Grand Final – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Dubai Dogs

Dubai Almanacer Caspar McLead describes his Grand Final experience.

Grand Final 2016 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Great Blokes and Role Models of Bevo and Murph

Yoshi gives his unique view of the Bulldogs win and how Bevo and Murphy have inspired him to bigger and better things. Hopefully his beloved Saints can follow the example

A Grand Final match report for my Dad

Since Sarah Black was 16 she has written footy reports. Her Dad has always loved them and encouraged Sarah to try sports journalism. A graduate, Sarah is now an intern at AFL Media. Her father was away for the Sydney-Doggies Grand Final so Sarah wrote this report for him. {Super piece Sarah and congrats on your new job – JTH]

Grand Final 2016 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: A broken heart and tear-stained eyes………

A Grand Final loss leaves an empty feeling, a feeling that Jan Courtin puts into perspective with time and support from strangers. Check out (or take a look at) the 60 year-old document!

Almanac Book Cover 2016: Creazione di Gentilezza

David Wilson borrows from Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam” for this 2016 cover nomination: “Creation of Kindness.”

Grand Final 2016 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Talking to Chooks

With five minutes to go in the Granny and your side’s down, what do you do? Joe Moore went outside and had a chat with the Chooks!

Grand Final 2016: The Goodna Letter

This missive, penned by Bulldogs fan Ted Bradley, leaves the Jerilderie Letter in its wake. Ted barracks for the Western Bulldogs, Goodna, and North Sydney. [A gem – Ed]

Grand Final 2016 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Son of the ‘scray

“Until last Saturday I had no idea what it meant, what it really meant, to be a son or daughter of the ‘scray.  But I was soon to find out.” Lovely story from Tess Pryor [featuring 93 y-o George, and grandson Matt – whose Doggy dash from San Francisco even brought him to the Almanac GF Eve lunch – Ed].

Grand Final 2016: The Force Was With Us. And We Were The Force

Kerrie Soraghan (nee The Bulldog Tragician) recounts the now famous week of “our beloved but luckless club with the most patient of fans”.

Almanac Opinion: Team success – victory and adversity

Are the Doggies the AFL equivalent of Seabiscuit? Lachlan Tighe draws parallels and applies the theory to Lawn Bowls.

Grand Final 2016 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Not so Bleak House

When Buddy was seen berating team mates it suggested a side on the verge of becoming rattled. As Paul Spinks articulates so well, it was indeed a great win for the Bulldogs.

How the Bulldogs went from a club of individuals to a team of Champions.

Dr Cruel puts his spin on how the Bulldogs became a Premiership club.

Grand Final 2016 – Siren Song: AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai

Haiku Bob reports on the fifth annual AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai where haiku poets call in from all points of Australia and the globe to call the AFL Grand Final in haiku.

Grand Final 2016: Protocols of the vanquished

The Emerald Hill Chronicler is sick of writing with an ache in his heart. But write he does. He wonders: what should the vanquished do on grand final night.

Grand Final 2016: Country Pubs and Club Sandwiches

Mickey Randall and old friends resume their annual ritual of heading to the Clare Valley north of Adelaide for the AFL Grand Final where they are again drawn in by the picturesque countryside, the welcoming pubs and the Western Bulldogs.

Grand Final 2016 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Belief

Belief is a strong word, especially when applied to Gigs and fellow Bulldog supporters, it is the belief that their time will come and now they can’t believe it!

Grand Final 2016 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Bullydogs reign supreme

Grand Final 2016 is over and Rulebook reviews the game with a few contentious thoughts and you know who gets a mention.

Grand Final 2016 – Giving in to a moment of kindness

Dan Toomey is awake to the power of kindness. He saw it on Saturday.

Images from the Footy Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch

Check out these images captured by Yvette Wroby at the Footy Almanac Grand Final Eve lunch 2016.

Grand Final 2016 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: We’ll All Be ‘Rooned

An epic Footy Almanac Grand Final Lunch topped only by an epic Grand Final. Can the Bulldogs drop their hangdog persona? Peter Baulderstone adapts classic Australian verse (apologies to John O’Brien) to record the events of recent days.