Paul Young tells us what happened in the time-honoured Bay Sheffield and in the time-honoured Burnie Gift. [Hope you took your lead from his form guide last month – Ed]
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Almanac Pro-running: The Bay Sheffield is run and won (and so is the Burnie Gift)
January 4, 2017 by 1 Comment
The Call of Stawell
March 24, 2016 by 17 Comments
Dips continues the time honoured tradition of Stawell, the gift, family, friends, good yarns.
Wangaratta Gift – Bombers history
January 22, 2016 by 3 Comments
Essendon players have featured in past Wangaratta Gifts, David Griffin shares the history.
Almanac Pro-running: Maryborough Gift – an Aussie tradition
January 2, 2016 by 7 Comments
The Maryborough Gift is certainly time-honoured (since 1857) as David G points out. This year the men’s event was won by Dylan Panizza (son of WAFL legend, Daryl) and the women’s by Eliza Wilson.
The Cokum Gift: a local sporting institution
April 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Well, you learn something every day. Clearly, the Cokum Gift has not had the publicity it deserves. What a classis! A 200+ sprint around a dam, this is no event for the gentle souls of Olympic Park, or even Stawell. [We need a runner from the Almanac stable – Ed]
Almanac artists will paint you the world’s most personal gift
March 26, 2014 by 12 Comments
Looking for a brilliant gift? Get one of our artists to knock up a portrait.
Stawell and the Cats
April 5, 2013 by 13 Comments
Going to the Stawell Gift is like going back in time, says Bob Utber. However, some things – like a Geelong-Hawthorn result – never change.
Stawell – The Hush
April 21, 2011 by 2 Comments
John’s story about Ken Trewick was a ripper and it brought to mind many happy memories of Stawell from a time long past. While Trewick’s story is, was and always will be part of the folklore of Stawell it made me think about the thousands of runners who, over the past 130 years or so, [Read more]
Easter at Stawell
March 14, 2010 by 14 Comments
Some things just ARE. There is no preamble, no surge of anticipation. It’s a bit like sitting around the dinner table with your family. You just do it. You do it because that’s what happens at night when the day’s activities and tasks are mostly done. You sit, eat and talk. You also do it [Read more]
Almanac Book Extract – Footy History: John Craven’s profile of footballer-athlete Jack Grant
October 7, 2024 by 3 Comments
Jack Grant was a speedy VFL footballer who enjoyed success at Geelong. When he ran away from speedster Austin Robertson one afternoon a wise old Stawell Gift trainer took note. The rest is history.
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.
Almanac Memoir: 1955 – through the eyes of a child. Sporting Heroes.
July 21, 2021 by 17 Comments
It’s 1955 and six year old Allan Grant is living in Balaclava. This brilliant memoir covers all of his early sporting loves – and is a look into the life of Melbourne at this time. The saints, visits from Arthur Morris, Dad’s brickie mate who plays for North Melbourne, connections to racing and the Stawell Gift, tennis, the Olympics on the horizon and a Grandma who only went out with Brownlow medalists. Fine memoir from Allan.
Almanac (Pro) Running: Death of a Friend
February 21, 2019 by 26 Comments
Dips O’Donnell is concerned. We all know how much the Stawell Gift means to the O’Donnell family. Well, things have taken a turn, resulting in a summit on Friday night. [Dips at his finest – JTH]
Almanac Pro-running: The famous Bay Sheffield Form Guide
December 20, 2016 by 3 Comments
The Bay Sheffield is South Australia’s Stawell Gift, run between Christmas and New Year at Glenelg. Each year the organisers produce a must-read form guide. This year’s has wound up in our hands [thanks Youngy]. Who wins?
Almanac Podcast: Front and Centre Ep 2
March 22, 2016 by 2 Comments
David G and David P give a preview of Stawell Gift and the handicaps, WNBL, T20 cricket and more.
Almanac Podcast : Front and Centre Ep 1
March 16, 2016 by 2 Comments
David G and David P chat about Lucas Browne, Stawell Gift, Les Williams, Bendigo Madison, Bendigo Gift pre-season AFL and more.
Hawthorn is Latin for “Lucky”.
April 10, 2015 by 28 Comments
Not the greatest start to the footy season for Dips O’Donnell; his beloved Cats are humbled by an arch-rival and he backs the Stawell Gift winner at a severely shortened quote. As the Cats now focus on Sunday’s game against Freo, things can only get better.
Almanac Teams: Elected Members of Parliament
April 28, 2025 by 13 Comments
Sport and politics are intertwined and despite many thinking they are like water and oil, Rodney Boyd has turned the two into an expertly emulsified example with his team this week, players who also served in parliament.
Almanac Athletics: Rabbit in the Vineyard – 11 Days in Perth
April 24, 2025 by 5 Comments
RITV is a highly accredited athletics coach. He recently attended the National Championships in Perth and sent us this report. (Is this the voice of the next Bruce McAvaney? – Ed.)
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