A Season in the Country – 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues: Episode 1

April 20, 2022 by 3 Comments

After last week’s prologue Peter Clark hits the ground running with Episode 1 of his new footy series, ‘A Season in the Sun 1975’, highlighting matches from the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues.

Round 5 – Haiku Bob: the little good

April 19, 2022 by 2 Comments

Haiku Bob reflects on Collingwood’s loss while cooking, and with a good whisky.

Round 5 – There was a young team from SEQ

April 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Troy BOP is back with his view of the Round 5 matches in limerick.

Round 5 – Essendon v Fremantle: Bombed and docked!

April 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment

It was not a good day for Bomber supporters in their Round 5 match as the Dockers ran the Dons off their feet for a convincing win.

Round 6 – Who, where, and when?

April 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Find out who, where, and when your team plays in Round 6.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 5 Review, Round 6 Preview

April 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment

It was close, but the Pies were let down at both ends of the ground according to Cam Hooke – he reviews the loss in Brisbane and previews the big clash with Essendon.

Almanac SANFL History: John Chipp Hamp

April 18, 2022 by 6 Comments

Some years ago Lindsey Darby stumbled across a medal on her property at Yunta. One day Lindsey heard of the SANFL History centre and wondered if they could help in unravelling the story of this medal. Upon receiving the medal Christine Halbert (Manager of the SANFL History Centre) passed an image and information of the medal to two of the centre’s volunteers, Clint Giles and Nick Haines, who have had experience in solving such mysteries, and they set to work. Nick Haines tells us what happened.

Almanac Teams: Knights, Rookes and Royals; the Best of Number 33 (1980- )

April 18, 2022 by 2 Comments

There’s seemingly a bit of a theme with the names in Rodney Boyd’s side today – maybe they’d be best suited to running out on the Queen’s Birthday?

Almanac Footy Rivalries: Brisbane v Collingwood

April 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment

There’s something special about the Brisbane Lions v Collingwood Magpies rivalry. As we look forward to their clash at the Gabba tonight, we revisited the Almanac archives to find match reports of their clashes over the past decade or so.

A Season in the Country – 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues: Prologue

April 13, 2022 by 4 Comments

Peter Clark’s columns, ‘1966 and All That’ which we published each week during the 2020 season, and ‘Geelong’s Record Run’ which was last year’s topic, have been really popular. Each week throughout the 2022 season he’ll take us back to 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues, with a peek into the VFL season too.

Almanac Haiku: ‘The Ump’ – Bill Wootton

April 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment

We need them. Bill Wootton’s haiku offers insight into umpiring.

Almanac Footy: Old Dog’s the best ever

April 12, 2022 by 1 Comment

The Old Dog has played 667 games over 40 seasons and has seen many fine footballers, but Greg Nutting is the best of them all, as Old Dog explains.

Round 4 – Collingwood v West Coast: ‘It’d be a good one to win’

April 12, 2022 by 2 Comments

West Coast Eagles decimated by injuries overcame diversity and pulled off a great win against Collingwood as John Gordon explains.

FEARLESS 2022: He’s back! Rounds 3 and 4 reviewed

April 12, 2022 by Leave a Comment

FEARLESS is back for season 2022 and presents his thoughts about the Round 3 and Round 4 matches.

AFL Fans Association: AFLA thanks Gillon McLachlan for his service as AFL CEO

April 12, 2022 by Leave a Comment

AFL Fans Association thank Gillon McLachlan for his service as AFL CEO on the announcement of his retirement from the position at the end of the 2022 season.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 4 Review, Round 5 Preview

April 11, 2022 by 2 Comments

A somewhat shock result saw the Pies go down to the under-strength Eagles – Cam Hooke has his spin on the game and a quick turnaround for a clash with the second-placed Lions in Brisbane.

Round 5 – Who, when, and where?

April 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Find out who, where , and when your team is playing in Round 5

Almanac Teams: Dirty debut, 32 (1980- )

April 11, 2022 by 4 Comments

Rodney Boyd takes another dip into Number 32, this time with perhaps a little less ability and class, but plenty of interesting characters – like the club nomad who only made relatively few appearances on the big stage, but managed to snag two flags in a week.

Almanac Footy: Captain Gawn leading to the Max

April 8, 2022 by 3 Comments

A vintage performance is a reminder that there is no better leader or ruckman in the AFL, writes RON REED.