With the AFL Grand Final around the corner, Tommy Mallet remembers a footballer who played in four premiership teams in his poem ‘Four Flags’.
Almanac Footy: Bailey Smith: Dedicated and driven young gun
September 12, 2021 by 11 Comments
Here’s an early piece about Bailey Smith from Luke Reynolds, first published in November 2018…
Luke Reynolds recently had the privilege to speak to Bailey Smith, captain of the Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup team, 2018 Under 18 All-Australian and touted as a possible top ten draft pick.
Wantok Almanac: Nancy Patterson
September 11, 2021 by 20 Comments
Wantok Almanac returns, heading to Vanuatu and Nancy Patterson, a woman through her relationship with the game and role with AFL Vanuatu has made a significant contribution. Nancy is a champion of inclusion and progression within Australian Football. (An excellent piece – Eds.)
FEARLESS 2021 – Finals Week 1 and 2 Review: All I Want For 2022 is….
September 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment
FEARLESS 2021 reviews the Finals Week 1 and 2 matches, and presents his thoughts on those who missed out.
Finals Week 3 – Sal’s Preview: The Penultimate Week Preview – A Knee Jerk Reaction ( and racing tips as well)
September 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Sal has made his selections, Melbourne and Port Adelaide to play off in the Grand Final, and tips for Flemington as well.
Almanac Sport: A ‘purple patch’
September 10, 2021 by 3 Comments
Have you experienced a ‘purple patch’ in a sport you have played? The Footy Almanac would love to hear from you.
Almanac Footy: City of Melbourne Parking Officers football team
September 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
In 2007 Malcolm McKinnon curated an exhibition and created a short film about the fascinating story of parking enforcement in Melbourne. Along the way, he discovered there was a City of Melbourne Parking Officers football team.
Almanac (Footy) Memoir: Wrong side of the river
September 9, 2021 by 4 Comments
Richard Griffiths spent a fair chunk of the 1980s playing in the VFA (seconds!) He remembers the great characters of his clubs, Coburg (where he bumped into Phil Cleary) and Prahran. Lots of terrific stories and the added bonus of some ‘Where are they nows’.
Finals Week 3 – Melbourne v Geelong Preview: It’s not about you, son
September 8, 2021 by 2 Comments
Mark Freeman is toey about Friday night as Melbourne inch closer to snapping the Norm Smith Curse. He shares his experiences as an excited Demon who will be attending on Friday in his stead. (It’s got to be a good omen, Mark, surely? – Eds.)
Almanac Footy: The 1948 Castlemaine Woollen Mill Ladies football team
September 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Thea Allan has sent a photo of the 1948 Castlemaine Woollen Mill women’s football team, inspired by E.regnans’ collation of old premiership photos from the Almanac community.
Geelong’s Record Run – Round 12, 1953: Hawthorn v Geelong – Hail the ‘Geelong Flyer’
September 8, 2021 by 4 Comments
Geelong made it 22 on the trot against Hawthorn, but there were signs that the 1953 Cats were slowing. Peter Clark makes his latest entry to his series on Geelong’s record run.
Almanac Reviews: Alberton Hotel, Alberton Oval
September 7, 2021 by 11 Comments
It’s a day at the footy for Mickey Randall but before that, a pre-match beer at the Alberton Hotel.
Almanac Footy: Colac Youth Club Under 16 Premiers 1965 and 1966
September 6, 2021 by 17 Comments
Col Ritchie remembers a couple of footy premierships he played in with the Colac Youth Club Under 16s in 1965 and 1966, featuring some team photos of the lads who won.
Almanac Footy and Community – Premiership photos
September 6, 2021 by 15 Comments
E.r was prompted by memories of his school side’s victory in 1991 and Matt Zurbo’s latest piece to bring together pictures of premiership winning teams. It might have been last week down the road or halfway through last century and a state away, no matter when or where we’d love to share your photos of premiership triumph on the Almanac.
Almanac Teams: The Roaring Twenties (1980- )
September 6, 2021 by 2 Comments
Rodney Boyd runs us through his team of the best Number 20s since 1980 – this one has plenty of versatile tall timber.
Almanac Life: Footy and Fortune.
September 5, 2021 by 5 Comments
Breakfast in bed, thoughts about the footy, and reading ‘Botany Bay and the First Fleet’ are all part of Fathers’ Day for Dips O’Donnell.
Almanac Footy: Doggies book a prelim date with Port as Yeppoon Swans register a seventh straight flag
September 5, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Nick Kossatch updates readers on the fortunes of the Yeppoon Swans and BITS Saints, and he reviews the Bulldogs point win over the Lions in their Semi Final match.
Almanac Footy: Maybe the name of the school is important
In response to some opinions shared on social media about commentators highlighting the schools of certain players, Andrew Fithall takes the somewhat righteous rage and guides it in another direction: junior football pathways to the AFL are of interest to the listening and watching public – not just the elite private schools.