General Footy Writing

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2026: Opening Round – St Kilda v Collingwood

March 8, 2026 by Almanac Admin Leave a Comment

With the practice matches over Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2026 considers the Pies’ Opening Round game against St Kilda.

Almanac Footy: AFL Season 2026 – Match Results

March 6, 2026 by Almanac Admin Leave a Comment

Match results for AFL Season 2026, Opening Round.

Opening Round – Sydney v Carlton: Sleeping Swans awake and blow away the Blues

March 6, 2026 by Colin Ritchie 5 Comments

After a slow start Sydney blew Carlton away with an 18 goal second half to Carlton’s 6 in a dominating display of footy.

Almanac Footy: Bulldogs’ 2026 season preview

March 5, 2026 by Micky McTigger Leave a Comment

Micky McTigger completes his pre-season evaluation of each club’s player list for the 2026 AFL season. He ends with the Western Bulldogs list, suggesting some rejigging of the backline.

Almanac Footy Tipping: the Almanac AFL comp and Tip the Top 8 (now closed)

March 5, 2026 by Almanac Admin 1 Comment

It’s time to get your footy tipping sorted for 2026: AFL, and AFL Tip the Top 8 (yes, it’s still 8). Links are all included in this post.

Registration for our NRL comp is closed.

Almanac Footy – Over, under, sideways: Happenings in Ten Years’ Time (Part 2)

March 4, 2026 by Reject Phil 2 Comments

In the concluding part of his projections on the future happenings in the AFL, Reject Phil takes a satirical rear-vision look at some of the decisions that shaped the game from the perspective of 2036. The finals system, the Tassie Devils, the umpires, and reality TV are all in Reject Phil’s frame.

Almanac Horse Racing – Fun with Numbers and things on course

March 4, 2026 by Pestwac 3 Comments

There are betting systems, there are educated algorithms, and then there is Pestwac! Work your way through Tony Moffat’s latest contribution to the science of picking a winner.

Almanac Footy: ‘Footynomics’ – Professor Tim Harcourt

March 3, 2026 by Almanac Admin 3 Comments

If you are interested in all aspects of business and the economics of sport, Professor Tim Harcourt and his TV series ‘Footynomics: the Business of Sport’ provides relevant information and insights to enable increased understanding of the impact of these aspects.

Almanac Footy: West Coast’s 2026 season preview

March 3, 2026 by Micky McTigger 3 Comments

Micky McTigger looks at the season ahead for the West Coast Eagles suggesting they are still in a period of flux and success may be a number of years away.

Opening Round – AFL Footy Fixture 2026: Who, where, and when

March 2, 2026 by Almanac Admin Leave a Comment

AFL footy starts this week so check out who, where, and when your team is playing.

Almanac Music: McCartney

March 2, 2026 by Mickey Randall 10 Comments

While watching the post-Beatles documentary, Man on the Run, Mickey Randall was reminded of his choice of the most significant cultural figure – Paul McCartney. Like the film, Mickey takes us beyond Lennon and McCartney to what happens when a musician leaves the most important band in the world.

Almanac Footy: Sydney’s 2026 season preview

February 26, 2026 by Micky McTigger 8 Comments

Mickey McTigger runs his eye over the Sydney Swans’ 2026 list. Do they have too many ‘twilighters’ to be a serious threat this year?

Almanac Memoir: The Three Quarter Time Huddle

February 26, 2026 by Peter Clark 2 Comments

Peter Clark takes us to a country football ritual where spectators are welcome, the three quarter time huddle.

Almanac Memoir: Summer, Autumn, FOOTBALL and Spring

February 25, 2026 by Peter Clark 4 Comments

With the footy season fast approaching, Peter Clark shares reminiscences of football and life written by his father, former country football reporter Jim Clark.