Kevin Densley dives back into the world of history and memory with a poem which searches for answers that became a sojourn among the stories of the past etched in stone.
Almanac Life: Black Lives Matter
June 7, 2020 by 9 Comments
Rod Oaten has great respect and admiration for Indigenous footballers over many years. He was unable to go into Melbourne’s CBD yesterday to support the Black Lives Matter rally, so he made a quiet statement of his own.
Almanac Footy History: Eddie Dillon Remembers football and life in Gippsland
June 6, 2020 by 4 Comments
Eddie Dillon recounts the early days of the Cora-Lynn and Catani Football Clubs, and some of the great characters of Gippsland football.
Petrel Hotel reopens, so we’re ‘on the beers’!
June 5, 2020 by 10 Comments
The three funsters have been out for lunch at the re-opened Petrel Hotel in Geelong West, easing back into post-COVID life, and all the better for the pleasure of a ‘cold pub beer from well-maintained lines’.
Quick quiz – Sean’s Choice (who do you love?)
June 5, 2020 by 6 Comments
Sean Curtain has devised a quiz where difficult choices are to be made. Will your selections be from the heart or from the head?
Introducing Hayden Kelly (and the Hayden Kelly Scholarship)
June 5, 2020 by 10 Comments
John Harms was up late one night when an email lobbed. It was from Hayden Kelly. Things have moved along since then, as this welcome explains. [Great to have you involved Hayden – JTH]
Almanac Life: Cricket With My Sons
June 5, 2020 by 9 Comments
A flashback to almost 11 years ago when Smokie first posted this piece about playing cricket with his sons.
Almanac (Footy) History: Geelong FC’s Original Home Venue – the Argyle Ground
June 4, 2020 by 9 Comments
Kevin Densley tells the story of the earliest playing venue of the Geelong Football Club, the Argyle Ground.
Ode to Women’s Footy (in the Corona absence)
June 3, 2020 by 4 Comments
Paul Spinks celebrates his joy for women’s footy by penning a wonderful tribute to their game.
Almanac Life: Love in the time of Collingwood (and other pestilence).
June 3, 2020 by 9 Comments
Jamie Simmons is a new father. He and Mel have had a baby boy, Archie, named after his grandfather whose story is also told. In this wonderful piece, Jamie considers love and the nature of chance. [Great piece Jamie, and congratulations to you all – JTH]
Almanac Book Review – 1989: The Great Grand Final
June 1, 2020 by 2 Comments
Paul Spinks brings us his review of a book that has already captivated a few Almanackers, Tony Wilson’s tome covering the 1989 VFL Grand Final.
Neil Craig: Elite Performer (Part 2)
May 31, 2020 by 43 Comments
Rulebook’s back with Part 2 of Neil Craig’s career – from player to super coach
Almanac (Cricket) Life: Jack Mundey and the Right Line
May 29, 2020 by 23 Comments
Paul Nankivell first met Jack Mundey in 1971, and then bumped into him from time to time, including one pre-Test meeting at the Olympic Hotel near the SCG when Keith Miller may have been involved. [Great to have you on the site Nank – JTH]
Memoir: ‘…..living within the embrace of a Monolith.’
May 29, 2020 by 4 Comments
An Almanac debut from John Raffle. Memories of Williamstown in the shadow of the monolith that is the Willy Grandstand.
Almanac Rugby League – An old rivalry resumes: Roosters v Rabbitohs
May 29, 2020 by 1 Comment
Roosters v Rabbitohs – the rivalry goes back a century and more. They’re back again tonight and we’ve got them captured by John Campbell’s artwork!
Fish and Chips Review: Sotos of Semaphore
May 28, 2020 by 18 Comments
Claire and Mickey have been checking out the fish and chips available down Semaphore way. Inclement weather mixed with satisfying cuisine to the accompaniment of eclectic music.
Almanac (Footy) History: Memories of Corio Oval, Geelong
May 28, 2020 by 27 Comments
Kevin Densley provides a background to Corio Oval in Geelong which provided a setting for footy and harness racing for decades. Its current day use will not thrill you.
Almanac Life: The Age of Corona
May 28, 2020 by 24 Comments
This Age of Corona is not the first as John Harms recalls.
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