Stan Kluzek heads off on his motorcycle in search of old growth mountain ash in the Otways. [Ed: Welcome to the Footy Almanac community Stan! Fantastic story from the history of the Otways.]
Almanac Life: Running up that Forktree Hill in Carrackalinga
August 16, 2022 by 10 Comments
Mickey Randall is out for his daily run, this time in Carrackalinga, and it’s to the Forktree Brewery then back to his accommodation. Mickey describes the run, his thoughts and encounters along the way.
Odd Friday/Footy Almanac Lunch: Neil Balme and Anson Cameron 19 August BOOKED OUT
August 16, 2022 by 8 Comments
This lunch featuring footy legend Neil Balme and author/journalist Anson Cameron will be a cracker as they discuss Neil’s career and recently written memoir.
Almanac Books: History books indicating why sport matters
August 16, 2022 by 1 Comment
If you are looking for a good sports related book for your next read check out the suggestions from Wray Vamplew. Roy Hay, and his award winning book, ‘Aboriginal People and Australian Football in the Nineteenth Century: They Did Not Come from Nowhere’ is one of the recommended titles.
Almanac Poetry: The Girl in the Giant Wombat Tourist Shop
August 15, 2022 by 2 Comments
Iconic Australiana: the BIG things. This week’s poem from Kevin Densley was inspired by one such ‘big animal’ tourism beacon he encountered as a kid on a family holiday. (The actual animal has been changed to protect identity of the person and place involved.)
Almanac History: Perspective Reminders
August 14, 2022 by 9 Comments
Getting old and feeling aches and pains is nothing like those experienced in two of the most incredible stories of survival and greatest examples of overcoming adversity explains Ian Wilson.
Round 21 – Haiku Bob: winter comforts
August 10, 2022 by 1 Comment
Haiku Bob’s down to his last blood pressure bill as he reflects Collingwood’s latest win on a wet and rainy night.
Jan Courtin’s tragic death (a piece from her brother Tony)
August 10, 2022 by 31 Comments
Tony Courtin writes about his dear oldest sister and our great friend at the Footy Almanac, Jan Courtin who died after a tragic accident last week. Vale Jan Courtin. [Tony, we appreciate you writing this at such a difficult time – JTH]
Vale Jan Courtin, great friend of The Footy Almanac community
August 10, 2022 by 19 Comments
It is with deep sadness that we bring you the shocking news that Jan Courtin died following an accident last week. This is John Harms’s tribute.
Almanac Footy: Nostalgic Songs of Success
August 9, 2022 by 3 Comments
Ian Wilson fondly remembers his former Werribee FC team mate Neil ‘Codger’ Connell, especially for his singing.
Almanac Poetry: When Colonel Sanders Met Colonel Tom Parker
August 8, 2022 by 1 Comment
In this poem, KD imagines a meeting between two of the most famous ‘Colonels’ ever: Harland Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame, and Tom Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk), Elvis Presley’s manager.
Almanac Life: Ian ‘Goals’ Drohan (1932- 2019)
August 5, 2022 by 34 Comments
David Clerehan remembers with affection former St Kilda footballer, Ian ‘Goals’ Drohan, and their pleasant Sunday mornings together around the streets of St Kilda.
Almanac Life: Death, Taxes, and the Passing of Time
August 5, 2022 by 11 Comments
Smokie ponders the inevitability of the unstoppable passing of time
Almanac Poetry: said hamlet
August 1, 2022 by 6 Comments
Early in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, Hamlet says: “I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw.” … Huh?
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