Cam Hooke enjoyed Season 2022, and appreciated the Preliminary Final against the Swans. One thing is for certain, he loves his footy club. [Thanks for another year of description, analysis and enthusiasm – Eds]
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Fabulous team in a fabulous Preliminary Final in a fabulous season
September 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Almanac Preliminary Final – Sydney v Collingwood: Magpies and blood
September 18, 2022 by 1 Comment
A magpie drew Cobba’s blood last Sunday afternoon but his Bloods turned the tables at the SCG last night.
Almanac Preliminary Final – Sydney v Collingwood: What a ride…
September 18, 2022 by 4 Comments
It hurt; it will continue to hurt for a while. But Nicole Kelly sees so much to admire and appreciate about Collingwood’s 2022 season. And the signs are good that her son will carry on the cause into the coming decades.
Takeaways from this footy season
September 18, 2022 by 8 Comments
Old Dog with some thoughts about footy, and life. Observations and suggestions. And a few musts. [With a couple of ripper photos – Ed]
Almanac Women’s Footy: A League of Their Own
September 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Matt Harvey has some thoughts on the creation and evolution of AFLW.
Almanac Footy: A Process of Elimination
September 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Matt Harvey uses a circuitous logic to explain which team(s) he supports during the finals after his preferred Carlton missed the cut.
Grace Mackenzie’s Pub Life: Saving our Soles
September 16, 2022 by 1 Comment
Columnist Grace Mackenzie’s conversion to pub life has been complete. She loves having a few drinks. She loves pouring a few drinks. Here she pays tribute to some of her favourite pubs.
Almanac Music: Midnight Oil – From the Astor to the Palais
September 16, 2022 by 7 Comments
Smokie saw Midnight Oil for probably the final time on Wednesday evening. He offers a brief reflection on a four-decade journey with the band.
Finals Week 3 Preview – It’s the people’s round
September 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Sal sorts out his tips for Week 3 of the AFL finals series and checks out the chances on the track in both Melbourne and Sydney.
Almanac Book Review: Eddie Betts: The Boy From Boomerang Crescent
September 16, 2022 by 2 Comments
In his review of Eddie Betts’ autobiography The Boy From Boomerang Crescent , Braham Dabscheck explains that this is more than a ‘glory book’. [Thanks to Braham for permission to reproduce this review which first appeared in The Newtown Review of Books.]
Almanac Travel: Col’s USA Music Trip – Nashville and Chattanooga
September 16, 2022 by 1 Comment
Col updates his travels in the USA, and is in now in Chattanooga for the Moon River Festival.
Almanac Music: A letter of thanks to Midnight Oil (one for the planet)
September 16, 2022 by 7 Comments
E.regnans has been an unashamed, almost unrestrained Midnight Oil fan for well over three decades. Memories, gratitude, praise and appreciation course through his veins after he experiences The Oils one last time at the the Palais. This letter is the result.
Almanac Poetry: What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade (by Brad Aaron Modlin)
September 15, 2022 by 8 Comments
John Harms discovered this poem today. He had no choice but to publish it on the Almanac site.
Stalking David Parkin Part 2
September 15, 2022 by 6 Comments
Ian Wilson continues the tale of his interactions with legendary AFL player and coach David Parkin.
Almanac Rugby League – 2022 NRL Finals Week 2 and NRLW Round 5: High drama in Week 1, high hopes for more in Week 2
September 15, 2022 by 1 Comment
We asked for it; we got it – an action-packed Week 1 of NRL Finals with a mouth-watering Week 2 coming up. Ian Hauser offers his thoughts on the week in rugby league.
‘A one-eyed view of the Semi-Final…’ by KB Hill
September 15, 2022 by 1 Comment
KB Hill recounts last weekend’s pulsating semi-final in the OMFNL between the Wangaratta Rovers and the Albury Tigers.
Semi-Final – Collingwood v Fremantle: Haiku Bob – the new king
September 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob gives us his unique observations on Collingwood’s semi-final win
Stalking David Parkin Part 1
September 14, 2022 by 8 Comments
AFL Hall of Fame member David Parkin celebrated his 80th birthday earlier this week. In this classic semi-insiders yarn, Ian Wilson recalls his handful of interactions with ‘Parko’ over the years.
A Season in the Country – 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues: Episode 22
September 14, 2022 by 1 Comment
It’s Preliminary Finals time in Peter Clark’s coverage of the 1975 season in both the Farrer and Wimmera Leagues.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Semi-final review and Preliminary Final preview
September 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The excitement of Collingwood supporters cannot be disguised as they celebrate a powerful semi-final win and prepare for the Preliminary Final against Sydney. Guru analyst and hot Pie, Cam Hooke, is on fire.
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