Ben Footner was feeling the winter of discontent, a few schooners, a competitive Adelaide against Collingwood and the winter doldrums cured.
Round 17 – Fremantle v Geelong: Win is a win..especially in Perth
Perth Cats President Dennis Gedling finally enjoyed seeing his side beat Ross Lyon’s Freo but senses the Cats are a bit off.
Round 17 – Carlton v West Coast: When worlds collide (Part 2)
Ross Treverton watched the Carlton v West Coast game from a different perspective.
Round 17 – Adelaide v Collingwood: No singing at the Adelaide Oval this time around
Steve Fahey, on location at the Adelaide Oval, for the Floreat Pica Society…
Round 17 – St. Kilda v Melbourne: Saints raise the roof under the roof in establishing a club record fourteen wins in a row against the Demons
Braham Dabscheck thoroughly enjoys the Saints’ win over the Demons as they march toward a possible September berth.
Almanac WAFL: Royals, Thunder reign in WAFL
Amid terrible conditions, Les Everett wraps up a quiet weekend of WAFL.
Rep Footy: North Queensland v South Queensland, Cairns Curtain Raiser
In a time where curtain-raisers are such rarities in the big league, Mick Jeffrey enjoys the clash between representative teams North and South Queensland before the much less competitive Gold Coast and Bulldogs fixture.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 17 Review
The message from Cam Hooke to his Collingwood believers is to be saddened but optimistic, read his good, bad and ugly observations.
Round 17 – Fremantle v Geelong: Why do Geelong over-handpass?
David Fordyce has the stats to prove Geelong handballs too much.
Round 17 – North Melbourne v Port Adelaide: the good and bad about North Melbourne
According to Andrew Starkie, North needed to make a statement against Port Adelaide, unfortunately not the one he wanted.
Round 17 – Richmond v Essendon: Kids kicking the footy down at the park
After checking the MCG for Pokemons, Gill was able to enjoy Richmond’s win, a combination of flashes of brilliance and silly mistakes.
Almanac Weekend Sports Results 17/7/16
How did your footy team do on the weekend? We have AFL, NRL, WAFL, TEAFL, SANFL if it ends in L bound to be here.
A good game of footy
Trucker Slim ponders the complexities of performance and contribution.
Round 17 – Sydney v Hawthorn: A horrible night at the SCG
Sick to the stomach, Jan Courtin is in no mood to dissect Sydney’s loss to Hawthorn, a game that shoulda woulda coulda but didn’t.
Almanac History: George Goninon and the “punt drop” kick
Jim Johnson creator of the Stab Punt presents research evidence of George Goninon’s use of a Drop Punt in his success at goal kicking.
Thiago, Brazil’s Biggest Crows Fan
Malcolm Ashwood with the story of Brazilian Crows fanatic Thiago Vacite, and the campaign to get him to a game at the Adelaide Oval
Round 17 Sal’s Preview – A lot of white noise, but we do have Buddy and Cyril!
Round 17 footy tips and Sal has the hot mail on which teams will bring home the points
Round 16 Review: As we enter the home straight, it’s neck and neck x8 or 9 or 10…by Fearless
Fearless reviews the folly and antics of Round 16 and snakes and ladders of the top 8.
Junior Almanac – Wests Under-13 v Sandgate Hawks: Rays of Winter Sunshine
The Lennon girls star as Wests chalk up another win.
Junior Footy (Colts) – Banyule v North Brunswick: Snags and Bags
Banyule Colts head to North Brunswick to play for a spot in the final four. They find a lot of mud, a fiery opponent and (pleasantly) a dressing room with genuinely hot showers. Sean Mortell tells the story.











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