Places at The Footy Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch are now available. Bookings essential.
Almanac Footy Tipping Comp 2017 Results
September 8, 2017 by 1 Comment
Announcing the winners of the Footy Almanac Tipping Competition.
Round 17 – Geelong v Hawthorn: The sins of their father
September 1, 2017 by 13 Comments
Patrick Dangerfield turned back time on Saturday afternoon. John Harms felt he was a kid again.
AFL Predictor: Use this handy tool to reveal the Premier
August 28, 2017 by 4 Comments
So who is the premier? Explain what happens next. Reasoned views of neutrals welcome. Ridiculous claims of hardcores encouraged. But how does it play out this September?
Vale Betty Cuthbert: ‘I felt free when I ran’
August 8, 2017 by 8 Comments
Betty Cuthbert has died at the age of 79. She embodied so much. Her attitude to running made an impression on the Almanac community in a simple and unlikely way.
Siren’s Call by Yvette Wroby
July 28, 2017 by 9 Comments
Yvette’s book Siren’s Call has just been released and is available now.
Almanac Lunch: Ben Robbins (July 21)
July 11, 2017 by 4 Comments
Looking forward to lunch with Ben Robbins at the North Fitzroy Arms on July 21. All welcome.
Almanac Winter: Footy in the frost
July 4, 2017 by 19 Comments
Frosty in Fitzroy yesterday. How cold was it where you were? Anyone playing sport in the freezing – apart from the Roys Under 10s?
Now with snaps of Mansfield and quite an incredible frost in Kyabram.
Almanac (Fun) Footy: Blundstone training night at Arden St and the Unhall of Fame
June 24, 2017 by 6 Comments
John Harms was a little nervous about going to the Blundstone training night at Arden St on Tuesday night. What did Turbo Thompson and half a dozen other players have in stall for the well-tummied crew? [Great night – JTH]
Almanac Footy Tipping Comp: And who is leading the teams event?
June 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
It’s very tight in the Almanac teams tipping comp.
A tiny window into The Age might reveal quite a bit
June 9, 2017 by 17 Comments
John Harms received this email from The Age earlier this week. He’s trying to make sense of it. What would you tell the Age?
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin: Game 1, 2017 – “This is not good”
June 3, 2017 by 3 Comments
And in loungerooms all around Queensland…
Captions please.
Michelle Payne’s story ‘Life as I know it’
May 26, 2017 by 27 Comments
Time to remind yourself of a magnificent story. Do yourself a favour.
Junior Almanac – Fitzroy Under 10-3 v Richmond Juniors: Photo Gallery
May 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The Fitzroy Under 10-3 side found themselves in a tough match against the kids from the mean streets of Richmond amid a rivalry that goes back a century to when Richmond’s Squizzy Taylor blued with Fitzroy’s Old Ted Whiting over control of the sly grog shops at the fag end of Fitzroy.
Round 8 – Adelaide v Melbourne: Puzzling
May 19, 2017 by 16 Comments
John Harms is looking for answers from Rulebook and other Crows supporters who have been awfully quiet this week.
Almanac Lunch: The Tassie Lunch (in Melbourne, May 12)
May 8, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The time-honoured Tassie away lunch will be held on May 12. Don the white shorts and head to the North Fitzroy Arms on May 12 to consider the question: Is Percy Jones the greatest living Tasmanian?
Fitzroy Under 10-S v Ivanhoe: Footy’s Back
April 21, 2017 by 1 Comment
The Roys went to Ivanhoe to start off their 2017 campaign. Everyone had a red hot go.
Round 4 – Hawthorn v Geelong: Dam Busters
April 19, 2017 by 4 Comments
John Harms tells the happy Geelong yarn of the boys great win on Easter Monday.
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