Mark Browning is the only player to play 100+ games for both South Melbourne and the Sydney Swans. KB Hill caught up with him recently.
Alamanc (Cricket) Humour: Viv on his Ten Pound Pom origins
July 20, 2023 by 4 Comments
Viv Tufnell walks us through his family tree on both sides of the family, where he thanks his mum for purging the ten pound pom out of him and being christened with the name Viv.
Up the Mighty Murray! Episode 14 – Gunbower, its island and its footy team
July 19, 2023 by 7 Comments
Peter Clark’s wonderful series takes us further up the Murray to Gunbower and includes some footy, some history and some environmental science. [Another ripper – Ed]
St Kilda’s 1966 Premiership Exclusive Screening
July 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The Lighthouse Foundation for Youth have organised an exclusive screening of St Kilda’s historic 1966 premiership triumph and celebrate their 150 years as the Saints! Found out more for details here as the event will be held late in August at the Palais Theatre.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 18 Review, Round 19 Preview.
July 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke was in transit during the Pies match against Freo and had to rely on a bloke wearing Richmond shorts to fill him in on the score. He’s pretty happy about the second quarter and is looking at the rounds to come. [The man’s enthusiasm has no bounds – JTH]
Almanac Life: A Cheery Cemetery Story
July 19, 2023 by 9 Comments
Mickey Randall and Claire are deep in Mystery Day which takes them to a cemetery.
How watching Test cricket helped me solve a Biblical puzzle that had theologians stumped for 2,000 years
July 18, 2023 by 2 Comments
Michael Viljoen looks to cricket and Maths and multiplication to make sense of a Biblical mystery.
Round 19 – AFL 2023 Footy Fixture
July 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Check out who, where, or when your team is playing this week in Round 19 of the AFL season.
Almanac Rugby League: “Ruck infringement, six again” – six Souths’ bye round comments
July 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard used South Sydney’s bye round to pause and take stock of where the season is at, with a couple of fringe benefits thrown in.
Almanac (Country) Life: More than a beer
July 17, 2023 by 9 Comments
Murrayville caught the attention of friend of the Almanac, Bernard Whimpress lately. From Rachel Sporn to Mallee roots, a pub in town had much for the sports historian to pour over.
Round 18 – Collingwood v Fremantle: Uncovering some history (Floreat Pica Society)
July 17, 2023 by 3 Comments
Not only does Frank Taylor write of another polished effort from Collingwood – but here he shares some history between Collingwood and South Fremantle – from South’s tour of SA and Victoria (by train) in 1954 [Outstanding – Ed].
Almanac Teams: Players better known for other pursuits
July 17, 2023 by 14 Comments
From cricket to tennis or even the court bench, Rodney Boyd’s side this week consists of players who had a bit of talent on the field, but made more of their abilities off it.
Round 18 – Carlton v Port Adelaide: And that’s what Bob Turner would have said
July 17, 2023 by 2 Comments
In the finest tradition of sports writing from the outer, Andrew Fraser presents his thoughts on Carlton’s impressive performance against Port, weaving in a reminder of one of life’s characters. [Beaut little piece – Ed]
Goulburn Valley Football Netball League Round 13 – Echuca v Kyabram: Ballooning
July 17, 2023 by 13 Comments
E. Regnans felt the call of the Murray River on Saturday morning. The cold morning and the clear blue skies had winter road trip written all over them. So off he went: to find Echuca and Ky battling it out on a special day.
Almanac Poetry: Paris, 1877
July 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Continuing the French flavour of his most recent Almanac music post, KD’s poem this week depicts the Paris of Julius LeBlanc Stewart’s wonderfully decadent, colourful nineteenth century painting, Twilight on the Terrace, Paris.
Almanac Book Reviews: Two Fine Music Biographies
July 17, 2023 by 7 Comments
Ian Wilson shares his thoughts about the biographies of contrasting musicians Lucinda Williams and Tony Cohen.
Round 18 – Melbourne v Brisbane: Keystone Cops
July 16, 2023 by 5 Comments
Old Dog battled a laptop streaming like an old Keystone Cops movie to watch the Dees take on the Lions while playing Dad at the same time. It turned out to be quite a night!
Almanac Cricket: The Spirit of Cricket
July 14, 2023 by 4 Comments
Glen! has had enough of the Poms complaining about the Aussies not observing the Spirit of Cricket. Check out his starting list of English misdemeanours over the decades. ‘People in glass houses…’
‘Titanic battle inspires country footy rivalry…’ by KB Hill
July 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Representative footy in the country leagues has a long history. KB Hill shares an insight into one particular rivalry that goes back almost a century.
Almanac Music: The French Connection
July 14, 2023 by 33 Comments
This week’s music piece by KD concerns songs with French content that were successful in English-speaking countries. As usual, readers are warmly invited to contribute their own choices.
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