Reject Phil takes inspiration from a popular song from the 1960s in this story of a coach in the literal summer, autumn and winter of their career.
Almanac Poetry: Poets’ Lunch – Meet our poets
June 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Meet the poets featured in the upcoming Footy Almanac Poets’ Lunch on Friday 13 June at the All Nations Hotel in Richmond.
Revisiting The Footy Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch: Bruce Dawe’s September greeting
December 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The poetry vibe was strong at The Footy Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch where John Harms read this greeting from Bruce Dawe.
Revisiting the Footy Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch 2024: Interpreting the signs
November 25, 2024 by 2 Comments
When Adelaide Auslan interpreter, muso and lyricist, Glenn Butcher came to Rick Darling’s book celebration at the Adelaide Lutheran Football Club in early 2024, he mentioned he was hoping to get across to Melbourne for an Almanac Lunch, and if things worked out for his footy club, maybe the Grand Final Lunch. Well, his footy side did make that Grand Final and he made the trip. He wrote a little poem in anticipation of the following day.
Revisiting the Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch 2024: The poetry of Damian Balassone
October 21, 2024 by 2 Comments
Thanks to Damian Balassone for being a guest at The Footy Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch. Here’s a couple of poems and details of how to buy the collection.
Almanac (AFL) Poetry: What Wins September
August 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Dips goes all poetic to explain the formula for prevailing in September.
Almanac Poetry: Footfall
May 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The changing face of footy is the focal point of Tony’s take on the game over the decades. There seem to be more questions than answers these days.
Round 19 – ‘winter grin’: haiku bob
July 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Another nail baiting win for Collingwood is recounted by haiku bob in verse.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Ernie’ – Bill Wootton
June 29, 2023 by 1 Comment
Bill Wootton pays tribute to the late Ernie Hug, the former Collingwood player with huge hands.
2022 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai: kids screaming on the trampoline
October 2, 2022 by 3 Comments
Haiku Bob shares the entries to his 11th annual Grand Final Haiku Kukai. Cats, birds, Swans, blood, Sweden and lawnmowers, among other things, feature in this collection of verse to mark the 2022 season’s big day.
Clarko
August 30, 2022 by 7 Comments
Using rhyme as an alternative Damian Balassone puts Clarko into perspective.
Round 19 – Haiku Bob: through the ages
July 29, 2022 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob relives Collingwood’s last kick win with his inimitable verse.
Almanac (Footy) Poetry: Umpire Dissent
April 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
There has been a lot of comment about umpire dissent of late, here’s one from Rhys Howells in verse.
Round 5 – Haiku Bob: the little good
April 19, 2022 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob reflects on Collingwood’s loss while cooking, and with a good whisky.
Round 5 – There was a young team from SEQ
April 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Troy BOP is back with his view of the Round 5 matches in limerick.
Almanac Poetry: Bruce Dawe’s ‘Figgy: A portrait’ (For Kaye Liset)
April 11, 2022 by 7 Comments
John Harms’s old school mate Kaye Liset became good friends with Bruce and Liz Dawe in a somewhat novel way. Bruce wrote a poem about her dog.
Round 3 – There once was a kick after the siren
April 5, 2022 by 4 Comments
Troy Brunel-O’Peerents reviews the Round 3 matches in verse.
Round 2 – Haiku Bob: armchair ride
April 1, 2022 by 1 Comment
Haiku Bob reflects on some special moments from Round 2.
Almanac Poetry: ‘the live sherrin’ – Bill Wootton
March 29, 2022 by 1 Comment
Bill Wootton on that most animated of inanimate objects, the footy.
There once was a round of footy: Edition 1.
March 23, 2022 by Leave a Comment
We welcome occasional rhymester and writer, the elusive Troy Brunel-O’Peerents who has chosen the poetic form of his homeland, Ireland, to report on Round 1 of the AFL season. We were not expecting match reports in haiku and we’ve been enjoying them for a decade. Now we’re rapt to be getting match reports as limericks.
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