The fight for a place in the Final Eight is wide open. Check out where, when, and who each team plays in Round 20 AFL Season 2024.
Bush Footy Match Review
Old Dog has been writing for us for twelve years now. This is his ultimate bush footy match review. [Brilliant – Ed]
Revelling in the Riverina: Episode 14 – Hawkins country
From Jeriliderie Peter Clark travels to Finlay, the home of Jumping Jack Hawkins and his son Tom, and also home of 1999 Brownlow Medallist Shane Crawford.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024: Round 19 Review / Round 20 Preview
It’s been a tough month for Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life and fellow true believers as Cam analyses the loss against Hawthorn and previews the Round 20 match against Richmond.
Almanac Teams: Olympic Team
With the Paris Olympics around the corner, Rodney Boyd has assembled an Olympic dream team with direct ties to AFL players.
Almanac Poetry: To Leanne, My Long-Lost Friend, Nude in Last Night’s Dream
This week’s poem by Kevin Densley deals with dreams, utopia, transience and loss.
Almanac Travel: Chicago’s Wrigley Field and Murakami Exhibition
Ian Wilson recalls Day 4 of his time in Chicago and visits to the Wrigley Field and the Murakami Exhibition,
Round 19 – Essendon v Adelaide: The Return Of The Same Olds
Like many Essendon supporters Paul Noonan was bitterly disappointed by their efforts and loss as a sense of deja vu raised its ugly head. As a trademark lawyer, Paul suggests a re-branding!
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin decider: The view from the Tanunda Club
Rabbit in the Vineyard joined John Harms at the Tanunda Club to take in the State of Origin decider. A good Rockford red was not enough to get the Maroons home.
Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 13)
In the final episode of the Swifty Taylor saga, Swifty confronts his date with destiny
Almanac Travel (and Footy Tips): Sal’s Travel Diary 2024 – Retracing the Roots and Round 19 Tips
A key part of Sal’s journey, was to make the pilgrimage to his father’s home village of Dasa in the hills of Calabria, Italy 57 years after his father left there.
Almanac Travel: Bali Hai Five
In their latest travel adventure, Mickey and Claire are in Bali, luxuriating, lounging and totally laid back.
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin, Game 3: Now that’s an Origin game (and series)!
NSW secured the 2024 State of Origin series after a physical, relentless and absorbing Game 3 decider. It was quintessential Origin footy!
NRL Round 19 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: The importance of a goal-kicker
Rabbit in the Vineyard was back up north to take in the Rabbitohs v Dolphins clash last week. He jagged a ticket courtesy of his daughter’s burrowing instincts.
NRL Round 20 – Finals spots on the line
Round 20 of the NRL season could be the ‘make or break’ for several clubs. Ian Hauser tries to pick his way through the permutations.
‘The coaching journey – from the O&M to the ‘big time…’ by KB Hill
KB Hill profiles the 14 coaches with O & M experience who graduated to coach at the highest level in the code.
NRL Round 20 and State of Origin 3: You gotta love footy!
Prop in the Canefield picks his Round 20 winners and tells us why Queensland will win the State of Origin decider.
Round 19 – AFL Footy Fixture 2024: Who, where, and when
Getting close to crunch time for teams fighting for a spot in the final eight. Find out who, where, and when your team is playing this week in Round 19 2024.
Revelling in the Riverina: Episode 13 – In the company of Ned Kelly
It’s onto Jerilderie where Ned Kelly and his gang robbed the local bank 145 years ago for the next stage of Peter Clark’s journey ‘Revelling through the Riverina’.











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