Fitzroy Rotary Pick Round 17 – Comp 2 begins this week

Fitzroy Rotary Round 17 and the new comp commences, 2 winners split the prize in Round 16, have to be in it to win it.

The foreign language of Footy

Aussie rules translated in Mandarin is Australian olive ball, according to a report in Wall St Journal on translating our game into Chinese.

Round 16 – Essendon v St Kilda: Bitter win and strategy required

Yoshi is frustrated by the Japanese rainy season and the lack of energy in his St Kilda Saints in their narrow win over Essendon.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 17 Preview

As Collingwood continue their run to the finals, Cam Hooke reminds his true believers they are all 8 point games now!

Almanac WAFL: Top Two Toppled

Wild WAFL weather caused a few upsets in a low scoring Round 16, reports Les Everett from further north.

What footballers can learn from Conor McGregor

How can you become a better sportsperson? According to Jackson Clark it’s all in the mind, and as such, he suggests more time and resources should be devoted to helping young athletes achieve their true potential in sport.

Next year’s hope – 2016 Richmond list assessment

There’s always next year according to Sarah Black. This is what she hopes it will look like for the Tiges. Big, early, ridiculous calls? You tell us.

Round 16 – Carlton v Adelaide: Men Against Boys

The road to redemption for Carlton hits a big speed hump in the form of the Adelaide Crows.

Round 16 – Essendon v St. Kilda: Saints Learn How To Be In Between In Not Bombing Out Against The Bombers

When the Saints are good they are very good, and the same goes for when they are bad, according to Braham Dabscheck this win was an in between one.

Round 16 – Carlton v Adelaide: A Workmanlike Adelaide Crows

Rulebook sees Adelaide in a workmanlike performance against the Blues where percentage has become important

Round 16 – Carlton v Adelaide: They Call It The Streak

With Adelaide on a 6 game winning streak, Melbourne-based Crow Swish Schwerdt gave a four quarter performance. [was G. Agars in the crowd? JTH]

Round 16 – Geelong v Sydney: How Was THAT?! Yes! The Bloods Inflict Pain at the Cattery

After last week’s cursing, slaying the Cats at the Cattery generated extra Cheer Cheer in Swans fan Jan Courtin this week.

Round 16 – Carlton v Adelaide: Crows shrug off the Blues, despite the menace of Dennis

John Butler rates Adelaide in their win over his Blues, like a Barossa Red they keep improving.

Round 16 – Western Bulldogs v Richmond: Two Bulldogs vs Tigers matches

Saints fan Yoshi found himself in an unfamiliar position of watching two bulldogs v tigers games in the Osaka Coolabah

Almanac Weekend Sports Results 10/7/16

If there are footy scores worth knowing about, you will find them here.

Umpiring at crisis level

Experienced whistle blower Rulebook off the long run on umpiring standards in the AFL

Round 14 Collingwood v Fremantle: It’s gonna be a long flight home.

Poppy Penny bravely journeyed to Melbourne to watch Freo take on the Pies and discovered chilled red wine is drinkable.

What ever happened to Damian Cupido?

Wasted talent? Damian Cupido reflects on his footy career with Jackson Ckark.

Collingwood: A sensational history

Almanacker and Collingwood diehard Jeff Dowsing invites you to take a look at his new website.

So often the important stuff disappears too quickly

John Harms looks at the past few weeks of media coverage of footy and concludes that often the most important stories disappear too quickly. In this reflection on MND he considers the longer term impact of Neale Daniher and the Queen’s Birthday weekend.