Pepa Burrito Tee! – Like Pepa herself
March 15, 2018 by 1 Comment
Grab a Pepa Burrito t-shirt to commemorate an iconic moment in AFLW Season 2 and support The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation. [Addendum – video of the moment GWS players received their own shirts]
The Almanac AFL Season Launch (a two part extravaganza)
March 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
David Parkin is the guest of the Almanac/Odd Friday Lunch on March 23. All welcome.
Almanac (Racing) History: A short film about racing in the Wimmera and Mallee
March 15, 2018 by 1 Comment
Malcolm McKinnon spotted the reference to Murtoa racing and sent this beaut little film in – with some classic footage of old-timers chatting about Wimmera and Mallee racing before The war.
Almanac AFL Footy Tipping for 2018 – Join Now
March 15, 2018 by 7 Comments
Join in our tipping comps in season 2018.
The standard Almanac comp.
The Tip the Top 8. (You have until the bounce in the Rich-Carl game on the night of March 22 on this one)
Explained in this post.
All welcome.
Almanacker Holly Bousignac interview in the Manjimup-Bridgetown Times
March 12, 2018 by 2 Comments
Almanacker and contributor to The Women’s Footy Almanac 2017, Holly Bousignac was interviewed in the Manjimup-Bridgetown Times this week about her junior footy career, connection to AFLW and The Footy Almanac.
Book Club with Konrad Marshall: Listen here
March 7, 2018 by 3 Comments
Jack Banister and Gordon Hunter-Merdeith interviewed Konrad Marshall, author of Yellow and Black, A Season with Richmond, for the latest episode of their podcast, The People’s Game. Take a listen.
Almanac Memoir – The Tracks of my Tears
March 7, 2018 by 4 Comments
“I buried my face in the pages of the Football Record and I cried as frustration washed through me. If you think the disappointment of being bundled out of the finals in 2013, 14 and 15 was bad then you didn’t experience the disappointment of the last round of the 1966 season. The gut-wrenching emotion of that last game had me in tears.”
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: No cause for alarm, yet
March 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke’s latest in all things Collingwood after a tough week that saw the AFLW side go down to write themselves out of Grand Final contention and the AFL boys struggle against the Giants.
Almanac Lunch: Odd Friday Lunch with Alec Epis
March 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Don’t miss the next Odd Friday Lunch with ‘Dons legend Alec Epis, who’ll be chatting wine, footy and la dolce vita on the 9th of March
This Saturday Night: Join us at the North Fitzroy Arms to watch the Crows v Carlton AFLW match
March 2, 2018 by 2 Comments
Come along to the North Fitzroy Arms this Saturday evening, March 3, to watch the Adelaide v Carlton AFLW match with fellow Almanackers.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: A big win in Alice
February 28, 2018 by 1 Comment
All things Collingwood from our Pie-nut Cam Hooke. Tremendous summary of the week – with emphasis on the AFLW win in Alice Springs. [Yes, I noted that you noted the free kick count Cam – JTH]
Upcoming (March 28) public lecture: Sex & Testosterone in Sport
There will be a public lecture held in Melbourne this week on “Sex & Testosterone in Sport” – details inside