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.
Almanac Time Capsule: Round 16, 2015 – Port Adelaide v Adelaide – An emotional showdown
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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].
Round 16 – Sydney v Hawthorn: Brown and Gold Billionaires
September 1, 2015 by 6 Comments
Year 10/11 student Vivienne Williams makes her Almanac debut with a beauty of Round 16, when she travelled to Sydney to watch her Hawks. “…Tonight it’s we who are the Bondi Billionaires!” [Great writing Vivienne – Ed]
Round 16 – St Kilda v Richmond: Benevolence beams down on Etihad during the inaugural Maddie’s Match
July 27, 2015 by 2 Comments
Artist and wordsmith Jen Muirden with her take on Maddie’s Match.
Round 16 – Fremantle v Carlton: Back on track
July 25, 2015 by 1 Comment
Poppy Penny recounts last weekend’s Dockers’ win which righted the good ship Freo.
Round 16 – Richmond v St. Kilda: All things good and bad
July 24, 2015 by 1 Comment
Attending the footy with his cousin gives Chris Daley cause to contemplate and celebrate the Riewoldt cousins on Maddie’s day. It also allows him to reflect on the “match day experience”.
Round 16 – Geelong v Western Bulldogs: Cats Close the Gap on Red Dogs
July 23, 2015 by 2 Comments
Burkie reviews some classic moments from the underrated cats vs dogs rivalry. He also traveled down highway for the latest installment. It was close, but well short of classic status.
Round 16 – Collingwood v West Coast Eagles: Haiku Bob – spark and sizzle
July 23, 2015 by 2 Comments
A lament over a torn calf and poor goal kicking accuracy has rarely been more eloquent
Round 16 – Fremantle v Carlton: Live (well, sort of)
July 23, 2015 by 2 Comments
Peter Fuller maintained a media blackout for long enough to watch his recorded Freo-Carlton fixture “live”.
Round 16 – St Kilda v Richmond: Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision and Love
July 23, 2015 by 1 Comment
Every St Kilda game is special to Yvette Wroby, but Sunday’s clash against the Tigers occupies a special place in her heart.
Round 16 – Adelaide v Port Adelaide: Two codes, one city and over 107,000 people.
July 23, 2015 by 1 Comment
Chris Michaels reflects on a couple of days that saw the Adelaide Oval packed for an emotional Showdown between the Crows and Power, as well as EPL giants Liverpool taking on Adelaide United in the world game.
Round 16 – Gold Coast v Greater Western Sydney: Youth in abundance, talent in spades
July 22, 2015 by 1 Comment
The talent and dare of both the Suns, and Giants, is becoming a scary thought for other clubs writes Sean Mortell.
Round 16 – Fearless: Let’s face it: ANZ Stadium is nothing but a bad joke (and kudos to Brent Harvey).
July 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Fearless by name, Fearless by nature, our man gives Homebush a nice old whack and pays tribute to Brent Harvey on a well-deserved milestone
Round 16 – Fremantle v Carlton: The King and His Men
July 22, 2015 by 4 Comments
It’s always good to get a win, but more so when the acid has been on your club after a disappointing loss. Even better for Josh Coales, with Nat Fyfe well held (by his lofty standards anyway), other players stepped up to fill the breach.
Round 16 – St Kilda v Richmond: The Sunday Observer
July 22, 2015 by 2 Comments
Not quite ‘The Innocents Abroad’ but Noel McPhee’s observations from the St Kilda v Richmond match would do old mate Samuel Clemens proud.
All Sports Team of the Week
July 22, 2015 by 7 Comments
Phil Smyth takes the “Big Week in Sport” to another level, with his team of the week. (A clever idea – Ed.)
Round 16 – Sydney Swans v Hawthorn: For Tim
July 21, 2015 by 15 Comments
On any other weekend, a Swans loss would have him feeling pretty ordinary. But the recent passing of a close friend and Hawthorn devotee places this loss in a whole new context for Joe Moore.
Round 16 – Sydney Swans v Hawthorn: Howzat!
July 21, 2015 by 7 Comments
Hawthorn lays waste to another 2015 premiership contender with a frightening display of attacking footy against the Sydney Swans. And Trucker Slim is most contented.
Round 16 – Melbourne v Brisbane: The (hopefully temporary) eternal damnation of the Lions
July 21, 2015 by 4 Comments
Brin Paulsen looks hard to find the positives in the Brisbane Lions’ 2015, but can only come up with the glaring deficiencies the Lions need to address if they’re to get up off the mat.
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