MCC member Clare Cannon took in the last weekend’s Geelong v Melbourne game and provided this report for the MCC Members blog ‘Balcony Banter’.
Almanac Footy: A WAFL splash Round 12
July 15, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Not a good day for the footy in the West so WAFL correspondent Les Everett watched the TV game at home and presents the Round 12 results.
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin Game 3: The Maroons win in one of the greatest Origin clashes ever!
July 14, 2022 by 1 Comment
Awesome, magnificent, intoxicating, all-consuming and every other superlative you can think of for a game of football – State of Origin 3 had it all! Ian Hauser reports on Queensland’s boilover win over New South Wales to take the Origin shield for 2022.
Almanac Horse Racing: Beloved racehorse Flow Meter to have start number 200
July 14, 2022 by 26 Comments
Mickey Randall salutes galloper Flow Meter who will race for the 200th time at Morphetville this weekend.
Almanac (Local) Footy: Superheroes
July 14, 2022 by 5 Comments
In the busyness of life, Matt Zurbo rediscovered the simple pleasures of footy (and life) in an optional training run.
Almanac Rugby League – 2022 NRL Round 18: Into the home straight…
July 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
We’re into the home stretch as teams vie for NRL finals spots. Eleven contenders into eight spots won’t compute and so Ian Hauser looks at who might be in and who could go out this weekend.
‘The Katamatite farmer…a country sporting legend’ by KB Hill
July 14, 2022 by 2 Comments
Pat O’Kane was a Katamatite boy through and through for all of his life. KB Hill profiles the country sporting legend who passed away recently.
Round 18 – AFL 2022 Footy Fixture
July 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Find out who, where, and when your team is playing in Round 18.
Round 17 – Haiku Bob: change in pitch
July 13, 2022 by 1 Comment
Haiku Bob reflects on Collingwood’s narrow win over rock bottom – North Melbourne over the weekend.
Almanac Soccer – National Premier League: The Big One
July 13, 2022 by 2 Comments
Luke Radziminski provides an insight into the machinations of the National Premier League as the season enters its final stages.
Almanac Rugby League – 2022 State of Origin Game 3: One absentee makes all the difference
July 13, 2022 by 1 Comment
State of Origin historian Liam Hauser previews tomorrow night’s 2022 series decider in Brisbane. He finds it hard to see how Queensland can win without one key player.
Almanac Life: The Last Payphone
July 13, 2022 by 7 Comments
An icon of the 20th Century, the public payphone booths have now been eradicated from the streets of Manhattan. One of the few technologies that were of popular use to the common person is now slowly fading away and memory-holed as time progresses. Smokie shares his fond memories over the years of how the payphone played an essential role in his day-to-day life and routine.
Almanac Soccer: Twenty-twenty-two is a big year for centenaries in soccer
July 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This year is the one-hundredth anniversary of Australian soccer’s first international match played against New Zealand in 1922. The Canterbury and District Soccer Football Association also celebrate their centenary as soccer authority Roy Hay explains.
A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues – Episode 13
July 13, 2022 by 1 Comment
Episode 13 of ‘A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues’ Match of the Day is Nhill v Murtoa, and Graeme Warner from Nhill is the featured player this week.
The New Sportswriter
July 12, 2022 by 2 Comments
A poem from Damian Balassone about sporting words called ‘The New Sportswriter’.
Round 17 – Collingwood v North Melbourne: Floreat Pica Society – Never count your chickens …
July 12, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Dave Nadel presents the Floreat Pica Society match report for Collingwood’s Round 17 narrow win against lowly North Melbourne.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Digging’ – Seamus Heaney
July 12, 2022 by 3 Comments
‘Digging’ by Seamus Heaney is one of his most loved poems and is from his first poetry collection ‘Death of a Naturalist’.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 17 Review, Round 18 Preview
July 11, 2022 by 1 Comment
Cam Hooke thinks the wild come-from-behind win for Collingwood says plenty about both his side and North Melbourne. He reviews the game and projects the coming clash with Adelaide as the Pies have one eye on September.
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