A low scoring first day. The traditional Daly circus. Pretty much the expected first day as a strong field contests the Oz Open. There’s much to discuss apart from Tiger. Your thoughts folks? Almanac Admin
Grand Finals Pt.5. Netball.
November 10, 2011 by 10 Comments
The piece first appeared in the fantastic www.scoreboardpressure.com If you haven’t seen the sight do so! It is a ripper! All photos (my old teammate!) Brad Trotter. It was a big day. Grand Finals always are. I was standing under the grandstand with Trots and few rusty old Otway salts when Rocket saddled up. “I [Read more]
Farewell Smokin’ Joe
November 9, 2011 by 5 Comments
by Damian O’Donnell The headline says “When the mountain came to Muhammad”. It was 1971 in Madison Square Garden. There’s Joe being lead to the corner by the referee. There is no discernable look on his face; it’s fixed in a deadly glaze. He’s returning to the corner like a bloke strolling home from [Read more]
The Agony & The Ecstasy
October 18, 2011 by 3 Comments
Rugby World Cup 2011 Semi-Finals Review – Finals Preview by JJ Leahy The Semi Finals France 9 d Wales 8 Rugby is the number one sport in Wales and their team carries the hopes and the weight of a nation in the same way as the All Blacks do for New Zealand. In the late [Read more]
Lacrosse Under 15 Nationals
October 16, 2011 by 6 Comments
The women’s under 19 lacrosse world championships were held earlier this year in Hannover Germany. Of the twelve competing nations , the eighth placed was Haudenosaunee. This “nation” comprises players from the six nations of the Iroquois confederacy, and thereby represents the Native American origins of the sport. In the championship final, at half time, [Read more]
Rugby World Cup: Review/Preview
October 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Rugby World Cup 2011 Quarter Final Review – Semi Final Preview There Were Eight – Now There Are Four JJ Leahy The Quarter Finals The makeup of the final eight teams were as most would have expected, but not some of the results on the way through were not. John Leahy
Why Waste Words?
October 13, 2011 by 3 Comments
A brave (or foolhardy) fan at the Rugby World Cup. Almanac Admin
Post Season Pursuits: Extreme Gardening
October 10, 2011 by 3 Comments
With the enormity of the challenge in front of me, my summer sport of choice seemed like the wrong option. An hour in, and I was already questioning whether I had the commitment and strength of character to succeed in a pursuit endured by millions across the globe. I needed something to get me through [Read more]
The Rugby World Cup so far
October 10, 2011 by 1 Comment
Rugby World Cup 2011 Pool Matches : The Davids v The Goliaths by J J Leahy Only four nations have won the six Rugby World Cups held to date – South Africa, New Zealand, England and Australia. A fifth country, France, have played in two Grand Finals. These are “The Goliaths”. The remaining 14 countries [Read more]
A physically, not mentally, sore loser.
October 10, 2011 by 6 Comments
A lot of things in life are often referred to as being a marathon; school, work, even life itself. In fact more than one scribe, in searching for padding for their requisite column inches, during Grand Final week, called the AFL season a Marathon. For the purposes of full disclosure, I’ll come straight out and [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – The Year of The Seagulls
September 27, 2011 by 7 Comments
Queensland Cup Rugby League Grand Final 2011 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 16 d Tweed Heads Seagulls 10 by JJ Leahy The Queensland Cup is one of two Rugby League competitions that sit at a level below the National Rugby League. The other is its New South Wales counterpart. It is contested by five clubs from Brisbane [Read more]
A premiership at 50
September 27, 2011 by 5 Comments
Hockey Grand Final. Septemeber 17, 2011 by Don Haines I’d never won a premiership. When I was 16 we had been in a seconds footy grand final. I was full forward, and about all I can remember is watching a set shot veer alarmingly right, and asking the coach at half time to teach [Read more]
My first running race
September 24, 2011 by 1 Comment
I remember I entered my first and ever running race when I was just five years of age. I was with my school St. Mary’s Primary at Monivae College oval and I was wearing a yellow t-shirt to represent that I belonged to Loreto, a sports house. I felt excited because I was only [Read more]
US Open ’11
September 18, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Joey Agerholm Goran Ivanisevic once said “As soon as I step on the court I just try to play tennis and don’t find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore.” I’ve got no idea in what context it was said. I just came across it on [Read more]
Where’s Webb Ellis?
September 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A little ditty transformed for the Rugby. Courtesy of Ben Santamaria. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby-world-cup-2011/news/audio.cfm?c_id=522&gal_objectid=10745054&gallery_id=121162 Almanac Admin
Almanac Rugby League – A Potted Rugby League Memoir Part II
August 30, 2011 by 2 Comments
A POTTED PERSONAL MEMOIR (part 2) Returning to Queensland in 1984, it seemed like there was something different in the air when it came to rugby league. It didn’t take long to figure it out – State of Origin! I was familiar with the concept because the Australian Rules fraternity in the southern States had [Read more]
World Championships: lining up for the long jump
August 30, 2011 by 5 Comments
Dave Goodwin points Almanac readers in the direction of this excellent piece on the World Aths Championships website: http://daegu2011.iaaf.org//newslistdetail.aspx?id=61661 Dave goes on to say: Today, 30 August, is the 20th anniversary of a magic moment in sport. Carl Lewis’ quest for Bob Beamon’s world record of 8.90 metres and beyond to 9 metres [Read more]
Il Palio is loco
August 19, 2011 by 7 Comments
Being fortunate enough in our travels to have reached the gorgeous city of Florence, we planned a day trip to the neighbouring medieval town of Siena, population 60,000, about 100 kms away. In addition to its impressive medieval architecture, Siena is famous for Il Palio, the wild horse race that is conducted on a dirt [Read more]
Going broke getting rich
August 17, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Peter Edwards I’ve always been a bit entrepreneurial; always been open to the thought of a quick and easy buck; always been curious about the Bransons, Packers, and Murdochs of this world. I’ve attended many a seminar; read many a book; talked to many a mentor. But without the genius of Gates, the [Read more]
The meritocracy of sport
August 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
by Lee Carney What is it about sport that sucks us through the gates by the millions every year, makes us pay ridiculous amounts for merchandise, upgrade our Pay TV subscriptions and spend countless hours that would be better spent with our partners and/or family’s, watching grown men play children’s games. The most common [Read more]
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