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SANFL round 6 preview: Norwood V Adelaide

The Adelaide Crows’ SANFL team and lighting don’t seem to mix. All things being equal though, The Redlegs and the Crows (should) meet under lights this weekend to get the SANFL’s multi-cultural round off to a fly and Rulebook shares this preview of the clash at The Parade.

One-Eyed Footy Fans: Bushy, the Lunatic Tiger

The One-Eyed footy follower. We all know someone who believes – no matter all evidence to the contrary – that THIS is his or her teams’ year. Rulebook gets the ball rolling with this warm about his Tiger-loving mate ‘Bushy’.

AFL Round 3 – Adelaide v Melbourne: Dees make Crows earn it

Malcolm ‘Rulebook’ Ashwood analyses a workmanlike performance from his Adelaide Crows that gets them home over an improving Melbourne Demons.

Round 2 – Collingwood v Adelaide: Crows Deliver

South Australian sports fans were spoiled by too many choices on Saturday, but Malcolm ‘Rulebook’ Ashwood was still across all the contests. His Crows showed Round 1 was no fluke against the Magpies in Melbourne,

SANFL: Legs on top

After umpiring SA ammos footy, and not getting a bake from The Scum, Rulebook takes his boys to see Centrals and the Legs and the reigning premiers are too strong on the day.

Round 1 – Adelaide v North Melbourne: Tex Goes Bang

The post-Sanderson era at the Adelaide Oval got off to a flying start as the Phil Walsh Crows put North Melbourne to the sword in their round one clash. Rulebook is quite pleased with what the revolution has delivered.

Who is this Tim Harcourt? (From the The Adelaide Advertiser)

Having just profiled some of The Almanackers whose names begin with H, I, up bobs Tim Harcourt. There I was, up the bush in South Australia, looking for nominations for the wool team of the century, when there in the Addie is none other than the Almanac’s very own. [We’ll claim him – JTH]

Asian Cup Final: Australia won, because that’s what Australians do

Tom Riordan relives all the excitement of a nerve-shattering, breath-taking Asian Cup Final – with Ange and the new generation triumphing in a pulsating 120 minutes.

Independent Schools v Combined High Schools: a curtain-raiser played at Footy Park in 1991. But what happened to these blokes and where are they now?

Great list of footballers. Who are they? And where are they now? Classic from Swish Schwerdt as he challenges us to fill in any detail we might know. If you know who they are, and where they ended up playing their footy, and what they’re doing now, add a comment. (Now with a photo of one of the teams)

MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Two: Sinking Popeye

Rulebook’s take on day three; some exquisite stroke play from Steve Smith, while MS Dhoni’s captaincy leaves everyone scratching their heads.

MCG Test, Australia v India: Call for cricket writers

Almanackers old and new are invited to submit their stories of the 2014 MCG Test. What did you notice? Where were you? Let us know your preferred day.

Gabba Test, Australia v India – Day Four: Indians Not Tough Enough in the End

Rulebook has one eye on the Pembroke Kings and one eye on the Test match and gives this neat appraisal, concluding the Indians lacked fight in the second dig.

Gabba Test: writers’ schedule (get involved)

The second Test starts on Wednesday. It’s true. Almanac writers are called upon to follow up stellar Adelaide Test efforts with a pre-Christmas surge to Brisbane. Get involved. Nominate a day. Carn Test cricket.

Adelaide Test, Australia v India – Day Four: Our Melbourne Cup

Approaching lunch on the final day Dave Brown provides some unique Adelaide context to this morning’s session, which saw India’s run chase begin.

Adelaide Test, Australia v India – Day Three: Kohli magic and Almanac launch

Raj Singh witnesses a Day 3 run-fest at the Adelaide Oval; then journeys to the Almanac book launch word-fest at the Adelaide Lutheran Football Club.

Adelaide Test, Australia v India – Day Two : Smith and Clarke Take Full Toll of India’s Pop-Gun Attack

Malcolm ‘Rulebook’ Ashwood was at the Adelaide Oval for yet another day that will go down in the proud history of Test cricket in the City of Churches

The Knacker Flag 2014

Peter Baulderstone surveys the 2014 Knacker writing season. What team of writers came out on top for the (time honoured) Knacker Premiership flag? What does our writing say about our club? And how does our team shape our writing?

Seasons in the Sun (Part Nine): “Survivor Bowling”

Defending a huge 4/351, Lower Plenty Thirds could experiment in the field. Callum O’Connor tells of ‘Survivor: Bowling,’ a reality-TV-style bowl-off. “…Some men are born great. Others bowl slow-slow mediums and have hat tricks thrust upon them…”

Calling for contributions: Adelaide Test

And so Test cricket is set to commence. E.Regnans summons all Almanackers to do their duty for Phil and country, and nominate for reporting on a day’s play in Adelaide. Multiple nominations for each day welcomed – more viewpoints stimulate debate.

Eleven White Clothed Angels

More reflections on Phil Hughes: A life and a career which ended far too soon. By Mick Alldis (with thanks to Malcolm Ashwood)