There has been a number of posts on the site recently about backyard cricket, backyards, and early childhood memories. We reprise a cricket story from 2009 by Dips about his backyard cricketing exploits. Have you a story to tell?
The Royal Tour: Oh cringe of cringes! What abasement!
October 19, 2018 by 28 Comments
I get the impression Dips is no fan of the royal family.
Almanac Travel: Perspective
October 8, 2018 by 13 Comments
Dips and Frances O’Donnell spent September in Africa which was spectacular and confronting. The experience forced him to consider the things that are important. One incident in particular had a huge impact.
A Mathematical Analysis of the Cats after 21 rounds
August 16, 2018 by 11 Comments
This is why Dips O’Donnell is an accountant.
AFL: The State of the Game Part 2. The Ramblings of a Madman.
July 20, 2018 by 21 Comments
Dips O’Donnell continues his thoughtful observations. Will the magic of Australian Football be “ruled” out of existence?
A sustainable Almanac? $5 on the 5th of every month
July 6, 2018 by 24 Comments
It’s a month since this letter from Dips O’Donnell was first posted. Worth reading the comments which have been added since:
Dips O’Donnell is the Almanac’s accountant. This letter explains his way of keeping the Almanac going.
His approach is in keeping with his unheralded genius. He’s inviting readers to make a regular contribution on one day each month. He suggests $5 on the 5th or $6 on the 6th or, in general terms, $x on the xth for all x <=28. (Memberships and one-off contributions are also welcome).
AFL: The state of the game and the truth of the matter.
June 15, 2018 by 27 Comments
“Football is not a game of rules, it is a collection of understandings.” Has the AFL confused guiding the game with ruling the game? Some impassioned observations from Dips O’Donnell.
Et Tactus – Tommy’s sin against the Almighty
May 7, 2018 by 11 Comments
Dips O’Donnell’s take on contact with the untouchable umpires, the ballad of Tom Hawkins and other tongue-in-cheek Shakespearean tragedies.
The Brotherhood of Stawell
April 9, 2018 by 10 Comments
Dips goes to Stawell for the Gift, a gift that keeps on giving thanks to his father’s foundations and his family’s continuing tradition
Round 1 (2016) – Geelong v Hawthorn: Cats Out Of The Cradle
April 2, 2018 by 5 Comments
It’s another Easter tussle between the fiercest of rivals – before it all kicks off, here’s Dips O’Donnell’s take on 2016’s game. This time the new player on the block won’t be Paddy from Moggs Creek, it’ll be possibly the greatest midfielder ever in his second coming & with Sam Mitchell gone West, can the Cats’ trio sweep the votes?
At Easter-time Stawell Giveth and Stawell Taketh Away
March 31, 2018 by 43 Comments
We re-visit this classic Almanac yarn each Easter (for good reason):
Dips O’Donnell tells the story of his crack at Stawell and what the event and the weekend mean to the O’Donnell family.
Why your team won’t win the flag. Or, I can put you out of your misery now.
March 15, 2018 by 13 Comments
Sage Dips has a system to work out which teams are up against it – he’s excluded a few.
Looking into the blue
January 29, 2018 by 18 Comments
Kate O’Donnell is well known on these pages thanks to the wonderful story-telling of her Dad, Dips. Kate is a good swimmer but her parents have been disinclined to introduce her to water-skiing. Eventually she had a go. And this is what happened.
Unpredicting the future
January 2, 2018 by 23 Comments
Wine and the invention of the wheel, up as the new down, Richmond as premiers, and more. Not sure what Dips is on this festive season but he’s on something.
Second Hand Ablett
October 25, 2017 by 23 Comments
Dips O’Donnell likens his 1970s Christmas gift to the return of Gary Ablett Jr to the Cats. Not perfect, but still sublime.
AFL Trade Period: Free Madness or Regulated Tyranny?
October 11, 2017 by 3 Comments
Dips O’Donnell reckons that Pope Leo XIII was on the money when it came to AFL labour laws
Finals Week 1 – Geelong v Richmond: The game threw up many questions. The Cats had no answers.
September 10, 2017 by 34 Comments
When Geelong were faced with choices they inevitably chose the wrong one. Dips O’Donnell has a few observations from the Richmond-Geelong clash and pots a few Cats along the way.
Footy Almanac Plebiscite
August 30, 2017 by 43 Comments
Geelong will be forced to play at the MCG instead of their home ground, Simonds Stadium, in this weekend’s second qualifying final. Dips asks does the team that finishes second deserve a home final, no matter the ground capacity.
Round 20 – Geelong v Sydney: Caecilius est iratus
August 5, 2017 by 13 Comments
Dips uses logic to help him understand the Geelong coaching panel. But can anyone tell us what that phrase means. It could be a rare Montmorency dialogue.
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