The Spring Carnival may be over, but Crio will be taking trip to the Valley on Saturday (plus a nod to Ascot) and be off to Ballarat for the Cup on Sunday. Get on it.
Book launch – Black and Proud
November 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
You’ve seen the photo, now read the book. Almanackers are invited to the launch of ‘Black and Proud – The Story of an Iconic AFL Photo’, next Friday, 29 November 2013.
On the streets
November 21, 2013 by 5 Comments
The phenomenon of hearing stories from a bunch of 17-year-olds in the lead-up to the draft can remind us of our own childhoods
Clarke Time
November 20, 2013 by 3 Comments
Have the Poms got Michael Clarke sorted out? Brendan McArdle looks at the skipper’s record against the Englishmen and wonders what is going on.
Dog Day Afternoon
November 20, 2013 by 8 Comments
Crio trades the Rails Ring at Flemington for the tails ring at the Meadows. An insight into the world of greyhound racing from our all-purpose punting adviser.
Data Visualisation – Draft picks and career games
November 20, 2013 by 6 Comments
Jake “Cobba” Stevens uses his incisive brain and IT wizardry to show us how successful the AFL draft has been in predicting a long term playing career.
So Brisbane’s Bloody Boring is it Mate?
November 20, 2013 by 5 Comments
Archie Butterfly has been on the angry pills, and he’s taking dead aim at KP’s sledging of his beloved BrisVegas.
Rod Marsh – traitor and treason
November 20, 2013 by 7 Comments
Matt Watson has pulled the knife out of the back of the staggering Saints, wiped the blade, and plunged it into the front of Australian cricket traitor Rod Marsh,
The Carnival is Over
November 20, 2013 by 3 Comments
Can’t wait for your copy of the new Almanac book – just to get your hands on Kate Birrell’s glorious cover painting? Fear not, Kate has tided us over with her beautifully poetic vision of the needy, the greedy and the seedy on their way home from Flemington.
Half time is nearly over: What I hope to see in the First Test (and am scared I might see)
November 20, 2013 by 7 Comments
Sean Curtain has been to the mountain top, and he shares his vision of Australian cricket’s imminent future. You get to choose between the penthouse option and the basement slum view.
It’s November, this must be Brisbane.
November 19, 2013 by 8 Comments
JB’s back with some of his trademark sensibly-considered doubt: “Australia’s current idea of digging in is to place ourselves in the hole.”
A disrupted start to the season for both Heart and Victory
November 18, 2013 by 9 Comments
Tom Riordan puts the disappointing start to the A-League season for Melbourne Heart down to injuries. He is prepared to cut manager John Aloisi a little slack, but is more worried about his Melbourne Victory’s loss of their manager to national duties.
Poetry: The first ball of the first Test
November 18, 2013 by 8 Comments
Vin Maskell offers some blank verse that touches on something elemental in first encounters of all kinds.
McKenzie’s new game-plan Cummins to fruition
November 18, 2013 by 3 Comments
Tim Ladhams reckons the Wallabies have turned the corner, and that Ewen McKenzie’s side is on track to be real contenders for the next World Cup.
Brisbane Launch and Cricket Chat with Francis Leach and Gideon Haigh
November 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The lucky people of Brisbane can meet up with John Harms, Gideon Haigh, Francis Leach and other Almanackers at the Red Brick Hotel near the Gabba this Wednesday evening. Copies of the new Footy Almanac book for the 2013 season will be on sale on the night. We have all your Christmas shopping and drinking needs catered for in the one event.
The Talk is almost over: Ashes preview, Shield wrap and have we treated our guests too well?
November 18, 2013 by 7 Comments
Sean Curtain shows why he’s over-qualified to be an Australian selector, with this common sense review of the Shield season to date, and the lead-up to the First Test starting the day after the Almanac Book Launch in Brisbane this Wednesday. Thanks to all at Cricket Australia for working around the Big Event with their 3 day slap and tickle.
Sachin, Sachin, The Little Master
November 18, 2013 by 13 Comments
The greatest batsman of the modern era, and probably the second greatest willow wielder of all time, has pulled up stumps. Join Luke Reynolds in hailing the career of a model sportsman.
Crio’s Question – the Name Game
November 17, 2013 by 24 Comments
Ah, the name game – titles appropriate for your role in life. Cardinal Sin, anyone? What are your offerings?
Ashes Writers: Your Almanac Needs You
November 17, 2013 by 22 Comments
Invers writes for the Almanac, with a desperate plea for advice from the Almanac’s cricket experts over each day of the Ashes Test series. The Australian selectors have suggested a line-up, but all contributions are welcome. Let us know which day you want to kick Watto, or decry the modern game and how 20/20 has ruined everything. Original suggestions will also be published.
Standing on the Outside Lookin’ In: Golf on TV
Tony Robb has been watching Channel 7’s coverage of the Australian Masters golf. And he didn’t even need his angry pills to spit this one out.