Sal Ciardulli pays his respects to Ron Barassi and Kevin Neale, makes his preliminary final predictions, and checks out the form for this weekend’s races.
Almanac (Women’s) Footy: The Payneham Falcons are flying high !
September 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Verity Sanders explains the expansion and on-field success of the Payneham Falcons Football Club’s women’s program. Vying with their men’s teams for equal status within the club, there’s a blueprint here for others to consider. (An exciting, enthusiastically expounded exemplar of how to make a club prosper – Ed.)
Almanac Footy – Finals Diary, Chapter 5: Five by Five
September 21, 2023 by 4 Comments
The Beatles had No. 9; Shane Reid has No. 5 – and he’s got it bad! Read Reid’s rationale about the importance of having a number on your footy jumper. (And his prediction for the Lions v Blues clash.)
‘Tenacious small man realises his dream…’ by KB Hill
September 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Dylan Wilson was marked as one to watch from a young age. Now he’s a fixture for the Wangaratta Rovers. KB Hill charts his progress over the years.
Almanac Footy: Grumpy Old Men – featuring Rocket,Taubo, and Murph
September 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
You are invited to the Ralph Robertson Annual Lunch presented by the NSW Australian Football Society featuring three ‘grumpy old men’ – former AFL players Rod Carter, Steve Taubert, and David Murphy.
Finals Week 3 – AFL 2023 Footy Fixture
September 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Check out who, when, and where the Preliminary Finals are played this weekend.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Finals Week 3 – Go Pies
September 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life is confident the Pies can make their way through to the Grand Final by defeating the Giants in their Preliminary Final match.
Finals Week 2 – Melbourne v Carlton: Tradition
September 16, 2023 by 6 Comments
Citrus Bob Utber delighted being an unbiased spectator at the nail biting Semi Final match between Melbourne and Carlton.
Almanac Footy: Finals Diary – Chapter 3: The week off
September 15, 2023 by 4 Comments
With his team having the week off, Shane Reid remembers back to 2018 in Murano, Venice when he failed to recognise an international star of film and music, and she, thought he was an AFL star who played for Brisbane! [Cracking read Shane: Ed.]
Almanac Life: My (splendid) week
September 15, 2023 by 15 Comments
Peter Fuller is feeling great after an eventful week of participating in, and watching, various sports with a degree of success as he recounts.
Finals Week 2 – Sal’s Preview: The Maynard Attraction
September 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment
It has been a controversial week in footy as Sal Ciardulli points out. Sal previews the Finals Week 2 of matches and casts his eye over the form for the weekend racing.
Up the Mighty Murray! – Episode 22: Towards the Headwaters
September 13, 2023 by 9 Comments
In this the penultimate episode of Peter Clark’s magnificent series of ‘Up The Mighty Murray!’, Peter takes us on a journey towards the headwaters and Corryong. The featured match is the Grand Final of the Upper Murray Football League, Cudgewa v Bullioh.
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