1949 Brownlow Medalist Ron Clegg played a match for South Melbourne in 1951 of such dominance that is still referred to as “Clegg’s Match”. Richard Davis reports.
AFL Finals – Week 1: The 2012 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup
September 10, 2012 by 2 Comments
All power to the Funky Purps, this is their highest point, even better than when they made a prelim against Sydney, to beat the reigning premier on their home turf and knock ‘em out of the finals, it’s a great day for the Purps. Perhaps it’s their Great Day for 2012 and nothing else will come of it.
The Footygods: the Algea
September 10, 2012 by 9 Comments
The Footygods must have enjoyed Saturday. Adelaide and Geelong thought they just had to turn up to win. A mate of mine from Adelaide said that most people there thought that the cup was in the bag. The crows had stormed home to second. They had beaten the swans early and others had beaten them [Read more]
Off Season Odyssey – Part 10: Pre-season is Serious Business
September 9, 2012 by 2 Comments
“Come have a kick!” I say to Louie. We were teammates at Otway for three years. I have no idea how, yet here he is, on the coast, working in Kenty’s Surf Shop. “Up yours, Zurbo! It’s summer. You haven’t changed.”
VAFA: Parkdale are not Catholics
September 9, 2012 by 1 Comment
I have cancelled all my Saturday morning appointments for three weeks. Better to be prepared for any combination of results of our three semi-final sides than have to rearrange both patients and staff. So it was down to Sandringham to watch our beloved Roys. I missed the first ten minutes of the Thirds, but I [Read more]
Double dipping for premiership success
September 7, 2012 by 2 Comments
Cats aside, players from six clubs competing in this year’s finals have the opportunity to become dual premiership players. Miles Wilks looks at who is best placed.
The 2012 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round 23
September 7, 2012 by 2 Comments
For you, the war is over. And you and you and the rest of you. It’s time to put on silly outfits have that one big drink of the year then start thinking about next year.
Stats never lie
September 7, 2012 by 9 Comments
They say that statistics never lie, but certainly a good massage or selection of data can allow you to tell the story you want. After so much talk of Adelaide’s easy draw this year, I thought I would have an historical look at the last 5 years and the performance of the top 8 against each other and against the bottom 4 sides.
Off Season Odyssey – Part 9: The Bandidos
September 7, 2012 by 3 Comments
After a few big days in the bush, spraying in the gullies, and clearing fireweed, I come down from the hills to have a surf not far off sunset – the good, stupid, lazy kind that hurts no-one. Not the kids on boogie boards I can’t dodge, not me or the water. Jumping in [Read more]
Northern Lights: A season with NT Thunder
September 7, 2012 by 4 Comments
The Almanac is hosting a screening of the documentary, Northern Lights: A season with NT Thunder, produced and directed by Alastair McGibbon at the All Nations Hotel on Thursday, September 20. Join us for a meal from 7 for 7.30, followed by the screening at 8.30ish.
Four legs good, Stevie J bad
September 7, 2012 by 8 Comments
A joyious September to all, Finally the AFL have got one right with the people’s bard Paul Kelly taking the stage as part of Grand Final Day. To me no one is more deserving of the honour of performing before the Grand Final, he immortalised our sporting cathedral in his 1987 single “Leaps and Bounds” [Read more]
Saints Go Marching Home.
September 6, 2012 by 5 Comments
St.Kilda are not going to make the finals. That is now official. After a season where we, the huddled masses, watched with a head filled with rationale- We monster the sides below us but we just can’t step up for the big guns. And a heart filled with hope- Geez, Carlton lost to Gold Coast…..and [Read more]
When the Richmond champions came to lunch
September 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
Photos from the August Almanac lunch where the Richmond ladies entertained all. Photos: Yvette Wroby
The positive take on the Saints of 2012
September 6, 2012 by 3 Comments
Despite missing finals, St. Kilda’s last game of the season provided many highlights, which makes Saints supporters excited for the season of 2013.
Some thoughts on issues surrounding Indigenous players in the AFL
September 6, 2012 by 2 Comments
The news came to me at 4.00 on Monday afternoon that Liam Jurrah had left the Melbourne Demons. It seemed to be an inevitability since the beginning of the season when it was announced that he was “being held in police custody in an Alice Springs jail following his alleged involvement in a machete attack.” [Read more]
1980 A Personal Footy Almanac – Qualifying Final, Saturday 6 September, v Carlton, VFL Park
September 6, 2012 by 2 Comments
“…and may the best teams win tomorrow, as long as they’re Collingwood and Richmond…”.
I do a sharp double-take as I hear the throwaway line from Geoff Raymond, the principal newsreader on ABC TV at the time. From a man with an inscrutable “ABC” persona and no apparent interest in football whatever, Raymond’s sign-off remark from his evening bulletin on Friday 5 September is unexpected.
Off Season Odyssey Part 8: A well-shared silence
September 6, 2012 by 15 Comments
Off Season Odyssey Pt.8. Concreting has been hard. Jack and I kick the ball. His real name is Steven, but his last name is Daniels. He is a stocky Otway Ressies Premiership player, by way of Geelong. Nowhere Geelong. From one of those non-descript houses, in one of those rolling suburbs in a sea [Read more]
AFL USA Combine – no thanks
September 5, 2012 by 13 Comments
Last week the AFL boarded the A380 and headed to Los Angeles for the AFL USA Combine, I’m pretty sure they could have got a better result if they jumped on a Crop Duster and flew to Horsham.
Playing NAB AFL U18 Championships
September 5, 2012 by 2 Comments
Jackson Clark represented the Northern Territory at last year’s AFL U18 Championships and provides a player’s insight into their win over the NSW/ACT.
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