Mention the Tiwi Islands and you immediately think football, and haven’t they produced some greats! Michael Sexton presents a postcard from the islands in the lead up to the Grand Final.
Almanac Footy: A Grand Final week postcard from the Tiwi Islands where a whisper of history is at play
September 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Almanac Politics and Footy: Who was in government when your team won the flag?
September 19, 2021 by 8 Comments
Anne Cahill Lambert lives in Canberra. By her own admission ACL’s life revolves around footy and politics. Here she considers which party was in power at the time teams have won the flag. [It’s a bit of fun – Ed]. And she night be fishing for a prediction.
Almanac Footy: Why Grannies ain’t what they used to be
September 17, 2021 by 3 Comments
Prominent sports journalist Ron Reed, ponders the question of how much footy has changed since the last time the Demons and the Bulldogs played off for the flag. Beyond recognition he suggests, and so has the way it is written about – and by whom.
Grand Final – Melbourne v Western Bulldogs: Bulldogs Anonymous
September 17, 2021 by 8 Comments
Neil Anderson channels the great work of AA inputting together this personal Bulldog admission based on years of not getting to the big dance and then suddenly in the last few years, ‘the chance to take your partners.’
Almanac Racing: Sal’s Preview – So we are off to the races!
September 17, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Sal Ciardulli picks a few winners for punters from the fields racing at Randwick and Caulfield this weekend.
Almanac Footy: WAFL finals thrillers
September 16, 2021 by 2 Comments
Great weather, good crowds, and two very close finals matches were played in the WAFL last weekend reports Les Everett.
Balcony Banter – The Preliminaries
September 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Lynda Carroll shares the whole range of emotions she experienced as her Dees took on the Cats in the Preliminary Final last weekend.
2021 AFL Grand Final Preview: An overtime thriller in prospect?
September 16, 2021 by 1 Comment
Nick Kossatch gets in first with his preview of the 2021 AFL Grand Final. He thinks it will be a close, hard-fought thriller!
Almanac Rugby League – 2021 NRL Finals, Week 2: Can the battered Roosters crow again?
September 16, 2021 by 1 Comment
After a dramatic Week 1 of NRL finals, Ian Hauser looks ahead to what we can expect in this weekend’s Week 2.
” ‘Luigi’…Star achiever in an all-round sporting family…” by KB Hill
September 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill recalls Wangaratta’s Flanagan family and, in particular, Laurie Flanagan, also known as ‘Luigi’.
Almanac (Footy) History: A radio call of the 1913 Grand Final…I’d like to hear that.
September 16, 2021 by 1 Comment
Mark Tenny has come up with a brilliant idea, to produce radio commentary of the great games of yore. Listen to some examples.
Balcony Banter – Worth the Wait
September 15, 2021 by Leave a Comment
In her piece for ‘Balcony Banter,’ Dees fan and MCC member Lynda Carroll remembers Melbourne’s 2018 victory over Geelong in the Elimination Final.
Geelong’s Record Run – Round 13, 1953: Geelong v Footscray – All aboard the ‘Eaglehawk Express’
September 15, 2021 by 3 Comments
A Peter Pianto masterclass, with help from Noel Rayson, aided Geelong in winning game number 26 on the trot. Peter Clark’s series on Geelong’s record run continues.
Almanac Footy: The perfect opportunity for Australian rules football State of Origin
September 15, 2021 by 10 Comments
Dave Warner has a cracker of an idea that would fill the dead space created by the pre-grand final bye.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Four Flags’ – Tommy Mallet
September 14, 2021 by 5 Comments
With the AFL Grand Final around the corner, Tommy Mallet remembers a footballer who played in four premiership teams in his poem ‘Four Flags’.
Almanac Rugby – The Rugby Championship: Round 3
September 13, 2021 by 2 Comments
In a week brimming with sporting fairytales, Quade Cooper took a leaf out of a Brothers Grimm book to seal an underdog victory for the Wallabies over the Springboks, as Argentina were gallant but outclassed all over the park by the greatest team in the world. Brian the Ruminator has the details.
Success as a Mud Pie
September 13, 2021 by 31 Comments
Damning with faint praise for a team of Clayton’s Champions if you will, Dips O’Donnell turns the heat up on Geelong after a decade of ‘success’.
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