Prose and poetry combine in this piece by KD about working as a cinema usher in Melbourne in the mid-1980s – the focus is upon one of his all-time favourite films and pieces of music.
Almanac Rugby League: Footy diplomacy in the Pacific region
May 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Would a team from PNG in the NRL be a means of combating Chinese expansion in the Pacific region? Former diplomat Stephen Brancatisano offered his thoughts in a recent article in ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’.
Almanac/Odd Friday Lunch: Peter Hudson and Dan Eddy with John Harms (June 3) – Booked Out
May 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Join us for lunch with Peter Hudson and Dan Eddy at the North Fitzroy Arms on June 3. Bookings essential.
Almanac Books: ‘A Football Genius – The Peter Hudson Story’
May 19, 2022 by 2 Comments
A Football Genius: The Peter Hudson Story by Dan Eddy tells the tale of one of the game’s greatest players. Read more about the book here.
Almanac WAFL Footy: Sharks rise to the top
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Les Everett provides his regular update on the WAFL and the recent interstate game against the SANFL.
1956: A sports and family memoir.
May 19, 2022 by 6 Comments
In this memoir, Allan Grant goes back to 1956 and, through the child’s eye, recalls those things that mattered to him, and some that didn’t. Sport was top of the pile.
FEARLESS 2022: Round 8 – four years, much rehab after two PCL ops, welcome back Suns’ Rory Thompson.
May 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment
FEARLESS blows up about the use of slow-mo action to determine actions that occurs in real time and revisits the AFL’s Round 8.
Almanac Footy (History): 40 Years Ago (plus 3 days)
May 19, 2022 by 9 Comments
Here’s one for the historically minded. Rick Newbury poses a question about the Round 8 Sydney v Collingwood clash from May 1982.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL 2022 Round 11: And the BOG award goes to…the Suncorp Stadium ground staff!
May 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment
A top effort by the ground staff at Suncorp Stadium saved Magic Round from becoming Mudgic Round. This week’s Round 11 of the NRL offers up several inviting clashes. Ian Hauser offers his thoughts.
Round 9: There was a young man named Charlie
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TroyBOP returns to tell the tale of Round 9 in limerick.
FEARLESS 2022 – Round 7: Is the bump dead? Ask Lewis Young’s defence counsel.
May 19, 2022 by 1 Comment
In true form, FEARLESS makes an early call on his top 8 for the Finals and reviews the AFL’s Round 7.
‘Hawks swoop on Pigeons in dramatic fashion…’ by KB Hill
May 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill recounts the thrilling finish to the recent Wang Rovers v Yarrawonga Pigeons clash in the Ovens and Murray League.
Round 10 – AFL Footy Fixture
May 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Find out who, where, and when your team is playing in the Round 10 Sir Doug Nicholls Round.
AusPol101: Who are the young ones voting for in this election?
May 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Grace Mackenzie is counting the hours. She’s been surveying the young ones, and thinking through the analysis, and has a few things to say about what might happen in the federal election.
A Beautiful Waste – The David McComb Story
May 18, 2022 by 4 Comments
Ian Wilson reviews the latest documentary coming to Australian and global independent cinemas: Love in Bright Landscapes – The story of David McComb and The The Triffids. A band that sits close to his heart, reminiscing the times during his life in WA growing up listening to them and the cultural impact they have left on his generation.
A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues – Episode 5
May 18, 2022 by 2 Comments
Peter Clark’s engrossing review of country footy during 1975 continues with Episode 5 of, ‘A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues’.
Round 10 – Pards’ Preview: Richmond v Essendon – Dreamtime Match, Where Dreams May Come True
May 17, 2022 by 1 Comment
Pards still maintains his confidence in the Bombers but is disappointed by the attitude of some of the supporters of the club.
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