Talk about doing things the hard way. Tom Bally rides the roller-coaster out at the showgrounds.
Round 1 – Hawthorn v Geelong: Problems for Hawthorn? How did you fit all the champions in!
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Zorba and ILuvHawkThugs spend some quality time together at the footer and marvel at the Hawks superiority.
Round 1 – Brisbane v Collingwood: Family 53
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Jamie Simmons brings out the members’ gold cap for the first time in season 2015. Familiar faces in the Gabba stands hold their own stories. Another season awaits.
Round 1 – Sydney v Essendon: Unknown knowns and known unknowns
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Ian Latham saw the Swans ultimately take this game, but that doesn’t mean he knows how or why it happened. Redemption? Culture? Who really knows?
Round 1 – Carlton v Richmond: No way forward for Carlton
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John Butler saw the same old, same old Navy Blues on display on Thursday night. Brother can you spare a forward?
Round 1 – St Kilda v GWS: Nothing’s clear yet
April 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
As the fog of disappointment lifts from Saturday’s loss to the GWS, our States-side Sainter – Glenn Brownstein – still remains unsure what season 2015 bodes for St Kilda.
Round 1 – Adelaide v North Melbourne: The sermon from the mount
April 7, 2015 by 7 Comments
There’s a full moon over the Flinders Ranges. Dave Brown is appropriately inspired to answer some questions about the 2015 model Adelaide Crows.
Round 1 – Sydney v Essendon: The juice ran out
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For three quarters, the “match-day experience” at ANZ Stadium left much to be desired for longtime Swans supporter Gavin Ward. The fourth was better.
Round 1 – Hawthorn v Geelong: Decisions, Decisions
April 6, 2015 by 5 Comments
Whenever a “choice” presents itself, Charlottemck re-lives that memorable Indiana Jones scene. Most things about this Hawthorn day reflected the idea of choosing… wisely.
Round 1 – Adelaide v North Melbourne: No one likes missing out on chocolate
April 6, 2015 by 10 Comments
The spirit of the Almanac: nine year-old Aidan Hammond bursts through the pack on debut with this report on Adelaide v North Melbourne. On the radio, in the caravan on school holidays. Does it get much more ‘holiday footy’ than Aidan’s Easter weekend of AFL? [Looking forward to more from you, young fella. – Ed]
Round 1 – St Kilda v GWS: Emotional Situations
April 6, 2015 by 5 Comments
An eventful day impairs Yoshi’s ability to follow his beloved Saints. But what he does get to hear and see gives him hope for the future.
Round 1 – St Kilda v GWS: Put it in the bank
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Steve Duffy, initially concerned at wasted opportunities early in the game, is happy with the Giants first-ever win over St Kilda.
Round 1 – Fremantle v Port Adelaide: Dear ABC Radio
April 6, 2015 by 12 Comments
Matt Zurbo watches footy closely, and with a footy thinkers’ eye. When listening to post-game summaries on radio, he expects good insight from the experts, not just stats. Here he analyses the Freo-Port match, and he analyses the analysts as well. [This is a interesting discussion point – Ed]
Round 1 – Adelaide v North Melbourne: Could Taylor Walker be the riches of Adelaide’s fortune?
April 6, 2015 by 1 Comment
With a real run at things after a healthy pre-season, Taylor Walker shows that a key forward can still dominate a game, especially when his hunting mates win a bounty of the Sherrin.
Round 1 – St Kilda v GWS: Missed Opportunities
April 6, 2015 by 5 Comments
Nick Weidmann’s debut for the Almanac: GWS grab the points over St Kilda at the Docklands in yet another round one match where attack is the focus for both sides – fast, free-flowing footy.
Round 1 – Brisbane v Collingwood: A game of two sides
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While all the focus was on Dayne Beams’ debut for the Lions, it was Bam-Bam Rich’s return from a knee reconstruction which nearly spoiled the Pies’ season opener. Fitter for the run, Woodsman Gordon Beet predicts the only way for the Pies is up.
Round 1 – Fremantle v Port Adelaide: Down by the sea, a tale of two wharfie clubs
April 6, 2015 by 1 Comment
The wharfies go at it in the west. Freo come out winners in an intense affair, and both can look forward to appearing in September, writes Chris Michaels.
Round 1 – Sydney v Essendon: The Wizard’s Week
April 6, 2015 by 4 Comments
Not quite J.W Howard’s “Lazarus with a triple bypass”, but having conceded bragging rights to the West Calder Wizard, Joe Moore’s Bloods climb off the mat to grab the points at Homebush against the Bombers.
Round 1 – Western Bulldogs v West Coast: A False Dawn?
April 5, 2015 by 16 Comments
Yet another rebuild is launched from the Whitten Oval. So while Tom Riordan welcomes the points, he urges caution about getting carried away.
Round 1 – St. Kilda v GWS Giants: The boys from the West are pests
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Andy the Beast is listening on his iPad hoping his Saints will win. Some classic schoolboy lines (“Josh Bruce’s speccie sounded good” – Ed]. [He also just avoided becoming a Bombers fan! JTH]
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