Ever seen the bar stopped. JTH has seen beauty do it. And while at the Royal Exhibition Hotel in Sydney on Saturday he was part of a textbook example of it.
Tell us where and when you have seen it happen.
“I’d be backin’ da Derm’t Weld horse, m’self”
July 17, 2014 by 6 Comments
JTH’s association with the great Vintage Crop began in a pub in Dingle in 1993.
Lunch: Sydney Almanac pub grub get-together this Sunday (all welcome)
July 17, 2014 by 3 Comments
Sydney Almanac lunch on Sunday.
AFL Round 17 – Review: The demise of Collingwood and other Antarctic joys
July 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
JTH on greasy poles, the state of the football nation, and how Eddie McGuire can fix all things with a cup of coffee.
Nallei Jerring – My Footy Story: John Harms
July 8, 2014 by 1 Comment
John Harms has always loved footy – from when he was a little kid. This is his footy story.
AFL Round 16 – Gold Coast v Collingwood: When footy really is the winner
July 7, 2014 by 12 Comments
JTH loved the Suns-Pies clash from Carrara. The Gold Coast’s interchange-free last quarter was highly illustrative. It returned the game to its traditional form.
AFL Round 15 – Review
June 30, 2014 by 2 Comments
JTH on Round 15.
Celebrating Nick Krygios and wondering what type of leadership Brad Scott offers.
Feb 25: a significant day in the history of the VFLPA/AFLPA
June 27, 2014 by 4 Comments
John Harms has produced the story of the formation of the VFLPA forty years ago.
AFL Round 14 – Review: World Cup, Wimbledon, and Weariness
June 23, 2014 by 1 Comment
JTH looks at the changing orthodoxy in World Cup matches, unknown Wimbledon seeds and free-spirited footy.
Old woollen footy jumpers: Name the venue, the club, the year, the mascot, and all of the players.
June 23, 2014 by 2 Comments
Look at those jumpers. Can anyone shed some light on this? Would love to name all the players, and the mascot (who may have alerted us to the photo). Someone must know the story.
AFL Round 14 – Gold Coast v Geelong: Who (possibly plural) plays on G. Ablett this Saturday evening?
June 18, 2014 by 13 Comments
JTH wishes he were going to Broadbeach this weekend, although he will be having fun at the St Monica’s Tennis Club Trivia Night in Moonee Ponds instead.
Who wins this important fixture?
Wandering and P. Flynn fulfilling contractual obligations as international cricket correspondents for The Footy Almanac
June 16, 2014 by 13 Comments
First rule of publishing: put your best writers in the most important places. P Flynn and Wandering Norton at Lord’s.
AFL Round 13 – Review: We’ve got the close ones
June 16, 2014 by 5 Comments
Four tight finishes in a round of exciting footy. JTH enjoys the idea of the pillars of society dropping their guard in the evening cold in the MCC Members, and reckons Port have nothing to fear.
Congrats and thanks to Dennis Gedling for his remarkable 100-day World Cup series.
June 12, 2014 by 16 Comments
Join me in congratulating Dennis Gedling for a magnificent 100 days of World Cup story-telling. Simply fantastic. [And check out the stories – Ed]
AFL Round 12 – Review: The game takes many forms
June 11, 2014 by 5 Comments
JTH thanks Her Majesty for the celebrations.
Coleraine Football Club: Bill Bailey
June 10, 2014 by 10 Comments
Wool-grower Bill Bailey played for the Maroons in the late ’60s, and his woollen footy jumper still serves him well.
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin: Brilliant
May 29, 2014 by 11 Comments
“For minutes Loz Daley and crew had been pacing the coaches’ box drawn into the contest with a deeply satisfying un-professionalism. This was raw emotion. And tension will change us all.” writes JTH on another classic Origin.
Almost forgotten (but not anymore): why the Suns will make the eight
May 19, 2014 by 2 Comments
John Harms sees a guaranteed place in the finals for the Gold Coast Suns. History and the draw matter, but not as much as the quality of the emerging team and its cast of talent.
AFL Round 9: Scores and Ladder
May 19, 2014 by 3 Comments
The scores from Round 9 of the AFL, and the ladder as it stands.
Recent Comments