Almanac/Odd Friday Lunch: Peter Hudson and Dan Eddy with John Harms (June 3) – Booked Out

Join us for lunch with Peter Hudson and Dan Eddy at the North Fitzroy Arms on June 3. Bookings essential.

Almanac Books: ‘A Football Genius – The Peter Hudson Story’

A Football Genius: The Peter Hudson Story by Dan Eddy tells the tale of one of the game’s greatest players. Read more about the book here.

Almanac WAFL Footy: Sharks rise to the top

Les Everett provides his regular update on the WAFL and the recent interstate game against the SANFL.

1956: A sports and family memoir.

In this memoir, Allan Grant goes back to 1956 and, through the child’s eye, recalls those things that mattered to him, and some that didn’t. Sport was top of the pile.

Almanac Footy (History): 40 Years Ago (plus 3 days)

Here’s one for the historically minded. Rick Newbury poses a question about the Round 8 Sydney v Collingwood clash from May 1982.

Round 10 – AFL Footy Fixture

Find out who, where, and when your team is playing in the Round 10 Sir Doug Nicholls Round.

A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues – Episode 5

Peter Clark’s engrossing review of country footy during 1975 continues with Episode 5 of, ‘A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues’.

Round 10 – Pards’ Preview: Richmond v Essendon – Dreamtime Match, Where Dreams May Come True

Pards still maintains his confidence in the Bombers but is disappointed by the attitude of some of the supporters of the club.

Almanac Book Extract: Michael Fiddian’s novel ‘The End of the Game’

In this excerpt from Michael Fiddian’s novel ‘The End of the Game’, it’s the last training before the Grand Final, and something is going on…

Almanac Teams: The Horse and the Frog, Best of 35 (1980- )

We’re halfway to Number 70 (will we get that far? Who knows!) in Rodney Boyd’s best of sides since 1980. Today’s team is all about a sextet of absolute stars in any era, with a few handy cameos thrown in.

Almanac Footy: The Kings of the Wings

Melbourne’s Ed Langdon and Andrew Bradshaw have demonstrated how exciting the wing position can be in footy. For Ian Wilson it also reminded him of some of the greats from the past.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 9 Review/Round 10 Preview

Disappointing loss by the Pies in their Round 9 clash against the Bulldogs hopefully will see Collingwood redeem themselves against Freo in Round 10 reports Cam Hooke’s Collingwood life.

Round 9 – North Melbourne v Port Adelaide: Port’s forwards stand tall in Roo-molition

Port Adelaide power their way over the hapless Roos with a convincing win in their Round 9 match.

Round 9 – Collingwood v Footscray: Aaron Naughton is Stevie Winwood

So many footballers have the looks and characteristics of other people observes Old Dog as he presents his thoughts on the Bulldogs excellent win over the Magpies.

Round 9 – Sal’s Preview: A few more protocols

Sal Ciardulli has perused the form and stats and made his informed tips for the Round 9 matches.

Almanac WAFL: Gap? What gap

WA correspondent Les Everett presents his report of the WAFL Round 4 matches.

Almanac Books: ‘The End Of The Game’ – Michael Fiddian

Melbourne high school teacher and playwright Michael Fiddian, tackles racism in sport & footy head-on with his debut young adult novel ‘The End Of The Game’.

Round 9 – Pards’ Preview: Essendon v Sydney

Pards previews Essendon’s Round 9 match against the Swans. Although he has terrible memories of the Bombers 1 point loss to the Swans in the 1996 preliminary final, he doesn’t mind them. After all they gave Essendon the Danihers! Bombers to win in a nail biter predicts Pards.

Round 9 – AFL Footy Fixture: Who, when, and where?

Who, where, and when does your team play in Round 9?

A Season in the Country – 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues: Episode 4

Peter Clark continues with Episode 4 of his ‘A Season in the Country – 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues’ series, this week featuring the Stawell v Minyip match.