Trunk Weckert is a bush footy legend from BSR (Brinkworth-Spalding-Red Hill). Peter Argent recently attended the thirtieth anniversary celebrations and inevitably some names of past champions came up.
Footy final, by ferry
August 29, 2017 by 2 Comments
Being ferried (for free) to a footy final was a first for Peter Sweeney.
Divine Intervention
August 24, 2017 by 5 Comments
Raitma (the FNQ Smokey Dawson) is trying to work out how the Dogs won the 2016 premiership and who might experience a trigger that adds belief and fortitude to their team – just like Morwell did in 1985.
Almanac Book Review: Behind the Goals: The history of the Victorian Country Football League by Paul Daffey
August 11, 2017 by 9 Comments
Rod Gillett has reviewed the latest book by The Footy Almanac co-founder Paul Daffey. Behind the Goals: The history of the Victorian Country Football League is out now.
Fables From (Country) Football Folklore
August 10, 2017 by 9 Comments
Peter Argent brings us some Footy Folklore from the Barossa, with the story of the young Lindsay Ruciak’s big three games in 1976.
Local Footy: The Coaching Caper Rolls On
July 22, 2017 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a tough year for coach Mick Jeffrey, but you just have to keep at it and work through the frustrations.
Round 15 – GWS v Geelong: Game End (Far from a match report – this raises a number of timely issues)
July 7, 2017 by 8 Comments
How does the modern player respond to a draw, or to any result? What is the nature of a three quarter time address? Has the club tribe become a single football tribe of players drawn from the same pond. Should players be more gutted at the result, or their own performance. Lots to consider in Old Dog’s piece – in which he is really thinking through matters out loud.
Local Footy – Simon “Rat” McCormack 300-Game Milestone
May 15, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Simon “Rat” McCormack became just the second player in the Blyth-Snowtown Cats proud history to reach the 300 senior game milestone. Peter Argent covered the game and occassion.
Local Footy – Broughton Mundoora v Southern Flinders: The season has started
April 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Footy is back at Broughton Oval in South Australia’s Northern Areas FL. Peter Argent took this snap and fills us in on the game.
Almanac (Bush) Footy: The Jumper
April 21, 2017 by 3 Comments
Tony Newport reminisces about the Rosebery 1971 Premiership.
A real flood report… oh, and a footy update.
April 6, 2017 by 2 Comments
Here’s a report from Up North where the flood is no big deal – it’s just part of life. There’s some big footy news as well. [Hope this strikes a chord Down South Mick – JTH]
Almanac T-shirts and bush footy: Where the f..k is Tooleybuc
April 5, 2017 by 1 Comment
Tooleybuc is a long, long way from their native Northern Territory, but Peter Sweeney runs into two fellows who have taken to the town like fish to water.
Almanac Footy History: Sandhurst in the 1890s – Bendigo’s Cardinals of yesteryear
March 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Worthy of Mastermind, Richard Jones fills in all your blanks concerning Sandhurst Football Club’s record of the 1890s. [Sandhurst is the former name of Bendigo, Victoria – Ed].
Almanac Bush Footy: Footy at Lake Cargelligo – Part 2
February 13, 2017 by 10 Comments
This piece from David Ogilvy was first published in 2010 about a little footy club in the northern Riverina.
Almanac Yarn: Davo pulled it to the left.
February 9, 2017 by 1 Comment
This may or may not be true. But, in his debut piece for the Almanac, Curtis de Mar tells the tale of Davo, footballer and lateral thinker who was always late for games.
Almanac Footy Poetry: “Manacunna,” by Ian Bland
November 29, 2016 by 3 Comments
We’re lucky today at the Almanac to share the poetry of Ian Bland. Check out this rollicking tale of Manacunna.
“The town of Manacunna, in the far west of the state
Had, outside of football, little cause to celebrate…”
Almanac Local Footy: Pre-Season Grinds are never the same it seems
November 24, 2016 by Leave a Comment
While footballers around the country have commenced pre-season training, Mick Jeffrey discusses his program and asks how your training works especially before Christmas.
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