With Mid-season Draft season in the air for 2023, Rodney Boyd turns from family ties to notable players who came into the fold when the whips were already cracking.
Almanac Teams: Drafted brothers who never played a game
May 22, 2023 by 4 Comments
Rounding out his recent relatives run, Rodney Boyd shares with us a side made up of the brothers of players who got drafted but never played a senior VFL/AFL game.
Almanac Teams: Sons who never played a game
May 15, 2023 by 8 Comments
Another side from Rodney Boyd with relatives who played in the VFL/AFL…but this one also features the next generation who didn’t run out in the league, despite being drafted.
Almanac Teams: Forgotten Brothers (Part 2)
May 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Part 2 of Rodney Boyd’s lesser known brothers looks at the more recent siblings who may have fought in the backyard for the limelight but when it came to the big time, didn’t quite leave as big an impression (in most cases at least…)
Almanac Teams: Forgotten Brothers (Part 1)
May 1, 2023 by 7 Comments
Working his way through the degrees of relation, Rodney Boyd’s side takes a look at some fraternal duos (and sometimes more!) whose lesser lights you may have forgotten. This side is from 1980-1999.
Almanac Teams: Forgotten/Lesser Known Sons
April 24, 2023 by 3 Comments
Rodney Boyd continues his series of fantasy teams, this time with a focus on sons who didn’t quite measure up to their more illustrious fathers.
Almanac Teams: Forgotten Fathers
April 17, 2023 by 8 Comments
Another team of interesting origins from Rodney Boyd – how many of these players did you forget or perhaps had never heard of before?
Almanac Teams: Two clubs in one year
April 3, 2023 by 8 Comments
Inspired by a comment on an earlier side, Rodney Boyd shares his team made up of players who represented two clubs in the same season.
Richmond v Collingwood War
March 28, 2023 by 4 Comments
It’s one of the biggest and fiercest rivalries in the league, and one highlight (or lowlight at times) has been the number of players who switched jumpers between Richmond and Collingwood. Rodney Boyd shares his teams based around this.
Almanac Teams: Round 1 debuts since 1980 (Part 4 – 2011 to 2022)
March 16, 2023 by 2 Comments
Part 4 of VFL/AFL Round 1 debutants concludes Rodney Boyd’s series with the years 2011 to 2022.
Almanac Teams: Round 1 debuts since 1980 (Part 2 – 1990 to 2000)
March 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In the second of four parts, Rodney Boyd looks back at the players who made their debut in Round 1 of the VFL/AFL season from 1980 up to 2022. This section features 1990-2000.
Almanac Teams: Round 1 debuts since 1980 (Part 1 – 1980 to 1989)
March 13, 2023 by 2 Comments
In the first of four parts, Rodney Boyd looks back at the players who made their debut in Round 1 of the VFL/AFL season from 1980 up to 2022. This section features 1980-1989, an era that saw an uptick in professionalism and towards the end the introduction of the draft.
Almanac Teams: Players that played in three states
March 6, 2023 by 11 Comments
Rodney Boyd follows on from his three in three teams side with a three states version – did he miss anybody?
Almanac Teams: Players that played for three clubs in three years
February 27, 2023 by 5 Comments
Rodney Boyd is back in 2023 and he has something a little different to share this time – his team of players who ran out for three different clubs in consecutive seasons. You wouldn’t want to get too attached to seeing these blokes in your colours!
Almanac Teams: Hindsight’s always 50/50; Obscure 50+ (1980- )
December 19, 2022 by 5 Comments
One last curtain call for Rodney Boyd in 2022, here’s the more obscure list of players in 50+.
Almanac Teams: Life begins at fifty; Best of 50+ (1980- )
December 12, 2022 by 4 Comments
‘Here it is!’ Rodney Boyd’s final ‘best of’ side might not have the same gravitas as Paul Roos lifting the cup in 2005, but it’s been a mighty fine effort no less. This team features the best players who wore Number 50 or above (and another special side thrown in).
Almanac Teams: Free Stynes of Dewar(s); Obscure 49s (1980- )
December 5, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Who would have thought there’d be so many interesting VFL/AFL players to have worn the Number 49? Rodney Boyd features an MCG tour guide, a couple of caretaker coach specialists and plenty of cult figures in his side this week.
Almanac Teams: Krakouer Jack; Obscure 48s (1980- )
November 21, 2022 by 2 Comments
Rodney Boyd has come up with even more players, some obscure, who have donned the number 48 Guernsey for their club
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