By Manning Clark (circa 1981) On the last Saturday of September every year many of the inhabitants of Melbourne, and indeed of the whole of Australia and even in foreign lands, are stricken with a strange infirmity. Over 100,000 gather in an enclosed space mistakenly known as the Melbourne Cricket Ground. There for two [Read more]
Rotunda in the West 20th August 2011
August 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Roller coaster, Dees style
August 3, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Simon Dobbie All right. As everyone’s favourite Melbourne supporter, I’m sure you’ve all been waiting with baited breath for my take on the Geelong game and Bailey sacking. (deep breath) Where do I start then? OK, the game. I am still speechless about it to be honest. The thought of it just prompts an [Read more]
Sal’s Tips: Round 19
July 29, 2011 by 5 Comments
I commented last week on the British Open victory by a fat bloke who dealt with the conditions as they were presented, I think exactly the same can be said of Cadel Evans who dealt with the weather, the mountains and the competition as they were presented. He has changed since his runners up efforts [Read more]
Footy Almanac Race Day
July 29, 2011 by 8 Comments
The inaugural footyalmanac.com.au handicap will be run today at Geelong. A hardy band of Almanackers will be wining/dining/punting their way through the afternoon. Follow the action through the afternoon. (Some more excitable types might even apply the tag ‘interactive’ to this experiment. Good punting!
Hotel Docklands-ifornia
July 27, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Anthony Thomas MYSTERY surrounds the discovery of a woman in the toilets at Etihad Stadium suffering from cold, two days after the Melbourne venue was last used. It’s believed the 57-year-old woman had spent two days locked inside the ground in central Melbourne following the AFL match between Geelong and Richmond on [Read more]
Short Sentence for Collingwood Supporter
July 26, 2011 by 6 Comments
‘Carlton… Essendon,’ said the big fella – he doesn’t talk in sentences yet after a big brain bleed left him with aphasia twelve months ago. ‘Yeah,’ I said, ‘Probably go, depends on the weather.’ ‘Carlton… Essendon,’ he repeated, ‘you, me.’ I suddenly twigged. He was offering to take me. Big gesture for a Collingwood [Read more]
Neil Craig Resigns
July 25, 2011 by 8 Comments
Neil Craig has just announced his resignation as coach of Adelaide. He will take a leave of absence for an indefinite period before discussing any ongoing role at the club. Mark Bickley will fill in as caretaker until season’s end. Full details from the Crows website here. What do our South Australian Almanackers think? And [Read more]
Footy by the sea
July 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In the lead-up to Thursday’s team being announced, we’d flagged a few players to be rested for the Gold Coast game. Not because we don’t respect the opposition, more because we do – so many connections with Collingwood in that team, you wouldn’t want to demoralise them by beating them by a record-winning margin. So [Read more]
Football Clubs in New South Wales
July 25, 2011 by 3 Comments
By Miles Wilks The most important aim with this book is to give some positive press to footy clubs in New South Wales. Few people (I would think) would realise that as many as 400 players have been recruited from NSW to the VFL/AFL. It was surprising for me anyway when I was researching the VFL/AFL archives and [Read more]
Round 18 Blog
July 24, 2011 by 10 Comments
Several substantial flogging have been the feature of the weekend’s AFL action so far. That, and a couple of goal sneaks bagging 8 apiece. While Crows, Bombers and Bulldogs lament, the Saints have clawed their way back into the eight. With the Western Derby the feature game today, what do you make of it all folks?
Mining young footy talent at Roxby Downs
July 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I’d like to introduce Rob McLean who writes a popular country footy column called Footy People. (Ed) Rob is an SA based football fanatic who once dreamed of playing in Central District’s first premiership side At 34 and a half, he still believes he could play in a Doggies premiership, but instead is winding up his career [Read more]
Millewa League Grand Final
July 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
from Bob Utber Millewa League Grand Final at Lake Cullulleraine – something different – no club out there, beautiful scenery. Real old fashion footy (see my article last year on preliminary final) If interested :- * I could arrange accommodation on houseboat/s * Dinner at Stefano Di Peiros’ * Visits to wineries, * [Read more]
Murali v Swanny
July 21, 2011 by 1 Comment
Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q8m43-YLd4&feature=player_embedded
STRANGE BIRDS IN PARADISE: Album Launch
July 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
STRANGE BIRDS IN PARADISE A West Papuan Soundtrack. ALBUM LAUNCH. NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB SUNDAY 14 AUGUST 2011 Buy Tickets Here “Music can rise above tyranny” “Art is a weapon and culture is life, as long as they can sing they will prevail.” Film-maker Charlie Hill-Smith on the plight of the West Papuans in their [Read more]
Johnny Hoogerland and barbed wire
July 20, 2011 by 11 Comments
Tour de France 2011 Photos; Stage 9: Issoire ? Saint-Flour, 208 km Later in the stage, a French TV car swerved into the five man break up front sending Vacansoleil’s Johnny Hoogerland somersaulting off the road and into a barbed wire fence That’s quite a flogging. Someday a clothing manufacturer will invent something more [Read more]
New Footy Almanac tag line
July 18, 2011 by 23 Comments
G’day Folks We are trying to find a ripper tag line for the website. The one we have (“the AFL season one game at a time”) is terrific for the book, but doesn’t really work for the website, which is about a lot more than that. We have set up a poll. Please cast [Read more]
Why is it the AFL cannot sort out the advantage rule?
July 17, 2011 by 7 Comments
by Jim Young Yet another episode late in the first quarter to remind everyone of the incompetent folly of the advantage rule as presently administered – a clear free in a marking contest to Geelong, umpire blew the whistle, by which time the ball had spilled to another Geelong player only about a yard [Read more]
It’s time to take the Australian cricket team back
It’s time, says Gerard Whateley. Time for cricket fans everywhere to take back ownership of the Australian cricket team in the face of management that runs beyond negilgence. Read Gerard’s article at the link below, then add your thoughts here. LINK: It’s time to take the Australian cricket team back.