The recruiting of the young Afro-American player (Wallace) by North Melbourne rings a bell with Robin Grow, who wants to know whether anyone remembers the experiment with Wee Willie Anderson, probably in the 70s?
A message from the Mayans
December 21, 2012 by 5 Comments
Gigs believes it’s true that the Mayans had a message for us.
Please keep your clothes on and your reality check off
December 21, 2012 by 5 Comments
Yvette Wroby’s thoughts have turned to 2013, where the AFL premiership is up for grabs for all.
An editor’s cut that caused substantial bleeding
December 20, 2012 by 13 Comments
You have been led to believe that Andrew Weiss barracks for Adelaide in the AFL. He desperately wants you to know this is not the case.
Do you know these footy grounds?
December 19, 2012 by 18 Comments
Les Everett wants more information on footy in some far-flung places. Can you help?
The art of writing, lost and found
December 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
Gareth Andrews on Writing. One of the beautiful gifts given to man and possibly one of its most underused.
Perth BBQ and book collection
December 18, 2012 by 7 Comments
Peter Baulderstone and Les Everett will be hosting a BBQ, complete with beer and 2012 Footy Almanacs this Thursday, December 20, from 6-8pm.
The untameable Tiger
December 17, 2012 by 6 Comments
Lachlan Waterman revists 1982 when Glenelg and Port Adelaide squared off in the most infamous and memorable preliminary finals in S.A. Football history.
Grandpa
December 17, 2012 by 12 Comments
Peter Flynn’s grandfather would have turned 100 today. He shares the eulogy he prepared in 2010.
Club Chrissie Carols
December 13, 2012 by 3 Comments
Peter Baulderstone spreads some yuletide cheer with his take on some classic Christmas carols – Bluebaggers, Cats fans, Sainters and head office be warned.
Another purrfect Christmas gift idea
December 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Dips O’Donnell has sent what he assures is a classy Christmas gift featuring epic matches involving Hawthorn. We haven’t had a chance to look at it and can only trust that he’s not being facetious.
A Runningball Fable
December 12, 2012 by 1 Comment
Simon Willcox has penned a fable about a boy that left home and got lost along the way. Will there be a happy ending?
Let’s back Jack
December 11, 2012 by 5 Comments
The Let’s Back Jack campaign adopted by the Port committee in 1974 saw Cahill yield an incredible 11 Grand Finals for 10 premierships in 16 seasons in charge, recalls Lachlan Waterman.
The Windows of St Ignatius
December 11, 2012 by 9 Comments
Andrew Starkie visits St Ignatius Church in Richmond and is reminded of the comfort footy and the Church have brought people over many years.
2012 Grand Final: A Hawks fan turns to A.B. Paterson for inspiration
December 10, 2012 by 2 Comments
Hawks fan Dave Goodwin has had a crazy notion for a few years now that 19th Century bush ballads could become a new form of sports reporting. What better game to test his theory than the 2012 Grand Final.
What’s in this year’s Footy Almanac
December 10, 2012 by 11 Comments
John Harms gives an overview of the forewords and Grand Final pieces which feature in The Footy Almanac 2012. And then there’s 200 match reports.
The ‘Off-season’ is now the ‘On’
December 7, 2012 by 1 Comment
John Carr’s poetic take on the off-season.
R.I.P Ronnie Auchettl
December 5, 2012 by 16 Comments
Steve Hodder recalls the Ron Auchettl he knew through teaching at Whittlesea Secondary College. A humble man, Ron’s students were shocked to learn he played for Carlton. He passed away this week.
Off Season Odyssey – Part 44: The Final and Opening Siren
December 3, 2012 by 11 Comments
It’s the last stop of our encore performance of Matt Zurbo’s Off Season Odyssey.
Should footy fans take responsibility when things end badly?
December 2, 2012 by 2 Comments
After what has happened with the Kurt Tippett saga, Andrew Weiss asks Crows fans should take some of the blame for what has occurred.
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