WAFL Round 12 IN round 11 East Perth left it until the last second of the game to kick a goal to draw their game. In round 12 they waited a little longer. After trailing all day in horrible conditions at Leederville Oval the Royals hit the front by a point with an after-the-siren goal [Read more]
Top beats bottom in wonderful topsy turvy WAFL round
June 7, 2012 by 2 Comments
WAFL round 11 THE WAFL fixtures are weird. So are some of the results. In round nine Peel played Claremont at home and lost by 76 points. In round 11 Claremont hosted Peel, it was top playing bottom, and lost by 14 points. It was the WAFL’s rivalry round and it didn’t disappoint. Peel, in [Read more]
WAFL Round 10: Feast of goals in Mandurah
May 21, 2012 by 2 Comments
I TOOK my first visit to Rushton Park since the redevelopment for Saturday’s encounter between the cold home team Peel and the hot Royals. They kicked six goals each in the first quarter, the Thunder led by a point and the frenetic scoring didn’t end there. But first let’s pause and acknowledge that Peel’s home [Read more]
WAFL Round 7
April 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Les Everett A disappointing Freo derby had Les heading home early to beat the rain. Read about the rest of the round below: http://australianrules.com.au/news/982/78/Oh-what-a-horrible-derby
WAFL Round 6
April 23, 2012 by 1 Comment
Les Everett looks at round 6 WAFL action, where upsets of various kinds stole the spotlight. http://australianrules.com.au/news/979/78/Perth-upset-Lions-Peel-upset-fans
Tigers put the foot down
April 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
WAFL round five By Les Everett THE WAFL ladder has a neat look to it after round five. Each team has won a game, only Subiaco are undefeated and nobody is out of contention. When he spoke to his players at three quarter time at Fremantle Oval on Sunday Bulldogs coach Paul Hasleby made an [Read more]
A search for two women of Fitzroy
April 12, 2012 by 4 Comments
The Fremantle Dockers had one of their finest times before and after round 22 of 1996. It was a sad time. Fitzroy played their last AFL game against Fremantle on 1 September. The AFL didn’t do much to mark the occasion but the Dockers, in just their second season, realised its importance. They helped a [Read more]
WAFL Round 3 – Old Easts make it interesting
April 4, 2012 by 2 Comments
Les Everett keeps Almanackers everywhere abreast of the latest in the WAFL. http://australianrules.com.au/news/974/78/Old-Easts-make-it-interesting
The WAFL’s top 25
March 28, 2012 by 4 Comments
Two interesting WAFL pieces here from one of the Almanac’s men out west, Les Everett. First up, a summary of round two. http://australianrules.com.au/news/971/78/Royals-fly-home-and-fail-Bulldogs-get-there And second, a pre-season gimmick. The top 25 WAFL players over the past 25 years. http://australianrules.com.au/news/969/78/WAFL-top-25-over-the-past-25 It would be good to get other Almanackers’ thoughts on [Read more]
Hogg vs Warne via Whateley
February 20, 2012 by 29 Comments
By LES EVERETT Discussion on ABC TV’s Offsiders (Sunday 19 February) turned to Shane Warne’s attempt to make a return to the Australian cricket team. The talk was sparked by a story by Gideon Haigh in the nice-looking new website The Global Mail… http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/shane-warnes-never-ending-glory-part-1/67/ Panellist Gerard Whateley suggested a return via the Australian [Read more]
About votes and best players
October 18, 2011 by 29 Comments
by Les Everett OK. Bring it in. Everyone. Jog it in. Now. Sorry to interrupt training but there’s something I’ve gotta say. As you might know at this time every year I sit down in my black tie and count the votes for the Malarkey Medal. Come on. Bit of shush. Listen up. Every [Read more]
Sandover to Blackwell
September 20, 2011 by 2 Comments
Les Everett reports at the link below that ex-Blue Luke Blackwell, from Claremont, has taken this year’s Sandover Medal. Check the details and your thoughts. It’s worth noting that last year’s winner, Andrew Krakouer, is having a stellar season with reigning premiers Collingwood. Luke is not yet 25 years-old. Could his AFL career also be resurrected? http://australianrules.com.au/news/927/78/Sandover-to-Blackwell [Read more]
WAFL finals cooling down
September 16, 2011 by 2 Comments
We were hoping for a close WAFL finals series but it’s looking very much like a comfortable Claremont flag right now. Last week’s semi finals were disappointing. A pair of 85-point thrashings. Then during the week came the news that Subiaco ruckman Michael Rix busted a knee in the first semi and won’t play [Read more]
Finals time in the WAFL
September 9, 2011 by 5 Comments
The finals start in the WAFL on Sunday and only one of last year’s top four will be taking part. After their one-point loss in the Andrew Krakouer grand final last year only a premiership will do for top team Claremont. The Tigers haven’t been as convincing in 2010 and third-placed Subiaco is probably the [Read more]
Too late Mr Haigh!
December 10, 2010 by 2 Comments
ON ABC TV’s Offsiders a few weeks ago panellist Gideon Haigh likened holding the FIFA World Cup in Qatar to having it Adelaide. By coincidence I spent a few days in Adelaide recently, between Haigh’s quip and the announcement that the 2022 World Cup would be held in Qatar. Clearly Haigh was onto something and [Read more]
Perth Launch
December 4, 2010 by 2 Comments
by Les Everett THE FootyAlmanac.com.au story about Zephaniah Skinner by Tavis Perry provided inspiration for the 2010 Almanac Perth launcher Steve Hawke. Hawke wrote one of the great footy books, Polly Farmer: A Biography, but another of his works – Noonkanbah: Whose Land, Whose Law – was also relevant at this footy function. Noonkanbah is [Read more]
The Almanac 1950
November 11, 2010 by 1 Comment
I came across Mullen’s Australasian Footballers’ Almanac during a tidy-up of my footy bookshelf. It was part of a collection of treasures given to me by my cousin Gil Farmer a couple of years ago. Gil was making room on his shelves and I was happy to take possession of copies of Ross Elliot’s West [Read more]
Book Review: When dreams come true
February 25, 2010 by 5 Comments
Book: Golden Boy: Kim Hughes and the bad old days of Australian cricket Writer: Christian Ryan Publisher: Allen and Unwin, Melbourne, 2009 Price: $35 Reviewer: Les Everett WESTERN AUSTRALIA is a big State but it’s a small place. In 1974, when I left Kalgoorlie-Boulder to attend Graylands Teachers’ College, 600 kilometres away in Perth, I [Read more]
Racing: If you’re having a quaddie, make sure you close the gate
October 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By LES EVERETT I’ve tried hard not to mention this. I do so as a Spring Carnival service. In the weeks to come the punting gene will be reactivated in some of us while others will believe a year of betting and studying will have somehow set them up for Group 1 success. Whatever our [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Ignoring the Derby
May 4, 2009 by 10 Comments
By LES EVERETT I don’t like derbies. It stems from a highly immature dislike for the Eagles that does not need to be explained in detail here. So my game plan for the big day – Fremantle v West Coast – was to set the recorder, ignore the game and watch it if the Dockers [Read more]
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