The Footy Almanac

Almanac Life: ‘Maggie’ Season (the feathered variety)

September 5, 2022 by [email protected] 3 Comments

Spring means magpie swooping season. Ian Wilson still gets the shakes when he remembers childhood experiences with those pesky birds!

Finals Week 1 – Brisbane v Richmond: Lessons from Ford Park

September 3, 2022 by greejoh Leave a Comment

Tigers fan John Green laments what could have been while taking solace from some junior footy finals.

Almanac Local Footy: The Sandlot

September 3, 2022 by Smokie 5 Comments

As the Williamstown CYMS Under 19s prepare for their second-semi final against Old Xavierians, Smokie looks back at music and films which were used for pre-match ‘psyching’ in his day – and suggests a film which would be a sure-fire winner.

Almanac Documentaries: ABC Compass Rohingya Boy – Noor Kabir

September 2, 2022 by Brin Paulsen Leave a Comment

Rohingya Boy is a documentary co-directed by Brin Paulsen about Rohingya refugee Noor Kabir’s strive to become body building’s Mr Olympia. The program will broadcast on ABC Compass at 6.30pm this Sunday, 4 September.

Almanac Memoir: A Whole Sheep or a Half-Sheep (Cut and Packed)

September 2, 2022 by Kevin Densley Leave a Comment

In this Friday’s column, KD tells of the time he planned to transport a whole or half-sheep (cut and packed) in the hold of a V-Line bus, while on the way home from work in Ballarat, Victoria. [Note: a couple of names have been changed to protect the innocent!]

Almanac Finals Predictions: The Muse is musing on the form

September 1, 2022 by Drizzle 3 Comments

The Muse has turned the footy teams into nags and assesses their form.

Finals Week 1 Preview: Staying abreast of the situation

September 1, 2022 by Sal Ciardulli Leave a Comment

Sal is back with his take on Week 1 of the 2022 AFL Finals series as well as the major races at Moonee Valley and Randwick this weekend.

Almanac Rugby League: My love affair with the Bunnies

September 1, 2022 by john campbell 3 Comments

John Campbell goes back to another era he regards as Australia’s ‘daggy period’ when Bob Menzies, conservatism and the St George Dragons ruled the roost. But change was a’coming.

’22 Season Review: A fan’s lament

September 1, 2022 by Joe 4 Comments

Joe Sexton provides a season review of the Blues in the aftermath of that final round loss to the old enemy.

Almanac Rugby League – 2022 NRL Round 25 and NRLW Round 3: The final reckoning for the NRL finals.

September 1, 2022 by Ian Hauser Leave a Comment

Somewhat surprisingly, the composition of the NRL finals comes down to the final round while the NRLW appears to have three spots locked in with only one up for grabs between the remaining three sides.

Round 23 – Collingwood v Carlton

September 1, 2022 by Peter Fuller Leave a Comment

Everything was going smoothly for Peter Fuller’s weekend as his home town club Torquay Tigers have one hand on the flag by securing a seat in the Grand Final, but it turned for the worst when he went to watch THAT Carlton game.

FEARLESS 2022 – Rounds 21 and 22: A picture tells a 1000 Words & May the force be with you!

September 1, 2022 by Fearless Leave a Comment

Fearless pulls double duty in recapping Rounds 21 and 22 as finals footy lingers just around the corner

A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues – Episode 20

August 31, 2022 by Peter Clark Leave a Comment

It’s the start of finals time in both the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues in Peter Clark’s Episode 20 of his series, ‘A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues’. Featured player this week is Wes Richardson from Horsham.