Plenty of sore heads in the top end today with celebrations and commiserations in equal measure after a weekend of NTFL and Tiwi Island Aussie rules Grand Finals.
Ben Cousins and The Chase
March 16, 2015 by 10 Comments
An emotional reflection on Ben Cousins and family as the former West Coast Eagles champion makes headlines for all the wrong reasons yet again.
Remembering Talent Lost
March 15, 2015 by 15 Comments
Wesley Hull ponders the intersection of talent and fate, and fate generally.
Super Saturday in the Top End- NTFL Grand Final Previews
March 14, 2015 by 1 Comment
It’s the culmination of the NTFL season and Jackson Clark presents a comprehensive guide to all the action on display
Retro Football and the Footscray Bulldogs
March 13, 2015 by 3 Comments
On recent trip home to Australia from his work commitments in Holland, Tiger fan and Andy Fuller paid a visit to the Whitten Oval to soak up the culture and to gain an understanding of the Bulldogs’ identity.
Wool and Footy: Remembering the blue and gold
March 12, 2015 by 2 Comments
The memory of Toolibin Football Club lives on. Here Syd Martin, Heidi Astbury and Janice Sieber tell the tale of the unveiling of Geoff Sims sculpture at the old Toolibin footy ground in the sheep-wheat belt of WA.
Introducing Interchanger; Player Management Made Easy
March 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Almanacker Murray Bird and his team have developed INTERCHANGER; Player management technology that is currently being used by 10 AFL clubs is now available for your club or sports group. Read more…
Archie Calls the Grand Final Before the First Bounce of the Season – When His Gazza’s Stalking Around the Gee- Arch See’s Red, He Sees Red, He’s Sees Red
March 12, 2015 by 8 Comments
Inspired by Luke Reynolds’ ode to Shane Watson, Archie draws heavily on Eric Bogle’s ‘And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda’ for this hymn to Gary Ablett [and throws in a clever use of Split Enz’s ‘I See Red’ in his title for this post. – Ed]
An Almanac A.P.B : The 1978 VFA Grand Final
March 11, 2015 by 7 Comments
Almanacker Chris Bolger is trying to get hold of a copy of the 1978 VFA Grand Final, in which Prahran 21.15.141 defeated Preston 17.17.119. After contacting Channel 10, and both the Preston and Prahan football clubs, his search has come up empty. Chris is hoping the Almanac community can help him access a copy for his Dad to watch.
2002 – The Almost (Where’s SA and Tas?) All Australian SSA Team – All Bound for Mornington
March 11, 2015 by 1 Comment
Cloke. T, Swallow. A and Deledio. B together in the same team would be a pretty awesome combination, and one that would have 17 other list managers green with envy. In the latest Almost All-Australian Team ‘Swish’ Schwerdt revisits the 2002 All-Australian Schoolboys side.
Greatest footballers to be associated with the wool industry (where was this all up to, March 2015?)
March 10, 2015 by 108 Comments
During last year we featured a series on old woollen footy jumpers and called for nominations for the very best team of footballers to have had an association with wool. We’re about to refine the process. We need more noms right now. And to help make sure we get all the best names I am heading to the Wool BBQ at Burra next Monday night. Details are in this article.
From Paul Kelly’s Facebook: “Sonnet to a New Sherrin”
March 10, 2015 by 1 Comment
There’s very little that compares for Aussie rules lovers than the smell and the feel of a brand new Sherrin. Paul Kelly, legend of Australian music, posted a beaut entry on his Facebook page; poetry inspired by a new season. [Poem gratefully reproduced here for Footy Almanac readers – Ed.]
Moments and Friendships
March 10, 2015 by 6 Comments
A sunburnt Old Dog just kicks back every now and then and thinks about what’s been going on and who he’s bumped in to and what’s coming up. Another footy season approaches and the oval hardness may be too much for one sprinkler. [I love a good Zurbo refelction – Ed]
The View From Shepparton; Pre Season’s Musings
March 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Peter Schumacher emerges from a summer hibernation to share his view from Shepparton. It’s been a summer (and a recent download) well spent. Get on the Lions.
Some Of My Footy Firsts
March 8, 2015 by 5 Comments
We all have childhood footy-related memories that stay with us for a lifetime; your trip to a footy game, your visit to the ‘G, kick-to-kick at school lunchtimes and that first specky over the top of the pack. Wesley Hull recalls a moment we can all identify with; the passion of collecting footy cards and being presented with your first footy jumper, knitted by Nan.
NAB Challenge 2015 – Essendon v St Kilda: The Fine Art of Prestidigitation
March 7, 2015 by 2 Comments
Steve Baker sees a Bombers’ sleight of hand at work in an otherwise forgettable evening of football for ‘Essendon Centrals’
A North Season Preview of Sorts: Who Needs a Big Year?
March 7, 2015 by 3 Comments
Rooboy Rob Chanter opens his Almanac account for 2015 with his thoughts on who needs to lift for North to go one step further than last season’s 2014 preliminary final finish. Kieran Harper: too sad to go into…
NTFL Preliminary Final Weekend Previews
March 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It is the penultimate weekend of football in the NTFL for the current season. Jackson Clark shares with us a comprehensive form guide to all of the weekend’s top end footy.
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