Champions of the Adelaide Lutheran footy club are having a premiership reunion this Saturday (July 23).
VAFA Premier B – Old Brighton v Fitzroy: Silver linings
July 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Fitzroy travelled to the beach suburb of Brighton to take on the Old Boys, the form side of Premier B, down there. A close contest until three quarter time, the game slipped away from the Roys in the end. But there was much to take from the performance and the prospects for the season remain good. Nick Marshall tells the story.
Come down to Brunswick Street Oval this Saturday (July 23) for the Reds Foundation Lunch (featuring various Almanac contributors) followed by the important clash against the respected St Bede’s/Mentone side.
Almanac WAFL: Royals, Thunder reign in WAFL
July 18, 2016 by 1 Comment
Amid terrible conditions, Les Everett wraps up a quiet weekend of WAFL.
Rep Footy: North Queensland v South Queensland, Cairns Curtain Raiser
July 18, 2016 by Leave a Comment
In a time where curtain-raisers are such rarities in the big league, Mick Jeffrey enjoys the clash between representative teams North and South Queensland before the much less competitive Gold Coast and Bulldogs fixture.
Almanac Weekend Sports Results 17/7/16
July 18, 2016 by Leave a Comment
How did your footy team do on the weekend? We have AFL, NRL, WAFL, TEAFL, SANFL if it ends in L bound to be here.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Round 12: Sechs on Legs
July 15, 2016 by 10 Comments
The Lutherans were kaput, The Ones won but the Glamour Side were put off by some lippy Catholics. Gordon Agars sent also young Gucci around the teams for the 1986 Round 12 AUFC report.
Junior Footy (Colts) – Banyule v North Brunswick: Snags and Bags
July 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Banyule Colts head to North Brunswick to play for a spot in the final four. They find a lot of mud, a fiery opponent and (pleasantly) a dressing room with genuinely hot showers. Sean Mortell tells the story.
Almanac People: Hart Gives his Charges a Football Lesson
July 7, 2016 by 1 Comment
Peter Argent writes of SA Sporting legend and State U16 Football Coach Darel Hart.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks AAFL Carnival Week: Coming Up, Shorts
July 7, 2016 by 5 Comments
The Tasmanians were in the safe hands of Rulebook and Boz when the Blacks hosted them in this week’s 1986 Amateur Carnival. Gordon Agars with all the chunky bits.
Junior Almanac Round 15 – Melbourne v Adelaide: Good teams don’t have off days, phew
July 6, 2016 by 2 Comments
Renewing an old football rivalry, City to Bay training, watching the Crows and giving a mate a ribbing on Skype. All in a Sunday’s work for 10 year old Aidan Hammond
VAFA B – Section Fitzroy v Hampton Rovers: Maldonald Trumpbull or Billary Shorton – any difference?
July 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Royboys proved too strong for Hampton Rovers, but can they prove their legitimacy against Brighton’s sons of the Beaches next week?
The Lousy Bounce – Part 2
July 4, 2016 by 2 Comments
This is the second part of Adam Muyt’s 1996 diary extracts, which were originally published in ‘Maroon & Blue – Recollections and Tales of the Fitzroy Football Club’
Almanac Weekend Sports Results 3/7/16
July 4, 2016 by 1 Comment
All the weekend football and sporting results worth knowing for Monday’s morning coffee
Almanac Local Footy: Com Cup Runneth Over
July 3, 2016 by 2 Comments
Paul Spinks made it down to Elsternwick Park last week to watch the Community Cup and managed to resurface with some photographic evidence.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Round 11: Fey St Peters
June 30, 2016 by 12 Comments
Gordon Agars was the unfortunate victim of vandalism at the Queen’s Head this week. It didn’t stop him from filing this bumper recap of AUFC Round 11, 1986.
Junior Almanac: Parkside R v Fitzroy Under 9-S: Photos – Freeze frame on an icy morning
June 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
In this photo essay of Fitzroy Junior FC the temperature was very cold, but both teams got the blood flowing and played some excellent footy.
Almanac People: Resilient Lincoln the Inspirational Mascot
June 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Jackson Clark shares a great story about Lincoln Bruhn, the Footy Mascot who continues to give his best even after 10 brain operations.
VAFA B Section – Fitzroy v Haileybury: Quarter Time in Prague
June 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Intrepid Fitzroy correspondent Phil Hill reports on Roy Boys 1st quarter action from a Prague Hotel room, more streaming updates to come after quick tour of Czech Republic.
Junior Footy: Fitzroy Youth Girls v Ivanhoe
June 26, 2016 by 2 Comments
Fitzroy Youth Girls drew on third and fourth efforts deep into the 4th quarter to defeat the icy conditions and a brave Ivanhoe.
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