Rodney Boyd examines Richmond’s season in 1998, a midway point between the premiership years of 1980 and 2017.
Almanac Teams: Friday the Thirteens (1980- )
June 7, 2021 by 2 Comments
Sometimes a player makes a big impression, too big for just one side – for Rodney Boyd’s obscure Number 13 side since 1980, that player is Allen Jakovich.
Almanac Teams: Number 13, lucky for some (1980- )
May 31, 2021 by 4 Comments
Some creative accounting from Rodney Boyd got a couple of players in his best Number 13 side, but there’s no doubting the brilliant stats behind one enigmatic Melbourne forward who features.
Almanac Teams: Cheaper by the dozen (1980- )
May 24, 2021 by 6 Comments
A couple of the players in Rodney Boyd’s more obscure Number 12 side could feel stiff they didn’t make his best team to wear the jumper…but one thing they all have in common is a compelling story.
Almanac Teams: Diamond dozens (1980- )
May 17, 2021 by 2 Comments
When it comes to Rodney Boyd’s best of Number 12 side since 1980, it’s hard to go past the two ‘Big Rs’ in the forward 50…or maybe they’d be happier further up the ground?
Almanac Teams: The Elevens Hour (1980- )
May 10, 2021 by 4 Comments
Back into the swing of things this week, Rodney Boyd provides his more interesting Number 11s side of the past forty years; this one contains a slow Brownlow winner and a benched premiership captain.
Almanac Teams: These go to eleven (1980-)
April 26, 2021 by 3 Comments
Rodney Boyd picks his best AFL/VFL team to wear the number 11 since 1980.
Almanac Teams: Imperfect tens (1980- )
April 19, 2021 by 2 Comments
Rodney Boyd considers some of the more obscure VFL/AFL players to have worn the Number 10 jumper over the last 40 years, including one of the more controversial players in recent memory.
Almanac Teams: A Perfect Ten (1980- )
April 12, 2021 by 4 Comments
The number 10 jumper has been worn by plenty of fine players over the past 40 seasons – but one big club missed out in Rodney Boyd’s selected side. Do you think they were hard done by?
Almanac Teams: Noteworthy Nines (1980- )
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Rodney Boyd rounds the turn into double digits with his team of interesting players to sport the Number 9 guernsey since 1980.
Almanac Teams: On Cloud Nine (1980- )
March 29, 2021 by 4 Comments
You’d be hard pressed to find another team batting this deep with quality midfielders! Rodney Boyd’s team of the best to wear Number 9 since 1980 is arguably his best yet.
Almanac Teams: The Debatable Eights (1980- )
March 22, 2021 by 6 Comments
It’s Monday and that means Rodney Boyd is back to share his weekly side, this one made up of the more ‘interesting’ players who wore Number 8 in the past 40 years or so.
Almanac Teams: Super Eights (1980- )
March 15, 2021 by 1 Comment
To start off your working week, Rodney Boyd is back again with another of his best sides from the past 40-odd years. This week is Number 8; it includes a couple of thylacines and one current player who plays as smooth as his nickname suggests.
Almanac Teams: The (not-so) Magnificent Seven (1980- )
March 8, 2021 by 3 Comments
From myopic sharpshooters to cross-code game winners, there’s plenty in Rodney Boyd’s team of more obscure Number 7s since 1980 this week.
Almanac Teams: Seventh Heaven (1980- )
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We forge ahead with Rodney Boyd’s series of teams; this week’s side has the best Number 7s to don the jumper since 1980(ish) and a first time selection of two players from the same team.
Almanac Teams: The Eclectic Six (1980- )
February 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Rodney Boyd has returned with a deep dive into VFL/ AFL history, pulling out some forgotten names who happened to pull on the number six jumper at some stage in their career.
Almanac Teams: Hit for Six (1980- )
February 15, 2021 by 5 Comments
Rodney Boyd moves from Number 5 to 6 this week; this side has a few players called on to play extra roles during a game.
Almanac Teams: The (not quite so) Famous Fives (1980- )
February 8, 2021 by 3 Comments
Back onto the more obscure names this week, Rodney Boyd’s team for the bearers of Number 5 has some excellent footballers who’ve done interesting things.
Almanac Teams: Mambo Number 5s (1980- )
February 1, 2021 by 2 Comments
The best players to wear the Number 5 jumper since 1980? Rodney Boyd makes his selection and invites your contributions.
Almanac Teams: More Fours (1980- )
January 22, 2021 by 7 Comments
Rodney Boyd follows up his best ever team of players who wore Number 4 with a slightly more obscure selection to play in the same number.
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