When injuries put an end to Jeremy Hall’s playing days, he decided to give back to the community by becoming an umpire.
Almanac Footy: Who loves wearing fluoro-green socks? The life of an ex-footballer turned umpire.
September 10, 2020 by 2 Comments
“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.
Almanac Football: Carey-Bunton Medal update – Here comes the Big Cat!
September 8, 2020 by 2 Comments
Tom Hawkins heads the leaders board for the Carey-Bunton Medal as Rod Gillett updates the votes from the Round 15 and 16 matches.
Almanac (Memoir): Finding Igor
September 7, 2020 by 9 Comments
Jamie Simmons was a late starter on the footy field, thanks to school social strata of athletes and mobsters, outlandish legwear and stymied encouragement from a Blues hero during his early years. Read on to discover the steps to the emergence of Igor in adulthood. [Simply superb – Ed.]
Almanac (Footy) Life: Folly In The Goalsquare
September 4, 2020 by 6 Comments
Five years after he’d retired from ammos footy, Smokie Dawson gets the call from TR, the coach of Willy CY’s reserves. Here’s what happened. [This is a piece from ‘Footy Town’, a collection of stories about country, suburban and amateur footy – Ed]
‘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’.
Almanac Football – Carey-Bunton Medal: State of Origin team to be selected
September 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Rod Gillett advises selectors are in the process of naming the 2020 NSW AFL State of Origin team, and the votes are in for Round 14 for the Carey-Bunton Medal.
Almanac Life: Black Lives Matter
September 1, 2020 by 3 Comments
Glen! examines racism in sport, particularly America, and the advent of ‘Black Lives Matter’.
Almanac Footy Stories: Apology Accepted
August 31, 2020 by Leave a Comment
When Fitzroy FC president Joan Eddy appeared on 774 ABC Melbourne, a Bulldogs supporter called in with an unusual apology. Gabrielle Murphy tells the story.
‘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.
Almanac (Footy) History: Vive les Roys – How Bill Stephen gifted the Royboys the best club song in the VFL (ever)
August 26, 2020 by 7 Comments
The late Fitzroy FC legend Bill Stephen was not only a great footballer and coach, he was also a songwriter and the inspiration behind the club’s theme song, as Adam Muyt explains.
Almanac Obituary: Vale Bill Stephen – Legend of the Fitzroy FC
August 26, 2020 by 15 Comments
David Leydon pays a fitting tribute to Fitzroy FC legend Bill Stephen, and much-loved man of football, who passed away on Monday.
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.
‘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]
’Heners’ – schoolboy champ to country football icon……by KB Hill
August 13, 2020 by 5 Comments
KB Hill recounts the long career of Jon Henry, the boy from Kamarah who played in the AFL but made his greatest contribution in Wangaratta.
Almanac Rugby League: Getting to the heart of the matter with the Reggies
August 13, 2020 by 1 Comment
According to John Campbell, ‘if you really want to see the type of bloke that lives and breathes country rugby league, the character that epitomises the game’s ethos, just get to the ground early and check it out as the Reserve Graders, the ‘Reggies’, go round.’ Here’s why.
Almanac Football – Round 10: Carey-Bunton Medal
August 11, 2020 by 2 Comments
The Round 10 votes are in, and leader board is updated for this year’s Carey-Bunton Medal for best AFL player from NSW. {Thanks to Richard Colless for sending these to us – Ed]
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