David Leydon pays a fitting tribute to Fitzroy FC legend Bill Stephen, and much-loved man of football, who passed away on Monday.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 13 Review – Round 14 Preview
August 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life reviews Round 13, and previews Round 14 match against Carlton.
Round 13 – Collingwood v North Melbourne: Zooming
August 25, 2020 by 7 Comments
Like everyone at the moment, Andrew Fithall caught up with some old uni mates via Zoom to watch his Pies play North. And like all good uni mates, his only have nicknames.
Round 13 – Collingwood v North Melbourne: 30 candles and 30 points
August 25, 2020 by 6 Comments
Danielle Hakim worries about life and reaching her 30th birthday in a couple of years time. Her woes are soon forgotten when the footy’s on, Collingwood is playing, and she is cheering on her favourite player, Brayden Maynard.
Round 14 – Scores and Reports
August 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Round 14 2020 scores and game reports.
Almanac (Footy) History: Syd Jackson in Canberra
August 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Plenty of footy fans have shared their love this week for Carlton premiership player, Wongi man and Indigenous team of the century member Syd Jackson – Laurie Laffan adds that years after Syd hung up the boots for the Blues, he played a role in ACT footy.
Almanac (Indigenous) Footy History: Syd Jackson and the 2020 Sir Doug Nicholls Round
August 22, 2020 by 8 Comments
It’s Sir Doug Nicholls Round and this post includes links to various articles and videos about Syd Jackson and the broader history of Indigenous football and footballers in Australia. (Articles by Sean Gorman, Roy Hay, Mike Sexton, Rod Gillett)
Round 13 – Essendon v Richmond: Dreamtime Made In Darwin
August 22, 2020 by 2 Comments
K N Dole has followed his Tigers Australia wide to watch them play and would dearly love to be in Darwin this weekend for the Dreamtime match against the Bombers.
FEARLESS 2020 Round 12: The end of the Festival of Footy round 1…Now for the Doug Nicholls Round…
August 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
FEARLESS 2020 presents his thoughts about the final leg of the festival of footy with his review of the Round 12 matches .
Round 12 / 13 – Review and preview: Cats get the cream, and a great Sir Doug Nicholls Round ahead
August 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Sean Mortell reviews the Round 12 matches before presenting his thoughts and tips for Round 13, a make or break round for many teams.
Round 13 – Sal’s Preview: Tell ’em they’re Dreaming
August 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Sal Ciardulli presents his previews and tips for all the Sir Doug Nicholls Round games. Sal also casts his eye over the Moonee Valley races for a winner or two.
1981 Revisited – Round 21: ‘De do do do, De da da da’
August 20, 2020 by 4 Comments
Stainless recounts Round 21 of the 1981 season which set the scene for a final round to determine every ladder position for the looming finals series.
‘Whispers……’ by Simone Kerwin
August 20, 2020 by 2 Comments
There’s nothing like a local derby, regardless of the status or standard of the clash. Simone Kerwin laments the absence of the Wangaratta v Rovers clash this year in the O & M League.
Almanac Country Footy: The Dam Buster Ball (now with derby photo)
August 20, 2020 by 3 Comments
Tony Newport tells the story of a cracking derby between Rosebery and Toorak in which his astute coach started him at full forward where the result was decided by the rarest of kicks: the dam buster ball. [Brilliantly described – Ed]
Almanac Footy History: ‘Albert “Pompey” Austin: A man between two worlds’
August 19, 2020 by 13 Comments
Roy Hay has released a new book. ‘Albert ”Pompey” Austin: A man between two worlds’ is Roy’s follow up to his highly successful ‘Aboriginal People and Australian Football in the Nineteenth Century: They Did Not Come from Nowhere’, where he first introduced readers to Pompey Austin. Roy has provided readers with an introduction to his new book.
Almanac Football – Round 11/12 Carey-Bunton Medal: Tomahawk propels into contention
August 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Tom Hawkins makes a move in the chase for the Carey-Bunton Medal. (Thanks to Rod Gillett for the update – Ed).
In search of The Reverse Torp
Vin M ponders the past and the future of The Reverse Torp. A real kick? A party trick? A furphy? His quest takes him to Woodville, Norwood, North Melbourne, the MCG, Birregurra…