RagingBull casts his eye over ‘The Immortals of Australian Football’, a recent addition to the ‘Immortals’ of Australian sport series from Gelding Street Press.
Almanac Book Review: ‘The Badge We Wear: A History of Sport at UNSW Sydney’ – Anthony T. Hughes
November 20, 2024 by 1 Comment
Braham Dabscheck reviews ‘The Badge We Wear: A history of sport at UNSW Sydney’ by Anthony T. Hughes.
Almanac Rugby League (Book Review) – ‘The Power and the Passion: Rugby League in the 1980s’
November 7, 2024 by 4 Comments
Russel Hansen revisits rugby league in the 1980s via his review of ‘The Power and the Passion: Rugby League in the 1980s’ by Alan Whiticker and Ian Collis.
Almanac Rugby League – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Book Review – ‘Hard: rugby league in the ’70s’
October 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard scored a copy of ‘Hard: rugby league in the ’70s’ for Fathers Day from his daughters Sophia and Eliza. Here’s his review.
Almanac Rugby League – Rugby League comes to the television screen
October 17, 2024 by 1 Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard is looking forward to ABC TV’s adaptation of Brendan Plum’s novel ‘Plum’ which starts on Sunday night.
Almanac Book Review: ‘Harrier 809 – Britain’s Legendary Jump Jet and the Untold Story of the Falklands War’
October 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
RagingBull (Callum Quirk) presents his review of Number One Bestseller, ‘Harrier 809 – Britain’s Legendary Jump Jet and the Untold Story of the Falklands War’.
Almanac Book Review: ‘A View From Fine Leg: The Sporting Life Of ‘Citrus Bob’ Utber’
September 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Col Ritchie thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Citrus Bob’ Utber’s wonderful biography, ‘A View From Fine Leg: The Sporting Life Of ‘Citrus Bob’ Utber’. This is a wonderful account of an passionate life associated with sport.
Almanac Book Review: ‘Top Gun: The Real Story’
September 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
RagingBull (Callum Quirk) reviews Dan Pedersen’s book ‘Top Gun: The Real Story’, a book he believes to be one of the best real-life accounts he has read.
Almanac Footy: SA Footy – Stars of the Past
September 7, 2024 by 3 Comments
Michael Sexton discusses two of the great old SANFL footballers, John Karney and Dan Moriarty. Michael is pleased both are deservingly mentioned in Bernard Whimpress’s latest book (his 49th) ‘SA Footy: Stars of the Past’.
Almanac Book Review: ‘Painting Martha’ by Andy Thurlow
August 20, 2024 by 2 Comments
The Footy Almanac is happy to promote Almanacker Andy Thurlow’s new novel ‘Painting Martha’. Read a review by Ian Hauser and see an invitation to the launch in Tanunda on September 22.
Almanac Book Reviews: ‘On Sport: Reviews 1995-2023’ by Bernard Whimpress – Reviewed by Barry Nicholls
August 14, 2024 by 2 Comments
Bernard Whimpress has written on sports for over fifty years. Barry Nicholls reviews one of Bernard’s many books, ‘On Sport: Reviews 1995-2023’ – a collection of sporting books reviewed by Bernard over many years.
Almanac Book Review: ‘The Fox: Harry Hopman and the greatest dynasty in tennis history’ by Michael Sexton
July 11, 2024 by 1 Comment
Bernard Whimpress has reviewed Michael Sexton’s recent release, ‘The Fox: Harry Hopman and the greatest dynasty in tennis history’.
Almanac Book Review – ‘Merger’ (Part 3): The Supporters
July 4, 2024 by 2 Comments
Raging Bull offers Part 3 of his review of William Westerman’s ‘Merger: The Fitzroy Lions and the Tragedy of 1996’ with a particular focus on the club’s fan base.
Almanac Books: Review – ‘The Conquerors’ by John Craven
June 14, 2024 by 7 Comments
Roger Lowrey reviews John Craven’s epic work ‘The Conquerors’ a tour de force tracing the careers of 100 local Geelong and district sports stars who competed in a total of 33 different sports over the past 150 years.
Almanac Book Review – ‘Merger’ (Part 1: Background)
June 10, 2024 by 6 Comments
In response to William Westerman’s ‘Merger’, Callum Quirk has taken a fine-toothed comb to the events of Fitzroy in 1996 and the environment in which they occurred. First up he sets the scene at a macro level, by looking at the emerging philosophical trends.
Almanac Books: ‘1989 – The Great Grand Final’
May 22, 2024 by 4 Comments
The 1989 Grand Final between Hawthorn and Geelong was one the great Grand Finals of all time. Raging Bull adds his thoughts about the game.
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