Music legend and Rock Dog stalwart Paul Kelly certainly loves his footy. No doubt he would approve of this unique and amazingly accurate look at the AFL world. (Now updated to include the Saints!! – Ed!)
The tweeted selfie: is it a new low?
March 19, 2014 by 13 Comments
Peter Zitterschlager contemplates the age of the tweeted selfie.
The 2014 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round Half Review
March 19, 2014 by 1 Comment
I think ‘Mopsy’ is becoming the Emerald City’s Wrap. Nice observation on Round Half from Earl the Whirl. [Includes some fashion advice for journos – Ed]
Run, jump or throw your way to Lakeside Stadium this Saturday
March 19, 2014 by 5 Comments
Steve Fahey is a fair dinkum tack and field fan. Here, he previews the international athletics meet in Melbourne this weekend. And encourages you to get along.
An off-Broadway opening
March 19, 2014 by 11 Comments
Veni, Vidi, Vici. “I paid, I saw, I didn’t like” writes Carlton diehard John Butler. Beware the Ides of March?
Fan stories
March 18, 2014 by 9 Comments
Andy Fuller analyses Dugald Jellie’s series of essays Tiger Tiger Burning Bright which appeared weekly for much of 2013, and laments the attitude of the self-important who failed to appreciate them. [Reminds me of a section of Richard Ford’s novel The Sportswriter which is no faint praise – Ed]
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 88 -The Great Cheating Condor of Chile (1989)
March 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Condor Rojas and his less than surgically precise attempt to promote his country, Chile.
Some Might Say
March 18, 2014 by 5 Comments
Franc de Borges urges caution in analysing the first four matches of the AFL season.
Crio’s Q: what does Green mean?
March 18, 2014 by 7 Comments
Crio observes the recent prominence of the Green and asks, for the rest of the year, is Green best avoided? And how?
AFL Round 1 – Gold Coast v Richmond: A long way to go.
March 18, 2014 by 44 Comments
Rulebook (like Pele and Richo, he needs only one name) watches the Suns terrific performance, from the Kensi in Adelaide, while in the company of a realistic Richmond supporter. Hallelujah, he writes, an honest Tiger.
Channel 7’s Saturday night pre-game show and its remarkable similarity to a steaming pile of poo
March 18, 2014 by 12 Comments
Sean Curtain reckons it was not just the Richmond forward line stinking it up on Saturday.
We Will Never Surrender: Why Saturday’s AFL result was a Giant Deal
March 18, 2014 by 6 Comments
Fantastic analysis of the place of the Giants in Sydney Australian footy culture, and in the broader football life of the city. Preston Towers has lived it, and thought about it, and argues a very clear case.
Writing for The Footy Almanac 2014
March 18, 2014 by 4 Comments
If you are keen to write for the book this year, JTH is calling for game nominations now.
Book Review: A Mouthful of Flies
March 18, 2014 by 15 Comments
Anne Myers offers a perceptive and heart wrenching review of Almanacker Sue Currie’s memoir of her time as the sole community nurse in a remote aboriginal settlement. (Compulsory reading – Ed.)
The View from Shepparton : AFL Round 1 (part one)
March 17, 2014 by 4 Comments
Peter Schumacher reckons that so far this has been the best ever opening to an AFL season, with Fremantle’s dominance and upsets by the emerging young clubs. Blues, Maggies, Tigers and Swans may beg to differ.
NTFL Grand Final Wrap
March 17, 2014 by 3 Comments
Jackson Clark watches St Mary’s get out of the blocks quick-smart, and control the NTFL Grand Final.
AFL Round 1 – GWS v Sydney: Valiant E49 Chargers v Toyota Priuses
March 17, 2014 by 7 Comments
Earl O’Neill captures the excitement of the first round of AFL footy: swapping footy teams, avoiding lightning strikes, and girls doing the Irish Jig. With the Valiant E 49 Chargers (or GWS) speeding up, all other teams better look left and right before stepping onto those ovals.
Meet Luke Hodge at East Coburg CC Sports Night (TONIGHT)
March 17, 2014 by 2 Comments
Luke Hodge, up close and personal, at the George Georgiou East Coburg CC extravaganza on March 20. Get your copy of The Footy Almanac signed by the bloke on the cover. (Open the post for details) Please [email protected]
Cat burglars – were the Crows the great thieves of 1997?
March 17, 2014 by 10 Comments
Dave Brown exhumes the body of the 1997 finals series, and finds his Crows not guilty of grand larceny. Cats, Dogs and Saints fans should look away now.
AFL Round 1 – GWS v Sydney: Oh, What a Night!
March 17, 2014 by 8 Comments
Steve Duffy has seen the storms part and arrived at the promised land. David’s slingshot has felled the Swans’ Goliaths.
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