It was a tense last quarter for Bombers fans in their Round 1 match against the Dockers at Marvel Stadium as Caspar McLeod with scarf and beanie reports from his sitting room .
Round 1 – Essendon v Fremantle: Commentators joke as the empty crowd cheer.
March 21, 2020 by 1 Comment
Round 1 – Richmond v Carlton: Following the Tiges in the gleam and cold shadow of Nature’s sensational Aurora Borealis
March 21, 2020 by 1 Comment
The Almanac Arctic representative Richard Marlow between listening to the Richmond and Carlton game, and trying to obtain photos of the Northern Lights, updates life in a chilly Arctic.
Round 1 – Richmond v Carlton: The AFL stops for no-one
March 20, 2020 by 2 Comments
Gill should have be watching Richmond unfurl their second premiership flag in three years at the MCG. Instead, like everyone one else, Gill had to watch the game on TV as her report explains.
Round 1 – Richmond v Carlton: Nando’s, Tigers, other things, and the Season For Beanies
March 20, 2020 by 1 Comment
In unprecedented times, a new footy season starts, some things remain the same but this year it’s so different as Paddy Grindlay explains.
AFLW – Revised match schedule for the first weekend of Finals
March 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The final Rounds of the AFLW have been cancelled. A reworked Finals series will commence this weekend. Here’s the draw!
Almanac Rugby League: Getting into the nostalgia thing
March 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The rugby league faction within The Almanac community is joining in the nostalgia focus emerging on the site this week. We go back to a classic by John Harms to set the scene for what will be a series of pieces over the coming months which will offer insights into the code.
Season 38
March 18, 2020 by 9 Comments
Saddling up for footy season 38, Old Dog has road trips on the mind, along with a few other matters.
When Coranderrk won the premiership: A story by Roy Hay
March 17, 2020 by 3 Comments
From his recently released book, Roy Hay relates the story of how a group of Aboriginal footballers playing for Coranderrk in 1911 helped to win a premiership for the team.
Robbie Flower at the Western Oval
March 17, 2020 by 3 Comments
Damian Balassone has just published a book of poems about footy greats, here’s one about the dazzling Robbie Flower.
Richo and a word of “encouragement” – a story to lift the spirits in troubling times
March 17, 2020 by 3 Comments
Richard of the Arctic has a humorous memory to share of that eternally tragic yet heroic figure – Matthew Richardson – being confronted by a fan over his goalkicking ability.
Almanac Footy History – Peter McLaren: The Champion of Glen Alvie
March 17, 2020 by 3 Comments
Roger Spaull has written a fascinating and absorbing history about Peter McLaren, champion footballer of Glen Alvie.
An empty cauldron: playing in a crowd-free ‘G
March 16, 2020 by 6 Comments
The looming locked-out game between Richmond and Carlton has Peter Fuller thinking back to when he did the same as Dustin Martin and Patrick Cripps look set to do – but in his case for Box Hill fourths.
Almanac Lunch (Report): 1989 The Great Grand Final
March 16, 2020 by 12 Comments
Dips O’Donnell enjoyed the cracking Almanac lunch at Perc’s North Fitzroy Arms on Friday. Tinsel Tony Wilson, Dean Anderson and Darren Flanigan told some great stories. Many more are told in Tony’s wonderful book: 1989 The Great Grand Final.
The virus – What about the Players?
March 16, 2020 by 6 Comments
Jan Courtin raises a very valid point with regards to coronavirus and sport. What do you think?
Almanac School Footy: On being a co-coach and learning the virtues of humility, simplicity and modesty
March 15, 2020 by 1 Comment
Being a new coach can be a nerve-wracking, busy, stressful, uplifting and educational (among other things). YeahTigers2020 (Jill Fitzsimons) describes her experience.
A Letter from Pooncarie – 2020 Season preview?
March 13, 2020 by 12 Comments
John Mosig (aka The Wrap) contemplates the prospect of a long, dark winter without footy. But on the off chance that the season begins, he makes a few predictions.
Almanac Rugby League – Join The Footy Almanac NRL tipping comp 2020
March 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The Footy Almanac is running its first ever NRL tipping comp for the 2020 season. Get signed up before tonight’s Round 1 kick-off!
Richmond: a jilted love(r’s) story
March 12, 2020 by 4 Comments
Deep within the Arctic Circle, Richard Marlow recounts his years as a Tigers fan in this rollicking personal history.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL 2020: Where will each team finish the season? The view from Redcliffe.
March 12, 2020 by 1 Comment
As much as he’s a cricket tragic, Liam Hauser is also a big fan of rugby league – to date, he’s had five books published on the code (with a sixth imminent). He visited his local NRL merchandise store to share their predictions for the new season.
AFLW Round 6 – Footy Fixture
March 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
As the end of the AFLW nears and some crucial matches coming up, find out who your team is playing, and where and when.
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