‘The Cowboy Surfer’ is the latest offering from Damian Balassone.
Almanac Comedy: My Favourite Comedies #1
March 6, 2023 by 10 Comments
The wait is over! Ian Wilson names his #1 comedy favourite to complete his series, ‘My #27 Favourite Comedies’.
Almanac Teams: Players that played in three states
March 6, 2023 by 11 Comments
Rodney Boyd follows on from his three in three teams side with a three states version – did he miss anybody?
Almanac Poetry: At Isobel’s
March 6, 2023 by Leave a Comment
A long-ago stay at a well-known Australian novelist’s house on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria inspired this week’s poem from Kevin Densley.
NRL Round 1 – Dolphins v Roosters: Un-bloody-believable!
March 6, 2023 by 8 Comments
In what will rank as the upset of the season (after all of 8 games played to date), the debutant Dolphins have defeated the ‘Billionaires of Bondi’ to win their first ever match in the NRL. Where does this put Wayne Bennett in the pantheon?
Almanac Lunches: Aftermath
March 4, 2023 by 4 Comments
One of the joys of a Footy Almanac lunch is the aftermath – the getting together with fellow Almanackers and chewing the fat.
Almanac Music: Catchy
March 3, 2023 by 22 Comments
In this Friday’s piece, KD writes about what makes a song catchy, and discusses some of the catchiest songs he knows, then invites Almanackers to put forward ones of their own.
Almanac Cricket (History/Trivia): Thank goodness, we’re not alone anymore
March 2, 2023 by 5 Comments
New Zealand’s incredible win over England this week has adjusted the record books – and helped Australia avoid being ‘the only side to…’ It’s a funny old game.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL 2023, Round 1: Get your tips in!
March 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The NRL 2023 season kicks off tonight. Our rugby league editor Ian Hauser previews the season and tries to find the winners in Round 1.
Almanac Cricket – The 2023 Border/Gavaskar Trophy Series, Third Test: Can the Kiwis show Australia the way?
March 1, 2023 by 4 Comments
The Third Test between India and Australia starts this afternoon in Indore. Ian Hauser offers this preview in which realism wins out over hope.
India v Australia – Second Test Review: An opportunity lost for the Australians
March 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The Australians had their chances but the Indians fought back every time they needed to. Australian Cricket Society Scholar Kobe Jacobs looks back at the Second Test in Delhi.
Almanac Footy History: When Carlton Conquered Canberra
February 28, 2023 by 1 Comment
A search by Blueseuem in the Carlton FC archives revealed details of a historic VFL match played in Canberra in 1939.
Almanac Comedy: My Favourite Comedies #3-#2
February 28, 2023 by 8 Comments
Two more classics of British comedy come in at #2 and #3 – ‘The Office’ and ‘Fawlty Towers’ respectively, with the penultimate episode of Ian Wilson’s #27 Favourite Comedies.
Almanac Teams: Players that played for three clubs in three years
February 27, 2023 by 5 Comments
Rodney Boyd is back in 2023 and he has something a little different to share this time – his team of players who ran out for three different clubs in consecutive seasons. You wouldn’t want to get too attached to seeing these blokes in your colours!
Almanac Life: Amy Adams on the London Tube
February 27, 2023 by 23 Comments
Smokie gives us a new definition of ‘Trainspotting’ (Tubespotting?) as he recalls the evening that he stood next to Amy Adams in a carriage on the London Underground.
Almanac (Prose) Poetry: After Reading Ovid’s ‘Dedalus’
February 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This Monday’s piece from Kevin Densley is his poetic take on the Greek myth of Dedalus and Icarus as told by the Roman poet, Ovid, in his famous work ‘The Metamorphoses’.
AFL SIM Matches 2023: Fremantle v Adelaide Match Simulation- Thoughts from across the country
February 26, 2023 by 2 Comments
Josh Coales has high expectations for the Fremantle Dockers for season 2023 after they impressed him with their SIM match win against Adelaide.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: AFL 2023 – Go Pies
February 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke presents his analysis of Collingwood’s SIM match against Carlton for fellow true believers.
Almanac Footy: Go big or go home
February 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Caspar McLeod has set the ball rolling with his bold predictions for the AFL 2023 season.
Vale W.K. Trewick (Brisbane)
February 24, 2023 by 10 Comments
The funeral of Ken Trewick, who won the Stawell Gift in 1950, was held in Brisbane yesterday (Feb 23, 2023). John Harms remembers a character of Australian sporting life.
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