WA correspondent Les Everett reports on Round 8 of the WAFL season, presented with his own photography work.
‘200 up for Gatto the evergreen…’ by KB Hill
June 9, 2022 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill profiles one of his favourite players from the Wangaratta Rovers, Shane Gaston, who recently chalked up his 200th appearance for the club.
Almanac Footy History: Arthur Olliver – ‘The Champion’s Hero’
June 8, 2022 by 2 Comments
Historian Roger Spaull dedicates this article to the Gordon family and in memory of Nick. It documents one of Footscray’s most legendary and revered player and coach throughout the club’s history and the accomplishments Arthur Olliver achieved after his Footscray tenure. Find out more inside with rare photos shared from the vault!
Almanac Local Footy: Sir Doug Nicholls Round at the Fitzroy Football Club
June 8, 2022 by 3 Comments
Rod Oaten shares his account of being invited by none other than John Harms, to attend the special Sir Doug Nicholls Round at the famous Brunswick St. Oval as the Roy Boys took on De La Salle.
Almanac Rugby League – 2022 State of Origin, Game I Preview: A return to unpredictability
June 8, 2022 by 4 Comments
Liam Hauser is well recognised for his publications charting the history of rugby league’s State of origin. He offers his thoughts ahead of this year’s series opener in Sydney tomorrow night.
A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues – Episode 8
June 8, 2022 by 4 Comments
Minyip’s Bill McGrath is the featured player, and Warracknabeal v Minyip is the featured match in Episode 8 of Peter Clark’s ‘A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues’.
Almanac Road Trip: Part 4 – Mildura
June 8, 2022 by 1 Comment
Col and Meryl are in Mildura enjoying the continuing sights of the Murray River as their road trip continues.
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin: What are we playing for?
June 8, 2022 by 10 Comments
John Harms says that the Maroons are playing for the Queensland way of life. [This piece was first published in 2014]
Round 12 – Tuohy copped a headbutt, as the Dogs played catchup
June 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Touhy, Touk, Daicos, Brayshaw and more – TroyBOP has them all covered in his coverage of Round 12 in verse.
Round 13 – AFL Fixture 2022: Who, where, and when?
June 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Split round continues; check out who, where, and when your team is playing in Round 13.
Almanac Life: Goodbye to a faithful friend
June 7, 2022 by 9 Comments
Mickey Randall shares the loss of a long-term friend, uncomplaining supporter and comforter.
FEARLESS 2022: Round 11 – Midway … season 2022 – Time for some to get a wriggle on.
June 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment
FEARLESS 2022 presents his snowball analogy to describe sports media, and he also reports on the recently played Round 11 matches.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 12 Review / Round 13 Preview
June 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
A tight finish over Hawthorn in Round 13 gladdens all Collingwood supporters as they look forward to their forthcoming clash against Melbourne reports Cam Hooke.
Round 12 – Hawthorn v Collingwood: Floreat Pica Society Report
June 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
A cold and wet old day in Melbourne, but that didn’t faze Collingwood (winning makes you forget the cold) or Paul McKay (being in Thailand also helps with the cold…) as he wrote his piece for the Floreat Pica Society.
Almanac Teams: The Balme(y) Iles; Obscure 36s (1980- )
June 6, 2022 by 3 Comments
The second Number 36 side from Rodney Boyd has plenty of representation from the Victorian Goldfields and Western District, with many more interesting names from as far afield as Latin America.
Almanac Poetry: Three (More) Little Worlds
June 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
As with last week, every poem worthy of the name – no matter the length – should evoke a world; clearly Kevin Densley has a veritable galaxy of word worlds brimming within.
Almanac Netball: ‘Netball attack players are a protected species.’
June 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
‘Netball is a non-contact sport’; ‘Attackers are a protected species’; ‘The winner will be the team with more goals than the other!’ – so says the wisdom of once-was-a-defender Marlene Thurlow. Along with Andy, she went to see their great-niece play for the Vixens against the Thunderbirds.
Almanac Rugby: Super Rugby Pacific Quarter Finals
June 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Help me Brumbies, you’re my only hope! Brian the Ruminator wraps up the Super Rugby Pacific quarter finals which saw the home teams all on the winners list and one Australian side left to face the Kiwis.
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