With the Indigenous round of footy this week, Ian Wilson pays tribute to two giants of Aboriginal leadership – Sir Doug Nicholls, and Archie Roach who will be celebrated over the weekend.
Almanac Footy: Contrasting careers
July 31, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Roy Hay contrasts the footy careers of two Indigenous footballers from different eras, and celebrates the career of Joel Selwood who played his 350th match against the Bulldogs.
Almanac Awards: Roy Hay winner – Australian Society for Sport History Book Award 2022
July 6, 2022 by 3 Comments
The Footy Almanac community congratulates esteemed member Roy Hay for his well deserved win of the ‘Australian Society for Sport History Book Award 2022’.
Paul Ahern finds his opportunity knocking at the Northern Bullants
July 3, 2021 by 2 Comments
Daniel Kelly talks with Northern Bullants emerging leader Paul Ahern to discover his people’s background and his experiences in both the AFL and the VFL.
Almanac (Footy) History: Syd Jackson in Canberra
August 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Plenty of footy fans have shared their love this week for Carlton premiership player, Wongi man and Indigenous team of the century member Syd Jackson – Laurie Laffan adds that years after Syd hung up the boots for the Blues, he played a role in ACT footy.
Almanac Footy History: ‘Albert “Pompey” Austin: A man between two worlds’
August 19, 2020 by 13 Comments
Roy Hay has released a new book. ‘Albert ”Pompey” Austin: A man between two worlds’ is Roy’s follow up to his highly successful ‘Aboriginal People and Australian Football in the Nineteenth Century: They Did Not Come from Nowhere’, where he first introduced readers to Pompey Austin. Roy has provided readers with an introduction to his new book.
Sir Doug Nicholls Round: Who is Doug Nicholls?
August 17, 2020 by 1 Comment
AFL Round 10 has been named after Sir Doug Nicholls. Learn more about this great and inspirational man in this article.
Almanac Indigenous Football – The power of language: by Roy Hay
June 11, 2019 by 3 Comments
Roy Hay considers the response from the AFL about the racism experienced by Adam Goodes at the end of his career, emphasising this response was all too familiar as his reports highlights.
Almanac Lunches: Syd Jackson, you star! And Andrew Rule on Friday (June 7).
June 5, 2019 by 1 Comment
Syd Jackson was a wonderful guest at lunch last Friday (May 31) and we are looking forward to hearing from Andrew Rule this Friday (June 7). I wonder whether Her Majesty has rung Andrew today?
Almanac Footy History: An aboriginal game? by Roy Hay
May 31, 2019 by 13 Comments
Well known historian, Roy Hay, has recently published a book examining the history of aboriginal involvement in football since the 19th century. Roy presents an overview of his book.
The Odd Friday Lunch – Syd Jackson: Friday 31st May @ 1.05pm, North Fitzroy Arms Hotel
May 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Former Carlton great, Syd Jackson will be the guest speaker at the next Odd Friday Lunch, this Friday 31st May @ 1:05pm at the North Fitzroy Arms Hotel.
Darliah Killer and the Kimberly Football League (via ABC)
August 27, 2018 by 2 Comments
This short clip on a young woman from Looma in the Kimberly region of Western Australia serves as a reminder or refresher of the true power of our game.
Almanac Art: Dreamtime for a Canadian
June 16, 2018 by 9 Comments
Artist Kendra Heil has had an opportunity to further her understanding of indigenous culture, which has inspired two fine pieces. She explains how it all came about.
Pompey Austin: an Australian sporting hero deserving of recognition
October 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Roy Hay has written this for The Guardian on Albert ‘Pompey’ Austin, who, amongst many claims to fame, “was almost certainly the only Indigenous player to play in a top-level football match in the 19th century”.
Australian Football’s Indigenous History: Towards a New Understanding
September 27, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Roy Hay has co-written a new essay about Indigenous football history for Meanjin.
My Indigenous Round – Love and Pain and the Whole Damned Thing
June 1, 2017 by 14 Comments
During the AFL Indigenous Round, Peter Baulderstone gained an even better understanding of indigenous culture by having two in depth conversations with indigenous people. [Powerful, must read – Ed]
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