Richard Davis takes us to Nhill in a thriving Wimmera footy environment for a game featuring the club he has supported for decades. That support has always been from afar; this was the first time Richard has ever watched them play in the flesh!
Almanac Country Football: Wimmera Football League and the Nhill Football Club
June 17, 2021 by 4 Comments
Round 10 – Collingwood v Sydney: The steel stud affair
August 8, 2020 by Leave a Comment
It was a tight game between Collingwood and Sydney. Richard Davis was impressed by his young Swans effort, but was critical towards the choice of footwear from his team.
Fred Goldsmith in Retrospect
March 30, 2020 by 8 Comments
Fred Goldsmith is the only specialist full-back to ever win the Brownlow Medal. Richard Davis offers this retrospective profile.
Almanac History: Two Mates
June 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Richard Davis tells the story of two footballers who played for Melbourne and then fought in World War II: Bluey Truscott and Wally Lock.
Round 21 – Collingwood v Brisbane: Hot Pies defang Lions
August 13, 2018 by 1 Comment
Richard Davis watched a game of two halves, as a competitive Lions were outclassed by the Magpies after the main break.
War, the VFL and the South Melbourne Football Club
July 19, 2018 by 1 Comment
2018 is the centenary of the 1918 South Melbourne Premiership and Richard Davis details how its meaning rises each year set against the backdrop of the First World War and its inevitable effects upon the Victorian Football League.
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