Almanac Teams: Players who changed clubs to last year’s premiers

Rounding out Rodney Boyd’s recent run of teams that focus on premiers, this week he looks at the players who jumped on the winners the season after they took the chocolates at the big dance – how many paid off? Read on to find out.

Almanac Teams: Joined a team for a premiership that year

This week Rodney Boyd selects a team of players who changed clubs to join a team that would win a premiership that year. He goes back to 1980 with his selections.

Almanac Teams: Left the team immediately after a premiership

In his latest team, Rodney Boyd assembles a side made up of players who left a club immediately after winning a premiership.

Almanac Teams: Almost Brownlow Medallists

Close but no cigar to claiming Chas…Rodney Boyd’s got the AFL’s highest individual honour on his mind this week, selecting a side made up of those who almost joined the pantheon of winners but fell agonisingly short. [We all want to be a Richo Man – Ed.]

Almanac Teams – Finals Fiends

From a dearth to awash – Rodney Boyd flips the script on last week’s side and gives us a powerful bunch who have appeared in September (or October) more than most.

Almanac Teams: Never played a final

With the finals of the men’s footy mere days away, Rodney Boyd has taken to naming his side made up of players who might have performed mighty deeds in winter but never tasted the sweetness of September (or October) action.

Almanac Teams: A galaxy of Rising Stars

The burst out of the blocks and into history as the best young talent the AFL has seen since 1993, Rodney Boyd has put together sides from Rising Star winners and noted nominees this week.

Almanac Teams: Fashions on the field

Sartorial splendour or fashion faux pas? Rodney Boyd’s side this week concerns those who opted for a different look during their AFL careers.

Almanac Teams: Alliterative All-Stars

Rodney Boyd has a new side to share; if you love a bit of syntax symetry and a touch of upwardly generational nepotism, you’ll enjoy this one.

Almanac Teams: Surprise Sharpshooters (Part 3)

The finale of Rodney Boyd’s garrison of goalkickers that only kicked a bag on very few occasions. This time he looks at the players who did it during rather limited careers of under 50 games.

Almanac Footy Teams: Old Dog’s Team with Character

Old Dog follows up his team of characters with a new team, a team of players WITH character.

Almanac Teams: Surprise Sharpshooters (Part 2)

A plethora of players who didn’t make the cut in Rodney Boyd’s first team of those who kicked big bags despite being less well known for kicking majors in numbers.

Almanac Teams: Surprise sharpshooters

Rodney Boyd has come up with a team of players who had a ‘day out’ kicking an unexpected ‘bag of goals’ for their team.

Almanac Teams: Captains who moved to another club

Flipping last week’s side on its head, Rodney Boyd gives us his team of players who were skippers at one side before moving on to new adventures in different colours.

Almanac Teams: Captains who came from other clubs

Not all skippers are dyed-in-the-wool (or acrylic/polyester) one-clubbers, Rodney Boyd has listed those who came to lead their subsequent teams after starting elsewhere.

Almanac Teams: Elected Members of Parliament

Sport and politics are intertwined and despite many thinking they are like water and oil, Rodney Boyd has turned the two into an expertly emulsified example with his team this week, players who also served in parliament.

Almanac Footy: Team of Caretaker Coaches who never got a full time job

Rodney Boyd creates a team made up of caretaker coaches who did not become the full-time coach of that club.

Almanac Teams: Debuts with different happenings/milestones!

Rodney Boyd has created a team made up of players who made their AFL debut based on unsual or different circumstances.

Almanac Teams: Debuts at Lord’s and The Oval (Part 2 – England)

Part 2 of Rodney Boyd’s list of cricketers who made their Test debuts at Lord’s and The Oval.

Almanac Teams: Bangladesh, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe debuts

Rodney Boyd’s latest cricket Test debuts teams concern a melange of players from Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.