North Adelaide was entering a rewarding period under Mike Patterson when these 1971 Mobil Cards of four of its very best were produced, including the greatest of them all, Barrie Robran.
1971 SANFL Mobil Cards – Part 2: Glenelg
July 30, 2020 by 18 Comments
Swish is back with Part 2 of his 1971 SANFL Mobil Card virtual collection which this time features the Glenelg Tigers.
1971 SANFL Mobil Cards – Part 1: Central District
July 22, 2020 by 20 Comments
Swish is assembling a virtual collection of the SANFL Mobil Footy cards from 1971. Centrals is first up in this (alphabetical) club by club series.
SANFL 1987 Grand Final – North Adelaide v Glenelg: Amayzing
May 17, 2020 by 13 Comments
Swisch Schwerdt remembers 1987, in all its 1987-ness, culminating in the North Adelaide – Glenelg Grand Final in the SANFL. [The Ricky May national anthem is a must-see – Ed]
SA’s Lost Video Treasures – Vol 2: BetaMax
May 6, 2020 by 19 Comments
Swish has opened that other box of SA themed videos. Maybe he shouldn’t have. [But we’re glad he did – Ed].
SANFL Draft Dodgers – 1982: You Got Nothing I Want
April 3, 2020 by 20 Comments
The second of the VFL’s hidden drafts took place in 1982. ‘Swish’ lets us know how it turned out for the Croweaters involved.
SANFL Draft Dodgers – 1981: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
March 24, 2020 by 16 Comments
As if we did not need a reminder of the SANFL’s love-hate relationship with the VFL/AFL! Swish Schwerdt runs us through the ‘forgotten’ draft of 1981, and tells us who stayed and who went
A Family of Tossers
December 29, 2019 by 13 Comments
So Helena Schwerdt wins the Bay Sheffield. Yes, she’s from the famous sheaf-tossing family. Here’s their story, as told by Almanac lynchpin Swish Schwerdt:
Have you been wondering if Swish Schwerdt is related to the famous South Australian sheaf tossing Schwerdts? Not actually sure what sheaf tossing is? Let Swish enlighten you.
Almanac Fashion: A Bit Shirty
December 10, 2019 by 16 Comments
As that little known David Bowie/Graham Parker duet goes, “Fashion Is No Ordinary Word”. In Swish’s case, very ordinary. What’s in your t-shirt collection? And why is it still there at all?
SANFL 1966 Grand Final – Sturt v Port Adelaide: First of Five
December 6, 2019 by 16 Comments
Norwood’s Ron Kneebone featured on the cover of the 1966 SANFL Grand Final Budget. The second successive Oatey-Williams Grand Final proved to be the beginning of a Double Blue era of dominance.
SACA Annual Report 1983/84: Same As It Ever Was
November 19, 2019 by 10 Comments
The SACA, Adelaide Oval, cricket and West End Light loomed large in 1983/84. Here’s Swish letting those days go by. Come for Bish, stay for Don O’Connor, marvel at Craig Bradley’s straight outta Pooraka poodle mullet. And see if you can spot Boz Maloney. Sponsored by West End Light – the Right Light.
Almanac Flashback – Bowled (Canna) Lily: Park Cricket in 1970s Elizabeth
November 15, 2019 by 21 Comments
Mark ‘Swish’ Schwerdt revisits the battlefields of childhood, and the characters that made those informal test matches forever memorable in a story from 2014 reprised from the Footy Almanac archives.
Footy Memorabilia : SA Footy World & Team Tumblers
November 14, 2019 by 10 Comments
Swish has restarted some of his footy archaeological activities, with surprising results. We’d love you to share any special memorabilia that you may have.
SANFL Blow-ins 1960-1990 Part 3: Glenelg
September 22, 2019 by 36 Comments
With Glenelg winning the 2019 SANFL Grand Final, we re-visit Swish Schwerdt’s look at players who had a stint at the Bays.
One of the biggest names in Australian football (along with several obscure ones) appears in this next instalment of Swish’s list of Glenelg interstate interlopers during the SANFL’s black and golden years.
SANFL 1977 Grand Final – Port Adelaide v Glenelg: Centenary Premiership Port
September 12, 2019 by 14 Comments
Both Port Adelaide and Glenelg were sick of losing Grand Finals by the time 1977 came around. John Cahill started an enormous run of success at Alberton, with Big Nick the first rung on a very big ladder. Swish was there and he kept the Budget.
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