By Domenic Favata A recent documentary on ESPN about Poker caught my eye, a documentary that compared poker to sport. Currently, the Australian Poker tournament is underway at Crown and it was interesting listening to the comments of the “world’s best” poker players. This initial tag by the hostess made me laugh, but she was [Read more]
Andrew McLeod’s speech to the United Nations
January 27, 2011 by 1 Comment
Good afternoon, my name is Andrew McLeod and I am here today to talk to you about combating racism through sport, and to do that I’m going to take you on a short journey with me – my journey. I am a recently retired professional sportsman from the Australian Football League (the AFL) and [Read more]
Abdul’s Australian summer
January 25, 2011 by 1 Comment
Check out this piece, published on Cricinfo 12 months ago, from writer Chris Ryan (leg-spinner and author of Golden Boy). http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/447092.html Almanac Admin
Haigh unloads
January 20, 2011 by 12 Comments
Gideon Haigh could be speaking on behalf of many at the Almanac with this withering assessment of Cricket Australia’s performance this summer, from Cricinfo. His aim proves much more unerring than Australia’s bowlers. http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/497175.html Almanac Admin
When Dog Hopes Were High
January 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Round 12 2010: Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane Lions -Sunday 13tf of June -Etihad stadium By Cam Hargraves Living in the ACT, I’m usually limited to 2 to 3 (providing we can make the finals) live games a year in Melbourne. And on Friday the 11th of June my mother, father and I (all diehard dogs [Read more]
Cricket Losing Out In Schools
January 14, 2011 by 5 Comments
By Peter Hulthen In my last few years in education I could see the writing on the wall . One of the unsaid that is besetting our Australian Cricket is that it is not promoted in schools to anything like the extent it should be. Sports such as Rugby League, Basketball , AFL and some [Read more]
Donna’s Bicycle
January 11, 2011 by 5 Comments
©Noelene Goodwin First appeared in The Launceston Examiner 3rd August 2008 Charlie was a fisherman and he supported his family of five children with the limited catch taken from the Don River in Devonport. When his daughter was growing up she was told by her father, “If anyone asks if you’re related to Don and [Read more]
Ashes Sydney Test Blog
January 3, 2011 by 61 Comments
The Ashes stay with England. But important questions remained unanswered. Can Australia save face by levelling the series? Is it worth levelling the series, anyway? Should Australia be more concerned with rebuilding for the future rather than winning in Sydney? And with Usman Khawaja set to make his debut, the really big question is just [Read more]
Rebuilding the Australian team
December 29, 2010 by 5 Comments
by Ben Dunn (in response to Dave Goodwin’s Punter’s Goose is Cooked) Hey Dave, We miss your not so hittable leg spinners and lusty hitting up here in Singapore! Consider the current Australian side: Watson Hughes Ponting Clarke Hussey Smith Haddin Johnson Siddle Harris Hilfenhaus Now of that side how many will play in the [Read more]
Boxing Day Blog
December 26, 2010 by 52 Comments
A world record crowd beckons. The sides are locked at 1-1. The ham sandwiches, the cordial and the Lions Christmas cake are packed. Bring on the Boxing Day Test! And bring on the banter, too. Give us your thoughts on how you think the next chapter of the intriguing tale of Ashes 2010-11 will pan [Read more]
Where The Seagulls Nest
December 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
In 2009 Jesse Maskell made a ten-minute documentary called Where The Seagulls Nest, as part of his VCE media studies. The documentary is a short history of the Williamstown football ground featuring archival footage and interviews with a handful of diehard long-time fans. Where The Seagulls Nest: http://vimeo.com/9752058 Almanac Admin
Ashes Blog – Third Test, Perth
December 16, 2010 by 102 Comments
Is there any way back for Australia in this series? Or should they be resigned to the possibility of several years in the cricketing wilderness? Is there any hope at all of Australia winning in Perth? And just how many more “Beer” puns can we come up with? Your thoughts, please… Almanac Admin
Copeland Night 2010
December 14, 2010 by 2 Comments
By Andrea McNamara Hello everyone I thought I’d take my lead from Presti and save my talking until the end … Way back when the Copeland tickets went on sale, well before we were in a grand final, I got talked into attending the Copeland. And I’m so glad I said yes. I’ve never been [Read more]
2022 FIFA World Cup Vote: Questions need to be answered
December 4, 2010 by 13 Comments
By Domenic Favata In the early hours of Friday morning, the Middle Eastern country of Qatar were handed the rights to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Australia managed only one vote, after spending 46.5 million dollars of tax payer money. But it is not the price to pay we should worry about, it is [Read more]
Tough day at the Adelaide Oval
December 4, 2010 by 3 Comments
Adelaide Test – day one – December 3, 2010 By Peter Argent It had been a tough day, in the early morning Qatar destroyed an Australian world cup 2022 soccer dream. There had been issues including Kevin Peitersen’s “Tweet” gate, some texts that inferred when Mitchell Johnson was dropped, he wasn’t told face-to-face. Interesting exchanges [Read more]
Ashes Blog: 2nd Test, Adelaide
December 3, 2010 by 152 Comments
It’s no surprise that Mitch Johnson has paid the price for his poor Brisbane performance. But should Marcus North also have been dropped? And what of England? They too struggled for wickets in Brisbane. Can either of these two sides take the 20 wickets required to win on an Adelaide pitch that, by all accounts, [Read more]
Tassie Launch – Wynyard Footy Club
December 1, 2010 by 7 Comments
A grand time was had by all at the Tasmanian launch of the 2010 Almanac. Here are some snapshots of the event. Paul Daffey and Bill Walker Tim Lane and a friend Paul Daffey and retro Wynyard Guernsey Almanac Admin
Ashes Blog: 1st Test Brisbane
November 25, 2010 by 51 Comments
Despite all the grumbling about selectors, Punter, old batsmen, etc. we’re all still watching with expectation. Almanckers aren’t known for bashfulness with their opinions, so feel free to share through the course of the game. Almanac Admin
Book Launch: Gideon Haigh & Martin Flanagan
November 19, 2010 by 2 Comments
Martin Flanagan talks sport with Gideon Haigh 6:30pm Wednesday 8 December Bella Union Bar, Trades Hall Cnr Victoria & Lygon Sts, Carlton “Does cricket make money in order to exist, or does it exist in order to make money?” In his new book Sphere of Influence, Gideon Haigh follows cricket’s biggest story since Kerry Packer’s [Read more]
Almanac Launch Photos
November 19, 2010 by 19 Comments
The Good, the Bad, and the… well, we’ll leave that to your discretion. Ladies excepted of course. On the 11th November, warring football clans called an Armistice, to meet together in the common purpose of launching this year’s Almanac. Both father(s) and child are doing well, though we haven’t heard what the mother thinks just [Read more]
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