In a Footy Almanac flashback to 2015, The Wrap previews Finals Week 3, in what was a cracking Preliminary Final weekend. [It’s surprising how quickly names from the past can be forgotten! – Ed]
Adam Goodes: His Legacy
July 18, 2019 by 5 Comments
This article was published in July 2015 at the time covered in Ian Darling’s documentary ‘The Final Quarter’:
Braham Dabscheck argues that Adam Goodes has forced Australia to confront the “ugly” side of itself.
Almanac Time Capsule: Round 16, 2015 – Port Adelaide v Adelaide – An emotional showdown
July 3, 2019 by 63 Comments
It was a day of high emotion in Adelaide back in 2015, as one of the fiercest rivalries in Australian sport celebrated the memory of Phil Walsh. Malcolm ‘Rulebook’ Ashwood reported on a game where football was a secondary consideration.
Confessions of an MCG Pie-girl
May 10, 2018 by 17 Comments
After feeling the pressure to find a job, Bridget Schwerdt is employed at the MCG as a Pie-Girl. Here’s the story of the process and of her first sessions on the job when, possibly because of her mathematical skills, she is sent to become a Wiener Girl. [Very funny Bridget. We’ll be looking for you – Ed] [first published in 2015 when our Pie-Girl was in Grade 10]
Round 21 (2015) – St Kilda v Geelong: The Performer
October 25, 2017 by 38 Comments
Dips O’Donnell has nominated this P. Flynn piece on Stevie J as an Almanac Classic. (send your noms in to [email protected])
So you want to understand Johnno? P.J. Flynn revels in the magic and madness of old mate Stevie J.
2015: what have we learned?
December 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Fearless looks back on the sporting year of 2015.
Countries, people and places: The A to Z of sport in 2015.
December 30, 2015 by 2 Comments
A genuinely creative way of looking at 2015 in sport: an entry for each letter of the alphabet. How quickly we forget. Thanks Hamish neal – and congrats on the N entry.
Calling the Callers: Hawks Christmas Revue
December 24, 2015 by 5 Comments
Hawks fans can overdose on Hawks love with Paul Campbell’s monumental review (and revue) of the radio and TV calls of the 2015 Grand Final. You can re-live all the great moments – through a variety of voices. A must-read for Hawkers. [That took it out of me – JTH]
Happy Christmas (Footy is Over) – For Now
December 21, 2015 by 2 Comments
Peter Baulderstone and the Avenging Eagle extend Festivus greetings from Perth. Ghosts and glad tidings of seasons past.
Almanac WA shindig by Frankie (the first chosen in the AFL Canine Draft)
December 17, 2015 by 9 Comments
The Almanac’s first AFL-star / canine correspondent reports in on the WA 2015 Footy Almanac gathering. Does Peter_B taste like chicken or eagle?
Round 16 – Collingwood v West Coast: Aberrations
December 15, 2015 by 3 Comments
David Wilson didn’t see this game, Collingwood v West Coast, as he was tied up in Fitzroy (“exactly the right place to be”). [This story appears in the 2015 Footy Almanac – Ed].
AFL Bang for Buck Cup: Why Hawthorn didn’t really win the 2015 premiership
November 20, 2015 by 6 Comments
Where did your club rank in 2015 if you take their performance at the draft table into account?
November 16th 2005 Why was it a great night?
November 13, 2015 by 5 Comments
In three days it will be 10 years since Australia qualified for the 2006 World Cup and Vaughan Menlove reflects on that night in Sydney, a night which he saw as a pivotal night for not just Australian football but Australian sport.
Junior Almanac – Thank You
November 1, 2015 by 7 Comments
Young Josh Coales has impressed a few of us this year with his love of writing. Or, to be more precise, his love of writing about the Purple Haze. As the 2015 season comes to a close, Josh pens an open letter of thanks to everyone at The Footy Almanac.
Open Letter to Sepp Blatter
October 30, 2015 by 4 Comments
Vaughan Menlove (aka Dr Cruel) is happy that Sepp Blatter has decided to take some of his cronies down with him. But he passionately argues that FIFA needs to build a new henhouse after it cleans out some of the crooked roosters.
Adelaide’s Best Side in 2016: Discuss
October 26, 2015 by 11 Comments
Henry de Cure gives us some deep insights into the Adelaide list, as our Almanac 2016 previews continue.
Almanac Rugby League – Who Wants To Be A Coach?
October 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a tough year to be a Penrith Panthers fan in the National Rugby League. It must have been so much tougher if you were the actual coach.
Notta Whole Lotta Love
October 20, 2015 by 15 Comments
Trucker Slim has noticed a trend. But Hawthorn should be celebrated.
Grand Final – West Coast v Hawthorn: Paranoid android
October 20, 2015 by 3 Comments
Sometimes appreciation comes creeping. Sometimes a doubt always remains. E.regnans on Hawthorn; game plan, recent history, the 2015 Grand Final, and the idea of appreciation.
Grand Final 2015 – West Coast v Hawthorn: ‘Hotter than Hell’… but ‘I want to Rock and Rioli all night and party every day’.
October 15, 2015 by 2 Comments
Paul Campbell has spent the last ten days on a Hawthorn and Kiss high. Here is his report.
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