Mark Simms ponders the current dearth of quality West Australian midfielders in the AFL
Round 6 – AFL Footy Fixture Season 2025: Who, where, and when?
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Check out who, where, and when your team is playing in Round 6 of AFL Season 2025.
Round 5 Gather Round – Collingwood v Sydney: Floreat Pica Society Report
April 15, 2025 by 1 Comment
Michael Waters presents his first report for the year on behalf of the Floreat Pica Society featuring Collingwood’s win over Sydney during Gather Round.
Almanac Footy: Team of Caretaker Coaches who never got a full time job
April 15, 2025 by 4 Comments
Rodney Boyd creates a team made up of caretaker coaches who did not become the full-time coach of that club.
Almanac Footy – Western Victoria Football Wrap: Round 2 and Round 1
April 15, 2025 by 4 Comments
Dandy Andy looks at the weekend round of matches in his Western Victoria Football wrap.
Almanac Book Review – Helen Garner: The Season
April 14, 2025 by 3 Comments
A brief review of the recently released ‘The Season’ by Helen Garner from Callum Quirk.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2025: Side by Side – Gather Round Review / Round 6 Preview
April 13, 2025 by 1 Comment
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2025 reviews the Pies Gather Round win over the Swans, and previews their Round 6 match against Brisbane,
Round 5 Gather Round – Adelaide v Geelong: An open letter to Adelaide.
April 13, 2025 by 11 Comments
Dips has some advice for Adelaide supporters after Geelong’s win from behind stunned the parochial crowd.
Round 5 Gather Round – Melbourne v Essendon: Dees Bomb!
April 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
With small forward Jye Menzies leading the way with four goals, it was an inspiring Essendon win over a lacklustre Melbourne during Gather Round.
Almanac Footy: Gather Round – why stop here?!
April 12, 2025 by 5 Comments
As the Gather Round of footy has been such a success, Gigs presents some thoughts for further development of the concept.
Almanac Footy: Fifty years ago, ‘Far, Far Away’
April 11, 2025 by 17 Comments
Andrew ‘Gigs’ Gigacz was on top of the world on this day 50 years ago as he headed to the Western Oval with Slade’s ‘Far, Far Away’. He’s learnt an important life lesson from that day.
[On the 50th anniversary of this tragic accident we reprise Gigs’ account of the event from a few years ago – ED]
Almanac Sports History – When three codes crossed borders: Ironies of footballs’ first Internationals
April 10, 2025 by 1 Comment
As the Aussie Rules footy world’s attention is drawn to the AFL’s 2025 Gather Round in Adelaide, the once mighty clash between Victoria and South Australia is being replayed on minor ovals between the men’s and women’s teams of the now second-level Victorian Football League and South Australian National Football League. Geoffrey Gold recalls when the inaugural representative match between two rival Australian colonies completed the trifecta of first internationals of major codes, Rugby Union in 1871, Association Football (soccer) in 1872 and Australian Rules in 1879.
Almanac Rugby League: There’s always next year
April 10, 2025 by 7 Comments
They say ‘there’s always next year’, but sometimes there simply isn’t. Mark Courtney’s poignant story recalls his decades-long friendship with his best mate, Greg, and their total commitment to the South Sydney Rabbitohs. (We reprise this wonderfully offering after Mark alluded to it at the recent Almanac rugby league lunch in Sydney – Ed.)
Almanac Rugby League: The Magnificent Murri Nine
April 10, 2025 by 2 Comments
The final scoreline doesn’t always tell the full story. Patrick Skene explains a game where what seemed like a scoreboard thrashing was, in fact, a noble loss full of character. (We’re reprising this article from Patrick Skene as a follow-up to his presentation at the recent Almanac rugby league lunch in Sydney – Ed.)
Round 5 (Gather Round) – AFL Footy Fixture Season 2025: Who, where, and when
April 8, 2025 by Leave a Comment
It’s the Gather Round of footy in South Australia this week. Check out who, where, and when you team is playing.
Almanac Footy – Western District Football Wrap: Round 1 and Pre-Round 1
April 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Dandy Andy has a handy breakdown of how footy in Victoria’s west is shaping up as the first balls are bounced (or just about to be), featuring some big names and big hauls.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2025: Round 4 Review / Round 5 Preview
April 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Great win against traditional foes Carlton reports Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2025 in his Round 4 review of the match. Cam also looks ahead to Collingwood’s Round 5 clash against Sydney.
Almanac Footy: Stubbornness Got Me This Far
April 5, 2025 by 7 Comments
After 719 games of footy, Old Dog is still committed to his beloved Otway Districts FC, and will be running the drinks across four grades on Saturday.
Round 4 – Collingwood v Carlton: Floreat Pica Society match report
April 4, 2025 by 2 Comments
Frank Taylor presents the Collingwood v Carlton match report on behalf of the Floreat Pica Society.
Almanac (Working) Life: Sometimes I Forget
April 4, 2025 by 10 Comments
Glenn Butcher remembers a time when he got paid to watch the footy. Nice one if you can get it!
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