by John Warhurst 2.10pm, Saturday, 10 May Etihad Stadium, Melbourne It is always easy to get a seat when one of the non-Victorian teams play in Melbourne; especially when one of the weaker Victorian clubs is involved. Only 18,394 turned up at Etihad Stadium to watch the Roos play West Coast. Neither club had had a [Read more]
AFL Round 3 – North Melbourne v West Coast: Naitanui and Harvey make the day
April 19, 2010 by 2 Comments
AFL Round 4 – Adelaide v Carlton: Ticking boxes
April 19, 2010 by 2 Comments
Round 4, AAMI Stadium, Adelaide v Carlton, 17 April 2010 by Bernard Whimpress ‘Jesus ticks all the boxes.’ The message from the newish medium – illuminated rotating and revolving AAMI Stadium fence signage – occurred half way through the game and put me in mind of the story told of the early 1970s sign outside [Read more]
Chapter 7: Off the Interchange
April 18, 2010 by 1 Comment
The Albatross Rules (a football chronicle) (The story so far) Last week’s first up win came at a cost. The team arrive back in Albertville suffering from the effects of the stink of dead fish in the team bus. 7. Off the Interchange A sorry bunch of footballers arrived back in town that night in [Read more]
Eagles open their account, and save on phone bills.
April 18, 2010 by 2 Comments
Last time West Coast and Essendon were gearing up to run out on Subiaco Oval, I, along with millions of other people around Australia, was giddy with joy as the 2010 NAB Cup was commencing. Now, with all of that silly stuff behind us and three rounds of the real action completed, these two sides [Read more]
Crows circling the gurgler
April 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
It’s a question that I have been wondering since the start of the season. Why was this match being broadcast on Channel 10? Surely North Melbourne v Sydney should have been on free-to-air television, but the Carlton supporters at 10 (Robert Walls, Tim Lane, Sam Lane, Andrew Maher) must have requested this match. After a [Read more]
Carlton unravel the zone, while Adelaide just unravels.
April 18, 2010 by 2 Comments
The modern AFL environment seems perpetually hyped, with blowtorches primed for target on a weekly basis. Even by these standards, Round 4 seems pretty early for a make-or-break game. But it couldn’t be denied that the competing sides in this match were badly in need of a win, with pressure mounting on both camps.
Blues Conquer the Underachieving Crows in a Vital Victory
April 18, 2010 by 2 Comments
By Damian Watson Over the past seven days the football press have dubbed this match as a “D-day” for both of these proud and talented clubs in 2010. The Crows who at one stage throughout the summer were predicted to be Top 4 finalists this season have somewhat been disappointing in the eyes of the [Read more]
Racing: Doncaster Day at Randwick
April 16, 2010 by 13 Comments
by Chris Riordan Correspondent “Carringbush” joined our forum last week with some salient observations from his visit to Randwick’s Derby Day. The small crowd figure was a point of obvious concern and we can only hope that more people recognize the quality of tomorrow’s Doncaster Day and that the AJC starts to regain kudos for [Read more]
AFL: The Answer Lies With Sly
April 16, 2010 by 1 Comment
By Daniel O’Sullivan If the first five minutes of last Friday night’s game didn’t set the pulses racing it is clear evidence that you were either stone-cold dead or simply just stoned. And if it was the latter, you’ve probably spent the last week at IMAX 3-D screenings of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ so you can [Read more]
Local Footy: Great recruiting coups of the bush
April 15, 2010 by 2 Comments
Rarely have there ever been any secrets in football and when the recruiters from the Big Smoke came to town, it was always big news. Brendan Edwards, best afield in Hawthorn’s first-ever premiership in 1961, was creating a stir in Sandhurst in the mid-50s, North Melbourne and Hawthorn among his many suitors. In those days [Read more]
JOHN HARMS: Daff’s thoroughly modern buck’s night
April 15, 2010 by 25 Comments
A buck’s day can be a very good thing. A very good thing. I’ve been to a few – all pretty tame affairs, by yobbo Australian standards. Thankfully. (Like the night I had a rest from the card table to find many of the other lads watching Sound of Music on TV.) My own started [Read more]
haiku bob Round 2 – the pack’s hollow
April 14, 2010 by 1 Comment
Autumn night – all kinds of noises from the packed stadium arch rivals – it takes six men to eject the drunk another point pointless complaining leaves crackle and pop goes Reiwoldt’s hamstring slipping away the first leaves and our early lead crickets – Ball’s pulse fills the pack’s hollow bloke on a stretcher ball [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Nightmare down Collingwood Street
April 14, 2010 by 12 Comments
Last week, I had a weird dream — or a nightmare, as I should call it. I was on a basket ball court and I was crying. Here’s the weird thing: there were Collingwood players there too, in their footy gear, some standing, some sunk in the ground and all of them were crying. I [Read more]
AFL Round 3: Nice weekend, shame about the footy
April 14, 2010 by 1 Comment
By Dan Crane It had been an action-packed weekend before I woke up on Sunday the 11th of April. My best mate Tim had flown over from Adelaide on Friday afternoon and he, my wife and I had then spent that evening drinking beautiful beer at the Little Creatures dinner hall on Brunswick Street. Tim [Read more]
Gigs Stats Round 3: A season that could come to nothing for all teams – except maybe Melbourne
April 14, 2010 by 6 Comments
Stats Entertainment – Round 3 by Andrew Gigacz WHEN AN ENTIRE SEASON COMES TO NOTHING We all know how it can be for a side that toils for an entire season before a final heartbreaking loss ends it all. Unless the team win the flag, it all comes to an end either in Round 22, [Read more]
April Almanac Lunch sponsor: Peter Lehmann Wines
April 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Footy Almanac is proud to announce Peter Lehmann Wines as the sponsor of the forthcoming Almanac Lunch, to be held at the Clyde Hotel on Friday, 30th April at 12:30pm. If you would like to attend, please contact Paul Daffey at [email protected] Peter Lehmann was born a fifth generation Barossan in Angaston in 1930, [Read more]
Round 3 – The View from Shepparton: Too many minors a key issue for Collingwood
April 12, 2010 by 5 Comments
by Peter Schumacher As I wind up my gramophone, I am sure that I must be the only footy fan preparing to put down thoughts accompanied by Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 in glorious SACD sound. True, I am not in the right room, but still, sounds pretty damned good through [Read more]
AFL Round 3 – St Kilda v Collingwood: Humble pie not on Mick’s menu
April 12, 2010 by 6 Comments
Welcome to Café Mick (“Nothin could be finer than to be in Micky’s Diner”), where every unhealthy white-man dish can be procured – except Humble Pie. Even after being humiliated by the injury-ravaged Sainters, head chef Mick Malthouse (King of the Pampered Pies) used the excuse of bad luck in shooting for goal for losing [Read more]
Crio’s Question: How did you get through a mid-match wedding?
April 12, 2010 by 46 Comments
by Chris Riordan Admit it. We’ve all found ourselves in circumstances where we need a score…I mean a footy score, but have had to institute a covert operation. Whether overseas, at a meeting or even at a wedding (!!!), in what unusual situations have you managed to get your fix?
AFL Round 1: Ah, Cats, it’s good to have you back
April 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Paul and I meet Dave and Heather, fresh from their engagement party the week before, just outside the Bunton Room. It’s about 80% full and we’ve got 10 minutes to fight our way through the crowd, get served, knock over a pot and then get a good vantage point before the season officially begins for [Read more]
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