North Melbourne has a good win over Yoshi’s Saints in Round 2 of the AFLW season 2021.
AFLW Round 2 – North Melbourne vs St Kilda: Team Efforts Connecting for ‘Roos and Disconnecting for Saints
February 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
AFLW Round 1 – Richmond v Brisbane: Normal Service Resumed
February 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Michael Nichols reports on the AFLW Round 1 match between Richmond and Brisbane that saw an easy win to the Lions.
AFLW Round 1 – St Kilda v Western Bulldogs: Moorabbin reflections, past and present
February 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Things have changed at Moorabbin since Stephanie Holt first started watching footy there. Now with her footy mate and daughter she reflects on times past and times present with the Saints great AFLW Round 1 win against the Western Bulldogs.
AFLW Round 1 – St Kilda v Western Bulldogs: Saints girls demonstrate speed and skills and the family love also wins
February 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Footy’s back, and so is Saints fan Yoshi, all the way from Japan!
AFLW Round 1 – St Kilda v Western Bulldogs: A sad coach, a proud dad and happy Sainters in a crackerjack game
January 31, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Braham Dabscheck tells the story of a hard-fought, entertaining game in which the underdog had the better of most elements of the contest and came out deserved winners.
AFLW Round 1 – Carlton v Collingwood: Loves a paddle.
January 29, 2021 by 3 Comments
Paddy Grindlay relives the moments that caught his eye during last night’s AFLW season opener.
AFLW Round 1 – Carlton v Collingwood: And it’s back!
January 29, 2021 by 1 Comment
The AFLW’s season opener had a sluggish first quarter, but turned into an exciting contest which was up for grabs. Collingwood were determined all night writes Anne Cahill Lambert.
Almanac (Footy) Life: Mavis and The Tigers
October 28, 2020 by 4 Comments
Graeme Gardner tells the story of his family’s love of the Mighty Tigers over the generations. [Tremendous family and social history – JTH]
Round 9 – St Kilda v Sydney: With Pride
August 2, 2020 by 5 Comments
Yvette Wroby has been very quiet, footy-wise, during lockdown and COVID19, but it is with great PRIDE that she has returned to celebrate this special win.
Charlie and the Clothing Factory: Mr Clymo, Women’s Football and Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour
June 26, 2020 by 9 Comments
Kevin Densley reports on a record breaking historical football match played in Ballarat in 1918. The match between two women’s teams representing clothing firms from Ballarat and Melbourne attracted a crowd of 7000 in a fund raising football match for The Avenue of Honour in Ballarat.
Ode to Women’s Footy (in the Corona absence)
June 3, 2020 by 5 Comments
Paul Spinks celebrates his joy for women’s footy by penning a wonderful tribute to their game.
Almanac Rugby Union: Rugby Disunion – Worrying Trends
April 27, 2020 by 8 Comments
Anne Cahill Lambert has concerns about the position of women in sport. In particular, the scenario surrounding the resignation of Raelene Castle as CEO of Rugby Australia highlights this difficulty she comments.
Book Review – Women in Boots: Football and Feminism in the 1970s
April 7, 2020 by 2 Comments
“Heather Reid and Marion Stell have combined to tell the stories of a generation of Australian and New Zealand women who took up Association football in the 1960s and 1970s”. Roy Hay reviews a book about some early Australian women’s sporting pioneers.
AFLW Semi Final – Carlton v Brisbane: All Good Things Must Come To An End
March 24, 2020 by 1 Comment
William Westerman watched his Lions battle the Blues as larger events swirled around them. He pays his tribute to an AFLW season cut short.
AFLW – Revised match schedule for the first weekend of Finals
March 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The final Rounds of the AFLW have been cancelled. A reworked Finals series will commence this weekend. Here’s the draw!
AFLW Round 6 – St Kilda v Richmond: Great win in tough times giving Tiges goalless Saturday
March 15, 2020 by 2 Comments
Japanese Almanac correspondent Yoshi is very pleased with St Kilda’s big win over Richmond in their Round 6 AFLW match at Moorabbin.
AFLW Round 6 – St. Kilda v Richmond: Saints achieve their goal against goalless Tigers
March 15, 2020 by 1 Comment
The Saints produced their best performance of the season writes Braham Dabscheck.
AFLW Round 6 – Footy Fixture
March 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
As the end of the AFLW nears and some crucial matches coming up, find out who your team is playing, and where and when.
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