For all the wealth of talent in the tall blokes, Rodney Boyd found it tough going picking a midfield for his best Number 25 since 1980 side…could it be time for intimidation tactics?
Almanac Teams: Winning Melbourne Cup jockeys and their footy counterparts
November 9, 2021 by 3 Comments
Glen!’s fertile mind has him picking a footy team of players who share their surname with a winning Melbourne Cup hoop. [Novel – Ed]
Almanac Teams: Plenty more of 24 (1980- )
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Some father-sons, favourite sons and a plucky redhead synonymous with Summer head Rodney Boyd’s side this week.
Almanac Teams: 24/7 (1980- )
November 1, 2021 by 4 Comments
A handy side is Rodney Boyd’s best of Number 24, plenty of leadership options and a forward line that might leave you with a crick in the neck!
Almanac Teams: Twenty-three skidoo (1980- )
October 25, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The Shaw family, some AFL coaches and nomadic footballers feature in Rodney’s side this week.
Almanac Teams: Absolutely 23 (1980- )
October 18, 2021 by 2 Comments
A mouthwatering prospect comes from this side, which team would have a better day out: Rodney Boyd’s Number 18 or Number 23 forward line?
Almanac Teams: Catch 22 (1980- )
October 11, 2021 by 2 Comments
Rodney Boyd’s obscure Number 22s include names from the Netherlands, USA, PNG and one figure so imposing he might as well have had his own country!
Almanac Teams: Best 22 (1980- )
October 4, 2021 by 5 Comments
Ironic given the number and its association with the best side a club can put up, but Rodney Boyd’s best of Number 22 team shows a few limitations compared to the smaller numbers we’ve seen so far.
Almanac Teams – Twenty-one jump(er) street (1980- )
September 27, 2021 by 3 Comments
A dead-eyed debutant, documentary maker and a unique 27-game stat-holder are part of Rodney Boyd’s Number 21 side this week.
Almanac Teams: Twenty-one gun salute (1980- )
September 20, 2021 by 3 Comments
There might not be a hidden ace up the sleeve in Rodney Boyd’s best of Number 21 team, but this side has plenty of solid depth in important areas of the ground.
Almanac Teams: The Roaring Twenties (1980- )
September 6, 2021 by 2 Comments
Rodney Boyd runs us through his team of the best Number 20s since 1980 – this one has plenty of versatile tall timber.
Almanac Teams: Notorious Nineteens (1980- )
August 30, 2021 by 1 Comment
An infamous bitee, trailblazing crosscoder and a piglet rustler feature in Rodney Boyd’s more interesting Number 19s since 1980 side.
Almanac Teams: Second Eighteen (1980- )
August 16, 2021 by 2 Comments
It might be Rodney Boyd’s ‘Reserves’ for his Number 18 side, but there are plenty of entertaining names who have interesting stories from their time on the biggest stage.
Almanac Teams: Supplementary Seventeens (1980- )
August 2, 2021 by 4 Comments
The more obscure Number 17s in recent decades include an odd Carlton ‘hero’, the Tiger who helped start a ‘tradition’ and an early code-hopper; Rodney Boyd shares his selections.
Almanac Teams: Saccharine Sixteen (1980- )
July 19, 2021 by 3 Comments
A few players who wore Number 16 in recent decades caught Rodney Boyd’s eye for their more interesting feats or foibles…including one player with a surprising basketball background.
Almanac Teams: Fifteen minutes of fame (1980- )
July 5, 2021 by 5 Comments
Rodney Boyd’s team of more obscure Number 15s since 1980 contains an umpire and a federal court judge…be careful what you get up to around this side!
Almanac Teams: Friday the Thirteens (1980- )
June 7, 2021 by 2 Comments
Sometimes a player makes a big impression, too big for just one side – for Rodney Boyd’s obscure Number 13 side since 1980, that player is Allen Jakovich.
Almanac Teams: Cheaper by the dozen (1980- )
May 24, 2021 by 6 Comments
A couple of the players in Rodney Boyd’s more obscure Number 12 side could feel stiff they didn’t make his best team to wear the jumper…but one thing they all have in common is a compelling story.
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