Footy Town: The Swine

November 15, 2024 by 3 Comments

Enjoy this excerpt of Murray Bird’s story, The Swine, from Footy Town. We’re reprising it today because Ian Wilson mentioned it in his recent comment.

Almanac Life: The comeback

June 18, 2021 by 8 Comments

Noel McPhee, inspired by his children’s sporting exploits and encouragement, has returned to the sporting field and made a comeback to running. This is his story.

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]

Footy Town

April 14, 2020 by 32 Comments

Footy Town: Stories of Australia’s Game is out now.

Read the blurb and Daff’s foreword to this collection of 48 local footy yarns.

Wests Juniors Australian Football Club (WJAFC) 90th Anniversary Keynote

May 18, 2018 by 2 Comments

Turning 50, Geoff Woolcock has pulled some thoughts together about the significance of local community and junior footy while reflecting upon his long and distinguished footy career.

Martin Flanagan reviews Footy Town (published in The Age)

January 25, 2018 by 9 Comments

I was just putting some info together about Footy Town for someone who has just heard about it, and recalled this terrific review from Martin Flanagan. We have a few copies left if anyone is interested. JTH

Read Martin Flanagan’s glowing review essay of Footy Town: Stories of Australia’s Game.

Almanac Footy History: The Goalpost Final

June 23, 2017 by 17 Comments

Last Sunday, broadcaster Matthew Nicholson told the story of the 1967 Tasmanian state premiership between Wynyard and North Hobart on ABC Grandstand. It’s one of the most famous footy games in Australian history – and in this fiftieth anniversary year the tale deserves to be told and re-told. The version by Shane Johnson, published here, of it is a cracker. It comes from Footy Town which Malarkey Publications put out a few years ago.

Footy Town: Kick like a girl, score like a lady

May 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Enjoy an excerpt from Stephanie Holt’s Footy Town essay on her year with the Boston Lady Demons in the US. Highly recommended.

Book Review: Footy Town. Do Yourself a Favour.

April 2, 2013 by 7 Comments

In this entertaining review Peter Baulderstone explains how he chuckled his way through Footy Town on a flight to Perth. (It’s always nice to know when the connection you hope a book makes with people is evident – JTH)