FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a Season it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Mighty Magpies took The Flag and left TLSJOF staring through their Jelden Window, wondering when Opportunity would next come knocking on their Jelden Door. The drawn Grand Final replay once more proved to be an unequal contest. This time it [Read more]
Roos season that was
October 3, 2010 by 4 Comments
Here’s my take on the season that was for the Rooboys: Season highlights: Our best win of the season came against Carlton in round 12. Friday night, big crowd, season on the line. I sat with a couple of typically arrogant Blue mates behind their interchange bench and rejoiced with every Lindsay Thomas goal and [Read more]
Geelong season summary
October 3, 2010 by 3 Comments
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS- The 11-goal 3rd quarter against Port in rd 4 was history making, and very amusing. The rd 20 game against the Bulldogs was good, as Daniel Menzel debuted (He’ll be my next fave player when he starts playing the games he should be playing), and we beat them after they looked like having [Read more]
RICHMOND 2010
October 3, 2010 by 7 Comments
By Howard Kimber A wise man once said, “there is nothing as over-rated as bad sex, or under-rated as a good shit,” and while some may argue the truth in that statement it none the less seems to perfectly sum up Richmond’s 2010. While Collingwood, St Kilda, Geelong and the Bulldogs are seen as clearly [Read more]
Footy History: Dees and Dons take twists and turns in first drawn Grand Final
October 2, 2010 by 14 Comments
1948 Grand Final Essendon 0.6 2.15 6.21 7.27 (69) Melbourne 3.0 4.5 6.8 10.9 (69) 1948 Grand Final rematch Essendon 0.3 5.5 6.6 7.8 (50) Melbourne 6.2 9.3 11.6 13.11 (89) With the first drawn grand final and grand final rematch in VFL history, the end of the 1948 season marks one of the great [Read more]
THE ABLETT SAGA: BE AFRAID
September 30, 2010 by 35 Comments
It is often said that there is a lot more than meets the eye in every saga. I have no doubt that there is heaps more behind the Ablett move to Queensland than we will ever know. There was plenty for a Geelong supporter to be despondent about when we all saw Gary sitting at [Read more]
Syd Barker Medal 2010
September 30, 2010 by 3 Comments
Everyone is talking about the draw, the tie, whatever you want to call it. Sure, there’s some uproar about it, but in the end, you just couldn’t split them. Two great competitors having great seasons and it all climaxing in a draw. How fitting.
GEELONG – 2010 SUMMARY
September 30, 2010 by 3 Comments
Season highlights Although compared to the (now) halcyon days of 2007-2009 and the Grand Finals that went with those years, 2010 was still an overall success with many highlights. The Cats found an oldie but a newie and KP goodie in James Podsiadly and unearthed a batch of talented youngsters who, if developed in the [Read more]
The Pre Wrap Lite – Mid-week Edition
September 29, 2010 by 3 Comments
by John Mosig FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. James Hird has fulfilled his childhood ambition – to train The Dive Bombers. David Evans said Hirdy was the standout applicant in an exhaustive interview process. He must have been. They’re paying the Prahran U9 coach a reported cool [Read more]
Letter from JezzaOWNZ
September 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
by George Callum Jones-Kennedy Dear Almanackers, Great to see Rocket writing about the Glory days at UNE. One of the Greats was Julian Morison who penned this classic piece for the booklet produced for the reunion a few years ago that I would like to share with the Footy Almanac community as it really captured [Read more]
Goodbye Gary, Au revoir Ablett
September 29, 2010 by 40 Comments
Sure, we all knew that it was going to happen. But now that it has happened, how do we feel about it? And with Bomber Thompson on the edge, what does this mean for Geelong in the short and long term? Please share your thoughts.
Last week’s OTHER big game
September 28, 2010 by 2 Comments
By Mike Sweet Instigated by the AFL’s head of Multicultural Development, Nick Hatzoglou, the first ever game of Australian Rules Football was played in Greece last Saturday. Two teams wearing the colours of the Kangaroos and the Brisbane Lions played under a blazing sun in Corfu, with the mercury hitting 35C in the late Ionian [Read more]
Hird it through the grapevine
September 28, 2010 by 11 Comments
Matthew Knights is now a distant memory. James Hird is not a naughty boy but, apparently, the Messiah for the Bombers. And it sounds like he is assembling a support cast of thousands. The Almanac would love to hear your thoughts on this matter.
’77 revisited
September 28, 2010 by 5 Comments
by Darren Dawson Last Saturday’s epic draw brought the memories flooding back. I had not revisited the 1977 game either via my old VHS tape in the cupboard or the fuzzy images in my mind for some time. But as an impartial supporter watching the confused reactions as the siren blared to signal the 2010 [Read more]
Crio’s Q: Who are/were the coach’s pets?
September 28, 2010 by 18 Comments
by Chris Riordan THE “WATER COOLER.” ANYWHERE IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, THIS WEEK. “Will Leon Davis get picked?” “Yeah, Malthouse loves him!” Teacher’s Pet apparently. Kevin Walsh carried the same banner for years. Vindicated or not…supporters reckon some players get a charmed run.
THE FINALS WRAP – WEEK IV
September 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. As Collingwood prepare for their 3rd GF in a row in 2010, down at Moorabbin they’re getting ready for Round XXVII. But for all those who believe in the Devine Nature of Our Great Game, the Football Gods have spoken. The Collywobbles are [Read more]
That which I most feared has come to pass.
September 27, 2010 by 4 Comments
By Stephanie Holt For 43 years I’ve had one dream – or, at least, one that’s endured unchanged. A St Kilda premiership. And for almost as long, I’ve had one dread. Meeting Collingwood in a Grand Final. There are two ways to rewrite the script of ’66, and only one bears contemplating. It doesn’t help [Read more]
The View From Shepparton: Grand Final Pt 1
September 27, 2010 by 2 Comments
The human mind is fallible of course for example, I reckon that this has been the coldest spring in a decade, but it probably hasn’t been. The Grand Final is the social event of the year in our household. Largely because of this I recently purchased a 63 inch 3D TV. Pity that the arrival [Read more]
THE PRE WRAP – TLSIS
September 24, 2010 by 4 Comments
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. If you think the Logies are brain numbing, you should try Football’s Night of Nights. And would someone please explain to the Ayatollah that with the new predictive board installed by the broadcaster partner, the voting trend was known to everyone at [Read more]
My night waiting in line for Grand Final tickets – The sequel
September 23, 2010 by 3 Comments
It’s that time of year again; the hunt for Grand Final tickets is on. And this year will be harder than ever, with Collingwood making it to the final Saturday in September tickets will be like gold and when your buying tickets for thirteen people, it’s going to be a difficult task. This has lead [Read more]
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