No club likes to be dumped from the finals in straight sets, but Swish spares a thought for those clubs that win their Qualifying Final, only to miss out on a spot in the Grand Final. Will it happen again this week?
Almanac Cricket – Crease, Wicket Leave, Safe etc. – What Was Yours?
Swish asked Twitter about a particular Bairstow-related backyard cricket rule. How would you have responded?
1971 SANFL Mobil Cards – Part 10: Woodville
Here’s the final club of Swish’s SANFL 1971 Mobil Cards series, the Woodville Woodpeckers (as they were). Blight, Holland, Huppatz, Simunsen – what stars they all were!
SANFL 1973 Grand Final – Glenelg v North Adelaide: The Stud Gets Up
The 1973 SANFL Grand Final went down as a classic tussle, not decided until deep in the final term after a famous mark by Graham Cornes. Swish takes us back almost 50 years, to a time of car-salesman coaches, Vulcan oil heaters and groovy graphics.
Almanac Footy – SA v Victoria: Cup Day Canter for the Vics (1970)
This 1970 state game went according to the usual SA v Victoria script, but the curtain-raiser contained an intriguing team of Indigenous schoolboys from the Northern Territory.
Almanac Holiday Greetings – How To Make Gravox
Swish’s hopes that no-one stuffs up this year’s celebratory roast.
Almanac Life: Elizabeth South Shops 1966-1976
Swish harks back to a simpler time in his childhood ‘hood of Elizabeth South, when there were local shops run by local people. Featuring smokes, double-cut rolls, offal, more smokes, Amscol Footy Colours and the occasional Strepsil. [A must-read for lovers of everyday life anywhere, with many memories of 60s and 70s life – JTH]
1971 SANFL Mobil Cards – Part 9: West Torrens
West Torrens – The Mighty Eagles – is the subject of Swish’s latest review of the players from the 1971 SANFL Mobil Cards. Fred Bills, Glen Pill, Peter Phillipou and Bob Wildy, names to bring a smile to the Thebarton faithful.
Almanac Footy: 1968 Victoria v SA – Never in it
South Australia had reason for hope leading into their 1968 clash with Victoria. Mark ‘Swish’ Schwerdt relives what happened next in his inimitable style.
1971 SANFL Mobil Cards – Part 8: West Adelaide
Swish Schwerdt continues his 1971 SANFL Mobil Cards series and presents Part 8: West Adelaide.
1971 SANFL Mobil Cards – Part 7: Sturt
The mighty Double Blues were the kings of the SANFL at the beginning of 1971. The Mobil Footy Cards of that year featured some of their many stars. Swish has a bit to say about each of them here.
Almanac Book Review: ‘Flags, Spoons and Knives’ by Lee Harradine
West Adelaide stalwart Lee Harradine has produced a book reliving sixty-plus years of the trials and tribulations of this proud SANFL club. Swish has reviewed this important addition to SA footy history.
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