The Footy Almanac reprises from August 2014 Episode 15 of The Almanac Podcast featuring Matty Q, Jake Norton and John Harms joined on the Almanac Couch by the inimitable star of stage, screen and literature, Taxi Mary and Margo Gaffney herself; Jane Clifton.
Almanac (Radio and TV) History: “Don’t burn down the studio” – The Coodabeen Champions and Channel 7’s 1986 Football Marathon
October 3, 2020 by 16 Comments
Memories! In this nicely researched piece, Richard Prentice takes us back to the first (and only) Coodabeens takeover of the pre-VFL Grand Final ‘Football Marathon’ in 1986. [first published in 2020]
The Killers at The Taminga
October 6, 2017 by 8 Comments
Mickey’s musings on Grand Final entertainment and music as a whole. The Killers, good. Meatloaf, for the most part, good. U2, a few decades ago, great. P!nk, well…
Traditional or Americanised AFL Grand Final?
February 4, 2015 by 27 Comments
Is a Super Bowl style AFL Grand Final the way to go asks Yoshi ? Does it need to, or is the occasion itself enough for the hard-core fans?
The Hunnas still have more to give: A Profile interview with Mark Seymour
December 2, 2013 by 6 Comments
Jake ‘Cobba’ Stevens wants to throw his arms around you, and take you to the holy grail of Oz Rock. Cobba interviews Mark Seymour the lead man of the legendary Hunters & Collectors.
Velocity Sports Grand Final Breakfast (with J. Brown, A. Lynch and M. Williams)
September 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Four legs good, Stevie J bad
September 7, 2012 by 8 Comments
A joyious September to all, Finally the AFL have got one right with the people’s bard Paul Kelly taking the stage as part of Grand Final Day. To me no one is more deserving of the honour of performing before the Grand Final, he immortalised our sporting cathedral in his 1987 single “Leaps and Bounds” [Read more]
Temper Trap – An inoffensive selection
September 4, 2012 by 42 Comments
Almanac music aficionado, Andrew Fithall, finds himself in a tender trap with this year’s Grand Final entertainment.
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