Territorian Shaun Edwards looked destined to join the Adelaide Crows until a late play from the Bombers, negotiating across countries and timezones. Jackson Clark provides the lowdown on a player promising to be a handy pick-up for Essendon.
Footys4all in India
October 29, 2013 by 4 Comments
Dr Nathan Grills is doing extraordinary work as a public health doctor in India. Nathan sent these amazing photos of his team handing out Footys4all balls and bats to schools, slums, orphanages and disability shelters. Read it and weep; and smile; and donate.
Who wants number 3?
October 28, 2013 by 3 Comments
The number 3 guernsey is up for grabs again at Essendon. But who would want it? Colin Ritchie reckons the number has been a curse to many who have worn it.
Cobba’s AFL Trade Directory
October 28, 2013 by 4 Comments
Jake ‘Cobba’ Stevens offers another brilliant infographic to explain the 2013 AFL Trade movements. ‘Cobba’ could make quantum physics and global warming understandable.
Hi, I’m Simon Black…
October 27, 2013 by 5 Comments
Matt Watson recalls his meetings with Simon Black and reviews his career. A champion on and off the field.
The best review of the 2013 AFL season you will hear
October 25, 2013 by 1 Comment
This is the poem Dave Warner recited at The Footy Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch and later that night at The Caravan Club (where this was taped).
Junior Footy: The Journey Begins
October 25, 2013 by 2 Comments
Wesley Hull’s previous piece introduced us to footy in far North Queensland and the work of the Footys4all Foundation. Now he takes us back to his suburban beginnings with the moth-eaten Magpies.
Footy Grounds of Tassie: a Driving Tour
October 24, 2013 by 6 Comments
Richard Jones visits some of Tassie’s finest footy grounds.
Post Seasonal Affective Disorder
October 23, 2013 by 8 Comments
Kerrie Soraghan is a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Medicine with this ground breaking research. The consistent use of Bulldogs case studies suggests that this affliction runs deep in Kerrie’s family.
Footys4all in Africa
October 20, 2013 by 1 Comment
Sunday’s secular sermon is a ripper yarn with great photos. Your footy team lost. So what? Your horse ran last. You expected? Your golf was as bad as mine yesterday. No excuses. It’s time to put a tenner in the plate for the Footys4all Foundation.
All-Indigenous teams should be seen on the world stage
October 20, 2013 by 6 Comments
Sean Gorman offers historical perspective and social context for the Indigenous All-Stars footy team’s current tour of Ireland.
Tits, Tips, Trailer Trash & The Truth
October 18, 2013 by 10 Comments
Peter Baulderstone offers suggested reading of the best articles from the international sporting web. The title is just bait and switch marketing. This is the sort of stuff that Litza used to write before Rupert’s $ seduced him.
Caulfield Cup Day Preview – Who is that third person in the room!
October 18, 2013 by 2 Comments
Sal Ciardulli’s mind is on the Caulfield Cup. But his heart is at Upton Park this weekend, where his lad will be witnessing his Hammers take on Manchester City. Sal’s forever blowing bubbles.
The Legacy of Richo and The Evolution of Jacko: the changing ideology of the Richmond Football Club
October 16, 2013 by 13 Comments
Tiger fan Theo Efthymiou grew up in the ‘Richo era’, when individual brilliance was made the substitute for team success. Now, he dares to hope that Daniel Jackson’s rise symbolises a new era where Richmond will no longer accept star players alongside team mediocrity.
The next Rioli
October 16, 2013 by 2 Comments
The Almanac’s eyes, ears and nose are everywhere. Jackson Clark offers insights into the next Rioli likely to make a name on the national footy scene.
Buddy Hello, Goodbye
October 15, 2013 by 14 Comments
Despite the blow to his Hawthorn heart, Rick Kane believes that the Buddy deal is a historical moment that we should celebrate with pride.
And the real issue is ??
October 15, 2013 by 12 Comments
Inequity; hypocrisy; “no comment”. What can we uncover from all the noise of the past month in footy? Tony Dalton looks at the question of a level playing field.
A review of the 2013 Best and Fairest results (so far): an insight into game plans, what the coaches look for and backmen winning awards (?!)
October 14, 2013 by 8 Comments
It’s AFL Best and Fairest season, with all but the WA results now in. Sean Curtain gives his take on each of the clubs – what do you reckon? And who do you think will take out the remaining two?
Animal Farm: from the new coach of the schoolyard mouse racing
October 11, 2013 by 3 Comments
David Wilson (on behalf of MT) explains why some mice are more equal than others. It’s got to do with Wizz Fizz (injected not snorted). Somehow I think this may be allegorical, but I’m not sure about what. See if you can decipher the hidden code.
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