The Footy Almanac

AFL Round 18 – Essendon v Hawthorn: I don’t hate Hawthorn

July 31, 2013 by Almanac Admin 1 Comment

Essendon’s ability to play the opposition’s key forwards into form didn’t help their cause on Friday night, writes Katie Lambeski.

AFL Round 18 – Geelong v St.Kilda: Kardinia Park – A bridge too far

July 31, 2013 by Almanac Admin 7 Comments

Scott Rankin was thrilled – his Saints were playing at Kardinia Park. He had seen them win at every suburban ground except Geelong. The scene was set, all the Saints had to do was bring their best….

The Game of Life

July 31, 2013 by Phantom 4 Comments

The young bloke’s got more on his mind than the ‘survival of the fittest’ game of bush footy. And more than one team needs him.

The F Word – The race to the top 8

July 31, 2013 by Cobba Leave a Comment

Cobba Stevens reckons it’s mathematically possible for Gold Coast to make the finals. Now we’ve all paused to contemplate and dismiss this possibility…where will your team end up heading into September? Statistics tell all. Also, Cobba wraps up the stats on another sad week for Melbourne, and checks out the history of first vs second.

AFL Round 18 – Review: Drugs, Borat and Homer Simpson

July 31, 2013 by Fearless Leave a Comment

Stuart O’Grady gets it wrong; GWS meets Borat; and the Dogs take a scalp. It’s the week in review with Paul Thomson.

AFL Round 18 – Port Adelaide v Brisbane: A win but lost respect

July 31, 2013 by Almanac Admin 2 Comments

John Proeve was happy with Port’s efforts on the field, but disgusted with the lack of respect they showed to their young fans.

AFL Round 18 – Sydney v Richmond: White bags a Tiger

July 31, 2013 by Tom Bally Leave a Comment

Shhhh, the boys from Sydney are hunting tigers.

AFL Round 18 – Gold Coast v Carlton: “To tag or not to tag – that is the question”

July 31, 2013 by Jill Scanlon 1 Comment

A week after Nathan Buckley decided to let Ablett roam free, Mick Malthouse sends a tag to Ablett and the Blues take the points.

AFL Round 18 – The Wrap: The Day of Doom Round

July 30, 2013 by The Wrap 1 Comment

James Hird took some positives from their match against the Hawks. The Wrap wonders if he’s setting himself up for The KRudd Shield for delusional excellence. Hey, at least it’s silverware.

AFL Round 18 – Geelong v St.Kilda: Dear God, I think Podsiadly has you covered

July 30, 2013 by Cookie 3 Comments

Saturday night’s game bought back many memories for Stephen Cooke – Barry Mitchell’s mute friend, the 2009 Grand Final, and Gary Ablett’s towering mark from 1989.

From little things, big things grow

July 30, 2013 by pauldaffey 15 Comments

Paul Daffey’s engaging yarn on former St.Kilda wingman Tom McNeil, who fought to establish a players’ union in the 1950s.

AFL Round 18 – Sydney v Richmond: Persecution and Richmond

July 30, 2013 by Cheryl Critchley 4 Comments

Persecution and Richmond go hand in hand, writes Cheryl Critchley.

To the father and the son

July 30, 2013 by ironmike20 15 Comments

Which Ablett is better? Like all hypothetical questions, this one should be difficult to answer but Matt Watson says it isn’t.

AFL Round 18 – Western Bulldogs vs West Coast: Dogs heap misery on flightless Eagles

July 30, 2013 by Tom Riordan 7 Comments

Tom Riordan was quietly confident as he headed to Docklands Stadium.

Port Fairy Seagulls post first win in 49 games

July 30, 2013 by Scott Elliott 5 Comments

The Port Fairy Seagulls broke through for the first win in 49 games, beating the South Warrnambool Roosters by 4 points on the weekend. To add to the joy of the occasion, the reserves saluted too!

Footy on Foxtel

July 30, 2013 by robin 2 Comments

Robin has been disappointed by Foxtel’s selection of camera angles this year and asks why is there such a disparity in visual quality between it and Channel Seven.