Shane Reid remembers two of Fitzroy Football Club’s greatest footballers, Sir Doug Nicholls, and triple Brownlow Medallist Haydn Bunton.
Almanac Footy: Finals Diary Chapter 8 – Pride
March 28, 2024 by 2 Comments
With the 2023 Grand Final rematch coming up at the Gabba tonight, we reprise Shane Reid’s coverage of that epic September clash.
It was not quite the outcome Shane Reid was expecting as Brisbane fell four points short of a premiership.
Almanac Footy: Finals Diary Chapter 7 – Sing the song, buy the t-shirt, Go Lions!
September 29, 2023 by 1 Comment
Excitement is building with the AFL 2023 Grand Final only a day away. Late Saturday afternoon it will be either Brisbane or Collingwood fans celebrating a premiership win. Brisbane supporter Shane Reid continues his diary of footy finals thoughts and is hopeful of a Brisbane victory.
Almanac Footy – Finals Diary, Chapter 6: Mr Scorsese, for your consideration: Preliminary Final Match Report – Brisbane v Carlton
September 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Shane Reid continues his entertaining coverage of the 2023 Finals series, from a Lions’ perspective, of course. Scorsese, De Niro, U2, Jason Donovan, Michael Voss…they’re all there, and more!
Almanac Footy – Finals Diary, Chapter 5: Five by Five
September 21, 2023 by 4 Comments
The Beatles had No. 9; Shane Reid has No. 5 – and he’s got it bad! Read Reid’s rationale about the importance of having a number on your footy jumper. (And his prediction for the Lions v Blues clash.)
Almanac Footy: Finals Diary – Chapter 3: The week off
September 15, 2023 by 4 Comments
With his team having the week off, Shane Reid remembers back to 2018 in Murano, Venice when he failed to recognise an international star of film and music, and she, thought he was an AFL star who played for Brisbane! [Cracking read Shane: Ed.]
Almanac Footy: Finals Diary – Chapter 2: Qualifying Final – Brisbane v Port Adelaide
September 10, 2023 by 1 Comment
Shane Reid is a happy Brisbane supporter after their convincing win over the Power in their Qualifying final.
Almanac Footy: Finals Diary – Chapter 1: Pre-emptive hindsight
September 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Shane Reid, his family, and his students are all getting into footy finals mode in their different ways as he describes in the diary he has commenced.
Almanac Country Footy: The GOAT of Gippsland
February 24, 2023 by 10 Comments
The Gippsland region of Victoria has produced many fine footballers who played VFL/AFL football. Shane Reid has selected a team he considers the greatest of all time from Gippsland.
Almanac Footy (Memory): Sacramental Transcendence
June 11, 2022 by 7 Comments
A family at the footy, a boy’s wonder at a big game, the Catholic Mass, away team supporters in hostile territory, and ‘Superboot’ himself, Bernie Quinlan. Shane Reid blends them all into this heart-warming story from when he was a boy.
Round 6 – Gold Coast v Brisbane: Ich bin Ein Q-Clash
April 25, 2022 by Leave a Comment
One swallow doth not a summer make, nor does one trip to the Gabba usually make a Queenslander, but Shane Reid’s recent family escapades in the Sunshine State had the maroon coursing through his veins for the Q-Clash [I prefer ‘Pineapple Grapple’ on the topic of making names happen – Ed.]
Round 1 – Brisbane v Port Adelaide: Fort on world record pace (briefly) as the Lions fly home.
March 22, 2022 by Leave a Comment
After a quarter of footy, Shane Reid was considering whether Peter Hudson had something to worry about. [Great Maths from the English teacher – Ed] But Mr Darcy Fort fell off the early pace. The Lions, trailing for much of the game, lifted and got home.
Maize Gods
February 2, 2022 by 4 Comments
Shane Reid remembers his Year 12 English teacher, Ms Dargie, who wasn’t into footy at all. Nevertheless, it was she who helped young Shane understand the links between footy, society and life via the poetry of Bruce Dawe.
Almanac (Footy) Life: The Colts of Traralgon
December 15, 2021 by 5 Comments
Shane Reid reflects upon the moments in his students’ experiences as they transition from one life to new one, a time of challenges and a time of risks. This moment of reflection reminds him of the young footballers moving on from the Traralgon Colts to greater things in the VFL/AFL.
Almanac Footy Writing: Carpe Diem Fages…A Teacher’s Teacher
June 19, 2021 by 6 Comments
Chris Fagan coaches his one hundredth game today (June 19). Teacher-writer Shane Reid pays tribute to the warm-hearted teacher-coach, and argues that Fagan’s a natural teacher who wants the best for other people, especially his players and everyone at the Lions. [Super anecdote demonstrates the point – Ed]
Almanac Life – Callignee: A Love Song
May 24, 2021 by 17 Comments
Shane Reid rolls back the years to remember out-of-the-way Callignee and the special place it held in his father’s heart. (A beautiful reminiscence – Ed.)
AFLW Grand Final – Adelaide v Brisbane: We are Lions, hear us roar – a Premiership too big to ignore
April 18, 2021 by 5 Comments
Shane Reid reports on Brisbane’s victory over Adelaide to take out the 2021 AFLW Premiership, while also considering women’s footy in Australian culture.
Our Huckleberry Harris
It’s been a while in the making, but Shane Reid has put pen to paper (or rather pixels to screen) on one of his most admired Lions, his Huckleberry Harris Andrews [Thanks for the unexpected Tombstone reference too – Ed.]