In a high low (or low high) on the rollercoaster that was Fitzroy’s final decade in the VFL/AFL, 1989 resulted in some big wins, a third placing in the Coleman Medal and a Reserves Premiership – but was also marred by injury, heartbreaking losses, merger talk and missing the finals by a slim margin. Philip Mendes has all the ins and outs of the season that was.
Almanac Football History – One last tilt at finals football: Fitzroy’s inconsistent 1989
December 29, 2021 by 6 Comments
Almanac Footy History: The Nullawil Maroons Part 2 – Breaking the drought
December 26, 2021 by 2 Comments
After a run of Grand Final losses Nullawil FC were determined to win the 1964 flag as Paddy Grindlay found out when he caught up with a couple of the old-timers.
Almanac Books: Almanacker Peter Clark wins book award!
December 21, 2021 by 2 Comments
Congratulations to Almanacker Peter Clark for winning NSW Football History Society’s Harry Hedger award for the best historical work on football in NSW in 2021.
Almanac Life: A life in footy – Percy Johnson
December 18, 2021 by 3 Comments
Les Everett pays a fitting tribute to a life in football of former WAFL player Percy Johnson who passed away last week.
Almanac Footy History: A team of women umpires
December 17, 2021 by 1 Comment
Braham Dabscheck spotted this photo at the recent New South Wales Australian Football Historical Society function
Almanac Footy History: Wando Vale FC – Premiers 1923: a photo with a difference
December 17, 2021 by 8 Comments
An old footy photo caught the eye of one of our editor’s; can you see why?
Almanac (Footy) Life: The Colts of Traralgon
December 15, 2021 by 5 Comments
Shane Reid reflects upon the moments in his students’ experiences as they transition from one life to new one, a time of challenges and a time of risks. This moment of reflection reminds him of the young footballers moving on from the Traralgon Colts to greater things in the VFL/AFL.
Buckley v Tutty: Fifty years on from the most important case in the history of Australian Sport
December 13, 2021 by 6 Comments
Today is a day to remember (and perhaps thank if you are a professional athlete) Dennis Tutty, a now long retired Balmain Tigers player who in 1971 took on the sporting establishment and won in the High Court.
Almanac Footy: The one day in December!
December 10, 2021 by 5 Comments
Like many Melbourne supporters, a premiership after fifty-seven years was a monkey off the back, and what better way to celebrate it than joining in the Premiership Celebration held at the MCG last weekend. Joseph Ryan relives the glory!
Almanac Community Sporting Clubs: Darebin Falcons ready to take on 2022
December 9, 2021 by 1 Comment
The Footy Almanac is happy to support a great community club, the Darebin Falcons. Read about their plans for 2022. [Thanks for this update Jill Scanlon – Ed]
Almanac Footy History: The Nullawil Maroons Part 1 – Mallee dominance
December 8, 2021 by 6 Comments
As the Hayden Kelly Scholar, Paddy Grindlay has been researching Nullawil and its footy club. This is the first in a series of articles which profile Nullawil and its success.
Almanac Sport: Footy Clubs and Community – The International Day of People with Disabilities
December 3, 2021 by 4 Comments
Peter Baulderstone went to a breakfast for the International Day of People with Disabilities at his WAFL club Swan Districts. The powerful story of the speakers and the club’s wheelchair footy team convinced him that football clubs play a vital community role well beyond September.
Vale John Devaney: A hidden legend of footy
December 2, 2021 by 15 Comments
For almost 50 years, John Devaney chronicled the major and not so major Australian football leagues and the players involved in them. In a moving tribute, Gigs pays his respects to an unsung and largely unknown historian of the game.
‘The coach who lived close to the edge…’ by KB Hill
December 2, 2021 by 3 Comments
KB Hill caught up with his old coach, the larger than life Ken Boyd, to remember an incident-packed life both on and off the field.
Almanac Cricket: The Ashes, John Arlott, Fred Trueman, and innocent times
November 29, 2021 by 9 Comments
Col Ritchie reprises his piece from a few years ago reliving some fond cricket memories of ABC Radio, John Arlott, Fred Trueman, and his dad in more innocent times.
Event: NSW Australian Football Historical Society’s annual lunch with East Sydney’s Greg Harris and Ray Millington
November 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
If you’re in Sydney next month and a fan of footy history then you may be interested in this lunch.
Almanac Footy: The 2021 AFL Draft, Night Two
November 26, 2021 by 1 Comment
The 2021 AFL Draft has been completed and we think that Les Everett will be happy to see two of his nominations from the WAFL selected.
Almanac Footy History: New Ireland v Vunakanau Tigers (continued)
November 25, 2021 by Leave a Comment
An unexpected connection between a photo, an Almanac story, a comment, an editor and his neighbour has expanded the search for the story behind the New Ireland v Vunakanau Tigers photo. Confused? Read on!
Almanac Footy: The 2021 AFL Draft, Night One
November 25, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The 2021 AFL Draft is underway. Here are the top 20 picks from Night One.
Almanac Footy History: New Ireland v Vunakanau Tigers, Rabaul, 1972.
November 24, 2021 by 2 Comments
David Bridie has sent us a terrific snap of a game of footy in Rabaul. Now the detective work begins. Can you help?
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