Barry Nicholls continues his new ‘A beer with…’ column by chatting with Yvette Wroby, best known on these pages as an avid Saints’ supporter, a champion of women’s football, and long time supporter of The Footy Almanac.
Almanac Footy: C’mon the Darwin Dingoes or the Canberra Capitals? – Who will be the AFL’s 20th team?
April 2, 2024 by 3 Comments
Professor Tim Harcourt looks at and considers all the possible options for a new team to be selected by the AFL to become the 20th team in the competition.
Round 4 (Gather Round) – AFL 2024 Footy Fixture: Who, where, and when?
April 2, 2024 by 3 Comments
It’s Round 4, the Gather Round, of the AFL season so checkout who, where, and when your team is playing.
Almanac Travel: Pink lakes and mounted Land Rovers – a driving guide to Gather Round
April 2, 2024 by 6 Comments
As a seasoned traveller to South Australia, Rob Spurr provides from some travelling tips for those making the journey across for the Gather Round matches.
Round 3 – Brisbane v Collingwood: Intensity (Floreat Pica Society)
April 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Tony Scully reports for the Floreat Pica Society with the Pies 0-3, on the road to face last year’s Grand Final opponent.
Almanac Cricket: Pomborneit CC Finals & End of Season Wrap
April 2, 2024 by 5 Comments
The Pomborneit Gold women winning the premiership highlights the Pomborneit CC’s final wrap of the 2023/24 season. [Congratulations to Luke Reynolds for his magnificent work at the Pomborneit Cricket Club – Ed.]
Tanami Pre-game
April 2, 2024 by 3 Comments
The middle of the Northern Territory, the deserts of the Warlpiri provide backdrop to Damian Balassone’s piece.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024: Round 3 Review / Round 4 Preview
April 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
There is a spring in the step of Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life and true believers with a strong win over the Lions as Cam looks forward to the Gather Round against Hawthorn.
Almanac Teams: Arrivals and Departures (Carlton)
April 1, 2024 by 2 Comments
Rodney Boyd’s latest ‘Arrivals and Departures’ sides are made up of those who either packed their bag(ger)s at Prinny Park for greener pastures or joined the crew after starting out elsewhere.
Almanac Footy: The VFL/AFL’s Blunt Team
April 1, 2024 by 18 Comments
Brad Scott’s comment about the ‘Essendon Edge’ had Ian Wilson thinking back to a time when players didn’t need an edge, they were blunt, as he explains.
Mystery Pub: The Curious Case of the King William Hotel
March 31, 2024 by 11 Comments
Friday night in Adelaide so it must be ‘mystery pub’ night for Mickey Randall and wife Claire. This time, an old pub done up new with an air of mystery about it as Mickey explains.
All of our Stawell Gift articles can be read here
March 31, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Over the years we’ve published about three dozen articles on the Stawell Gift. Check out the list.
At Easter-time Stawell Giveth and Stawell Taketh Away
March 31, 2024 by 55 Comments
We re-visit this classic Almanac yarn each Easter (for good reason):
Dips O’Donnell tells the story of his crack at Stawell and what the event and the weekend mean to the O’Donnell family.
Almanac Travel: Twelve photos from two days in Portland
March 30, 2024 by 5 Comments
Ian Wilson shares more of his travels in the USA with partner Lynda. This time he is in Portland, Oregon where they stopped for two days on the way to the Montreal Comedy Festival. They were rewarded with a surprise in Portland as Ian explains.
Round 19 – Hawthorn v Geelong: Tomahawk and spontaneous ring-a-ring-a-rosey
March 30, 2024 by 17 Comments
This John Harms story of the famous Tom Hawkins goal after the siren was first published a week after the event. P. Flynn’s analysis is also included.
Almanac Obituary: Vale – John Russell: Racecaller
March 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Renowned race caller John Russell passed away aged 93 last week. Journalist and author John Craven remembers the ‘real one’ in his obituary and fitting tribute.
Almanac Music; ‘You Go To My Head’ – Songs about Drink
March 29, 2024 by 183 Comments
In this installment of his long running series on popular song themes, KD focuses upon songs involving drinks – both alcoholic and non-alcoholic.
Sal’s Preview – Round 3: Strike Three for the Competition
March 28, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Sal fires up over the Illicit Drug Protocol before finding his footy and racing winners for this weekend.
Almanac Footy: Finals Diary Chapter 8 – Pride
March 28, 2024 by 2 Comments
With the 2023 Grand Final rematch coming up at the Gabba tonight, we reprise Shane Reid’s coverage of that epic September clash.
It was not quite the outcome Shane Reid was expecting as Brisbane fell four points short of a premiership.
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