Last week, I saw Matthew White kick a goal. It wasn’t an overly pretty one, more of a helicopter off the inside of the boot. But it did the job. I expected maybe a subtle waggle of the finger or perhaps a loving embrace with Benny Nason, who was nearby. But he did neither. Instead [Read more]
Three in a row for the Tigers
May 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Going into this game, I was unusually quietly confident of a third successive victory for my beloved Tigers. Unusual, in the fact that I’m always hoping for a win, but never believing that we could actually pull it off. This attitude is a reflection of the Richmond players at the moment, as Damien Hardwick noted [Read more]
Nick Unloads
May 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
That wouldn’t be the head of a certain well known ex-football manager would it? Yvette Wroby speculates at to Nick Riewoldt’s current thoughts (with a little help from an Age photo.
North Need To Toughen Up
May 8, 2011 by 9 Comments
This was the moment. I looked on, nervously. Could we do it? I swung my leg back and forth, trying to stretch it out as much as I could. I turned my eyes to the middle of the field. The pivotal contest was about to finish. Who would come out unscathed? It happened. Waaia were [Read more]
AFL overestimate supporters’ attitude to pay TV
May 7, 2011 by 11 Comments
It is a disgrace when on a brisk Saturday in May, only ONE game out of FOUR being played today, can be viewed on television. Last weekend when there was no free-to-air televising of any day games, my daughter and I decided to go for a stroll into the ‘centre hub’ of our busy little [Read more]
Round 7 Blog: Finding the young’un in all of us.
May 7, 2011 by 14 Comments
Saturday morning and I’m recalling only a couple of things from last night’s match. 1. Daniel Motlop’s shot from the pocket. and 2. Richo’s reaction to threading the eye of the needle. I loved it. Great illustration of the love of play, and the fascination of the football itself, and what can be done with [Read more]
The Bool and other festivities
May 6, 2011 by 17 Comments
I’m home and still euphoric from another ‘Bool week, now established as comfortably my favorite race experience. Unless you have joined the devoted throngs, you can’t possibly understand the wonder of this pilgrimage. It’s been disconcerting to hear and read on my return journey about the “carnage” of “a bad day” (The Age) at Warrnambool. [Read more]
Anzac Day SANFL: Photo by Peter Argent
May 6, 2011 by 11 Comments
The Norwood player kicking the ball is Nick Ramsey and his Centrals opponent is veteran James Gowans. As commented below, this shot recalls a classic Ronald Dale Barrassi pose from an MCG game in 1962. Photo: Bruce Howard (courtesy of the NLA archives)
From the Folly of Subiaco to Greener Pastures
May 6, 2011 by 5 Comments
By Brad Carr In last year’s Almanac, I wrote up the Round 7 game between West Coast and Hawthorn, and I referred to Subiaco Oval as “what sadly remains the worst stadium in the AFL”. In the course of editing the book, Paul Daffey picked up on this point, and asked that I elaborate on [Read more]
Chasing the Bush Premiership- Pt. 4
May 6, 2011 by 2 Comments
It’s been a while since I updated Almanackers about my pursuits for the Imperial Footy Club and for those that care I thought I’d get off my arse and update my half a dozen or so fans about where my chase for a premiership stands. Truth is I’ve started a new job and been telling [Read more]
Ponderings from Cape York
May 6, 2011 by 2 Comments
Is this the tail end of the Cape York Wet season or Autumn in Melbourne? Looking out the window at the porch light illuminating the rain falling in front of the grapefruit tree you could be excused for confusion. But no, an arm with sleeve rolled up thrust out the window tells me it’s still [Read more]
The Uncontrollable Smile
May 6, 2011 by 9 Comments
By Vincent Tan I like Melbourne. I like that “Before the Game” is actually shown before the game. I like that I can sit at a pub and have absolutely no compulsion to zip up my jacket to hide my navy blue and white hoops for fear of ridicule and the inevitable drunken comment about [Read more]
150 GAME MILESTONE STILL MILES AWAY
May 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
You may remember last year when I discovered at the Brothers AFC presentation night that I was recognised for playing 146 combined senior and reserve grade matches for the club. Don’t be surprised if you didn’t, I even had to go back to past archives to try to find out if the figure at the [Read more]
Clue of the Round: Round 7
May 5, 2011 by 2 Comments
DA’s Clue of the Round (7): Avid fans of footy matches, First knew me as trim catches. Then consequently: 4A9. Before rattles plagued my sign. Nowadays, surprise-surprise, I’m a union under foreign skies. What am I? [Don’t give it away in the comments…we’ll let you know next week] Answer to Clue of the Round (7): The [Read more]
The new footyalmanac world
May 5, 2011 by 7 Comments
We are in the process of developing this new site. Please let us know what you think, and if you identify any problems – keeping in mind we are still putting together The Almanackers’ authors’ page, and some other pages – let us know. Suggestions welcome.
OK, Who forgot to Compile the VFA Stats between 1877 and 1896?
May 5, 2011 by 6 Comments
Given that the 18 (or is it 19) years represent a significant chain in the history of footy, I’m surprised that there is (or seems to be) no easy-access stats for the VFA results in the period. I can find the premiers but that’s about it. Is there a place to find this stuff or [Read more]
Footy Un/certainty
May 5, 2011 by 1 Comment
A couple of weeks ago, Friday night football hosted Collingwood and Richmond. As the first half drew to a close, the Pies up by some 8 goals, the ABC’s David Parkin lamented the unevenness of the match. He wasn’t having fun anymore: ‘The joy of any contest surely comes from the uncertainty.’ * On the [Read more]
Reflections on a royal wedding and other miscalculations
May 5, 2011 by 3 Comments
by Jim Young (author of Any Old Eleven) Thirty years ago, before plastic was invented, the first thing you had to do in a foreign country was make sure your banking arrangements were in order. In London that meant a trip to The Strand, where the local representatives of all Australia’s banks huddled under the [Read more]
My (not so) favourite drop-kick, part 7
May 5, 2011 by 5 Comments
Vin Maskell hears the ugly truth in part seven of his meandering series. The train stuttered and stopped as it tried to pull out of the station. “Passengers,” announced the driver, “we’ve had to stop because some drop-kick in a red cap is trying to force open the doors.” You know the game is just [Read more]
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