Almanac newcomer SweetGeee tosses and turns, wanting to avoid those last fifteen minutes as the Cats take on the Eagles. But the replay doesn’t lie – hopes of a sweet dream remain a nightmare.
Round 3 – West Coast v Geelong: Fifteen minutes of agony and nowhere to hide
April 11, 2018 by 1 Comment
Almanac Footy: Vale – Neale Daniher: a true champion RIP
May 25, 2026 by 12 Comments
Neale Daniher has passed away. RIP.
Almanac Footy: The Darcy dilemma and a Dogs Headache – Can Bevo paper the cracks?
April 21, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Kristian Cavallo ponders the Sam Darcy dilemma facing the Bulldogs. Can Luke Beveridge invent a replacement up forward?
Almanac Footy: Nic Nat Retires
August 15, 2023 by 8 Comments
John Gordon pays tribute to West Coast Eagle Nic Naitanui who has announced his retirement after a long run of injuries over the past few years.
Almanac Footy: It was 50 years ago today…..the blackest day in my Collingwood life – John Greening
July 8, 2022 by 22 Comments
For Collingwood fans, it fifty years ago today, the Round 14 match played on 8 July 1972 between Collingwood and St Kilda that is forever remembered as the day a champion footballer, John Greening was cut down in the prime of his footy career.
I’ve not left the house in four days…
August 7, 2018 by 10 Comments
‘…sitting in a medical clinic the doctor peered at the x-ray and asked, “Have you ever broken your foot?”’
Mickey Randall’s old footy injury ‘came home to roost’ recently and it was straight to surgery to sort it out.
The Bump is dead…long live The Bump (but for how long?)
April 23, 2018 by 5 Comments
It’s an important component of footy and when executed well, draws adulation from fans, coaches and commentators alike. When it’s executed poorly, the bump is a problematic action with severe consequences. What does the future look like for the bump?
Neil Sachse, the Bulldogs, and spinal cord research
November 12, 2017 by 1 Comment
On the eve of the Project Discovery Classic #2, a ride to raise funds for the Neil Sachse Centre – Spinal Cord Research, Michael Sexton gives us some background.
Almanac Profile: Snell’s Bad Break
July 20, 2016 by Leave a Comment
As gruesome footy injuries go, Geelong’s Jason Snell suffered one of the most agonising ever experienced by an AFL player writes Jackson Clarke.
The bedlams are burning
In response to the recent incident between Tom Stewart and Dion Prestia and the general argument around a send-off rule, Dips makes the case for the unfair game that we know and love.