Immediate post-Origin postulating is a perilous pastime but the Almanac’s Ian Hauser examines the entrails of the NRL’s Round 14 to extract a winner or two.
Almanac Rugby League – 2021 State of Origin, Game 1: A wave of Blue crashes Townsville
June 10, 2021 by 1 Comment
Almanac editors Sean Mortell and Ian Hauser offer their thoughts on last night’s first game in the 2021 State of Origin series.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Nathan Buckley resigns
June 9, 2021 by 1 Comment
Cam Hooke responds to Nathan Buckley’s decision to step down from the Collingwood coaching position.
Almanac Footy: Nathan Buckley resigns
June 9, 2021 by 5 Comments
Nathan Buckley today announced he would coach Collingwood for the last time on Monday. What do you think, people of the Almanac?
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin 2021: Game 1 preview
June 9, 2021 by 2 Comments
Just seven months after 2020’s delayed series saw an unexpected series win to Queensland, State of Origin returns for its 2021 incarnation. Our rugby league editor, Ian Hauser, ponders what might happen in Townsville tonight.
Round 13 – AFL Footy Fixture: Who, where, and when?
June 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
To find out who, where, and when your favourite footy team is playing in Round 13, check out our footy fixture.
FEARLESS 2021 – Round 12: Sir Doug Nicholls Round continues as Dreamtime hits Perth WA
June 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Paul ‘Fearless’ Thomson reviews AFL Round 12.
Geelong’s Record Run – Second Semi Final, 1952: Geelong v Collingwood – Cats through to Grand Final
June 9, 2021 by 4 Comments
Collingwood stood in Geelong’s path to the 1952 Grand Final. Peter Clark looks at the 1952 Second Semi Final in his series on Geelong’s Record Run.
Almanac Footy: Well that was big by Les Everett
June 9, 2021 by 1 Comment
Les Everett reports on what turned out to be a very big weekend in WA footy.
Almanac Rugby: Super Rugby Trans Tasman Round 4
June 9, 2021 by 1 Comment
Brian ruminates on the weekend’s round of Trans-Tasman rugby
Book Extract: The Last Hurrah by Adam Woolcock
June 9, 2021 by 1 Comment
This is an extract from Adam Woolcock’s book ‘The Last Hurrah”. It relives the thrilling last minutes of the 1964 VFL Grand Final, including Neil Crompton’s famous goal.
Almanac Footy: Podcast Review – Hay 1992: Triple Treat by Rod Gillett
June 8, 2021 by 2 Comments
Rod Gillett reviews country football broadcaster Robbie Mackinlay’s latest podcast, ‘Hay 1992 – Triple Treat’ recalling how the Hay FC set up their premiership win in 1992.
Round 12 – Carlton v West Coast: Let’s make a list
June 8, 2021 by 2 Comments
With the odds stacked against West Coast it should have been a walkover for Carlton to win this Round 12 matchup, but it was not to be as John Gordon reports.
Almanac Footy: Richmond 1998
June 8, 2021 by 3 Comments
Rodney Boyd examines Richmond’s season in 1998, a midway point between the premiership years of 1980 and 2017.
Almanac (Footy) Memoir: Snakes in the goal square
June 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Sports journalist Ron Reed tells more fabulous footy tales from the Dennington Dogs; this time, the ‘bit unusual’ Robbo, the snake catcher.
Almanac Music: The Music of 1997
June 8, 2021 by 1 Comment
Keiran Croker has developed a playlist of music from 1997 to share with his fellow volunteers at the Orange Sky Laundry.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Everything Falls’ – Tommy Mallet
June 8, 2021 by 1 Comment
A poem of perfection, and leaving, from Tommy Mallet, ‘Everything Falls’.
Almanac Football History – Darkness and Light: The remarkable and tragic story of the Banks family
June 7, 2021 by 23 Comments
A rich and engaging tale of the Banks family, in particular two extraordinary brothers, Tom and Albert, who made history in Victoria and Western Australia over a century ago, shared here by John Gordon. [Exceptional story. Ed.]
Almanac Poetry: The New Testament
June 7, 2021 by 8 Comments
‘The New Testament’ is Kevin Densley’s poetic take on the second major division of the Christian Bible – in just thirty-seven lines!
Almanac Teams: Friday the Thirteens (1980- )
June 7, 2021 by 2 Comments
Sometimes a player makes a big impression, too big for just one side – for Rodney Boyd’s obscure Number 13 side since 1980, that player is Allen Jakovich.
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