With five minutes to go in the Granny and your side’s down, what do you do? Joe Moore went outside and had a chat with the Chooks!
Almanac Opinion: Team success – victory and adversity
October 6, 2016 by 1 Comment
Are the Doggies the AFL equivalent of Seabiscuit? Lachlan Tighe draws parallels and applies the theory to Lawn Bowls.
Grand Final 2016 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Bullydogs reign supreme
October 4, 2016 by 70 Comments
Grand Final 2016 is over and Rulebook reviews the game with a few contentious thoughts and you know who gets a mention.
Almanac People: Jan Courtin – AFLFA Fan of the Year
September 29, 2016 by 19 Comments
Footy Almanac’s Jan Courtin has been announced as the 2016 AFL Fan Association Female Fan of the Year.
Finals Week 2 – Sydney v Adelaide: Neil, the imaginary bar and the kitchen sink
September 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Ian Latham had to endure his mate Neil’s annoying behaviour when the Swans beat Adelaide, seems he is about to become insufferable.
Will there be peace in the footy wars?
September 27, 2016 by 6 Comments
With the NRL and AFL’s respective finales approaching, eminent Australian economist and former Adelaide Uni Blacks footballer Tim “Plug” Harcourt writes on “football multiculturalism” and the various football codes of Australia. What’s the state of play?
Finals Week 3 – Geelong v Sydney: Deja 2
September 26, 2016 by 4 Comments
What a disaster last Friday night was for Gary Caulfield and the Cats, somehow, it felt like he had seen it all before, Round 16, 2016.
Finals Week 3 – Geelong v Sydney: It’s Now Us Against the World! Carn the Mighty Bloods!
September 26, 2016 by 8 Comments
An excited and relieved Jan Courtin sees her Bloods into the Grand Final with a strong team performance against Geelong.
Finals Week 2 – Sydney v Adelaide: Crows terrible, Swans sensational
September 19, 2016 by 67 Comments
There is nothing better than reading Rulebook’s home truths about the Adelaide Crows, this week is no exception after the loss to the Swans in the Semi Final.
AFL Finals: 2005 Omens indicate a Swans Flag
September 19, 2016 by 12 Comments
In a time of Finals expectation, DaveP looks for omens to calm the nerves.
Finals Week 1 – Sydney v Greater Western Sydney: The hot house flowers
September 15, 2016 by 2 Comments
Bloodstainedangel writes about the difficulty in accepting the Swans miserable weekend as good for football in Sydney, especially when emotional bruising is involved.
Good for Footy in New South Wales
September 14, 2016 by 4 Comments
Piffy observes the signs of ascent of footy in NSW
Finals Week 1 – Sydney v GWS: What’s the definition of a bad loser and do I fit the mould?
September 13, 2016 by 21 Comments
Jan Courtin emerges from three days of post-GWS mourning to reveal herself. Is she a bad loser?
Finals Week 1 – Sydney v GWS: Loss equals Opportunity
September 12, 2016 by 10 Comments
In footy parlance a week is a long time unless that week belongs to Mathilde de Hauteclocque as she prepares for and recovers from the Swans QF.
Finals Week 1 – Sydney v GWS: Very, very scary, even in bright sunlight
September 12, 2016 by 1 Comment
Ian Latham visualised the Giants as bad guys wearing gaberdine coats from a Films Policier classic while the Swans were the prey, a glimpse of the very near future and it looked pretty scary.
Finals Week 1 – Sydney v GWS: Preview
September 10, 2016 by 2 Comments
Craig Dodson resurrects his old woolly Swans jumper and reflects on the journey as they prepare for the qualifying final.
Finals Preview: Swans Young Guns
September 5, 2016 by 3 Comments
With a strong group of young players, Keiran Croker suggests that it has been some time since a premiership contender has had such a large contingent of first year and rookie players, who was the last team?
No footy this weekend? I saw plenty when SWANZ took a trip to Rooty Hill.
September 5, 2016 by 5 Comments
Jan Courtin made the trip to Rooty Hill to watch the Swans Reserves in the NEAFL and qualify for next week’s Grand Final against the Giants.
Round 23 – Sydney v Richmond: Beautiful scenery, old and new friends and some footy
September 3, 2016 by 2 Comments
The Swans dismantled a lamentable Richmond in the final round as Keiran Croker enjoyed the scenery in his journey North.
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