Roger Lowrey appreciates the early game start as he settles into established routines for Geelong’s match against the West Coast Eagles.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 6 review, Round 7 preview
April 27, 2021 by 1 Comment
Cam Hooke is in uncharted territory, reporting on a fourth successive Collingwood loss. But like Bucks, he’s not giving up on 2021.
Almanac Poetry: Brother and Sister
April 27, 2021 by 4 Comments
This Tuesday’s poem from Kevin Densley, ‘Brother and Sister’, can be seen as a postscript to his Anzac Day piece about eight Australian soldiers, ‘The Great War – AIF suite’– this time the poem involves a Victorian country town, a great-grandmother he can’t remember meeting, and her brother who died as a German POW in France in 1916.
Round 6 – Collingwood v Essendon: Floreat Pica Society Anzac Day match report
April 27, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Frank Taylor presents the Floreat Pica Society’s Anzac Day 2021 match report of Collingwood’s disappointing loss to Essendon.
Almanac Rugby: Super Rugby AU Rd 10/ Aotearoa Rd 9
April 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The Super Rugby finals are shaping up in both Australia and New Zealand. Brian The Ruminator takes a look.
Almanac Local Footy: Players wanted for Boyne Island-Tannum Sands Saints
April 26, 2021 by 1 Comment
Fancy some sun and sand as well as a kick? Almanac contributor Nick Kossatch is involved with the Boyne Island-Tannum Sands Saints Football Club. The club plays in the Capricornia competition near Gladstone and is seeking players.
Round 6 – Collingwood v Essendon: The Dons are back (well at least on Anzac Day)
April 26, 2021 by 2 Comments
Winning at the ‘G is a big improvement on drowning at the ‘Gabba, reckons Bomber Rod Oaten.
Round 6 – Port Adelaide v St. Kilda: Sunday evening joy
April 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment
It was a happy evening for NIck Kossatch and his fellow Port supporters. For Saints supporters, not so much.
Almanac Teams: These go to eleven (1980-)
April 26, 2021 by 3 Comments
Rodney Boyd picks his best AFL/VFL team to wear the number 11 since 1980.
Ice Hockey 1.01: The Basics
April 25, 2021 by 2 Comments
Deakin University student James Wright continues his weekly column about ice hockey. This week, we learn about the basics of the game and which NHL teams to get around (Maple Leafs, of course).
Almanac Soccer: North Geelong Warriors 2 – 4 Bulleen Lions
April 25, 2021 by 2 Comments
Roy Hay gives a detailed insight into the high-scoring North Geelong Warriors – Bulleen Lions clash, as well as a historical recap of the home side.
The Muse: Musings on Anzac Day
April 25, 2021 by 9 Comments
The Muse had an Abbotts Lager and mused about Anzac Day and what the brothers Smith and Hutchins from the Australian bush were fighting for.
Almanac Footy History: South’s shining star – the story of Bruce Sloss
April 25, 2021 by 7 Comments
Bruce Sloss is a name not many VFL/AFL supporters would know, but a century ago he was a star of the game. In this brilliantly researched piece, Roger Spaull tells the glorious and tragic tale of footballer-soldier Lieutenant Sloss.
Almanac (Military) Life: Expect to be shocked
April 25, 2021 by 16 Comments
Greg Andrew served in the Australian Army for four years, straight from school. He offers his personal insight into how military life impacted his sense of identity as a young man, in particular in the years after he was discharged and how he and his loving wife worked through his lack of identity. He explains why he thinks he was one of the lucky ones.
VAFA – Fitzroy v Ajax: ANZAC Day at Brunswick Street Oval, then, and now.
April 24, 2021 by 13 Comments
John Harms spent ANZAC Day 2012 at the Brunswick Street Oval helping with Auskick, having lunch and then watching an exciting match between the Roys and the visiting Ajax side. [Reprised]
Almanac Athletics: Track Scars
April 23, 2021 by 12 Comments
Our own Jake ‘Cobba’ Stevens was fast enough to compete at the 2021 Australian Track & Field Championships in Sydney. In the semi-finals of the 800m event, Cobba got to experience the full range of emotions that competitive racing can bring for aspiring Olympians.
Almanac (Footy) Meditation: My Left Foot
April 23, 2021 by 1 Comment
Each year, The Footy Almanac includes a piece by a footy-loving muso. This piece by Paul Kelly was penned for the first-ever Footy Almanac in 2007.
Round 5 – Carlton v Port Adelaide: Carltony
April 23, 2021 by 8 Comments
After a poor performance from the Carlton club as a whole last Saturday, John Butler is as disappointed as any Blubagger. But he isn’t buying into the subsequent pile-on.
Round 6 – Sal’s Preview: Singing the Blues
April 23, 2021 by 1 Comment
Last week Collingwood, this week Carlton. Sal previews Round 6, and offers his thoughts on the Blues.
The 19th Man
April 23, 2021 by 5 Comments
Biased? One-eyed? No-one was ever as blatantly unfair as Forbsey, the reserves umpire whose performances bordered on downright cheating
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