Jim Johnson, Melbourne High School student in 1950, had a lot to do with the development of the drop punt stab pass. Sean Mortell looks at Johnson’s achievements on the sporting field in his only year at the school.
Almanac (Footy) History: Little Jim Johnson – a turbulent year at the famous Melbourne High School
June 30, 2020 by 2 Comments
The Muse: Thoughts of an AFL restructure on a perfect winter’s day
June 30, 2020 by 1 Comment
The Muse can see the (necessary) future of the AFL competition: two conferences. This is what happens when the virus agrees that Melbourne is the world’s most livable city. [More creative thinking from Hayden Kelly – Ed]
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 4 review and Round 5 preview
June 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Not the result Cam Hooke expected or wanted from the Pies, he again digs into what went right, what went wrong and what to expect from Round 5 against Essendon.
Even Heroes Make Mistakes
June 27, 2020 by 10 Comments
Nicole Kelly is a huge Pies fan. And her young bloke Jack is just as fanatical. She faced a tricky situation when, last year, she had to explain Jaidyn Stephenson’s absence to him. Jack came up with a generous assessment. [Welcome Nicole – JTH]
Charlie and the Clothing Factory: Mr Clymo, Women’s Football and Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour
June 26, 2020 by 9 Comments
Kevin Densley reports on a record breaking historical football match played in Ballarat in 1918. The match between two women’s teams representing clothing firms from Ballarat and Melbourne attracted a crowd of 7000 in a fund raising football match for The Avenue of Honour in Ballarat.
Nostalgia Unlimited: Essendon Champs and their Footy Cards.
June 25, 2020 by 2 Comments
Essendon champions from the VFL era have their story told through footy cards in a new book by Neil Cole and Graeme Dickenson, ‘Nostalgia Unlimited: Essendon Champs and their Footy Cards’.
Round 4 – Fixture details: Where and when is your team playing?
June 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Want to know who your team is playing this week? All Round 4 2020 details can be found in the footy fixture .
Almanac (footy) History: VFA Lightning Premierships
June 25, 2020 by 9 Comments
Glen! looks at the history of VFA Lightning Premierships and wonders if there is a place for such a competition in the AFL in 2020.
1981 Revisited – Round 14: ‘Gotta pull myself together’
June 25, 2020 by 5 Comments
Round 14 1981 is best remembered for perhaps Malcolm Blight’s most embarrassing moment in footy. Stainless continues his review of the 1981 VFL footy season.
‘A Salute to the Centurions……..’ by KB Hill
June 25, 2020 by 1 Comment
KB Hill recalls the 1920 premiership won by the Wangaratta Football Club. After battling to recommence after The Great War, the Ovens & King League came back to life and provided a fiercely contested competition.
Almanac Rugby League: Like father, like son, like grandson
June 25, 2020 by 3 Comments
Dan Keary inherited his father’s passion for the mighty Eastern Suburbs Roosters and supported them through thick and thin. His task has been to honour that legacy by passing it on to his children. [A rollicking yet poignant family story – Ed.]
Round 4 – Scores and reports
June 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Round 4 Sydney 5.9.39 d by Western Bulldogs 10.7.67 GWS 10.6.66 d Collingwood 9.10.64 Port Adelaide 13.11.89 d West Coast 6.5.41 St Kilda 15.3.93 d Richmond 10.7.67 Essendon 8.3.51 d by Carlton 7.10.52 Gold Coast 10.4.64 d Fremantle 8.3.51 Brisbane 10.23.84 d Adelaide 7.4.46 Melbourne 6.8.44 d by Geelong 7.5.47 Hawthorn 8.10.58 d [Read more]
The 2020 Jeff Beck Cup – Round 14
June 24, 2020 by 1 Comment
Take 5 footy fans, Earl O’Neill and Dave Brubeck bring you the AFL season as intended. Round 14 (whoever heard of Round 3 in June – ridiculous) sees the Tigers winning and the Bombers triumphing under new coach Rutten. Remember the good old days when you sacked the coach and not the season?
1966 and all that: Round 12 – St. Kilda v Melbourne
June 24, 2020 by 5 Comments
The Saints get their 1966 season back on track with a powerful final quarter against the Dees.
Five fresh ideas to improve the Crows
June 23, 2020 by 5 Comments
Though he isn’t a Crows supporter himself, Declan Dempsey-Young has been giving their current situation some thought. He offers some suggestions for Round 4.
Life Speeds Up
June 23, 2020 by 15 Comments
Time has changed for Old Dog. But some things remain the same.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 6: What did we learn?
June 23, 2020 by 3 Comments
Rugby league editor Ian Hauser evaluates what the wash-up from Round 6 might mean to the way the remainder of the season unfolds.
Round 3 – Haiku Bob – Covid footy
June 23, 2020 by 4 Comments
Are the Magpies the team for the times? Haiku Bob reflects on their win over the Saints.
Almanac Rugby League – Fans or brands, principle or product?
For some, they’re the ongoing diseases of top tier sport – the curses of commercialism and corporatisation. John Campbell explains it.