Hamish Neal’s perspective on the first week of the A-League finals. Plenty of intrigue to be had in both games. Should Berisha be playing?
A-League Finals: Up for grabs
April 14, 2016 by 3 Comments
Tom Riordan’s preview of the first week of the A-League finals. He also has a fair idea who’ll win the whole shebang
‘What becomes of the broken hearted?’ The missing four from the A-League finals
April 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Hamish Neal analyses the seasons of Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets, Wellington Phoenix & Central Coast Mariners, the four teams to miss the A-League finals.
Matilda, Boyle, Ranieri, Murphy: On playing, criticising (when I grow up)
April 12, 2016 by 15 Comments
Some win, some lose. Some are injured, some are not. That’s life. You are now entering David Wilson’s rant-free zone. [Includes links to Matilda the musical, Timothy Boyle’s Sunday Age article, Claudio Ranieri’s Player’s Tribune piece and Bob Murphy’s AFL Life member speech.]
Cheater – Who Me?
April 9, 2016 by 9 Comments
Cheating. What is it and how do we police it? Robbo takes through a few of the issues and highlights the differences between some sports. This is a topic worthy of much discussion.
A-League 1,000: The Justification Edition
April 7, 2016 by 2 Comments
Who will take the Premier’s Plate and a place in Asia as the final regular season round of the A-League kicks off?
Nearly the perfect weekend, but near enough doesn’t pay out.
April 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Melbourne Rebels ruin an almost perfect weekend for Wayne Ball
Almanac Weekend Sport Review – April’s Fool: Ch 7 have no idea about promoting AFL in Sydney
April 4, 2016 by 2 Comments
All the sports results worth knowing and a gripe about AFL on free to air in Sydney
The Magic of the Cup-Round 4 (Backpackers FC)
March 30, 2016 by 2 Comments
Backpackers FC faces the big-time opponents from Curtin Uni. Dennis Gedling tells us how they went.
Almanac Sporting Review – Easter Weekend and who has the choccies?
March 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
All the latest score results from a big Easter weekend of Sport
A-League 1,000: The Harry Edition
March 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Harry Redknapp is in the country. But before we get to him in the Jordan dugout, there’s a round of A-League games to be played
Preston Lions find they’re raw
March 24, 2016 by 3 Comments
Jeff Dowsing experiences pride with his Preston Lions in Junior Soccer’s David v Goliath
The Magic of the Cup-Round 3 (Backpackers FC)
March 23, 2016 by 2 Comments
It’s Round 3 already – how did the Almanac’s own Backpackers FC fare? Dennis Gedling brings us the results (apparently).
Almanac Weekend Sports Rewind 20th March
March 21, 2016 by 1 Comment
All the results worth knowing from this weekend’s sport
End of an Era For Soccer Broadcasting in Australia
March 20, 2016 by 2 Comments
The changing landscape for broadcasting Football is one where the good Dr adapts and survives.
A-League 1,000: The Reality Edition
March 18, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Tommy Oar is back in Australia for his first A-League game in six years. Just how bad will the Roar Oar puns be in the terraces?
Is Duke the new TV frontier for the A-League in New Zealand?
March 17, 2016 by 1 Comment
Could the new free to air channel in New Zealand, ‘Duke’, offer increased coverage in the Shaky Isles for the Wellington Phoenix? Hamish Neal investigates.
The Magic of the Cup-Round 2 (Backpackers FC)
March 16, 2016 by 2 Comments
Dennis continues his journey with Backpackers FC
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