by Matt Zurbo I was dragged out of retirement early this year. All up I missed three gloriously injury-free games. The memory of them and my total playing absence, was sweet. But, before long I was back playing my 25th year of adult footy for the not so mighty Otway Districts Reserves. (Second last on [Read more]
Manning Clark Cricket Dinner
February 17, 2011 by 7 Comments
Crio’s Q: The nick-name says it all
February 17, 2011 by 87 Comments
They farewelled the Doc last week. No need to clarify as Darrell Baldock…his simple moniker is enough to identify the subject to all footy lovers. Like The Don or Newk, it is a heightened level of recognition when a full name becomes irrelevant. Who else has earned this status?
Almanac XI primed
February 16, 2011 by 39 Comments
by ‘Straight Break’ Members of The Almanac XI made their way to the old Brunswick St Oval cricket nets last Sunday, and put in a strong session, in preparation for the much-anticipated fixture against Overland this coming Sunday. Peter Flynn put his captaincy aspirations in jeopardy by not turning up, while Gigs Gigacz served his [Read more]
Gideon Haigh’s book launch
February 16, 2011 by 5 Comments
I’m afraid I’ve done it again – that is, dashed off a new book. It’s called OUT OF THE RUNNING. It is about the 2010-11 Ashes series. You can see it here. https://www.penguin.com.au/lookinside/spotlight.cfm?SBN=9780670076017 It has Michael Clarke on the cover. Sad to say, despite the small fortune he must have spent on them, none of [Read more]
Adrian’s call
February 16, 2011 by 11 Comments
by Damian O’Donnell The sun came up as expected this morning, people will die of old age today as usual, governments will extort taxes from their hard working citizens because they can, and the AFL has announced that the new NAB Cup format is a success. All very predictable really. Adrian Anderson proudly announced, ”We [Read more]
Arma’s Club Corner
February 16, 2011 by 10 Comments
by Arma Nasco Adelaide: Marking 20 years since its first Trial Game at Football Park; a victory over Essendon (1991). Crows team featured John Klug and Romano Negri. Brisbane: The pride of lions no longer includes Proud. Carlton: A “highly spirited” intra-club match rekindles fond memories of vision of the Setanta O’Hailpin and Cameron Cloke [Read more]
The great pack-splitters
February 15, 2011 by 24 Comments
Peter Zitterschlager has introduced a new statistic which has gained considerable (Almanac) currency. Name those players who would have racked up the stats in the pack-splitting category.
Anne’s Choice
February 15, 2011 by 5 Comments
by Anne Fedorowytsch When the NAB Cup fixture was released late October 2010 my reaction to the draw was a very long and exasperated ‘Nooooooo!’ The Crows’ opening round matches versus Port Adelaide and Melbourne had been scheduled head to head against Adelaide United playing their biggest rivals, Melbourne Victory, at Adelaide Oval in the [Read more]
Accuracy in reporting
February 15, 2011 by 1 Comment
Good to see that the Vics have survived the summer. First non-game of the year, and the ‘reporting’ in The Age is: “Two goals to Lisle and one each to Schneider and Menegola brought them within three points, but misses to Brent Renouf and Brendan Whitecross robbed them of a win.” Some people would call that [Read more]
In A-League of Its Own
February 15, 2011 by 6 Comments
Tom’s weekly outlook on the A-League The last gameweek of the 2010-11 regular season kicked off on Friday night from the Adelaide Oval, and had finals contenders Adelaide United hosting Melbourne Victory. Paul Reid opened the scoring 6 minutes in for Adelaide, capping off a flying start for his side. Reid was awarded a free-kick [Read more]
Where’s the stat for the split pack?
February 14, 2011 by 14 Comments
by Peter Zitterschlager The presentation of Aussie rules players stats has come a long way since the days when they simply tallied up kicks, marks and handballs. From this rudimentary approach, it has evolved to a level of sophistication – one which it is fair to say is nothing short of a science. Possessions are [Read more]
GIGA BITES 2 – Director’s Cut
February 14, 2011 by 6 Comments
Below is a significantly extended version of Giga Bites, which appeared in the Saturday Age on 12th February, 2011. by Andrew Gigacz DRAWING A LONG (SUPER) BOW(L) Super Bowl XLV was played this week and the Green Bay Packers’ winning score of 31 should have come as no surprise, especially given the fact [Read more]
Giga Bites 1 – Director’s Cut
February 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Below is a slightly extended version of Giga Bites, which appeared in The Saturday Age on 5th February, 2011 by Andrew Gigacz THE LAST WORD (OR LETTER) ON THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN. They may have been the number one and two seeds, but Caroline Wozniacki and Vera Zvonereva were always going to be up against [Read more]
Nab Cup- The good, bad and ugly.
February 13, 2011 by 7 Comments
Don’t we all just love the start of a new footy season? We get new players, new teams, new jumpers, new scandals, new game plans and in my case a stunner of a new beau. While I love a new footy season, I don’t exactly have any love for the NAB cup.
NAB Cup: Carlton v Richmond v Collingwood
February 13, 2011 by 3 Comments
Signing out of the OneFM log sheet, I neatly scribbled by signature and wrote down 6:00pm next to ‘exit time’. Another two hour, Saturday shift was over and done, but today was different. I was going home to watch the footy, something I haven’t enjoyed since September, 2010. But, there was a catch. It was [Read more]
NAB CUP: Melbourne, Adelaide, Port Adelaide
February 13, 2011 by 2 Comments
By Steve Healy It was imminent that the return of footy in 2011 would be a completely different experience from previous seasons. I really couldn’t, and still can’t, get my head around the round-robin planning of the first round of the NAB cup. It just isn’t footy. Our game is meant to be a sacred [Read more]
Time for a new AFL Draw
February 12, 2011 by 8 Comments
By Robert Dalton With the expansion of the AFL to embrace even more interstate teams, it is high time to re-think the draw and extend the football season, perhaps by eliminating the NAB Cup for starters. In the days of the old VFL it was a fair draw as all teams played each other twice [Read more]
Almanac Racing: The Late Mail
February 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Computer malfunctions, no formguide and a late night at the Valley mean tonight’s bulletin will be in abbreviated form, which is unfortunate as there is so much to report… Cracking Sandown midweeker deserves notice.
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