Damien Collins is a Demon in a Bombers family. This fine personal memoir puts family and footy in their historical context.
Grand Final – Sal’s Preview: Dees in a tight one
September 24, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Sal Ciardulli reckons the Grand Final is a 50-50 proposition but is leaning ever so slightly towards Melbourne. He’s also hitting his straps with the nags. He has a thorough look at the big Melbourne and Sydney races. And he has something to say about John Elliott.
Grand Final Warm-Up
September 24, 2021 by 1 Comment
It’s Christmas Eve for footy lovers writes Old Dog as he recalls the attitude of Gabriela Andersen.
Almanac (Demon) Life: Success is a Journey not a Destination
September 24, 2021 by 1 Comment
Geoff Woolcock has lived a Demon life which he chronicles in this timeline.
The 2021 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai
September 23, 2021 by 1 Comment
It’s back! The annual Grand Final haiku kukai will be an integral part of Saturday’s proceedings. Haiku Bob sets the scene.
Almanac (Grand Final) Footy – Melbourne v Western Bulldogs: Barracking for the loser
September 23, 2021 by 5 Comments
Gareth Andrews knows all about both winning and losing a Grand Final so he brings a unique perspective to the whole situation. If both teams are quite likeable, which do you support?
Almanac Footy: Grand Final preview – We deserve this
September 22, 2021 by 1 Comment
The best two teams of 2021 play on Saturday, for all the marbles. Andrew Starkie previews the Grand Final that we deserve, even if it is held away from the MCG.
The Footy Almanac Tip the Top 8 Count Grand Final Day Lunch
September 21, 2021 by 2 Comments
You are invited to The Footy Almanac Tip the Top 8 Count Grand Final Day Lunch (note it’s Grand Final day). Details in this post.
Almanac Footy – The 1954 Grand Final: Melbourne v Footscray
September 21, 2021 by Leave a Comment
In preparation for Saturday’s season decider, let’s go back to the last time this year’s Grand Finalists clashed for the flag – 1954 – and revisit how that match unfolded.
Almanac Footy: Screw the Brownlow
September 20, 2021 by 27 Comments
Old Dog just cannot abide the Brownlow as it is these days. And, while he has the floor, he has a crack at a few other contemporary elements of AFL footy on the way.
Almanac (Cartoon) Footy – AFL Grand Final 2021: What a MARVEL-ous game it may be!
September 20, 2021 by 1 Comment
Yvette Wroby is reliving every Marvel movie this lockdown; it has inspired her cartoon insights into this year’s Grand Final. May the best team win, and may the game be spectacular and marvel-ous!
Almanac Footy: A Grand Final week postcard from the Tiwi Islands where a whisper of history is at play
September 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Mention the Tiwi Islands and you immediately think football, and haven’t they produced some greats! Michael Sexton presents a postcard from the islands in the lead up to the Grand Final.
Almanac Footy: Why Grannies ain’t what they used to be
September 17, 2021 by 3 Comments
Prominent sports journalist Ron Reed, ponders the question of how much footy has changed since the last time the Demons and the Bulldogs played off for the flag. Beyond recognition he suggests, and so has the way it is written about – and by whom.
Grand Final – Melbourne v Western Bulldogs: Bulldogs Anonymous
September 17, 2021 by 8 Comments
Neil Anderson channels the great work of AA inputting together this personal Bulldog admission based on years of not getting to the big dance and then suddenly in the last few years, ‘the chance to take your partners.’
2021 AFL Grand Final Preview: An overtime thriller in prospect?
September 16, 2021 by 1 Comment
Nick Kossatch gets in first with his preview of the 2021 AFL Grand Final. He thinks it will be a close, hard-fought thriller!
Grand Final – My Return to the Almanac for a One-Off Grand Final Ramble
September 13, 2021 by 6 Comments
Some of the projected golden years of Daniel Saunders’ young life have been marred by the pandemic we all know and hate. He’s incredibly thankful for the wonderful season of top shelf footy that has kept him sane; he proffers his view on the looming last game of the year.
Almanac (Footy) Musing: On Footy Commentary
The Muse is musing on footy commentary, and boy oh boy, wowee, he doesn’t miss, as he passes the time until his beloved Bulldogs play in their second grand final in six years.