Cam Hooke’s latest in all things Collingwood after a tough week that saw the AFLW side go down to write themselves out of Grand Final contention and the AFL boys struggle against the Giants.
Almanac Teams – A team of great 8s
March 6, 2018 by 41 Comments
Phil Dimitriadis picks a team of the best players to have worn #8. Can you improve this team?
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: A big win in Alice
February 28, 2018 by 1 Comment
All things Collingwood from our Pie-nut Cam Hooke. Tremendous summary of the week – with emphasis on the AFLW win in Alice Springs. [Yes, I noted that you noted the free kick count Cam – JTH]
Tales of Tasmania: Noel Carter
February 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Liahm O’Brien catches up with Richmond and South Fremantle premiership star, Noel Carter in another Tasmanian football profile.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: ‘Winning is habit-forming’. Unfortunately, so is losing.
February 23, 2018 by 3 Comments
Cam Hooke contemplates what the win-less AFLW Pies side will do now we’ve hit the halfway mark of the season, his thoughts on the young Magpies’ AFLX effort and the upcoming preseason for the AFL team.
The Dickensian festive season footy fan (Part 2): The ghost of footy present
February 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Jarrod Landells, who is also a contributor to The Tigers’ Almanac, tells of his connection to the Richmond Football Club.
Tales of Tasmania: Robert Shaw
February 21, 2018 by 4 Comments
Liahm O’Brien tells the tale of fellow-Tasmanian Robert Shaw, well known to all in the footy community.
Win or Lose, Look To Your Stars
February 21, 2018 by 2 Comments
Dave H ponders the injury clouds that hang over many AFLW teams as we approach the halfway mark of the 2018 season with big name players going down in the most devastating ways.
Yoshi’s Footy Training Diary: Learning Australia’s Game in Japan
February 20, 2018 by 11 Comments
Yoshi chronicles his experience in learning to play the great game of Aussie Rules in Japan the Osaka Dingoes football club.
An Olympic Park Memory
February 19, 2018 by 5 Comments
John Harms remembers Little Athletics and Olympic Park in Melbourne.
AFL: Alphabet Soup
February 18, 2018 by 7 Comments
Peter Baulderstone loves footy. But he’s confused by all the brands. He shares the AFL’s latest marketing plan. They are keen to receive more suggestions.
The Women’s Footy Almanac 2017: the story of the inaugural AFLW season.
February 18, 2018 by 20 Comments
The Women’s Footy Almanac 2017 is still available. Re-live the first AFLW season.
AFLW Round 2 – GWS v Carlton: Giants gazumped by classy Carlton the inclement weather specialists
February 15, 2018 by 4 Comments
Jennifer Muirden was safe from the thunder and lightning at home on her Melbourne couch as she took in the dramatic game between GWS and Carlton from Sydney.
Goalkicking Immortality
February 14, 2018 by 20 Comments
Boom Almanac recruit Sam Harvey has tracked down those who have kicked 200 goals in a season throughout Australia. It’s quite a club and quite some research. [Excellent portraits too – Ed]
Memo: Steven Hocking … A Directive to the Men’s Game
February 11, 2018 by 3 Comments
Dave H doesn’t like double standards and hopes a similar directive from Steven Hocking will also reach the 18 AFL clubs before this 2018 season. This is how he imagines it might read…
Interviewing Norwood Senior Coach Jarrod Cotton
February 9, 2018 by 36 Comments
Another fantastic Norwood piece from Malcolm Ashwood, this time it’s current Redlegs coach Jarrod Cotton, who’s playing career saw him represent SANFL teams Central District, Norwood and South Adelaide as well as playing for Port Adelaide in the AFL, who goes under the Rulebook microscope.
Footy in Tasmania: Picture This
February 8, 2018 by 29 Comments
Some more on Tassie footy – from Swish Schwerdt, first published late last year.
Swish brings us a brief pictorial overview of Tasmanian football in the 1970s, thanks to Ken Pinchin and Allan Leeson’s “A Century of Tasmanian Football. 1879-1979”
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: The Curate’s Egg
February 8, 2018 by 2 Comments
Cam Hooke analyses the AFLW game – where the stats pointed to a Pies win. [Ripped off by the umps and The Universe again Cam – JTH] And prepares us for AFLX with an acknowledgement that none of us will have a clue until we see it. [Fair enough – JTH]
The State of the ‘Union’
Liahm O’Brien has taken some time to reflect on shape of football on Tasmania’s North-West Coast, following the decision of the Burnie Football Club to withdraw from the Tasmanian State League.