Standing 6′ 6″, Reg Edwards was always going to stand out on the footy field. KB Hill recounts ‘Redleg Reggie’s’ career with Rutherglen.
Round 13 – Collingwood v Melbourne: Euphony
June 15, 2022 by 2 Comments
After participating in the Big Freeze march to the ‘G, Jackson Mansell settles in to watch his ‘Pies record a tough come-from-behind win over the Demons.
A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues – Episode 9
June 15, 2022 by 2 Comments
North Wagga v Henty is the Match of the Day in Episode 9 of Peter Clark’s ‘A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues’. Alan Hayes from North Wagga is the featured player this week.
Almanac Soccer: Arnie and Australia off to the World Cup
June 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The Socceroos are on their way to the World Cup 2022 after a thrilling victory against Peru reports Roy Hay.
Almanac Life: Ulysses recalled – Farewell to The Brick.
June 14, 2022 by 9 Comments
John Gordon recalls his former team mate fondly known as ‘The Brick’, a man of great sporting prowess, and later in life, in search of a miracle as John so poignantly and profoundly explains.
Round 13 – Collingwood v Melbourne: Floreat Pica Society match report
June 14, 2022 by 1 Comment
Tony Scully presents the Floreat Pica Society’s match report of Collingwood’s inspiring win over the current premiers.
Super Rugby Pacific: Semi Finals
June 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Brian The Ruminator reports on a couple of epic clashes in the semi-finals of the Super Rugby Pacific 2022 season.
Almanac (Family) Life: The Redemptive Powers of Red Rooster
June 14, 2022 by 4 Comments
Growing up with a parent whose life was blighted by wartime service is never easy. Ian Wilson shares his experiences as a child when a particularly traumatic episode was resolved via a most unusual medium.
Almanac (Road Trip) Life: Music In The Mulga
June 14, 2022 by 8 Comments
On a recent road-trip, Andrew and Helen Fithall found themselves in outback Queensland at a unique music festival.
Almanac Teams: No Harmes in being Goodes, Best of 37 (1980- )
June 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Now that Rodney Boyd’s job is becoming harder, his best of sides are becoming more interesting in many ways. And despite the limitations of 37, this side does contain arguably the best utility the game has seen in 40 years…
Almanac Poetry: Archetypal Dream
June 13, 2022 by 2 Comments
This Monday’s poem by Kevin Densley is about dream analysis, and also makes reference to a big hit by Chubby Checker!
Round 13 – Richmond v Port Adelaide: We fight you in San Jose
June 12, 2022 by 2 Comments
Port had to travel to Melbourne (San Jose?) for their clash with ladder-rivals Richmond. They didn’t take a ruckman, and a few things didn’t go their way, and the Tiges did enough to get a key four points. John Green was there.
Almanac Music: Australian Songs of Autumn
June 12, 2022 by 14 Comments
Now that it’s autumn, KD offers his piece concerning Australian songs of autumn, to complete a ‘Footy Almanac Four Seasons’, as he has previously posted pieces concerning Australian songs of summer, winter and spring on the Almanac website. Again, he invites Almanackers to contribute their own song choices.
Almanac Footy (Memory): Sacramental Transcendence
June 11, 2022 by 7 Comments
A family at the footy, a boy’s wonder at a big game, the Catholic Mass, away team supporters in hostile territory, and ‘Superboot’ himself, Bernie Quinlan. Shane Reid blends them all into this heart-warming story from when he was a boy.
Round 13 – Richmond v Port Adelaide: Port’s season in one game
June 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Crowded House sang about ‘Four seasons in one day’. Nick Kossatch thinks that the Power’s game against Richmond on Thursday night represented their ‘whole season in one game’.
Almanac Country Footy – Central Highlands Football Netball League: Clunes (Magpies) v Buninyong (Bombers)
June 11, 2022 by 4 Comments
Allan Barden paid a visit to a game of country football here in Victoria and reports on a gruelling and highly emotional victory for the Clunes Football Netball Club against an opposition they had not defeated since 2005. Find out more as the magic of country football is articulately told within the article.
Almanac Tributes: Vale Ron Reed
June 10, 2022 by 8 Comments
Ron Reed’s column will not appear on our site today. He died last Friday at the age of 74. We will miss him. John Harms pays his tribute.
Almanac Footy (Rivalry): Essendon v Carlton
June 10, 2022 by Leave a Comment
With both Essendon’s 150th anniversary celebrations and tonight’s clash with perennial foe Carlton in mind, we thought we’d go back and look at one of the code’s greatest rivalries.
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