This must have been some match! These images of an old footy record have prompted many questions about this game. If you can provide further information about the match to The Footy Almanac it will be greatly appreciated.
“The knock-about journo who made his mark” by KB Hill
May 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill speaks to Phil Nolan, the Echuca lad who became a footy icon and journalism legend in both Wangaratta and Devenport.
Citrus Bob Wants You!: Lang Lang Football Club History
May 24, 2019 by 1 Comment
Can you help Citrus Bob out? He’s writing the history of the Lang Lang Football Club and he is seeking memorablia, information etc. Check out his post.
”Big Macca – Lackadaisical but magical” by KB Hill
May 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
According to KB Hill, “Good full forwards come packaged in a variety of shapes and forms.” But then there was Neale McMonigle.
The All-Rounder, the Import, and the Coach who stayed – KB Hill
April 18, 2019 by 1 Comment
KB Hill goes back a hundred years and more to bring us stories about the talented, the ‘colourful’ and the committed. The Wangaratta Football Club certainly went through some interesting times back then.
Almanac (Footy) Memoir: Statute of Limitations
April 17, 2019 by 4 Comments
Roger Lowrey has been sitting on a secret for a while. [Very entertaining debut piece! Ed]
SANFL – The Angaston Panthers: Their history and the greats of the club
April 12, 2019 by 2 Comments
Peter Argent looks at the history and the great players from SANFL country club, the Angaston Panthers.
‘The ultimate team-man…………’ – KB Hill
March 14, 2019 by 1 Comment
KB Hill maintains his run of ripper stories about prominent sportspeople from up around Wang. Today he highlights the Wilson family and, in particular, Mick, a long-serving, hard running, fierce tackling country footy icon.
Cracking Reads: Stories by K B Hill
March 8, 2019 by 1 Comment
Got some spare time on your hands over the long weekend? What about a cracking story to read? Here’s a selection of titles written by K B HIll of profiles of local sporting identities. You won’t be sorry!
Almanac Obituaries: South Bendigo’s Bernie McCarthy passes away
February 27, 2019 by 2 Comments
Bernie McCarthy, legendary South Bendigo footballer, has died. Richard Jones pays tribute.
‘The Game-Changer……….’ – KB Hill
January 24, 2019 by 2 Comments
KB Hill is a seemingly endless source of heart-warming stories about local sportspeople who have really given it a crack! In this latest edition, KB tells us about Michael Newton, a man with an extensive sporting CV. (Great stuff! – Ed.)
‘Andrew Greskie’s Fling With The Sport Of Kings’ – KB Hill
January 17, 2019 by 2 Comments
Andrew Greskie wasn’t cut out to be a football player but, boy, was he good with the horses! Another KB Hill special on a Wangaratta personality gets the Almanac’s day off to a great start.
‘The Big-Man Who Made A Difference…’ by KB Hill
January 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill returns in the New Year with his homage to John Waldron, a big man from the 50s and 60s, who became a legend in Victorian country footy.
‘…..SPUD……….’ – KB Hill
December 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
There’s no stopping KB Hill. This time he profiles a real character from Wangaratta – Renato Leonardo Patat, better known as ‘Spud’. Comparisons with Nino Culotta aren’t far off the mark!
George Ogilvie Jnr: Echuca’s gun `30s centreman
November 12, 2018 by 2 Comments
You have to be a pretty handy player to be inducted into a footy league’s Hall of Fame. And if you’re one of 20 named in the very first Hall then you’re clearly an outstanding candidate: a star, to be exact. Such was the case with George Ogilvie jnr., Echuca’s gun centreman of the 1920s and 30s.
‘Football rotting at the roots in Fish Creek’ – Martin Flanagan
Martin Flanagan has a habit of striking at the very heart of the issue. Here he nails it once again in this recent opinion piece in ‘The Age’ as a local footy team battles to survive.