All you need is one other person and a footy. Is there anything better, other than the game itself, than a bit of kick-to-kick? Eureka Street’s Margaret McCarthy shares her experience at the link below. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=22174 And the “Vin” Margaret refers to in her piece is none other than Almanacker and drop-kick connoisseur Vin Maskell. [Read more]
Black Magic? White muddle more like it
April 7, 2011 by 16 Comments
Sean Gorman believes the notion of indigenous footballers possessing a certain “magic” denies the hard work that they put in. Click on the link below to read Sean’s article from The Conversation website: http://theconversation.edu.au/articles/black-magic-white-muddle-more-like-it-706 Almanac Admin
Golan Filly Share
April 6, 2011 by 30 Comments
By Angela Pippos The bye brought back memories of going to the high school social and not being asked to dance, which happened a lot in my teenage years. There was something about my tracksuit top and matching bottoms that turned the boys of Adelaide off in those days. But despite the lack of Crow [Read more]
ANU Footy Club 50th Anniversary
April 6, 2011 by 3 Comments
We invite any ANU players to share an anecdote or two in the comments below. Almanac Admin
FP Report: Round 2 vs North
April 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
By Paul (Stork) O’Connell Other than last week, I can’t recall walking to a game feeling so supremely confident of winning. It turned out to be like Round 1 except this time we won by an additional 2 goals to take our percentage well above 200. Sitting next to Steve our fearless FP chairman, I [Read more]
Season Preview 2011
April 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Lachlan Walmsley I know many of you have been looking forward to this like Thomas Muster looks forward to clay court season and blondes. Firstly remember that the season preview is prepared on the absurd notion that no sides get injuries. To illustrate this point, if Brendon Goddard or Joel Selwood play all year, [Read more]
Who Loves The Suns?
April 1, 2011 by 32 Comments
As the AFL has been loudly proclaiming all week, “history” is about to be made. With the latest grand football experiment set to debut, it seems timely to ask the football public what they think. Aside from the barrage of publicity, do you really care? How do supporters of clubs who lost players feel? What [Read more]
Celebrating Pies occupy the Yorkshire Stingo
March 30, 2011 by 1 Comment
I remember Steve Fahey. Not him exactly, but do remember the 30 or so people sitting in the trees. I was 15, and my parents had the Yorkshire Stingo at the time and I’ll never forget that day. My family are all Essendon supporters, but I still remember that day as one of the greatest [Read more]
North Melbourne vs West Cost/Collingwood
March 28, 2011 by 7 Comments
By Corey McKernan The season is up and under way, and Round One saw yet another brilliant, tight clash between North Melbourne and the West Coast Eagles. Looking ahead to round two, North come up against my childhood side, Collingwood, and I thought it would be appropriate to share my experiences as a North player [Read more]
NT Grand Final: a run and gun affair
March 27, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Peter Argent Uniquely Territorian and full of all the dynamic aspects of our national football code, the NT Football League Grand Final day, held at TIO Stadium, in Darwin, on March 19 was simply a festival of all things good about the game. Because of the big wet up north had been bigger and [Read more]
Frank Yamma at Brunswick Music Festival
March 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Frank Yamma plays at Brunswick Music Festival East Brunswick Club 8pm Sunday 27 March Also playing: LJ Hill Come and support Wantok artist Frank Yamma as he plays a rare Melbourne concert this Sunday as part of the Brunswick Music Festival. Frank Yamma is a traditional Pitjantjatjara man from Australia’s central desert and speaks five languages. [Read more]
The Match Committee Episode 2
March 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Check out the second episode in the life of The Roosters FC. www.thematchcommittee.com Almanac Admin
Round One Blog
March 23, 2011 by 31 Comments
With the first bounce just hours away, hopes, dreams and delusions are still alive. Will the Magpies enjoy a cakewalk? Can the Saints and Cats hold on? Who will be this season’s bolter? Tell us what you’re thinking Knackers. Does hope spring eternal? Or has resignation claimed you already? Fire away! Almanac Admin
The next ‘Big Thing’
March 23, 2011 by 3 Comments
By Domenic Favata As we all await the season opener, we continue to speculate our club’s talent and search for the next ‘big thing’ who will emerge from a box of talent and evolve into superstars like Gary Ablett and Dane Swan did. Often earmarked the ‘breakout year’, a year that often establishes a successful [Read more]
No country for old men
March 23, 2011 by 5 Comments
With the ‘Great Review of Australian Cricket’ just around the corner, I think it is important to address an issue that I’m sure will be at the bottom of the review panel’s ‘to-do’ list – cricketers in their thirties. Cricket Australia have made it quite clear in recent years that there is no place for [Read more]
The Match Committee Ep 1
March 22, 2011 by 2 Comments
The Roosters are working through the telling issues which are part and parcel of a modern footy club. They deal with them in their own way. Episode 1 can be found at www.thematchcommittee.com Have a look and return to make your comment. Almanac Admin
A Difficult Conversation
March 21, 2011 by 14 Comments
When his daughter, upon learning of Gary Ablett’s departure north, asked “Daddy, do we still barrack for Geelong?”, Gerard Whateley knew he’d reached a pivotal moment. Read his response. http://www.geelongcats.com.au/geelongnews/newsarticle/tabid/3933/newsid/109483/default.aspx Almanac Admin
John Button Oration
March 15, 2011 by 2 Comments
Button Oration to Highlight Founder of Australian Rules Football The Hon. John Button once said of the Geelong Cats, “The pain I can handle, it’s the hope that’s so tough!” Button’s passion for sport, Australian culture and history will be remembered at the inaugural Geelong Cats Sports Foundation Hon John Button Oration, to be held [Read more]
Do Real Sports Cry?
March 10, 2011 by 13 Comments
Craig Little provided this link to an Atlantic piece on crying in sport. Do we still regard it as unmanly? Surely we’ve moved on in these “enlightened” times? To judge from elements of this article, the debate in the USA hasn’t entirely advanced. What do you think Knackers? http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2011/03/attention-miami-heat-in-sports-crying-is-for-winners/72205/ Almanac Admin
Picture research- what is involved
March 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Roy Hay Last week Les Shorrock, the doyen of Victorian football (soccer) photographers, who worked for Soccer Action and the Age among others, sent me a copy of a picture from his files that he was unable to identify. It showed five players in action, three from one club and two from another. It [Read more]
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