A somewhat shock result saw the Pies go down to the under-strength Eagles – Cam Hooke has his spin on the game and a quick turnaround for a clash with the second-placed Lions in Brisbane.
Round 5 – Who, when, and where?
April 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Find out who, where , and when your team is playing in Round 5
Almanac Teams: Dirty debut, 32 (1980- )
April 11, 2022 by 4 Comments
Rodney Boyd takes another dip into Number 32, this time with perhaps a little less ability and class, but plenty of interesting characters – like the club nomad who only made relatively few appearances on the big stage, but managed to snag two flags in a week.
Almanac Rugby League – NRLW 2021 Grand Final: Roosters extinguish Dragons
April 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Ian Hauser reviews the 2021 NRLW Grand Final, an entertaining, high standard match which saw the Sydney Roosters overcome the pre-game favourites, the St George Illawarra Dragons.
Almanac Rugby: Super Rugby Pacific Round 8
April 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
All the latest Super Rugby Pacific highlights from Brian the Ruminator, including the Blues on a tear and a somewhat lucky Rebels side.
Round 4 – Port Adelaide v Melbourne: Wall-paper cracks become Grand Canyon chasms
April 9, 2022 by 2 Comments
Port coach Ken HInkley may still be optimistic but he’s not convincing Nick Kossatch.
Almanac Golf: Oakey Golf Club – a story of country golfing
April 9, 2022 by 15 Comments
Today, October 19, 2015 is the 40th anniversary of John Harms’s hole-in-one. We re-visit the story of the course where it happened, and of the event. [Forty years! Really – JTH] [This story was first published in 2015 – Ed]
Almanac Sport: Not too much but enuff
April 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
It was a busy weekend for WA correspondent Les Everett watching football and cricket as his report suggests.
Almanac Footy: Captain Gawn leading to the Max
April 8, 2022 by 3 Comments
A vintage performance is a reminder that there is no better leader or ruckman in the AFL, writes RON REED.
Almanac Music: Australian Country Music
April 8, 2022 by 10 Comments
In this Friday’s post, KD looks at Australian country music, especially the kind of songs his father listened to when he was a kid.
Round 4 – Sal’s Preview: Why don’t my people talk to your people?
April 7, 2022 by 2 Comments
What would the Almanac week be like without Sal’s preview of the weekend’s footy fixtures and his tips for the punters out there?
Balcony Banter: Winning Ways
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MCC library worker and researcher Lynda Carroll enjoyed the Melbourne Demons’ double-barrelled success at the ‘G’ last weekend.
Round 4 – Essendon v Adelaide: Shades of the past give hope
April 7, 2022 by 1 Comment
Michael Pardy saw something in the Bombers last weekend that took him back to the era of Matthew Lloyd. Perhaps success is not far away.
Almanac Rugby League – 2022 NRL Round 5: How far Penrith?
April 7, 2022 by 1 Comment
Is the 2022 NRL season already a case of ‘how far Penrith’? Ian Hauser assesses the state of the competition a month into the season.
Gary Ablett Snr: From the other side
April 7, 2022 by 6 Comments
Tiger fan Ian Lewis harks back to the day in 1989 when he and his fellow Richmond supporters barracked against their own player as Gary Ablett Snr threatened to kick 20 goals against the hapless Richmond.
Almanac Rugby League – NRLW 2021 Grand Final preview: Dragons v Roosters
April 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The St George Illawarra Dragons will meet the Sydney Roosters in the 2021 NRLW Grand Final this weekend. Ian Hauser previews Sunday’s clash along with Round 5 of the 2022 NRL season.
‘A (slight) brush with fame…’ by KB Hill
April 7, 2022 by 1 Comment
KB Hill recounts his encounters with Wes Hall – as a boy at the MCG, later on as a batsman in a country tour match, and then at the time Hall was the Windies’ Tour Manager.
Balcony Banter: AFLW Makes History at The MCG
April 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
MCC member and Saints supporter Kim Brewer, recounts the moment of how excited her daughter (a Dees fan) was when she found out she was going to the MCG to see the women’s game between the Brisbane Lions and Melbourne Demons
Balcony Banter: Farewell to the King
April 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
MCC member Sam Thomson, reflects on the mixed emotions he’s confronted with to attend an athlete he idolized so much, and one of the best cricketers Australia has ever produced, at his memorial service at the MCG
Almanac Book Review: Joan Beaumont – Australia’s Great Depression
April 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Roy Hay reviews Joan Beaumont’s book on Australia’s Great Depression where the book seeks to explain why there was not the kind of breakdown in society that occurred in other countries during and as a consequence of the depression. Although a very informative book, Roy Hay has his take on the recurring pattern of history leaving sport absent from the picture.
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