Les gives his wrap of the WAFL Round 9. An eighteen-game losing streak has to end some time, right?
SANFL – Norwood vs Crows – the Aaron Keating Cup
May 18, 2014 by 6 Comments
Dave Brown has divided loyalties (for 5 minutes) when his Norwood Redlegs line up against the Crows seconds in the SANFL. In a happy ending – good triumphs over greed.
New book: Miracle Match
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Ken Piesse’s latest book Miracle Match, the story of Fitzroy’s win over Geelong in 1963, is out and available.
Tom Hafey: the heroes’ hero
May 17, 2014 by 4 Comments
Jeff Dowsing celebrates Tommy Hafey at Collingwood and how his passion inspired Hafey’s Heroes to always overachieve, but fall short at the final hurdle.
Blood-blisters to the Blacks, a Richmond Oval reverie
May 17, 2014 by 43 Comments
‘On the field of play you know whose side you are on’. The Bloods are in the blood. So are the Blacks. Tom Martin describes living, playing, being footy – with thanks to his parents.
Poetry: A Difficult Birth
May 16, 2014 by 1 Comment
Simon Wilcox has something he’d like to say bout the ’19th Man’
The World Game: from Paris to Brunswick Street
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Neat little observation from Rob Heath; when cultures cross, happily.
Tommy
May 16, 2014 by 7 Comments
Matt Zurbo chatted with Tommy Hafey a number of times. Here’s what he found. [Brilliant story of Matt’s dad – and of how Tommy recognised it as a brilliant story – Ed]
Giddy-Up Gill
May 16, 2014 by 9 Comments
They told me this bloke (Nank) had a turn of phrase on him. And they were right. Here Paul Nankivell casts his eye on what we can expect from the regime of Giddy-Up Gillon.
Tribute to Tommy
May 16, 2014 by 1 Comment
Dave Chettle is a Magpie man whose passion for footy was ignited by Tommy Hafey.
AFL Round 8: Reports
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All the Almanac reports from Round 8 of the 2014 AFL season.
Is Pavlich really the greatest ever Docker?
May 15, 2014 by 2 Comments
Scientific proof that maybe Pav is not the greatest living Docker…or maybe he is.
Open sewage: the need for a people person’s plan
May 15, 2014 by 4 Comments
Can the 1854 fatal cholera outbreak in London Town inform the AFL in 2014? David Wilson searches for signs of enlightenment and epidemiology.
WAFL Round 8: Swans Flying, Thunder Almost Roar
May 14, 2014 by 2 Comments
The Almanac’s WAFL correspondent Les Everett reports on a round that saw Peel narrowly miss on a first win for the season, and Swan Districts continue to defy pre-season predictions.
I Don’t Like Mondays
May 14, 2014 by 10 Comments
Jeff Dowsing doesn’t like Mondays. According to the sparse crowd at Docklands, who does?
So what exactly is the AFL?
May 14, 2014 by 14 Comments
Melbourne barrister David Forbes answers some key questions about the AFL.
Tommy Hafey – No Over Finessin’
May 14, 2014 by 11 Comments
Matt Watson recalls his encounter with the then Collingwood coach, as a 9-year-old opposition supporter at Arden Street. Along with all of us, Matt is seriously sad, but explains how his respect for Tommy transcends narrow club partisanship.
AFL Round 8: The 2014 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup
May 13, 2014 by 1 Comment
Earl O’Neill’s Round 8 saw two football worlds collide in a pall of orange flames and grey smoke in fast forward. The lightly toasted paps went down a treat. Plus Earl’s warm tribute to Tommy.
So Tommy’s Gone
May 12, 2014 by 3 Comments
The life and legacy of Tom Hafey have inspired Stephen Whiteside to this poetic tribute.
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