Kyle Archibald is a bit of an ‘everywhere man’ when it comes to his playing career. But Ungarie and Yarrawonga have been central to it all. KB Hill caught up with Kyle recently.
Almanac Super Rugby Pacific: In the doldrums
February 28, 2024 by 1 Comment
The discourse around rugby is gloomy, and Brian the Ruminator senses the roubles. “But,” he writes, “it’s the sense of helplessness that many of us in the rugby fraternity feel. It’s hard to see a circuit breaker.” Here are his thoughts after the first round.
Almanac Poetry: Golf 1
February 27, 2024 by 7 Comments
Michael Pardy has returned to golf after a break of 20 years. Beautiful game he says, and as a result, he has neglected his writing, so Michael has remedied that by writing golf poems. Here is his first golf poem.
Almanac Music: ‘1971 – The year that music changed everything’
February 27, 2024 by 8 Comments
‘1971 – The year that music changed everything’ is an excellent TV series, and together with its soundtrack brought back many memories of the time for Col.
Almanac Teams: One Test Players
February 26, 2024 by 19 Comments
Rounding out his series of cricket-related teams for 2024, Rodney Boyd takes a deep dive into those who played just one Test for Australia – and some who played just the solitary match for other nations too.
Almanac Life: The Western Ring Road
February 26, 2024 by 10 Comments
The Western Ring Road should come with its own set of health warnings, as Smokie explains. [It’s unknown if Keith Miller ever spent enough time on the road to compare notes on pressure – Ed.]
Almanac Poetry: The Arnolfini Divorce
February 26, 2024 by 4 Comments
In this week’s poem, previously unpublished, Kevin Densley takes a famous fifteenth century European painting as the starting point for a twentieth century Australian immigration story.
Almanac Sport: Coodabeen Champions, eh? The irony is, they are.
February 26, 2024 by 20 Comments
The Coodabeen Champions have retired. Gigs pays tribute to this wonderful institution.
Almanac Footy Tipping: The 2024 AFL Tipping Comp (and the 2023 results)
February 25, 2024 by 2 Comments
The 2024 AFL Footy Almanac Tipping Comp is open. Register now. And this post includes the results from the 2023 comp.
Almanac Footy Tipping: The Tip the Top 8 result from 2023
February 25, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Find out how to enter the Footy Almanac Tip the Top 8 Competition for 2024. The results for last year’s comp are included in this post.
Almanac Cricket: Pomborneit CC Weekly Wrap
February 24, 2024 by 1 Comment
Luke Reynolds updates all the scores and results from matches played by the Pomberneit Cricket Club in all divisions last round.
Almanac Horseracing (and Investment): The Muse is musing on yearling sales
February 23, 2024 by 6 Comments
With the Blue Diamond on tomorrow, and the Golden Slipper not far away, The Muse turns his critical eye to yearling sales.
Almanac Life: On the Glenelg Surf Club, Vampire Weekend, and Roast Beef
February 23, 2024 by 7 Comments
Mickey Randall recalls some of the activities he and Claire participated in this month including, visiting a surf club, listening to music, and cooking a roast.
Almanac Music: ‘The Basement Tapes’ – The Legendary Tales: Bob Dylan and The Band
February 23, 2024 by 6 Comments
The making of the legendary ‘The Basement Tapes’ by Bob Dylan and The Band features in a short documentary created to support the release of the complete songs recorded during the Big Pink sessions – and Bob fan Col is rapt.
NRL 2024 – Charity Shield: South Sydney Rabbitohs v St George-Illawarra Dragons
February 22, 2024 by 3 Comments
Rabbit in the Vineyard is back for the 2024 NRL season! Here’s his take on last weekend’s Charity Shield match.
1964 SANFL Mobil Cards – Part 1: Central District
February 22, 2024 by 17 Comments
‘Swish’ launches Part 1 of his 1964 SANFL Mobil cards series with Central District, one of the two new additions to SANFL League ranks in that year. You may know of Gary Window and Ken Eustice, but Sam Donovan and Jock O’Brien had colourful careers too.
NRL 2024 Preseason odds and ends
February 22, 2024 by 1 Comment
NRL 2024 season preliminaries continue this weekend after an opening weekend that produced some very good footy. Rugby league editor Ian Hauser picks out a few highlights from the past week.
‘Country Week memories abound…’ by KB Hill
February 22, 2024 by 2 Comments
Country Week cricket is a highlight of the game’s annual calendar in Victoria. KB Hill revisits the triumphs of the WDCA over the decades.
Almanac Cricket: Summers of Twin Delights 1977-1979
February 21, 2024 by 10 Comments
“The Establishment Boys” is a new book by Barry Nicholls in which he talks to players who represented Australia in Test matches in the shadows of World Series Cricket
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