Finals Week 3 – AFL 2023 Footy Fixture

Check out who, when, and where the Preliminary Finals are played this weekend.

Almanac Moments: When Ron Barassi came to lunch

Ron Barassi brought a party to lunch one day, to hear Anson Cameron. It was a ripper afternoon.

Almanac Footy: Number 31

Paul Crowe remembers back to footy after school, dreaming he was a Demon star from the 60s, but there was only one star – number 31, the great Ron Barassi.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Finals Week 3 – Go Pies

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.

Almanac Footy Tributes: Ron Barassi – A top bloke: an interview with Xavier Tanner

1977 North Melbourne FC premiership player Xavier Tanner remembers his coach of ten years, the late great Ron Barassi, in an interview with Citrus Bob Utber.

Almanac Teams: Players that have played in a premiership or grand final for two clubs

More finals-themed action from Rodney Boyd as he outlays two sides made up of players who climbed the mountain (or stumbled at the summit) for two clubs in their careers.

Almanac Footy Tributes: Ron Barassi – the greatest.

For Andrew Fraser, Ron Barassi was the greatest. Here are his reasons why.

Finals Week 2 – Melbourne v Carlton: Tradition

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

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

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

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  

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.

Finals Week 2: AFL Footy Fixture 2023 – 1st and 2nd Semi Finals

Find out who plays where and when in Week 2 of the AFL 2023 Final series.

Almanac Teams: Players that won a Premiership or made a Grand Final in their first year

Rodney Boyd is back at it again – this time he shares two sides (one luckier than the other) just in time for the AFL finals series.

Almanac (Local) Footy – AFL Sydney Grand Final: The pain is real, but the pride lasts forever

The fabric of a footy club is special. Michael Shillito reflects upon not only the pain that yanks at that fabric in a heartbreaking Grand Final loss as favourites, but also the strength of community and growth that weaves it together.

Finals Week 3 – Results

Check out the results of Week 3 of the AFL 2023 final matches.

AFLW 2023: Preliminary Finals – Results

Check out the results of AFLW 2023 season for the Preliminary Finals.

Almanac Footy: Finals Diary – Chapter 2: Qualifying Final – Brisbane v Port Adelaide

Shane Reid is a happy Brisbane supporter after their convincing win over the Power in their Qualifying final.

Almanac Footy: Finals Diary – Chapter 1: Pre-emptive hindsight

Shane Reid, his family, and his students are all getting into footy finals mode in their different ways as he describes in the diary he has commenced.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Review – Finals Week 1: 1st Qualifying Final

Collingwood advance to a preliminary final as Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life reports on their win over Melbourne in the 1st Qualifying Final.