Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 23 review / Week 1 Finals preview

Another nail biting win for the Pies, and now for the finals reports Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life.

Round 23 – AFL 2022 Footy Fixture

Round 23 is a crunch match for many clubs as they battle it out for a place in this year’s finals. Find out who, where, and when your team is playing.

Cameron Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 22 – Review / Round 23 – Preview

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life contemplates the Pies loss against the Swans, and looks forward to a more positive result in the blockbuster against the Blues.

Odd Friday/Footy Almanac Lunch: Neil Balme and Anson Cameron 19 August BOOKED OUT

This lunch featuring footy legend Neil Balme and author/journalist Anson Cameron will be a cracker as they discuss Neil’s career and recently written memoir.

Almanac Books: History books indicating why sport matters

If you are looking for a good sports related book for your next read check out the suggestions from Wray Vamplew. Roy Hay, and his award winning book,  ‘Aboriginal People and Australian Football in the Nineteenth Century: They Did Not Come from Nowhere’ is one of the recommended titles. 

Round 22 – AFL 2022 Footy Fixture

Check out who, where, and when your team is playing in Round 22.

Almanac Lunches: Life Again Annual Dinner 26 August.

The Life Again Annual Dinner takes place on Friday 26 August. Full details and bookings are here.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 21 Review / Round 22 Preview

Eleven wins in a row for the Pies has the true believers believing the impossible. Cam Hooke presents his weekly Collingwood review and preview.

Round 21 – AFL 2022 Footy Fixture

Find out who, when, and where your team is playing in Round 21.

Almanac Music: Archie Roach – Lake Bolac Eel Festival 2011

Archie Roach’s death reminded Col Abbott of a performance by Archie at the Lake Bolac Eel Festival not long after Ruby Hunter had passed away.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 20 Review, Round 21 Preview

So it’s finals for the Pies in 2022! Cam Hooke reviews the – again stressful – win over Port and a looming top four clash of the titans with the reigning premiers.

Balcony Banter: Superstition and the Art of Attending the Football

Grant Fraser is an avid Hawthorn supporter who cannot believe his good luck at having experienced two sets of “glory years” in the one lifetime. He wrote about it all recently for the MCC members blog ‘Balcony Banter’.

“I’ll be a Saint for sure,” said Hanrahan: by KB Hill

KB Hill caught up with Frank Hanrahan, a Kyneton lad who had a stint with St Kilda before returning to his roots in northern Victoria.

Round 20 – AFL 2022 Footy Fixture

Find out who, where, and when your team is playing in Round 20.

Almanac Footy History: A tribute to Gordon Proudfoot of the Fitzroy FC

Historian Roger Spaull pays tribute to former Fitzroy FC player Gordon Proudfoot who passed away recently.

Almanac Footy: The unknown history of country zoning Part 2 – Reshaping the competition

VFL country zoning reshaped the competition as Ian Munro highlights in Part 2 of ‘The Unknown History of Country Zoning’.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 19 Review/Round 20 Preview – What a weekend!

What a weekend for Collingwood, the death of two greats, and the Pies came back at the death of the match to win a thriller against the Dons.

Almanac Television: ABC TV – ‘Close to the Bone’

Malcolm McKinnon and Jared Thomas have made a program examining atrocities committed on Aboriginal people in the past, and the consequences of those actions for today. The program will first broadcast on ABC TV this Sunday 24 July.

Almanac Family History: Tina Ongarello Reminisces

The Footy Almanac community passes on its deepest sympathies to Tina Ongarello and the extended Ongarello family on the passing of Tony. Tina wrote about her family and footy some years ago.

Tina Ongarello remembers wonderful days of family and footy. [First published in 2011]

Round 19 – AFL 2022 Footy Fixture: Who, where, and when?

Find out who, where, and when your team plays in Round 19 this weekend.