Everything points to this Grand Final being a cracker. Even the weather. As the Friday dawn is breaking over the People’s Republic of Northcote I can see small patches of blue sky. The morning paper tells me that Beams is out for Collingwood and young Fasolo is in, and that there is no change in [Read more]
Crio’s Racing: GF Weekend 2011
September 29, 2011 by 12 Comments
Punters prepared to weave through a fixturing maze will be rewarded with a festival of G1 races. Footy, The Show and now wild weather have wrought havoc on this great racing weekend- but there’s a dazzling meeting to kick off Friday Nights at the Valley, Randwick’s classic Epsom Day follows and then HQ’s Turnbull “brunch” [Read more]
Grand Final Eve Races
September 29, 2011 by 4 Comments
Courtesy of John Dunne – Geelong Racing Club If you happen to be at the Geelong races tomorrow, you may detect a theme. Top weight in each race will wear the specially designed Cat silks you see below.
Out: Cohen. In: Katrina
September 29, 2011 by 18 Comments
One lazy afternoon, in a marquee on the banks of the Brisbane River, in a spot which would have been three metres under water last January, I sat with the battered and the downtrodden at the feet of Michael Leunig. We had been drawn to him in our individual and collective downtrodden-ness because his topic [Read more]
Review of “The Club” New Paintings by Peter Ferrier
September 29, 2011 by 1 Comment
Love of Football is in the Air – its final time and time for art and I popped in to an exhibition a few weeks ago to get to see Peters work again. He used to be in a Gallery onSt.Kilda Roadand I used to drive back on my way home from work, and check [Read more]
Inside the Brownlow – Floreat Pica Society style
September 28, 2011 by 4 Comments
by Ramon Dobb Last night, the Floreat Pica Society continued its tradition of having its global network of members in all of the footy hot spots of the world. I was an extremely fortunate recipient of a corporate invitation to the Brownlow Medal and thought I’d share a few snippets of the experience [Read more]
The Cats team for the Grand Final, as explained to a West Australian
September 28, 2011 by 7 Comments
A friend who barracks for West Coast emailed me to say she and her mates have decided to support the Cats in the Grand Final.Good choice. Professing not to know much about them she asked for a rundown of who’s who at the cattery. I ended up spending longer on the reply than expected and [Read more]
Chelsea v Swansea City at Stamford Bridge
September 28, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Basil Naimet 1983 was the last time Swansea made their appearance at Stamford Bridge. Their return wasn’t pleasant! After a frantic start by Chelsea and one that saw them struggle to get any rhythm going, especially where it counted most, in the goal area, the Blues looked vulnerable. In contrast Swansea, looked sharp in [Read more]
Stresstember Reflections…Bad Currency Drives Out Good
September 28, 2011 by 26 Comments
by Stephen Alomes It is the time of the year…when a footy follower’s thoughts turn not to flowers or fillies or fun but to the last steps to the top of the hill or perhaps in the DeMillean AFLspeak ‘the mountain’ or even ‘the summit’. It is the time of Sturm und [Read more]
Women and children first
September 28, 2011 by 1 Comment
Thanks to Almanacker Rick Kane who brought our attention to the clip below. · After Fenerbache fans invaded the pitch during a friendly game against Shakhtar Donetsk, the Turkish FA punished the club by forcing them to play their next two games behind closed doors. Then someone had the bright idea of just banning men [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – What happened to Gus Gould’s hair?
September 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I’m in Brisbane for the weekend visiting family. It’s the first chance I’ve had in many a year to watch a Friday night game live on television. It’s also the first chance I’ve had to watch Channel Nine’s pregame ‘entertainment” too. Mercy me. So let’s start with the (actual) white elephant on the commentary panel: [Read more]
The Footygods: Bia
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by Ian Latham The greeks had lots of gods to make you think. They had Athena, the goddess of wisdom and learning. They had the muses who inspired writing and the arts. They could inspire you with their skill. A lot like Nic Naitanui. You could just marvel at him all day. And you [Read more]
DA’s Clue of the Round (28)
September 28, 2011 by 3 Comments
The Footy Almanac thanks David Astle for providing Almanackers with extra food for thought over the 2011 season. Last roll of the puzzle dice for Season 2011.Thanks for all your comments and deductions over that time. This experiment has been fun. (And if you happened to enjoy this Almanac side-trip, or wish to [Read more]
preliminary final – the clock stops
September 28, 2011 by 4 Comments
late september the veteran scores the winning goal the MCG in spring — alive with hawks, magpies and seagulls the moon punches a hole in the sky — Tarrant spoils bad live stream our hopes flickering spring haze a field of heavy-limbed footballers [Read more]
The Big Nick
September 27, 2011 by 3 Comments
by John Green I never thought I’d see a band of Vikings marching up the centre of Bridge Road. There they were. Arrayed in red and white, sporting horned helmets, brandishing hammers and calling on the names of ancient Norse gods. At least that’s what I thought they were saying. They weren’t the only [Read more]
THUNDER STORMS, 3-2-1 and More!!
September 27, 2011 by 3 Comments
Representative side Northern Territory Football Club creates history: 3 Seasons competing, 2 Premierships, in 1 year. by Jocelyn Ledwidge No wonder they’re tough in the Territory: with a high degree of difficulty, vision has become glorious reality in record time. A total start up club – new structure, staff, sponsors, Board, playing [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League – The Year of The Seagulls
September 27, 2011 by 7 Comments
Queensland Cup Rugby League Grand Final 2011 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 16 d Tweed Heads Seagulls 10 by JJ Leahy The Queensland Cup is one of two Rugby League competitions that sit at a level below the National Rugby League. The other is its New South Wales counterpart. It is contested by five clubs from Brisbane [Read more]
The WOW WAGs
September 27, 2011 by 24 Comments
by Danni Eid My blue carpet favorite Alex Davis (Pendlebury) looked positively radiant in her navy blue Versace gown. It fitted like a glove, it got the “Oh my gosh!” reaction from me, it’s a perfect classy dress. As always, Alex looked GORGEOUS! It was the dress that drew a gasp. As a natural [Read more]
A premiership at 50
September 27, 2011 by 5 Comments
Hockey Grand Final. Septemeber 17, 2011 by Don Haines I’d never won a premiership. When I was 16 we had been in a seconds footy grand final. I was full forward, and about all I can remember is watching a set shot veer alarmingly right, and asking the coach at half time to teach [Read more]
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