Almanac Football – JLT2019: New Rules!

Caspar McLeod reflects upon the effect of the new rules used in JLT 2019 after listening to the broadcast of the North Melbourne v St Kilda game.

AFL SIM Matches 2023: Fremantle v Adelaide Match Simulation- Thoughts from across the country

Josh Coales has high expectations for the Fremantle Dockers for season 2023 after they impressed him with their SIM match win against Adelaide.

Almanac Footy: Back in the Red, White and Black

Allan Grant reports from St Kilda’s intra-club practice match at Moorabbin and provides an analysis of each player’s performance in the match.

AFL Preseason – North Melbourne v Hawthorn: Arden Street Cargo Cult

Mick returns to Arden Street and records his understanding of the day – as only Mick can. [Can’t wait to have Mick and Earl in the same room – JTH]

AFL Pre-season – North Melbourne v Hawthorn: Gasometers and Gum Trees

A return to Arden Street brings back strong memories of the ground in the 70s for Rob Chanter. His dad was even nice enough to take him to a lot of North games despite being a Bombers supporter himself.

AFL Pre-season – Richmond v Adelaide: Ruckman

Jack Banister felt the excitement as Richmond beat Adelaide. But as a true Tigers fan, he isn’t getting too sure of his team. He definitely wasn’t sure of Maric having the ball deep in defence and selling some candy.

Girls (and Boys) of Summer

Paddy Grindlay previews this year’s summer of football, with AFL Women’s taking centre stage. [Yes, summer of footy – Ed]

Almanac Local Footy: Pre-Season Grinds are never the same it seems

While footballers around the country have commenced pre-season training, Mick Jeffrey discusses his program and asks how your training works especially before Christmas.

NAB Challenge – Melbourne v St Kilda: Learning and Rotating

Yoshi gives us his take on the Saints pre-season loss to the ‘evil’ Demons. While encouraged by the performance of the Saint’s ‘Jacks’.

Purpose of the NAB Challenge Cup

After witnessing the pre-season ‘spectacle’ that was Richmond v Port Adelaide our Japan correspondent, Yoshi, adds some common sense to the discussion

Footy, Love and Cancelled Game

Yoshi seeks an outlet for his emotions after the St Kilda game is cancelled

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2016: Wagga, Eddie and barramundi

Cam Hooke pops the black & white glasses on for a look ahead to Wagga, Docklands and… Round 1. How are the ‘Pies travelling? Do you have a barramundi story?

Big deal: A female field umpire and a woman’s place

Somewhat surprisingly, Dave Brown was conflicted by the first appearance of a female field umpire at AFL level. How important was it really?

Who to be Upgraded into St Kilda’s Senior List

Yoshi contemplates the Saints top up player for Carlisle

NAB Challenge 2015 – St Kilda v Hawthorn: Tough Roads

If you thought a new tourism-based job in the Japanese town of Kyoto could separate Yoshi from his beloved Saints, think again.

NAB Challenge 2015 – Essendon v St Kilda: The Fine Art of Prestidigitation

Steve Baker sees a Bombers’ sleight of hand at work in an otherwise forgettable evening of football for ‘Essendon Centrals’

A North Season Preview of Sorts: Who Needs a Big Year?

Rooboy Rob Chanter opens his Almanac account for 2015 with his thoughts on who needs to lift for North to go one step further than last season’s 2014 preliminary final finish. Kieran Harper: too sad to go into…

Pre-Season 2015: Swans in the Suburbs

A week out from their NAB Challenge match against Brisbane, the Swans headed to Henson Park, Marrickvile for intra-club hit out. It was the perfect Friday night for Mathilde de Hauteclocque and the Cygnet.

NAB Challenge 2015 – Western Bulldogs v Richmond: The Doug Hawkins Wing Part II (As an Adult)

Damian Gibson visited with the ghosts of Fitzroy past at the Whitten Oval as the Bulldogs and Richmond clashed in their opening match of the 2015 NAB Challenge

The Forgotten Premierships

George Smith takes a stroll down memory lane, inviting us to recall the forgotten premierships.

Can Essendon Field a Pre-season Team?

John Tait runs the slide rule over Caro’s ‘could haves’ and calculations. Did the Bombers have a ready-made cunning plan?