Brian the Ruminator emerges from a period of Covid quietness to summarise just where rugby union finds itself at this point in time, both here and around the world. He sees cause to be optimistic, even if those dastardly Kiwis continue to be in their usual position – way out in front.
Almanac Sport: Caley Manzie – A lifetime of family, pride and sport
September 8, 2020 by 1 Comment
RMIT University student Sean Mortell chatted with fellow pupil Caley Manzie about her Indigenous Australian heritage and family involvement in sport, specifically hockey.
Almanac Basketball: 2020 NBA Playoffs – Series One Review
September 4, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Sean Mortell presents his thoughts about the 2020 NBA playoffs featuring Series One of the Western and Eastern Conferences.
Almanac Premierships Against The Odds: The Premiership Bandits
September 4, 2020 by 2 Comments
Fresh from winning Basketball Victoria’s 2019 Media Award for his book ‘Not Bad Thanks’, Graeme Willingham returns to share an extract from the book.
Almanac Soccer: Book Review – ‘What you think you know about football is wrong: The global game’s greatest myths and untruths’
September 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Soccer fans, Roy Hay has reviewed a book written by the former Director of England’s National Football Museum, Kevin Moore called ‘What you think you know about football is wrong: The global game’s greatest myths and untruths’. Check it out, sure to be an ideal Father’s Day gift.
Almanac Life: Black Lives Matter
September 1, 2020 by 3 Comments
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.
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