The Shaw family, some AFL coaches and nomadic footballers feature in Rodney’s side this week.
Almanac Teams: Absolutely 23 (1980- )
October 18, 2021 by 2 Comments
A mouthwatering prospect comes from this side, which team would have a better day out: Rodney Boyd’s Number 18 or Number 23 forward line?
Almanac Teams: Catch 22 (1980- )
October 11, 2021 by 2 Comments
Rodney Boyd’s obscure Number 22s include names from the Netherlands, USA, PNG and one figure so imposing he might as well have had his own country!
Almanac Teams: Best 22 (1980- )
October 4, 2021 by 5 Comments
Ironic given the number and its association with the best side a club can put up, but Rodney Boyd’s best of Number 22 team shows a few limitations compared to the smaller numbers we’ve seen so far.
Almanac Teams – Twenty-one jump(er) street (1980- )
September 27, 2021 by 3 Comments
A dead-eyed debutant, documentary maker and a unique 27-game stat-holder are part of Rodney Boyd’s Number 21 side this week.
Almanac Teams: Twenty-one gun salute (1980- )
September 20, 2021 by 3 Comments
There might not be a hidden ace up the sleeve in Rodney Boyd’s best of Number 21 team, but this side has plenty of solid depth in important areas of the ground.
Almanac Teams: The Roaring Twenties (1980- )
September 6, 2021 by 2 Comments
Rodney Boyd runs us through his team of the best Number 20s since 1980 – this one has plenty of versatile tall timber.
Almanac Teams: Notorious Nineteens (1980- )
August 30, 2021 by 1 Comment
An infamous bitee, trailblazing crosscoder and a piglet rustler feature in Rodney Boyd’s more interesting Number 19s since 1980 side.
Almanac Teams: Noteable Nineteens (1980- )
August 23, 2021 by 6 Comments
With Number 19 we start getting into the ‘non-starting’ numbers for Rodney Boyd’s sides since 1980. Of course there are many quality players in most jumpers, but some tend to attract more of a certain type of player, making the job just that little bit harder…
Almanac Teams: Second Eighteen (1980- )
August 16, 2021 by 2 Comments
It might be Rodney Boyd’s ‘Reserves’ for his Number 18 side, but there are plenty of entertaining names who have interesting stories from their time on the biggest stage.
Almanac Teams: First Eighteen (1980- )
August 9, 2021 by 2 Comments
Talk about a stacked forwardline! Rodney Boyd’s best of Number 18 side has a glittering goalkicking group who would scare the pants of any bunch of defenders.
Almanac Teams: Supplementary Seventeens (1980- )
August 2, 2021 by 4 Comments
The more obscure Number 17s in recent decades include an odd Carlton ‘hero’, the Tiger who helped start a ‘tradition’ and an early code-hopper; Rodney Boyd shares his selections.
Almanac Teams: Sensational Seventeens (1980-)
July 26, 2021 by 6 Comments
Rodney Boyd is working his way up into the high teens, but there are still plenty of brilliant players to choose from for his best of sides since 1980.
Almanac Teams: Saccharine Sixteen (1980- )
July 19, 2021 by 3 Comments
A few players who wore Number 16 in recent decades caught Rodney Boyd’s eye for their more interesting feats or foibles…including one player with a surprising basketball background.
Almanac Teams: Sweet Sixteen (1980- )
July 12, 2021 by 4 Comments
There are wings aplenty in Rodney Boyd’s best of Number 16 side since 1980…the team also includes the author’s first ever favourite player.
Almanac Teams: Fifteen minutes of fame (1980- )
July 5, 2021 by 5 Comments
Rodney Boyd’s team of more obscure Number 15s since 1980 contains an umpire and a federal court judge…be careful what you get up to around this side!
Almanac Teams: Fifteen love (1980- )
June 28, 2021 by 2 Comments
For the second number running, there is leadership in spades for Rodney Boyd’s side with a singular talent relied upon to control the forward line. Who would win a clash between the Number 14 and 15 sides?
Almanac Teams: Fourteen karat gold (1980- )
June 14, 2021 by 4 Comments
It might not be the first number you think of for out and out champions, but Rodney Boyd’s side of the best in Number 14 since 1980 is surprisingly stacked with top shelf talent.
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