North Adelaide lost their last five minor round games but burst back from the elimination final to set up a Blockbuster Grand Final next week against the Redlegs. Rulebook Ashwood reports.
Cookie’s last day in a formal capacity at footyalmanac.com.au
September 30, 2013 by 29 Comments
The green pastures of the dairylands beckon.
AFL Grand Final: From Purple Haze to Black Daze
September 30, 2013 by 4 Comments
It’s Sunday morning after the day before for Freo fan Di Waddingham, whose sadness will not wash away.
AFL Grand Final: Food for Thought
September 29, 2013 by 22 Comments
Peter Baulderstone had food and footy (in that order) on his mind for Grand Final day.
AFL Grand Final: Purple Prick or Poo and Wee?
September 29, 2013 by 6 Comments
Priceless tips on Grand Final day etiquette from Tom Watson. Not a bad tipster either. He reckons he wrote it before the game. I’m wondering if the Trans Australia Bank will accept the same argument for these tickets I have here?
AFL Grand Final: The Devil is on the Scoreboard
September 29, 2013 by 6 Comments
Steve Alomes tipped this in his Friday article in The Age. Here is how it turned out.
AFL Grand Final – Preview: Why Freo can win the 2013 flag
September 28, 2013 by 15 Comments
JTH is no Garfield (the Cat) so he knows by quarter time he’s going to be barracking for one team. He has no idea which.
The State Of Play
September 28, 2013 by 6 Comments
Earl O’Neil reckons he’s a footy traditionalist and the Rules Committee should take a cold shower. But he’s missing the Grand Final to take a motor bike ride with Perky Girl?? Lucky for some.
Urgent Request to pick a Fremantle fan’s brain. Team flag image needed.
September 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
This is not a trick question. Peter Schumacher urgently needs an image of the Dockers team flag. He refuses to say if he plans to wave it or burn it.
10 Ways to Deal with Losing the Big One
September 27, 2013 by 4 Comments
Our Tibetan correspondent Rinpoche Jeff Dowsing provides sage consolation about impermanence to fans of tomorrow’s losing team. He also advocates wearing brown trousers and drinking yourself into a stupor. But then again he is a Collingwood man. Read on for all sorts of unexpected enlightenment.
Almanac Art (pen and ink): Free Footies
September 27, 2013 by 3 Comments
Kate Birrell takes 3 boys on a footy odyssey to Fed Square, where they learn the value of patience, honesty and the Fremantle team song. Will her sacrifice be rewarded with a Hawks victory tomorrow?
The Big Dance
September 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
Tom Greenaway reminisces about the Grand Finals that have shaped his life. Unrequited love? Then again he is a Saints man.
Crowley the key to Dockers’ chances
September 27, 2013 by 3 Comments
Ryan Crowley is loved by his mother, his team mates, Dockers fans and Jackson Clark. Our man in the Deep North tells us why Crowley’s stopping job on Sam Mitchell will be a key to the result.
Grand Final Preview – Prepare for the Purple Swarm
September 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
Take one part Wrap; one part Crio and ten parts of the best wit and wisdom you’ve heard since Tony Soprano died. Mix well and you’ve got all the elements of Sal Ciardulli’s weekend feast of footy and racing. Best consumed with a tasty little Chianti.
2013 AFL Grand Final Infographic
September 27, 2013 by 2 Comments
Move over Weg, Jake Stevens offers pictures to help the linguistically challenged post-lunch Almanacker. Move over Caro and Gerard, he’s doing the Festival of the Boot live webstreaminternetcast thingo for Latrobe Uni tomorrow afternoon. Log in and do yourself a favour (we’re still very 80’s here at Almanac HQ).
Grand Final Flashback: 2003
September 27, 2013 by 3 Comments
To this day, September 27, 2003, remains in Beth Newman’s top three life highlights.
AFL Grand Final – Preview: The Iron Mike Verdict
September 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
Matt Watson is wavering. Earlier in the week he was a proud, defiant Victorian. Now he has pored over all the entrails, and the winner is ………………..
AFL Grand Final – Preview: A tale of two philosophies
September 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We all know who will win on Saturday because of the tea leaves; how they beat your mob; or how your Grandma once went out with a bloke from…….. Adam Ritchie is having none of this. He has all the stats and analysis you need to settle every bar and backyard argument in the lead up to the big one.
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