Revelling in the Riverina: Episode 18 – The German Pioneers

Peter Clark fires up the GTHO for one last foray into Riverina football heartlands and visits Jindera via the three B’s – Balldale, Brocklesby and Burrumbuttock.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024: Round 23 Review / Round 24 Preview

A nail biting one point against the Lions gives the Pies a glimmer of hope for the finals as Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024 reviews the Round 23 match and previews Round 24.

Almanac Teams: Arrivals and Departures (West Coast)

This is Rodney Boyd’s last Arrivals and Departures post based on AFL clubs, the mighty Westralian birds of prey and kings of the big game – West Coast.

A coffee with … Malcolm ‘Rulebook’ Ashwood

Barry Nicholls continues his regular series with a slight twist – today it’s ‘A coffee with … Malcolm ‘Rulebook’ Ashwood and an insight into ‘Rulebooks’s’ life in the world of sport.

Almanac Footy: Stawell Football Club circa 1940?

Citrus Bob Utber needs your help to identify the footy club in a team photo from circa 1940.

Almanac Footy Opinion – Carlton 2024: A Tragedy

Blues tragic Peter Fuller sees Carlton’s demise as a tragedy of Shakespearian proportions. It’s hard to argue against his formidable logic.

Revelling in the Riverina: Episode 17 – Beside the Billabong

Peter Clark continues his journey Revelling through the Riverina on his way to Rand via a wander through Coreen and Daysdale presenting in-depth histories of the area and the local football clubs.

Round 23 – AFL Footy Fixture 2024: Who, where, and when

Penultimate round of footy for AFL season 2024 with the fight for the final 8 still wide open.

Almanac Book Reviews: Knuckles, The Don, and Ernie Sigley: Michael Sexton’s ‘Stories for Harry & Ray’

Mickey Randall has great joy reviewing ‘Stories for Harry and Ray’ a magnificent collection of stories by much loved Adelaide author Michael Sexton.

Round 22 – Essendon v Gold Coast Suns: A Big Mac upsets the Bombers!

It took a Big Mac to ground the Bombers eating up their chances of playing in the finals in 2024.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024: Round 22 Review / Round 23 Preview

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024 reviews Round 22 match against Sydney, and Previews upcoming match against Brisbane.

Almanac Teams: Arrivals and Departures (Sydney)

You may have cheer, cheered these players in red and white or other colours over their footy careers – it’s Rodney Boyd’s Sydney Arrivals and Departures

Almanac Footy History: ‘Kicking Against the Wind’

Roy Hay tells us about a new book, a history of the Portarlington Football Netball Club. Copies are available now.

Almanac Podcasts: Matt Zurbo interview on CDFNL Insiders Podcast

Matt Zurbo was recently interviewed on the ‘CDFNL Insiders’ podcast reflecting on his life in country footy.

Almanac Footy (Observation): Footy imitates art

Does art imitate footy, or is it the other way around? Ged McMahon contemplated this dilemma with respect to the Bombers v Dockers clash last weekend.

Revelling in the Riverina: Episode 16 – In Sandral country

For Episode 16 of ‘Revelling in the Riverina Peter Clark travels to Rennie and Sandral country acknowledging 1956 Melbourne premiership player Jim Sandral’s footballing influence in the region.

Round 22 – AFL Season 2024 Footy Fixture: Who, where, and when

The race for the Final 8 is still wide open as a number of teams face crunch time in Round 22.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024: Round 21 Review / Round 22 Preview

It was a nail biter for Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024 with the Pies Round 21 win against the Blues. Round 22 against the Swans is previewed.

Almanac Teams: Arrivals and Departures (St Kilda)

The Saints have certainly seen plenty of traffic to and from their lists and Rodney Boyd has fashioned the best of the bunch into his Arrivals and Departures sides this week.

Almanac (Local) Footy: Outer East Football Netball League Round 15 – Olinda Ferny Creek v Upwey Tecoma: Smoke trails

E Regnans takes in some local footy in the Melbourne alps.