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.
VAFA Media Awards “Best Online Feature Story” 2018 – Williamstown CYMS AFC: Into The Ammos!
December 13, 2018 by 8 Comments
Great news. Smokie Dawson has won the 2018 VAFA media award for “Best online feature story.” We first published it here in May. The story of Williamstown CYMS AFC; a history of the club’s inception into the VAFA. Here it is.
‘…..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!
‘Football rotting at the roots in Fish Creek’ – Martin Flanagan
December 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
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.
Old woollen footy jumpers: Dick McGillivray in a ridgy didge Essendon premiership jumper
November 27, 2018 by 7 Comments
Dick McGillivray wore his fair dinkum Essendon premiership jumper around the farm, as his daughter Pamela explains.
VAFA Veteran acknowledged by AFL
November 16, 2018 by 1 Comment
VAFA Veteran and Power House President Nic Pavlou has been awarded the prestigious AFL Victoria State Metro Volunteer of the Year Award, for his 38 years of selfless service to his club, at the 2018 AFL Victoria Community Football Awards.
AUFC Blacks 1982: Join The Club
November 15, 2018 by 15 Comments
Swish came across this Adelaide Uni Blacks new player information sheet from 1982. The secrets to their long-lived success can be found between the lines.
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.
The death of Simon Shaw, ‘a grand little sportsman’
November 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Roger Spaull is back with this piece about Simon Shaw a much-loved post-World War II figure of Yallourn and its footy club who died after a swimming accident.
Almanac Footy History: Not one, but two famous George Ogilvies
November 6, 2018 by 4 Comments
Richard Jones recounts the football history of George Ogilvie Snr, named as one of the 20 inaugural inductees of the Bendigo Football Netball League’s first Hall of Fame created in 1986.
Almanac Footy History: The Zedders, ES&A and the emergence of Albert Park FC
October 18, 2018 by 4 Comments
Grade 11 student Anna Pavlou follows on from her first piece about workplace footy in Melbourne with a look at a team which emerged from the footy teams of two banks, the ANZ Zedders and ES&A which these days has become Albert Park FC. Anna was encouraged to undertake this primary and secondary research and complete this substantial history by Almanac supporter Peter Stirk.
“Veteran’s moment in the sun” by KB Hill
October 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill has a story to tell about Noel ‘Bully’ Wise, noted as a tough, determined player in the Ovens and King league, recently awarded life membership at Wangaratta.
More of the Kangaroo, 150 Years of Australian Football in Queensland – 1866 to 2016 by Murray Bird and Greg Parker
October 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Australian football has a long history in Queensland. Murray Bird and Greg Parker are about to release their well-researched, colourful record of the game at the local level in the Sunshine State.
Workplace Football: An introduction and overview
October 3, 2018 by 9 Comments
What modern Australian workplace would be without footy chat? But the Australian workplace has a connection to Aussie Rules that goes way back. Anna Pavlou introduces a fascinating look at the history of workplace football. Contains traces of Captain Blood. (A project generously supported by Peter Stirk – Ed)
A Sportswriter’s Companion: Annie the Wonder Dog
October 2, 2018 by 3 Comments
Peter Argent is an institution of South Australian sport. Recently he lost his faithful companion.
“Go Tarrawingee”: By KB Hill
September 27, 2018 by 1 Comment
Many country leagues have already played their Grand Finals. KB Hill speaks to Tarrawingee’s Trevor Edwards after their triumph last Saturday.
Almanac Books – ‘Australian Football: The People’s Game 1958-2058’ by Stephen Alomes
The Almanac is happy to promote Stephen Alomes’ recent publication, ‘Australian Football: The People’s Game 1958-2058’. Stephen’s academic background blends with a conversationalist style to offer something for everyone with a love of the game.