Ian Wilson has a day out enjoying a game of country footy featuring Dunstown v Carngham-Linton in a Central Highlands League Elimination Final.
Almanac Travel (and footy tips): Sal’s Travel Diary 2024 – From Madrid via Portugal and Round 24 selections
August 23, 2024 by 1 Comment
We catch up with Sal Ciardulli as he updates his European Diary with his travels in Portugal and Spain.
Almanac Rugby League (Controversy): Should Les Boyd be elevated to rugby league’s Hall of Fame?
August 22, 2024 by 7 Comments
Controversy surrounds this week’s announcement that hard man Les Boyd has been elevated to rugby league’s Hall of Fame. What’s the fuss all about?
NRL Round 24 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: The suffering is almost over!
August 22, 2024 by 2 Comments
Rabbit in the Vineyard can’t wait for the season to end. His Bunnies got caught in the spotlight of the eye of the Wests Tigers, the wooden spoon favourites.
NRL Round 25 – Prop in the Canefield: You gotta love footy!
August 22, 2024 by 4 Comments
Prop in the Canefield had a BIG (and profitable) weekend at the races but managed to catch a bit of the footy as well. He also takes a look at some of the code’s fastest men over the decades.
Almanac Book Launch: Citrus Bob’s ‘A View From Fine Leg’ in Mildura TONIGHT
August 22, 2024 by 5 Comments
Bob Utber invites you to the launch of his book ‘A View from Fine Leg’ at Deakin27 in Mildura on Aug 22.
NRL Round 25 and NRLW Round 5: Top order places still up for grabs in both the NRL and the NRLW
August 22, 2024 by 2 Comments
There are just three rounds to go in the NRL with finals spots still up for grabs while the NRLW is throwing up its fair share of unpredictable results. Ian Hauser tries to make sense of it all.
Almanac Rugby League: Ron Coote named as the 14th Immortal (and about bloody time!)
August 22, 2024 by Leave a Comment
At long last, Ron Coote has been named as the 14th Immortal of rugby league.
Almanac (AFL) Poetry: What Wins September
August 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Dips goes all poetic to explain the formula for prevailing in September.
Revelling in the Riverina: Episode 18 – The German Pioneers
August 21, 2024 by 9 Comments
Peter Clark fires up the GTHO for one last foray into Riverina football heartlands and visits Jindera via the three B’s – Balldale, Brocklesby and Burrumbuttock.
Round 24 – AFL Footy Fixture 2024: Who, where, and when
August 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
With the final match of the season to be played and the final 8 still to be resolved, Round 24 will be very interesting. Find out who, where, and when your teams are playing this weekend.
Almanac Cricket: Australian Cricket Society – Annual Dinner
August 20, 2024 by 1 Comment
The Australian Cricket Society invites you to their Annual Dinner on 30 August with well known sporting author and journalist Ken Piesse the guest speaker,
Almanac Book Review: ‘Painting Martha’ by Andy Thurlow
August 20, 2024 by 2 Comments
The Footy Almanac is happy to promote Almanacker Andy Thurlow’s new novel ‘Painting Martha’. Read a review by Ian Hauser and see an invitation to the launch in Tanunda on September 22.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024: Round 23 Review / Round 24 Preview
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
A nail biting one point against the Lions gives the Pies a glimmer of hope for the finals as Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024 reviews the Round 23 match and previews Round 24.
Round 23 – Collingwood v Brisbane (Floreat Pica Society)
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
It was almost Deja Vu all over again for Andrew Fithall’s Magpies as they returned to the scene of last year’s premiership and fought out a tough win over the Brisbane Lions.
Almanac Teams: Arrivals and Departures (West Coast)
August 19, 2024 by 2 Comments
This is Rodney Boyd’s last Arrivals and Departures post based on AFL clubs, the mighty Westralian birds of prey and kings of the big game – West Coast.
Almanac Travel: Seinfeld, Old Montreal and Mt Royal Park
August 19, 2024 by 2 Comments
Ian Wilson delves back into a trip to Montreal in 2017 when he found (in a roundabout way) Ron Barassi and a dog playing the violin.
Almanac Poetry: Billabong Creek, near Forbes, May 5, 1865
August 19, 2024 by 10 Comments
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley is a hitherto unpublished one about the death of bushranger Ben Hall, often portrayed as the great romantic figure of Australian bushranging.
Almanac Cinema: Music: Hear My Eyes – ‘Wake in Fright’
August 18, 2024 by 11 Comments
As part of the Melbourne International Film Festival, Ian Wilson enjoyed the Australian classic movie ‘Wake in Fright’ with a live soundtrack performed during the showing of the film.
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