Round 11 – AFL 2023 Footy Fixture

Find out who, where, and when your team is playing in Round 11 of the AFL 2023 Season.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 10 Review / Round 11 Preview

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life reports on the Pies’ Round 10 win against Carlton and previews the upcoming match against North Melbourne.

Almanac Footy History: ‘Footy Frontiers and Pioneers’ at Payneham Library on May 23rd

Details of an upcoming sports history event surrounding the most enduring footy rivalry in the SANFL and one of the biggest in the country.

Almanac Footy Memoir: Beloved Barass and how the Blues won the 1970 Grand Final.

In the lead-up to the Carlton-Collingwood clash on Sunday, Canberra’s Andrew ‘Dougie’ Fraser explains why the clash of these two clubs means so much to him and his family. Fine memoir which explains how the Baggers won the 1970 Grand Final and pays respect to Andrew’s Mum and Dad, and to the big-hearted Ronald Dale Barassi. [Read this – JTH]

Almanac Book Review: ‘The Immortals of State of Origin’ by Liam Hauser

Rugby league aficionado Matt O’Hanlon reviews sports historian Liam Hauser’s latest book, ‘The Immortals of State of Origin’, in which the author selects his all-time best teams and coaches for both Queensland and New South Wales.

Round 10 – AFL 2023 Footy Fixture: Sir Doug Nicholls Round

Find out who, where, and when your team plays this week in the Sir Doug Nicholls Round, Round 10.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: AFL 2023 – Round 9 Review / Round 10 Preview

Sitting on top the ladder Magpie supporters have every right to be happy as Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life reviews their great win over the Giants, and previews their Round 10 match against the Blues.

Almanac Cricket: Celebrating The Ashes and Test Cricket Luncheon with Bryce McGain

The Australian Cricket Society invites readers to their next luncheon on Friday 26 May to celebrate The Ashes and Test Cricket with special guest Bryce McGain.

Round 9 – AFL Footy Fixture 2023

The AFL Footy Fixture for the Round 9 matches is here to check who, where, and when your team plays this week.

Almanac Lunch – May 19: ‘The Footy Jumper Book’ Launch (BOOKED OUT)

Join us for lunch with Swan McKay at the North Fitzroy Arms as he launches ‘The Footy Jumper Book’ by Tim Rath and Andrew Gigacz.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: AFL 2023 – Rounds 8 & 9 – Go Pies

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life reviews their Round 8 win over the Swans and previews the forthcoming Round 9 match against the Giants.

Almanac Basketball: The F-word at play in Not Bad Thanks seventh premiership

We’ve been able to follow the fortunes of Not Bad Thanks basketball team thanks to Graeme Willingham. He has news.

Round 8 – AFL Footy Fixture 2023

Check out the Round 8 AFL Footy Fixture to find out who, where, and when your team plays this round.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 7 Review

An ecstatic Cam Hooke looks back at Collingwood’s thrilling win at the Adelaide Oval

The Devil is in the Detail: finally Tasmania gets to join the AFL, and with a new stadium

With an official ratification imminent, Tim Harcourt (The Airport Economist) spells out the benefits which will flow from Tasmania having its own AFL team (first published on the conversation.com)

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 6 Review, Round 7 Preview

Cam Hooke analyses Collingwood’s epic come-from-behind win over Essendon in front of a record Anzac Day crowd at the ‘G’.

‘A trip down memory lane…’ by KB Hill

KB Hill was a teenager when Rovers won the 1958 flag. Sixty-five years later he mingled with his boyhood heroes as they held a high-spirited reunion.

Round 7 – AFL Footy Fixture 2023

Here is the Round 7 AFL Footy Fixture to find out who, where, and when your team is playing this week.

RIP Dean Holland

Punters build relationships with jockeys – from afar. They may never meet them. Matt O’Hanlon admired Dean Holland and is deeply saddened by his tragic death in a race fall.

The Furphy Literary Award for 2023 – entries close April 30

The Footy Almanac is pleased to support the annual Furphy Literary Award for 2023. Please read here for all the details. Entries close on Sunday.