The journey along the Murray commences! Peter Clark takes us to Goolwa and the Great Southern Football League. Featured match is Goolwa-Port Elliot v Yankalilla.
Round 5 – Fremantle v Gold Coast: Staring at the Suns
April 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Joe Sexton was amongst the Gather Round throng at Norwood to witness the Suns capitulate to the Dockers.
Almanac (Country) Footy – Northampton: a football factory, Part 2: Paul Hasleby
April 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Josh Coales presents Part 2 about the footy factory Northampton. This week he features former Fremantle star Paul Hasleby.
Round 5 – Gather Round: ‘Hear ye, hear ye!’
April 18, 2023 by 13 Comments
Citrus Bob Utber went down to Adelaide (from his home in Mildura) to see what all the fuss was about regarding the Gather Round, and he was suitably impressed with what he saw as his report shows.
Almanac Music: BluesFest Melbourne Review
April 17, 2023 by 4 Comments
‘BluesFest’ Melbourne is the first attempt in many years to establish a platform for artists performing at BluesFest in Byron Bay to perform in Victoria. Keiran Croker went along to the festival and reviews the weekend shows.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 5 Review – Round 6 Preview
April 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Pies get up in a close one against the Saints in the Gather Round, Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life now looks ahead to the Anzac Day clash against the Bombers.
Almanac Teams: Forgotten Fathers
April 17, 2023 by 8 Comments
Another team of interesting origins from Rodney Boyd – how many of these players did you forget or perhaps had never heard of before?
NRL Round 7 – Dolphins v South Sydney: A game of two halves
April 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard expands his search for ‘Barossa pie of the year’ while hoping that his Rabbitohs find a way to make brighter starts to their matches.
Almanac Poetry: Looks Good, Though
April 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In this poem, Kevin Densley looks at Paul Gauguin’s painting ‘The Yellow Christ’ and asks what may be an obvious, if overlooked, question.
Almanac (Local) Footy: ‘Known Knowns’
April 14, 2023 by 4 Comments
As Williamstown CYMS prepares for Round 1 of the VAFA premier B season against St Bernard’s, Smokie provides a preview.
Almanac Music: Angels, Devils and Flawed Humanity – Part 2: Ten Songs About Devils
April 14, 2023 by 39 Comments
‘Part 2: Ten Songs About Devils’ is the second article in a three-part piece for The Footy Almanac, to appear over successive weeks. The focus is upon songs which are closely connected to devils in some way. Almanac readers are warmly welcomed to add to Kevin Densley’s list.
Almanac (Musical) Life: National Folk Fest 2023 and a belated life experience
April 13, 2023 by 5 Comments
The Thurlows are in Canberra to see daughter Lauren, a very talented saxophonist, play with This Way Orkestra at the National Folk Fest.
NRL Round 7: Are we close to the first cull?
April 13, 2023 by Leave a Comment
His tipping is abysmal but Ian Hauser can’t get enough of this chaotic NRL season! Who cops the ‘kiss of death’ this week?
Gather Round 5 – Sal’s Preview: It’s not a Party, it’s a Gathering
April 13, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The inaugural Gather Round has Sal remembering days of yore but looking forward to a weekend in Adelaide and surrounds while keeping an eye on the last weekend of The Championships trackside.
“Farewell to ‘Long John’…” by KB Hill
April 13, 2023 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill recounts the story of John McMonigle, the shy, gentle giant who became an Ovens and Murray League ruck star. John passed away recently.
FEARLESS 2023: Double header Rounds 3 and 4… and there will be someone come out sooner rather than later
April 13, 2023 by Leave a Comment
FEARLESS reviews Rounds 3 and 4 and adds a few comments on recent AFL issues too.
Up the Mighty Murray!: Introducing Peter Clark’s new series for 2023
April 12, 2023 by 8 Comments
Peter Clark introduces his new series travelling the course of the Murray River from Goolwa to Corryong to present a history of some of the many football leagues along the way. Here is the prologue for the forthcoming series.
Balcony Banter – The Opening Rounds: Little Traditions
April 12, 2023 by Leave a Comment
MCC member Lynda Carroll, a regular ‘Balcony Banter’ contributor, has been thinking about traditions that herald the start of a new season.
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