What can be more zen like than a serene motorcycle ride through the mighty Otways to the great Southern Ocean at Port Campbell as Stan Kluzek’s photos suggest.
Almanac Footy: Why winning isn’t everything
September 25, 2023 by 2 Comments
The big dance is the topic of the moment, but Ian Wilson reflects on the bigger picture via Mick Malthouse, Donald McDonald and the Werribee Tigers of 2023.
Almanac Teams: Players whose last game was in a Grand Final
September 25, 2023 by 5 Comments
You want more finals-themed teams? Well you’ve come to the right place. Rodney Boyd’s sides this week contain those who didn’t play a game after claiming a flag or those who fell short in a grand final.
Almanac Poetry: Beautiful Submerged Things
September 25, 2023 by 2 Comments
Women, painting, literature, theatre and drowning make for a heady waterlogged mix in this week’s poem by Kevin Densley.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Preliminary Final Review / Grand Final Preview
September 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life tells how Collingwood made it to the Grand Final and previews the match against Brisbane that determines this year’s premiership.
Preliminary Final – Collingwood v GWS: Enjoying the moment (Floreat Pica Society)
September 24, 2023 by 1 Comment
Frank Taylor volunteered to report on Collingwood’s Preliminary Final for the Floreat Pica Society – before the 2023 season even started. Here it is. With an extra dash of correspondence read out recently on ABC local radio.
Almanac Footy – Finals Diary, Chapter 6: Mr Scorsese, for your consideration: Preliminary Final Match Report – Brisbane v Carlton
September 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Shane Reid continues his entertaining coverage of the 2023 Finals series, from a Lions’ perspective, of course. Scorsese, De Niro, U2, Jason Donovan, Michael Voss…they’re all there, and more!
Almanac Footy (Life Sentences): Preliminaries be Damned!
September 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Most of the time we manage to get on with life after a significant letdown. But sometimes it’s a life sentence!
Almanac Footy: The Journey
September 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
It has been a long journey in the wilderness for Carlton supporters over many years suffering a lack of success at the top level. But many fans, like Shane Thomas, are excited by the Blues’ performances this season and the prospect of the ultimate prize just two steps away.
Almanac Running: City Bay fun run – Singapore Sharks, snags and spirituality spruikers
September 22, 2023 by 10 Comments
Mickey Randall is off on another run, this time the six kilometre leg of the Adelaide City Bay fun run. As usual, Mickey takes in all the sights and sounds during his run to share with readers.
Almanac Music: Aussie Album Review – Jet ‘Get Born’
September 22, 2023 by 3 Comments
In the wake of Jet’s elevation to the ARIA Hall of Fame, Smokie returns to their debut album “Get Born”. It is the 17th of his Aussie album reviews
Almanac Music: Songs about Roads
September 22, 2023 by 74 Comments
This week’s music piece from KD concerns songs that mention roads in the title, whether they be specifically highways, streets, avenues, boulevards, esplanades or similar infrastructure.
Almanac (Women’s) Footy: The Payneham Falcons are flying high !
September 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Verity Sanders explains the expansion and on-field success of the Payneham Falcons Football Club’s women’s program. Vying with their men’s teams for equal status within the club, there’s a blueprint here for others to consider. (An exciting, enthusiastically expounded exemplar of how to make a club prosper – Ed.)
Almanac Poetry: ‘Winter Dies Early’ – Tommy Mallet
September 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In his poem, ‘Winter Dies Early’, Tommy Mallet describes that feeling of an early morning start to work in winter.
Almanac Footy – Finals Diary, Chapter 5: Five by Five
September 21, 2023 by 4 Comments
The Beatles had No. 9; Shane Reid has No. 5 – and he’s got it bad! Read Reid’s rationale about the importance of having a number on your footy jumper. (And his prediction for the Lions v Blues clash.)
NRL Finals Week 3: The Road to the Finals – Part 3
September 21, 2023 by 2 Comments
Matt O’Hanlon has studied the Form Guide once again to find the good oil on this weekend’s NRL Preliminary Finals.
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