Ah, the pleasure of that first leather football in the hands of a young boy! Bill Wootton remembers it well.
Brendan
December 17, 2020 by 4 Comments
Brendan Sheehan, a Bloods man through and through as well as a Life Member of both the Footscray Hockey Club and the Victorian Hockey Association, is remembered touchingly and honoured suitably by his friend Chris Bracher.
Australia v India: First Test Blog
December 17, 2020 by 9 Comments
Our rolling Test cricket blog returns for you to add your comments and observations as each of the four matches unfolds. Tell us the way you see it!
Australia v India – First Test: The summer of Test cricket starts today!
December 17, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The summer of Test cricket between Australia and India starts today with the First Test at Adelaide Oval from 2.30pm local time. Follow the match and the following three Tests with the Almanac’s expert observers headed by ‘Citrus’ Bob Utber.
‘Keith Sherwill……Country Cricket Legend……’ by KB Hill
December 17, 2020 by 1 Comment
KB Hill recalls the lengthy and varied career of Benalla cricket legend Keith Sherwill.
Almanac Cricket – Time to rewind: A recent history of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia
December 16, 2020 by 4 Comments
To whet the appetite for tomorrow’s First Test, Sean Mortell looks back at the last decade of Australia v India contests in Australia.
Almanac Baseball: Mannymania
December 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Brian The Ruminator is very, very excited that a Red Sox legend will be playing in this season’s Australian Baseball League.
Almanac Cricket: Blue sky cricket thinking
December 16, 2020 by 5 Comments
Bernard Whimpress isn’t a big fan of some of the ‘blue sky thinking’ that surrounds the Australian test squad.
Almanac Rewind: Villain? Virat Kohli and the Hadlee effect
December 16, 2020 by 17 Comments
As this will be Virat Kohli’s last appearance of the Australian summer, it’s worth reprising Dave Brown’s piece from several years ago, when he tried to figure out the nature of, and the reason for, the Australian public’s response to Virat Kohli. An interesting read given the water that has flowed under the bridge since then for several of the characters mentioned.
Almanac Rewind – Mike Sexton in India: Finding Cricket and Space in Delhi
December 16, 2020 by 7 Comments
With the test series against India beginning tomorrow, let’s revisit this piece from Mike Sexton, published late last year. A taste of modern Dehli, and an insight into modern Indian cricket. (If you didn’t get a copy of Border’s Battlers at the time, it’s well worth it – Ed).
Almanac Cricket – Australia v India, First Test: Call for reporters
December 15, 2020 by 15 Comments
Citrus Bob Utber invites writers to report on the First Test.
Almanac Life: Reclaiming my Stolen Football Youth
December 15, 2020 by 1 Comment
Mark Hodgetts details his love, loss and reacquaintance with football and how it has long played a significant role in his life, even when he left the fold of footy entirely.
Almanac Cricket: Vale Eric ‘Fritz’ Freeman, a man for all seasons
December 15, 2020 by 33 Comments
Fritz Freeman, as South Australian as his moniker, played cricket for Australia and footy for Port Adelaide. His love of the two games has never dimmed, as Mike Sexton writes in this beautiful tribute. Eric Freeman passed away last night.
Almanac Music: The New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers
December 15, 2020 by Leave a Comment
‘The New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers’ Vol. 1 is a great blues based album finally released twelve years after it was recorded.
Almanac Poetry: Ghost Train
December 15, 2020 by 2 Comments
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley is set in the Geelong Show’s sideshow alley when he was a kid. The Ghost Train horror ride existed there among other attractions such as Jimmy Sharman’s Boxing Tent, the Bearded Lady and Vanessa the Undresser.
Maradona and the bird
December 14, 2020 by 5 Comments
Rob Spurr shares a story of Diego Maradona’s extraordinary ability to change the atmosphere of a stadium and influence a grand slam winner in his prime, punctuated by dishing out “the bird” to an Australian fan on a fevered whim. [Stupendous but not entirely surprising – Ed.]
Almanac Teams: Three cheers (1980-)
December 14, 2020 by 7 Comments
They’re always open for discussion, but this week’s team of the best Number 3s by Rodney Boyd has a controversial selection plonked on the pine.
Almanac Soccer: Remembering Paolo Rossi’s Moment in the Spanish Sun.
December 11, 2020 by 1 Comment
Soccer great Paolo Rossi passed away on Wednesday at the age of 64 after a long illness. Dennis Gedling recalls the exploits of Rossi during the 1982 World Cup in article he wrote as part of series for the Footy Almanac in 2014.
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