Glen! examines racism in sport, particularly America, and the advent of ‘Black Lives Matter’.
Almanac Snooker: A celebration of Ronnie O’Sullivan, the cavalier world champion (again).
August 28, 2020 by 3 Comments
Peter Flynn brings us a Friday afternoon celebration of the genius of Ronnie O’Sullivan. Some terrific YouTube clips here.
Almanac Snooker – World Championships: The greatest frame ever?
August 24, 2020 by 2 Comments
Snooker got a run on Offsiders recently, thanks to the ABC’s Catherine Murphy. What had followed later that week, in the semi-finals, is already regarded as one of the greatest frames of snooker ever – the decider between Kyren Wilson and Anthony McGill. You can see it here.
Almanac Life: ‘Chilla’ Porter, Colac, and childhood memories
August 21, 2020 by 8 Comments
The death of Olympian ‘Chilla’ Porter rekindled many memories for Peter Fuller of the Melbourne Olympics and growing up in rural Victoria around that time.
Almanac Footy Comment: Reconnecting without contact
August 18, 2020 by 15 Comments
When the pandemic walls started to close in and the AFL hit the decks in the attempt to salvage the season, Dips thought the whole experiment might be a fool’s errand. With time, he now confesses that the physically-distant competition has allowed him the peace and space to reconnect with his team [Marvellous – Ed.]
‘Bush boy reflects on a life of skiing…….’ by Simone Kerwin
August 6, 2020 by 1 Comment
KB Hill’s guest blogger Simone Kerwin relates the story of Dick Walpole, Australian skier extraordinaire and 1960 Winter Olympian.
Almanac Soccer: FA Cup – We gotta hold on to what we got
August 2, 2020 by 7 Comments
Patrick O’Brien fondly shares nostalgic memories of watching FA Cup Finals over a forty year period in both Australia and the UK .
Round 9 – Sal’s previews and tips (Part 2): Is it Tiger Time again?
July 31, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Sal Ciardulli completes his previews and tips for Round 9. After picking the quaddie last week, check out Sal’s tips for Moonee Valley. Might be a winner or two there!
Almanac Soccer: Klompen across the Riverina
July 30, 2020 by 13 Comments
The great postwar migrant boom saw more than 2 million arrivals from Europe through the 1950s, 60s and 70s. In the 1950s alone, 100,000 Dutch migrants arrived here. Like other migrant groups, it wasn’t long before they were establishing soccer clubs across Australia. Here’s the tale of one of those Dutch teams formed in the [Read more]
Round 8 – Sal’s remaining Preview: The Frenzy Continues
July 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Sal Ciardulli completes his preview of the Round 8 AFL matches, plus his tips for Caulfield this weekend.
Almanac Flashback: Fishing for a non-fisherman
July 17, 2020 by 7 Comments
WARNING: This story filled with beautiful images of sunsets, good red and fishing off the coast of WA will likely exacerbate any Monday morning back-to-work gloom you are feeling. Col reprises a story from a few years ago.
Almanac Reflections: A Sporting Life
July 15, 2020 by 4 Comments
Rod Grierson loves sport and reflects on his life participating in all codes of football no matter where he worked or lived.
Almanac Golf: A Sporting ‘Mischievance’! Caddying in the 107th Open (1978) at St Andrews
July 11, 2020 by 13 Comments
What an achievement or ‘mischievance’! K N Dole recalls the time he was a caddy at the 107th British Open (1978) at St. Andrews.
Almanac Cricket: A Feast of Cricket in India
July 9, 2020 by 4 Comments
Cricket, India and artist John Campbell make for a compelling palette to draw in the sports-lover, the eye and the taste buds. It’s all here in one enchanting story.
Almanac Rugby League – Uncle Max: the coaches’ coach
July 9, 2020 by 2 Comments
Glen Humphries from the ‘Illawarra Mercury’ shares the story of his Uncle Max, a man who coached various teams for over four decades but never at the very top level. He was too smart to do that!
The perfect storm – a history of the enigmatic Cam Newton
July 8, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Sean Mortell examines the career of enigmatic NFL star Cam Newton.
Almanac Rugby League – A classic, a calamity and a controversy: Another week in rugby league
July 7, 2020 by 1 Comment
There is plenty to talk about after Round 8 of the NRL season. The Almanac’s rugby league editor gives his take on it all.
Almanac Rugby League: A forward explains rugby league
July 7, 2020 by 1 Comment
There are factions within rugby league. They’re called ‘forwards’ and ‘backs’. Here’s how it all evolved.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 8: Coping with injuries – it’s all about depth
July 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment
With a growing injury list across several clubs, there’s plenty of interest in how they cope as we come up to Round 8 of the NRL season. Rugby league editor Ian Hauser gives his thoughts.
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