Round 24 AFL Season 2024 match results.
” ‘Curly’…one of the greatest Demons of all…” by KB Hill
April 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill recounts the career of Neil ‘Curly’ Hanlon, one of the greatest ever players for the Benalla Demons. Neil passed away recently.
Round 6 – AFL Footy Fixture 2023
April 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Some critical clashes coming up for teams during Round 6 – check out who, where, and when your team is playing this week.
Almanac Book Chats: Adelaide University Cricket Club – A History
April 19, 2023 by 2 Comments
Leading sports historian Bernard Whimpress, along with Rob O’Shannassy, are inviting people for their chat about the fascinating history of the Adelaide University Cricket Club! Find out more about the event within the article of time and venue. Tickets are on sale and patrons will have the opportunity to purchase copies of the book as well.
Round 5 – St Kilda v Collingwood: A gathering of the faithful
April 19, 2023 by 1 Comment
Guy Fazzino catches a Jetstar to Adelaide to see the Pies. It’s a St Kilda home game. It’s “gather round” and this Collingwood supporter finds a lot to like – while feeling “like a black and white in a (bag of) liquorice all sorts.”
Up the Mighty Murray! – Episode 1: All aboard at Goolwa
April 19, 2023 by 5 Comments
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?
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