The People’s Elbow: Exhausted

August 27, 2021 by 6 Comments

The People’s Elbow is exhausted. It takes a fair bit to exhaust him but his beloved Carlton have managed to achieve that. He explains why.

A Loss of Mutual Trust: Adventures In Modern Day Sports Writing

May 20, 2019 by 20 Comments

Craig Litza Little discusses the nature of contemporary sportswriting at a time when in both the US and Australia there is reflection on how it has changed since the 1980s. He looks at a new book to be published by Geoff Slattery (with Russell Jackson heavily involved) and the recent coverage of Tom Boyd’s retirement as stimulus for the discussion.

Almanac Pro Running: The Bull of Stawell (Part I)

April 24, 2019 by 7 Comments

Craig Little tells the tale of Luke Versace’s 2014 Stawell Gift victory – a remarkable comeback story, more than a decade in the making, which starts in Pamplona and finishes at Central Park. [Epic – JTH]

Introducing “An Elbow’s Dozen”…

December 7, 2016 by 4 Comments

An Elbow dropped just in time for Christmas.

Bless us, O Lord, and these, Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty. Through Bryce. Amen.

October 14, 2016 by 9 Comments

For Carlton fans, Bryce Gibbs has been an unrequited talent, Father Rooster sees his potential departure as manna from heaven.