Another off-season, another fundamental change to the way football is played, says Adam Ritchie. Considering how great our game it, it sure does seem to be tinkered with a lot.
Book review: Classic Cats – Geelong’s Premiership Years 1951-1952
October 16, 2012 by 2 Comments
Geelong local Denis Hart reviews Classic Cats, Michael Rogers and Bruce Kennedy’s book on Geelong’s premiership years of 1951-52.
Pat Howard to speak at Marist College cricket lunch
October 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Former Wallaby and Australian Cricket Performance GM, Pat Howard, will speak at the inaugural Marist College cricket lunch on Friday.
In A-League of its Own – Round 2
October 16, 2012 by 4 Comments
Heart’s 1-1 draw against a severely undermanned Wellington was as disappointing as Victory’s 5-0 loss to Brisbane, says Tim Riordan.
Off Season Odyssey – Part 31: Soothing Rain
October 16, 2012 by 4 Comments
Lucy’s hurting. It breaks my heart. She comes over, all warm smiles, to pick her boys up from where I’m staying the night, just outside Charter Towers. Her ex-husband is camping in the bungalow until he sorts his shit out. It’s been his turn with the kids for a day or two. He’s vanished [Read more]
A-League: In Rado we trust!
October 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Brisbane Roar looked every bit the back to back Grand Final winners they are. Better than last season? Its early but they’re worth a bet.
Don’t let the Dawes (insert pun)
October 14, 2012 by 17 Comments
Why is Dawes even contemplating leaving Collingwood?
Caulfield Guineas Day: Gai is to blame!
October 13, 2012 by 28 Comments
Another great Guineas day – but not everything went to plan! Buffering showed why he is “the best of the rest” with a very soft win. Unfortunately there is not a lot of depth in the sprinting ranks at the moment so we have Buffering, Bel Sprinter, Golden Archer and the like being the mainstays. [Read more]
Off Season Odyssey – Part 30: A Legend Called Uzz
October 13, 2012 by 11 Comments
Shortcut, Gladstone. The road winds, just right, through rolling hills and eucalypts. It’s beautifully empty other than the music in the deck and kilometre long coal trains that weave into and out of riding side-saddle with me. They look as if they were made with everything else: the volcanoes, the rocks. Natural. I grew [Read more]
Guineas Day: Boom Boom
October 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Harms returns to the races, after a long winter of footy. Read more. [This piece was published earlier in the week – ignore the Cabernet reference!] Please add your racing thoughts to the excellent conversation following Crio’s preview.
Crio’s Racing: Guineas Day – as good as it gets
October 13, 2012 by 64 Comments
Guineas Day. This is as good as it gets. A beautifully balanced programme at the crossroads of the Carnival, it attracts enthusiasts and leaves a legacy for Spring and beyond.
Another Gorilla Missed
October 13, 2012 by 35 Comments
The Bulldogs need more gorillas. I mean that in the nicest possible way. Our last gorilla, Brian Lake, left to be part of premiership glory. Not sure if he lived in the Western Suburbs but if he did, I hope the trek out to Waverley every night is worth it. So the Bulldogs decide to stick [Read more]
A word from Peter Temple
October 12, 2012 by 11 Comments
A word from Peter Temple – award-winning crime writer and friend of the Almanac.
AFL Grand Final: Half-time Legends
October 12, 2012 by 9 Comments
It’s half-time in the big one. The game’s a bottler. We’re all happy little Vegemites, excited, hairy, overgrown children, bundling out of Roland’s beat-up Grand Final shed to piss, fire up the barbie, wince at daylight, and kick the footy. “You in it, Dippa?” I ask. No idea how he got the nickname, he [Read more]
The Footy Almanac (book): an urgent message to contributors
October 12, 2012 by 5 Comments
Book contributors – please read this post.
Short essay: Love, Teaching and the Renewal of the Common World
October 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Dips O’Donnell has stumbled across a little gem, in of all places the St Kevins newsletter.
If it moves, Brand it. If it doesn’t, sponsor it anyway.
With even the AFL Trade and Free Agency period now having a sponsor with Gillette plastered over everything, can it be too long before commentary of the opening round sounds like this….