Popular Warrnambool figure Chris “Big Red” Jennings has passed away, aged just 47. The Warrnambool Standard reports: http://www.standard.net.au/news/local/news/general/big-red-bows-out-a-shark-forever/2475584.aspx
FOOTY ALMANAC TRIP ACROSS THE DITCH
March 5, 2012 by 6 Comments
Friday 1 June to Sunday 3 June Join John Harms and other intrepid Almanackers for a weekend in North West Tasmania
PLENTY OF THEATRE AT ADELAIDE OVAL
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By Peter Argent While the famed Festival Fringe had many acts playing around the Adelaide CBD on Saturday evening, February 25, at the home of SA sport, there was plenty of theatre as well. For South Australia they had a Doctor who was trying prove he still had what it takes to impact for his [Read more]
Winners Are Grinners
March 1, 2012 by 3 Comments
Photos supplied by K Carroll Tim Lane at K. Carroll’s Test breakfast. “I’ve finally got one,” said Tim, wishing the Carlton reports had been written differently.
Trumper Charge
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Photo by Peter Argent Do we see any resemblance? Photo by George Beldam
Using the old noggin’
February 22, 2012 by 3 Comments
Here’s one of the more unusual “caught behind”s you’re ever likely to see. Thanks to Luke Ridgwell for passing on the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCO3ik4Px2Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Doug Wade’s Apple
February 20, 2012 by 2 Comments
After 41.5 years, the identity of the apple-thrower who might have cost Geelong a finals berth in 1970 has been solved. Courtesy of the Geelong Advertiser. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2012/02/20/308511_news.html
The role of the skunk in the evolutionary development of football
February 19, 2012 by 24 Comments
by Clint Rule As I get more feeble in my footballing forties I feel the need to have something lateral additives to keep up with the new bloods. Functional ideas. You know the Bob Neil Volley Hybrids. I like explorer socks – comfy, thick and warm but short so they don’t fill up with water in the [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – Hope is all we have
February 14, 2012 by 2 Comments
by Paul Connolly “Hope is necessary in every condition,” Samuel ‘Magic’ Johnson once wrote. “The miseries of poverty, sickness, of captivity, of being a Sharks fan, would, without this comfort, be insupportable.” Keen scholars will realise that I added the bit about being a Sharks fan. (After all, there’s about a [Read more]
Peter Argent: Cricket Slips
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This cricket clothing faux pas (embarrassment) happened during the final of the 2012 Grand Final of the Senior Country Carnival at University Number one oval on Thursday Feb 9. The batsman in question in Yorke Peninsula an Lower North all rounder Matthew Higgs This guy is the prospective son in law of 1980s Australian batsman-keeper [Read more]
Shadow Batting
February 6, 2012 by 4 Comments
A movement without thought. A small step forward, a bend of the front knee, weight easing onto the left foot, the left elbow pointed at the ball- text book style I’m walking down the hallway in our house. Then the stroke. A quick stiffening of the body and then relax. [Read more]
Cricket Dreaming by Barry Nicholls
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Cricket Dreaming by Barry Nicholls $25 (+ $5 postage) The experiences, stories and characters of a life in cricket.
The Story of 78 by Barry Nicholls
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The Story of 78 by Barry Nicholls $25 (+ $5 postage) One of the most thrilling and consequential grand finals in South Australian lore. Sturt and Norwood fight out a classic.
Memoirs of a Mug Punter by John Harms
February 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Memoirs of a Mug Punter by John Harms $30 (+ $5 postage) Can a horse syndicate also set a socialist example? Can truth and beauty be found at a country race track? Follow the adventures of Courting Pleasure, and those who had a stake in her.
The Kernahans
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The late Harry Kernahan with young Stephen in 1984.
It’s Your Wally Grout by Wally Wright
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It’s Your Wally Grout by Wally Wright $25 (+ $5 postage) Wally Wright gives a personal account of the career of his grandfather, the great Australian wicket-keeper. John Harms looks at It’s Your Wally Grout
1964 A Game, A Season, A State by Michael Sexton
February 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
1964 A Game, A Season, A State by Michael Sexton $30 (+ $5 postage) Michael Sexton looks at the characters and the times which made for a golden period in South Australian football. Review by Chris Riordan
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