Roy Hay offers some thoughts on the significance of sports history as a part of our overall understanding of Australian history. The Footy Almanac has an important role to play in that bigger picture.
Almanac Soccer: North Geelong 1 – 1 Brunswick City
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Roy Hay had a busy weekend watching many soccer games, but eventually settled on the North Geelong and Brunswick City clash. After a tight start, both teams got on the board in a frenzied second half.
Almanac Soccer: Bell Park 2 v Surfcoast 1
May 16, 2021 by 2 Comments
With stiff opposition from Surfcoast, Bell Park had to work hard to score goals late in both halves to eventually win the game two goals to one reports Roy Hay.
Almanac Soccer: Golden Plains v Bell Park
May 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Bells Park had a big win against Golden Plains in the local derby soccer match at Bannockburn as Roy Hay reports..
Almanac Soccer: Corio v Whittlesea United
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Roy Hay reports on local soccer in Geelong where Corio and Whittlesea played a 2 all draw.
Almanac Soccer: North Geelong Warriors 2 – 4 Bulleen Lions
April 25, 2021 by 2 Comments
Roy Hay gives a detailed insight into the high-scoring North Geelong Warriors – Bulleen Lions clash, as well as a historical recap of the home side.
Almanac Soccer: Geelong 1 – 1 Western United
April 20, 2021 by 3 Comments
Roy Hay reviews the Geelong v Western United game held at Stead Park.
Almanac Soccer: Geelong Rangers 0 – 1 Hume United
April 11, 2021 by 4 Comments
On a bitterly cold winter’s day in Geelong, Roy Hay worked hard as a supporter to review the Geelong Rangers’ game against the strong Hume United.
Almanac Soccer: Back to the park
March 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Roy Hay returns with a match between two local soccer clubs whose origins are somewhat emblematic of the tale of modern Australian migration.
Football is Back: Golden Plains SC v Melbourne Uni SC
March 21, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Roy Hay says he’s retired (and gives some words to a description of life in Bannockburn outside of Geelong) but we all know he is not. Here’s his report on the opener of the local football season.
Almanac Life: The end of civilisation as we have known it?
March 18, 2021 by 5 Comments
Roy Hay laments ‘The Conversation’ having to remove all debates on Indigenous affairs, and instead turns his eyes to the Almanac’s community feel.
Almanac (Local) History: Just across the bay – a history of the Portarlington football, netball and cricket clubs
March 10, 2021 by 3 Comments
A project to research and record the history of the Portarlington football, netball and cricket clubs is under way. Roy Hay invites anyone with memories or information concerning these clubs to participate.
Almanac Book Review: ‘George Giffen – A Biography’: A sumptuous story of a cricketing life
December 8, 2020 by 5 Comments
Roy Hay reviews ‘George Giffen: A Biography’ by Bernard Whimpress; a sumptuous story of a cricketing life.
Almanac Soccer: The Dockerty Cup – outside of Melbourne?
December 2, 2020 by 2 Comments
Almanac historian Roy Hay takes us back to 1931 to recount the only time the Dockerty Cup was held outside of Melbourne.
Almanac Football History: Aren’t we lucky we are not playing soccer?
October 26, 2020 by 3 Comments
Here’s an interesting tidbit by Roy Hay from the early decades of Australian Football in one of its original heartlands – Geelong. Could the 2020 AFL grand finalists have been less the Cats we know today and more like the Sunderland Blackcats?
Almanac Soccer: Book Review – ‘What you think you know about football is wrong: The global game’s greatest myths and untruths’
September 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Soccer fans, Roy Hay has reviewed a book written by the former Director of England’s National Football Museum, Kevin Moore called ‘What you think you know about football is wrong: The global game’s greatest myths and untruths’. Check it out, sure to be an ideal Father’s Day gift.
Almanac Footy History: ‘Albert “Pompey” Austin: A man between two worlds’
August 19, 2020 by 13 Comments
Roy Hay has released a new book. ‘Albert ”Pompey” Austin: A man between two worlds’ is Roy’s follow up to his highly successful ‘Aboriginal People and Australian Football in the Nineteenth Century: They Did Not Come from Nowhere’, where he first introduced readers to Pompey Austin. Roy has provided readers with an introduction to his new book.
What happened next and what didn’t: Victorian Aboriginal involvement in Australian football in the 21st century
July 9, 2020 by 5 Comments
Roy Hay continues his scholarly examination of the involvement of Indigenous footballers in the history of Australian football.
The beautiful bid: Why Australia and New Zealand should win their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup bid
June 11, 2020 by 6 Comments
Roy Hay is a partner in Sports and Editorial Services Australia, and an Honorary Fellow at Deakin University. He discusses why Australia and New Zealand’s joint bid to host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup could be successful.
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