Matt Quartermaine and Tim Smith live at the Courthouse Hotel in North Melbourne. [Reviews have been excellent – Ed]
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: 2015 – Say Goodnight, Gracie
September 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The final update for his true believers in 2015. Cam Hooke is already well and truly focused on 2016.
1933 Richmond Football Club photo: who’s there?
September 8, 2015 by 6 Comments
The Richmond Football Club 1933 team photo. Who can you name? [Rhett Bartlett – Tigerland historian and son of Kevin – has filled us in on all of them and added a few snippets about them. Thanks Rhett.]
Fitzroy Rotary Pick One Update – Winner in Comp 2
September 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Peter Hille gives his final update as a winner is announced in the Fitzroy Rotary Pick One Competition.
Round 23 – Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Week 3 of Collingwood’s 2016 Pre-Season
September 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
You can never accuse Cam Hooke of lacking in optimism. For the rest of the footy world, Collingwood taking on Essendon is a [very] dead-rubber, but to Cam this is the ‘Pies third hit out of their 2016 premiership campaign.
Almanac Cricket: Phil Hughes inquest and side-on batting
September 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Former Australian and Queensland opening bowler, Tony Dell, explains that the legacy of Phil Hughes’ tragic death can be to show batsmen the importance of good (side-on) technique.
Round 16 – Sydney v Hawthorn: Brown and Gold Billionaires
September 1, 2015 by 6 Comments
Year 10/11 student Vivienne Williams makes her Almanac debut with a beauty of Round 16, when she travelled to Sydney to watch her Hawks. “…Tonight it’s we who are the Bondi Billionaires!” [Great writing Vivienne – Ed]
Let’s hope it’s not a knee
September 1, 2015 by 4 Comments
Anson Cameron wrote this beauty of D Menzel and his cursed knee back in 2012. [Timely – thanks Anson – Ed].
Round 22 – Hawthorn v Brisbane: The annual trip (Junior Almanac)
September 1, 2015 by 10 Comments
Kane McInerney, 11 years old, flew to Launceston for the footy. He’s made keen observations of Hawthorn, of Brisbane and of the travelling life.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Where has this team been?
August 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Cam enjoyed the second 2016 pre-season game a little more than the first. Click through for highlights and musings.
Has D. Flanigan had a haircut? Find out at lunch on Aug 28, before Geelong v Collingwood
August 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Darren Flanigan is coming to lunch on Aug 28. Book now.
Footys4all – Footys heading to Fiji and Maningrida
August 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It is not everyday that you meet a man who has travelled all the way from an overseas country to pick up a donation of AFL Footys4all Ross Faulkner Footballs to take back to his homeland of Fiji! It was great to meet you and thanks for spreading the Australian rules ‘gospel’ and [Read more]
An Under 9s Coach
August 27, 2015 by 3 Comments
If character is essential to success in footy and life, then current Adelaide coach Scott Camporeale is ahead of the pack. Less than 24 hours after despatching the Brisbane Lions at Adelaide Oval, Peter Argent’s camera found the former Carlton champion and 2000 All-Australian calling the shots at an Under 9s match in suburban Adelaide.
Round 22 – Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: round 22 preview
August 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Like the rest of the Magpie army, Cam Hooke found last week’s loss to Richmond a little too much to bear. Nevertheless, the Pies front up against Geelong on Friday night and Cam is looking for a better effort than their round 21 offering.
AFL Fans Association: Diehards demand more grand final tickets
August 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
A statement from the AFL Fans Association calling on the League to increase its ticket allocation for members of the competing clubs.
Perth Reclink Community Cup
August 26, 2015 by 2 Comments
A highlight of the community sporting calendar in Melbourne and Sydney, the annual Reclink Community Cup is local footy at its most irreverent. This weekend is the inaugural Perth Reclink Community Cup and we’d love to see you at Bassendean this coming Sunday!
Round 21 – Carlton v Melbourne: Sill awaiting the purple patch
August 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Geoff Woolcock is such a Dees man he flies from sunny Brisbane to the MCG (via Docklands) and gets there mid-pummeling. That’s love.
Round 21 – Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 21 post-mortem
August 24, 2015 by 2 Comments
A 91-point loss to an old enemy. Some defeats test the belief of even the truest of believers. Roll on 2016, says Cam Hooke.
Fitzroy Rotary Pick One Comp – Round 20 Update
August 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The final 11 are proving hard to shake. Click through for Peter’s update on who is off limits for the week.
Round 21 – Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Collingwood v Richmond preview
August 21, 2015 by 2 Comments
With 2015 done and dusted as far as Cam Hooke is concerned, preparations for 2016 start now. What better way to salvage something from this season than to dent the top four hopes of arch-rival, Richmond, with a 2016-style line-up. [Also includes tips on how to survive a long, harsh off-season of no Collingwood joy. – Ed]
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