The 10th anniversary of Stereo Stories Concerts will be celebrated during the Willy Lit Fest. Footy Almanacker Smokie Dawson will be one of the featured story tellers.
Revelling in the Riverina: A little piece of Italy in the Riverina
May 29, 2024 by 8 Comments
Episode 6 of Peter Clark’s wonderful footy series ‘Revelling in the Riverina’ visits Griffith, a little piece of Italy in the Riverina.
Almanac (Footy) Book Review: ‘Larrikins and Legends’ by Dan Eddy
May 29, 2024 by 1 Comment
Raging Bull has enjoyed the story of Carlton’s domination (despite internal conflicts) from 1979-82, and the larrikins and legends who played hard and partied hard.
A bit about (footy) pies
May 29, 2024 by 2 Comments
Is pie behaviour changing? Joc Ledwidge makes some recent footy pie observations and tries to make sense of what is going on.
Almanac Footy: The game is not the same!
May 29, 2024 by 8 Comments
With Citrus Bob Utber spending a few days relaxing down at Moggs Creek, he was able to attend two footy matches on the one day. One match involved country footy at its best, and the other match left a lot to be desired.
Round 12 – AFL Footy Fixture 2024: Who, where, and when
May 28, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Find out who, where, and when your team is playing in Round 12 of the AFL 2024 season.
Almanac Footy: Beat this mob! – What do they have in common?
May 28, 2024 by 11 Comments
After finishing his life story ‘A View From Fine Leg’, Citrus Bob has time on his hands and has come up with one of his quirky puzzles. What does the team all have in common? Bob has a prize for the winner.
Round 11 – Geelong v GWS: Guilty feet have got no rhythm
May 28, 2024 by 13 Comments
It’s tough being a Geelong supporter at the moment with four defeats on the trot not helping as Roger Lowrey muses about the footy and other things.
Almanac Music: The Wallflowers @JazzFest 2024
May 27, 2024 by 1 Comment
The Wallflowers closing out the Fais Do Do stage at JazzFest 2024 provided Col Ritchie with perhaps his major highlight of the festival.
ACS Cricket: Lunch: -‘Women In Cricket’ – Cancelled
May 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The Australian Cricket Society lunch on Friday, 31 May featuring ‘Women In Cricket’ has been cancelled.
Round 11 – Geelong v GWS: Return to Kardinia Park after 41 years
May 27, 2024 by 2 Comments
For the first time in forty-one years Peter Clark returns to Kardinia Park to watch the Cats play, unfortunately not the result he was hoping for.
Almanac Cricket: ‘The Test’: Season Trois: Episode Une
May 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Stone Cold Steve Baker casts his very experienced eye over the latest episode of ‘The Test’. Worth a read, worth a look by the sound of it, if for no other reason than to see how Cricket Australia is directing the narrative.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 11 Review / Round 12 Preview
May 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke has a fair-handed look at the umpiring in the Pies-Dockers clash in Perth as he reviews the draw, then previews the Round 12 clash with the Doggies.
Almanac Soccer: FA Cup Final 2024 – Man City v Man United
May 27, 2024 by 2 Comments
Ollie Wade recaps an all Manchester FA Cup Final in which the City behemoth faced a United side with plenty of questions around their performance this season.
Almanac Teams: Arrivals and Departures (Gold Coast)
May 27, 2024 by 2 Comments
The glitter strip is widely known for having a fairly transient population, and in Rodney Boyd’s sides this week he looks at that factor as it applies to the local AFL club.
Almanac Poetry: Shapeshifter
May 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This week’s poem by Kevin Densley concerns shapeshifting – an ability, often represented in the arts, to transform oneself into something else.
Round 11 – Fremantle v Collingwood (Floreat Pica): Crumble
May 26, 2024 by 1 Comment
Not even his daughter’s homemade apple crumble could soften the disappointment Mark O’Connell felt on Friday night as his Pies fell away to draw with the Dockers.
Almanac Travel: 20 Photos From Two Days in Minneapolis
May 25, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Ian Wilson takes readers on another trip through the USA, this time it’s Minneapolis via twenty photos from a two day visit there.
Round 11 – Sal’s Preview (Part 2): Wobbly Carlton to sneak home?
May 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Reading between the lines, it looks like Sal thinks the Blues have a Danger Game against the Suns. Here’s his preview of the rest of the Indigenous Round along with a look at a few of Saturday’s races.
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