The recent death of baseball great Hank Aaron is reflected upon by Adam Fox. Adam looks at Aaron’s magnificent career, and the struggles against racial prejudice that Aaron endured. He places that story within the larger context of others who battled racism in sport. (A piece about much more than baseball -Ed).
Almanac Baseball: Among the likes of Robinson, Mays, Clemente and Flood, Henry the Brave Was All Class Right to the End
February 10, 2021 by 6 Comments
Almanac Soccer: The 6 minute game
February 10, 2021 by 4 Comments
Back in 2004, Rob Spurr was having the happiest day of his life. Then he decided to go watch a star-studded Real Madrid play, and things took a most unexpected turn.
The Footy Almanac Podcast Episode 22 – Jack Styring
February 9, 2021 by 1 Comment
“Would you like to see the new bank Squizzy?” “Why yes, I think I would…” For our last racing podcast this spring, John Harms and Steve Baker sit down with legendary race caller Jack ‘bearing his molars to the breeze’ Styring for a cuppa or two.
Doing better without Mr McGuire
February 9, 2021 by 9 Comments
After the leak of Collingwood’s independent report on the culture of the club last week, Anne Cahill Lambert has some thoughts on the man at the centre of the controversy and the top of the black and white tree.
AFLW Round 2 – North Melbourne vs St Kilda: Team Efforts Connecting for ‘Roos and Disconnecting for Saints
February 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
North Melbourne has a good win over Yoshi’s Saints in Round 2 of the AFLW season 2021.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Air and Blood’ – Tommy Mallet
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It’s hard yakka working in the the bush as Tommy Mallet’s poem ‘Air and Blood’ suggests.
Almanac Poetry: Goodbye Georgie
February 9, 2021 by 4 Comments
Legendary footballer, the late George Best, famously said: “I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.” This week’s poem from Kevin Densley is an “In Memoriam” piece about the man fellow Almanacker and World Game expert, Roy Hay, called “the Irish wizard”.
Almanac Soccer: A forgotten powerhouse – Polonia Melbourne
February 8, 2021 by 13 Comments
Luke Radziminski continues his in depth look at Victorian soccer with a dive into the fascinating history of Polonia Melbourne (currently known as the Western Eagles)
Almanac Teams: The (not quite so) Famous Fives (1980- )
February 8, 2021 by 3 Comments
Back onto the more obscure names this week, Rodney Boyd’s team for the bearers of Number 5 has some excellent footballers who’ve done interesting things.
Almanac (Country) Football: The incredible story of the 1952 South Gippsland Football League Grand Final
February 6, 2021 by 10 Comments
Kickittotim recounts the sensational 1952 South Gippsland League Grand Final between Fish Creek and Meeniyan and the incredible aftermath when the goal umpires discovered they had different scores. Read on and find out what happened next. [Fantastic read! – Ed]
Almanac (World) Cinema: Icelandic Feature Films Involving Sport
February 5, 2021 by 3 Comments
In 2020, KD’s Footy Almanac article about Icelandic cinema attracted considerable interest. Now, his focus is upon feature films from Iceland associated with sport.
Almanac Rugby League: Shall I stay or shall I go?
February 4, 2021 by 1 Comment
Gary Seeto offers his thoughts on whether Melbourne Storm great Cameron Smith should retire or not.
Almanac Soccer: After an eleven month Covid hiatus, State League football is now open for business.
February 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Another Almanac debut, this time from Luke Radziminski . Luke watched and photographed South Melbourne play Casey Comets in a pre-season warmup match. He also profiles the Casey Comets, a local club that has produced some notable players.
AFLW Round 1 – Richmond v Brisbane: Normal Service Resumed
February 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Michael Nichols reports on the AFLW Round 1 match between Richmond and Brisbane that saw an easy win to the Lions.
AFLW Round 1 – St Kilda v Western Bulldogs: Moorabbin reflections, past and present
February 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Things have changed at Moorabbin since Stephanie Holt first started watching footy there. Now with her footy mate and daughter she reflects on times past and times present with the Saints great AFLW Round 1 win against the Western Bulldogs.
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