Kickittotim recounts the sensational 1952 South Gippsland League Grand Final between Fish Creek and Meeniyan and the incredible aftermath when the goal umpires discovered they had different scores. Read on and find out what happened next. [Fantastic read! – Ed]
Almanac (Country) Football: The incredible story of the 1952 South Gippsland Football League Grand Final
February 6, 2021 by 10 Comments
Heroes of Footy
January 18, 2021 by 11 Comments
Old Dog has a New Year’s hope: that the Otway Districts Footy and Netball Club will have an Under 18s again and that the young people of the area will have a chance to feel what it is to be part of this club and community and to get to really know the people at the heart and soul of it all and fully understand what it all means.
Almanac Book Review: ‘On the Premiership Trail – More Travels in Victorian Country Football’ by Paul Daffey
December 10, 2020 by 3 Comments
Rod Gillett reviews Paul Daffey’s latest book, ‘On the Premiership Trail: More Travels in Victorian Country Football’ which will be launched tonight at the Nathalia Football Club.
Almanac Footy: The Ian Brown Memorial Fund Match – Ballarat FL v Bendigo FL 1953
December 4, 2020 by 1 Comment
Historian Roger Spaull recounts a classic (and tragic) piece of country football history, ‘The Ian Brown Memorial Fund Match – Ballarat FL v Bendigo FL 1953’.
‘The Hopper who flew to the Sunshine State……..’ by KB Hill
October 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill catches up with an old mate, Kevin ‘Turk’ Weule. They reminisce over Kevin’s playing career for North Albury and, later, Coorparoo in Brisbane.
‘The new Ponsford…….’ by KB Hill
October 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill recalls the football and cricket careers of legendary Wangaratta sportsman Alec Fraser who spurned ‘the big time’ to return to his roots.
Almanac Country Footy: Yeppoon victorious!
October 5, 2020 by Leave a Comment
They’ve done it! The Yeppoon Swans are in the history books after a heady grand final weekend that saw them keep an astonishing streak alive.
Almanac Bush Footy: The Yeppoon Swans – on the verge of history
October 3, 2020 by 5 Comments
While the AFL finals begin this weekend, a little club called Yeppoon up in central Queensland will try to win a record-breaking 89th straight game when they play for a sixth straight premiership.
” ‘Hawk Express’ brings 1960 Cup back home…….” by KB Hill
October 1, 2020 by 1 Comment
KB Hill recounts the long and distinguished career of Roley Marklew, first as a player for the Wangaratta Rovers and, later, as a ‘Man in White’.
Almanac (Footy and Netball) Books: Minyip-Murtoa FNC’s ‘Glory Days’
September 28, 2020 by 2 Comments
The mighty Minyip-Murtoa footballers and netballers won the double premiership in 2019. The club has put a souvenir publication together: a fantastic book of stories and photographs.
‘The Champs of 1950………’ by KB Hill
September 24, 2020 by 2 Comments
KB Hill searches behind the scenes to uncover the story of Wangaratta’s 1950 premiership in the O & M League. (A classic piece of KB Hill research and writing – Ed.)
Almanac Book Review: The Maffra Football Story – A Sequel by Bill Traill
September 11, 2020 by 1 Comment
Read Rod Gillett’s review of Bill ‘Tracker’ Traill’s new book, ‘The Maffra Football Story: A Sequel’ to follow up his previous book about the club.
“Regrets……I’ve had a few……” by KB Hill
September 10, 2020 by 4 Comments
KB Hill caught up with Paul Bryce, a very talented player who never quite achieved what he might have. It turned out to be a brutally honest and revealing conversation.
‘Tommy (the terrible Turk) takes Tigers to the top…..’ by KB Hill
September 3, 2020 by 5 Comments
With a little help from Ken Linnett, KB Hill outlines the long, winding and colourful career of Tommy Lahiff, ‘The Terrible Turk’.
‘The Old Football Sage…’ by KB Hill
August 27, 2020 by 4 Comments
KB Hill goes back in time to recount the long career of Wang Rovers and Moyhu stalwart, Ben Ward.
‘Whispers……’ by Simone Kerwin
August 20, 2020 by 2 Comments
There’s nothing like a local derby, regardless of the status or standard of the clash. Simone Kerwin laments the absence of the Wangaratta v Rovers clash this year in the O & M League.
Almanac Country Footy: The Dam Buster Ball (now with derby photo)
August 20, 2020 by 3 Comments
Tony Newport tells the story of a cracking derby between Rosebery and Toorak in which his astute coach started him at full forward where the result was decided by the rarest of kicks: the dam buster ball. [Brilliantly described – Ed]
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