Sarah Black has some advice for ‘fans’ and players who believe it’s appropriate to offer 15 year-old umpires a pair of glasses while they’re trying to adjudicate a netball game. [And the stats may just make your head spin. – Ed]
Golden Leaves – a Richmond fan’s lament
May 22, 2017 by 1 Comment
Richmond fan Sarah Black finds solace in a song. And she truly believes it cannot get any worse than this.
Almanac Women’s Footy: New sport, new team and new boots
February 17, 2017 by 9 Comments
Inspired by AFL Women’s, Sarah Black commences her footy career with a new pair of boots and a new set of footballers to be like
Almanac Netball: A Performance for One
December 7, 2016 by 5 Comments
Sara Black’s keen observations of the netball parent. Have you seen any like this at your local courts?
A Grand Final match report for my Dad
October 8, 2016 by 6 Comments
Since Sarah Black was 16 she has written footy reports. Her Dad has always loved them and encouraged Sarah to try sports journalism. A graduate, Sarah is now an intern at AFL Media. Her father was away for the Sydney-Doggies Grand Final so Sarah wrote this report for him. {Super piece Sarah and congrats on your new job – JTH]
Next year’s hope – 2016 Richmond list assessment
July 13, 2016 by 24 Comments
There’s always next year according to Sarah Black. This is what she hopes it will look like for the Tiges. Big, early, ridiculous calls? You tell us.
Round 8 – Richmond v Sydney: The key is steady breathing
May 17, 2016 by 7 Comments
Richmond’s win against Sydney was not only music to the ear for Sarah but a night where Jack provided a timely inspiration.
Round 1 – Richmond v Carlton: Footy’s Back
March 29, 2016 by 1 Comment
For Sarah Black, a Richmond win, several sighs of relief and a sardine-like train ride home indicate finally, footy’s back
Dear Richmond: I hate the way you…
September 16, 2015 by 4 Comments
With a little help from the film ’10 Things I Hate About You’, Sarah Black summarises how she feels about the Tigers as the Army deal with yet another Elimination final exit.
Round 18 – Hawthorn v Richmond: Three out of four ain’t bad
August 5, 2015 by 3 Comments
Tigers supporter Sarah Black watched her Tigers have a great win and four quarter performance against the Hawks on Friday night and when umpiring Netball on Saturday resolved to be like Bachar Houli.
Round 17 – Richmond v Fremantle: A Game of Halves
July 29, 2015 by 4 Comments
Sarah Black takes a ‘lose the battle, but win the war’ attitude to Richmond’s narrow loss to Fremantle from the weekend, and looks forward to seeing what happens IF they should meet again in September.
Round 13 – Sydney v Richmond: Changing Tides, Changing Tiges
July 1, 2015 by 4 Comments
Away from the AFL bubble that is Melbourne, Sarah Black realises her couch position doesn’t influence what happens to her beloved Tigers as she enjoys some Southern New South Wales sand and surf. As well as a Tigers win.
Round 7 – Richmond v Collingwood: A Write-up Purely Dictated by Crowd Comments
May 21, 2015 by 16 Comments
Here’s an idea for an Almanac match report: Sarah Black represents the entire Richmond v Collingwood game with nothing but the yells, quips and laments of the mad beast known as the MCG crowd.
Finding Joy Outside of Richmond
May 11, 2015 by 5 Comments
The essence of sport is the stories that come and go, inspiring us as they do. Sarah Black gives us the five best of the 2015 season (happy birthday Sarah).
Round 4 – Richmond v Melbourne: Giggle at a Funeral
April 29, 2015 by 10 Comments
Plenty of (Sarah) Black humour here. (Is this the first Almanac piece to be composed on the Monash Freeway?)
Yin and Yang
March 31, 2015 by 2 Comments
Sarah Black mourns the departure of Jake King and Dan Jackson from the Tigers’ playing group. Players can be replaced, individuals – and what they bring to a team – is a different matter.
Familiarity, New Courts and Gravel
March 3, 2015 by 3 Comments
Despite the familiarity of the courts at McDermott Avenue, Mooroolbark, after thirteen years of picking gravel out of her hands Sarah Black is looking forward to playing at the new netball facility at Pinks Reserve, Kilsyth.
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