I’m certainly not casting Moises Henriques as the savior of Australian cricket but it is true that sometimes it takes a tough situation to unveil the sort of character needed to succeed. Who else has emerged from the mire? And who is the next one to watch?
Pain and suffering with the occasional euphoric high
February 26, 2013 by 8 Comments
Pain and suffering with the occasional euphoric high – it’s the best way to describe the life of a Saints fan, says Shaun Curnow. So, what is it that makes them bleed Red, White and Black?
The Wrap: The Let’s Be Honest About All This edition
February 26, 2013 by 3 Comments
It takes a bit to draw the Wrap staff back from hibernation, but we believe the crisis at Melrose Drive & Jellymont House warrants such a re-call.
The Way-Too-Early 2013 Preview: Gold Coast
February 26, 2013 by 2 Comments
The Suns aren’t going to explode and make the finals in 2013. a total of five or six would be the benchmark. What’s more important is continued improvement from their young stars.
A multicultural Australian Test side
February 26, 2013 by 39 Comments
Glen has compiled his multicultural Test 11. What do you think?
The summertime Blues
February 25, 2013 by 11 Comments
Dips spent summer with the same Blues fans he spent the previous summer with. 12 months ago they were confident of premiership glory; now they are confused, entering 2013 in a sort of no-man’s-land.
Born Working. Billy Williams.
February 25, 2013 by 14 Comments
Let’s get this straight, Billy Williams is a champion. You think so the minute you meet him. Triple South Melbourne best and fairest, Bloods Team of the Century member, Australian Rules Hall of Fame. The only surviving Swan from the Bloodbath Grand Final. A ripper jag of titles, but there’s something more to [Read more]
Cricket Marketing in the `70s
February 25, 2013 by 2 Comments
Sports fan Russell Jackson makes his debut with a look at cricket marketing in the 1970s. (Call me crazy, but I have a hunch you’re going to find a readership here at the Almanac Russell – ed)
There was no tanking
February 25, 2013 by 3 Comments
Yvette Wroby captures the feelings of most on the non-tanking issue through her art.
Robertson Oval – where Terry Daniher was king
February 25, 2013 by 16 Comments
The AFL grounds onslaught into NSW continues with the unveiling of a revamped Robertson Oval in Wagga on March 2 when the Giants play the Brisbane Lions in a NAB Cup game under lights. Rod Gillett says the oval has a rich history.
Bradmania, everything must go
February 25, 2013 by 4 Comments
Since his death, the sacred cow status of Sir Donald Bradman has diminished significantly. There is a sadness about a rewriting of history that turns the differences in opinion between Bradman and his teammates into something more akin to hatred.
Looney Tunes
February 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
AFL CEO Elmer Fudd has been granted bail on the charge of causing unnecessary criminal damage to the game. Mr Fudd is unrepentant.
A Century of Surf – calling for stories, ideas, photographs
February 23, 2013 by 2 Comments
Tim Baker is compiling a book (a sort of history and celebration of surfing) to mark the centenary of the visit by the great Hawaiian surfer and swimmer Duke Kahanamoku in 1914. Tim’s a great bloke (for a Hawthorn fan) and welcomes any contributions and suggestions. His details are included in this post.
So Theo can say, “I saw Black Caviar”
February 22, 2013 by 16 Comments
The Harms boys went to the races last Saturday.
Racing’s Best of the Best
February 22, 2013 by 32 Comments
The Winning Post, in conjunction with TVN, have started a competition to name the 50 greatest racehorses in Australia from the last 50 years. Budge wants the views of the Knackery.
Vlad the Prince
February 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Melbourne “agreement” stinks of Machiavellian pragmatism with a couple of sacrificial lambs thrown to the wolves in Dean Bailey and Chris Conolly and a $500,000 fine that will undoubtedly be covered by AFL special dividends.
How It Must Have Happened: Melbourne Tanking Press Conference
February 21, 2013 by 8 Comments
The AFL’s head of information dispersal, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahha, clears up all confusion on the Melbourne not-tanking issue. Sort of.
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