2020 was a year like no other but Dips O’Donnell is optimistic for 2021.
Almanac Book Review: ‘The Definitive Rulebook’ by Malcolm Ashwood
December 30, 2020 by 4 Comments
Almanac regular Malcolm ‘Rulebook’ Ashwood has just released a book of his interviews with sportspeople. Fellow ‘Knacker Luke Reynolds reviews it.
Almanac Football History: Fitzroy’s Topsy Turvy 1984
December 28, 2020 by 7 Comments
Phillip Mendes has an in depth look at the 1984 season from a Fitzroy perspective – a year in the middle of what many consider the great club’s last hurrah in the VFL/AFL.
Almanac Book Review – Albert ‘Pompey’ Austin: A Man Between Two Worlds
December 24, 2020 by 7 Comments
Kevin Densley recently read Roy Hay’s book on Albert ‘Pompey’ Austin and provides some general impressions.
Almanac Footy History: The Crapp Chronicles Part 5: Crapp and the Telegram!
December 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Crapp’s Chronicles continue with a brave young lad and a potential passing of the umpiring flame to our protagonist in 1899.
Almanac Teams: Three’s a charm (1980-)
December 21, 2020 by 2 Comments
In his last team for 2020, Rodney Boyd turns his attention to some of the more ‘out-there’ selections in the Number 3 jumper since 1980.
Brendan
December 17, 2020 by 4 Comments
Brendan Sheehan, a Bloods man through and through as well as a Life Member of both the Footscray Hockey Club and the Victorian Hockey Association, is remembered touchingly and honoured suitably by his friend Chris Bracher.
Almanac Life: Reclaiming my Stolen Football Youth
December 15, 2020 by 1 Comment
Mark Hodgetts details his love, loss and reacquaintance with football and how it has long played a significant role in his life, even when he left the fold of footy entirely.
Almanac Teams: Three cheers (1980-)
December 14, 2020 by 7 Comments
They’re always open for discussion, but this week’s team of the best Number 3s by Rodney Boyd has a controversial selection plonked on the pine.
Almanac Footy: The Best Fullback of All Time
December 8, 2020 by 23 Comments
Matt Zurbo presents his thoughts on the best fullbacks of all time; those he has seen, and those from a historical perspective.
Almanac Teams: In Two Minds (1980-)
December 7, 2020 by 4 Comments
We’ve had his top side in Number 2s, now Rodney Boyd shares his cult heroes and generally interesting names who played wearing the number in the past 40 years.
Almanac Footy: The Ian Brown Memorial Fund Match – Ballarat FL v Bendigo FL 1953
December 4, 2020 by 1 Comment
Historian Roger Spaull recounts a classic (and tragic) piece of country football history, ‘The Ian Brown Memorial Fund Match – Ballarat FL v Bendigo FL 1953’.
Almanac (Footy) Life: Pepsi and Suntan and a first game of footy
December 1, 2020 by 3 Comments
Jamie Simmons tells the story of how he was drafted into playing his first ever game of footy for the Murri Mavericks. [Ripper read Jamie! – Ed]
Almanac Teams: The Terrific 2s (1980-)
November 30, 2020 by 6 Comments
The schoolyard refrain ‘First is the worst, second is the best’ might not be entirely scientific in its reasoning, but Rodney Boyd has put forward another team based on the best players he’s seen in the Number 2 which could very well take it up to his Number 1s.
Almanac Footy: A decade on – was I Nostradamus?
November 27, 2020 by 5 Comments
Sam Steele reflects and comments on the thought provoking predications he made about the future of AFL footy in a piece he published on The Footy Almanac in 2009.
Almanac Cricket: First game of cricket
November 27, 2020 by 12 Comments
Watching his grandson play his first game of cricket brought back memories for Col Ritchie of his first match 57 years ago.
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