Alan Stewart watched Hawthorn maintain dominance over Melbourne with thirteenth win in a row against the Demons
Round 11 – Hawthorn v Melbourne: Flat and grey for most of the match
July 3, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Geelong flame re-lit at the Almanac: a survey of the Cats’ past six weeks.
June 24, 2016 by 14 Comments
John Harms has had life balance issues for a while. He has not paid enough attention to writing about the Geelong Football Club – and his life is poorer for it. Finally, he sits up all night to reflect on the last six weeks of a season with a lot of promise.
Round 11 – Carlton v Brisbane: Unsung Heroes
June 13, 2016 by 2 Comments
Better late than never, Peter Fuller’s match report of Carlton’s win against Brisbane in Rd 11, a treat for Carlton fans not wanting to read about the loss to St Kilda.
Does Evan Hocking play for the West Coast Eagles?
June 13, 2016 by 2 Comments
Comedian Evan Hocking heads off to the footy.
Along the way he is asked whether he plays for the West Coast Eagles. He explains why.
Round 11 – Adelaide v St Kilda: “Could we start again please?”
June 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Yvette Wroby celebrated two victories on Sunday at Etihad Stadium. Good thing, because the news from Adelaide was far from happy.
Round 11 – Western Bulldogs v West Coast: The Mighty West
June 10, 2016 by 2 Comments
Conor Morrissey and his mate John head off to the footy, trading barbs and knowledgeable one-liners (“We even debate the merit of the Bulldogs claiming to be from “the mighty west” when our west is roughly four hundred times more west of Melbourne than Footscray is”).
Round 11 – Collingwood v Port Adelaide – Haiku Bob: Anchored in the backline
June 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob. His words say it all.
Round 11 – Fremantle v Essendon: Juan
June 9, 2016 by 2 Comments
Who is Juan? And what’s he got to do with Josh Coales and Freo? [Great to see the family rituals gaven’t changed Josh! Ed]
Round 11 – Hawthorn v Melbourne: Uncontested Victories
June 9, 2016 by 3 Comments
Not all Hawthorn supporters were watching the game from the G, Richard Michaels streamed the game within Singapore’s Qantas lounge. [Liking your pen name Hawkeye131415 – that and your interesting tone are sure to win you a lot of fans on this site. Ed]
Round 11 – Western Bulldogs v West Coast: A Sunday Spent At The Footy With The Little Brother
June 8, 2016 by 1 Comment
Alex Docherty enjoys a day out watching the Doggies men and women’s team enjoy success at Etihad.
Round 11 – Gold Coast v Sydney: Life Balance – Family and Footy
June 8, 2016 by 1 Comment
Suns kicked with the tide as Swans skills shone, or that’s what Keiran Croker witnessed while keeping tabs with family and footy.
Round 11 – Adelaide v St Kilda: lateral thinking
June 8, 2016 by 5 Comments
Turns out not every party ends in a hangover. Rock on, Crows!
Round 11 – Western Bulldogs v West Coast: Great day at the footy! ‘Playin’ like a bunch of sheilas’ becomes a compliment. And a football legend sighted on the Bulldog Express.
June 8, 2016 by 6 Comments
Another big Sunday from the Almanac’s man from Terang, Neil Anderson (you can tell from the title)
Round 11 – Collingwood v Port Adelaide: Pies were for eating and Port is for drinking
June 7, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Paul O’Connell writes for the Floreat Pica Society on Collingwood’s game, a horrible way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Round 11 – North Melbourne v Richmond: Opposite Directions
June 7, 2016 by 12 Comments
Preston market is not only a good spot for fruit but for reassuring Andrew Starkie’s North Melbourne pre-game anxieties.
Round 11 Review – The 2016 Charles Liston Cup
June 7, 2016 by 1 Comment
Somehow Earl O’Neill has managed to segue from Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali into Round 11 results with his inimitable style.
Round 11 – Adelaide v St Kilda: Crows go marching on
June 6, 2016 by 37 Comments
Rulebook could relax this week, as the Crows killed the game in the first quarter. This allowed him to sit back and observe the game. And, oh, does Chaplin get a mention?
Round 11 – Collingwood v Port Adelaide: From Little Things Big Things Grow, Misplaced Sentiment Lessons of Wet Weather Football and how to Disenfranchise 50,000 Foxtel Subscribers
June 6, 2016 by 6 Comments
Chris Michaels witnessed Port’s season click into gear against a listless Magpie team and then takes swipe at a dismissive commentary team.
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