Some call it incentive to win; others might call it the fear of failure. Round 15 of the NRL has it all, regardless of which interpretation you favour.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 15 Preview: It’s all about incentive
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Almanac Country Footy: The Dam Buster Ball (now with derby photo)
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Tony Newport tells the story of a cracking derby between Rosebery and Toorak in which his astute coach started him at full forward where the result was decided by the rarest of kicks: the dam buster ball. [Brilliantly described – Ed]
Almanac Footy History: ‘Albert “Pompey” Austin: A man between two worlds’
August 19, 2020 by 13 Comments
Roy Hay has released a new book. ‘Albert ”Pompey” Austin: A man between two worlds’ is Roy’s follow up to his highly successful ‘Aboriginal People and Australian Football in the Nineteenth Century: They Did Not Come from Nowhere’, where he first introduced readers to Pompey Austin. Roy has provided readers with an introduction to his new book.
Almanac Horseracing: Paul Kenny (a colourful interview)
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Paul Kenny is a trainer/breeder in England.
Talking to Archie Roach about Sir Doug Nicholls
August 19, 2020 by 10 Comments
With Indigenous Round now renamed in honour of Sir Doug Nicholls, we revisit this 2016 piece from Michael Sexton, as he chats with Archie Roach about Sir Doug’s impact upon aboriginal people.
Almanac Football – Round 11/12 Carey-Bunton Medal: Tomahawk propels into contention
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Tom Hawkins makes a move in the chase for the Carey-Bunton Medal. (Thanks to Rod Gillett for the update – Ed).
FEARLESS 2020 Round 11: These four-day breaks will really test playing stocks at all clubs!
August 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
To reflect the altered reality of the 2020 season, Fearless has started to identify clubs by their hub location. It puts a different slant on his Round 11 report, which may well have already eluded your memory in the rush that was the “Festival of Footy”.
1966 and all that: Second Semi-final – Collingwood v St. Kilda: ‘Pies through to Premiership decider
August 19, 2020 by 3 Comments
The Saints lose by 10 points to the Pies in the 1966 Second Semi Final. Peter Clark continues his weekly review of St Kilda’s premiership year.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 21 – Essendon v Richmond: Legends struggle to say bye
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Round 21, 2007. James Hird and Kevin Sheedy’s final games in Melbourne. Over 85,000 flocked to the ‘G – Paul Daffey has the report on a final home contest for two Essendon heroes.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 21 – Geelong v Port Adelaide: Drama at Kardinia
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In hindsight, it was one of the games of 2007. John Harms knew he was witnessing something special when a Grand Final preview went down to the wire.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 21 – Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn: Inaccurate Buddy and hot Hodgey
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David Goodwin enjoyed the finer parts of a footy marathon on TV in Singapore. When the Hawks broke away from wayward beginnings to post a strong win, David began to wonder what 2007 had in store for Hawthorn.
Almanac Footy Comment: Reconnecting without contact
August 18, 2020 by 15 Comments
When the pandemic walls started to close in and the AFL hit the decks in the attempt to salvage the season, Dips thought the whole experiment might be a fool’s errand. With time, he now confesses that the physically-distant competition has allowed him the peace and space to reconnect with his team [Marvellous – Ed.]
Round 12 – Sydney v GWS: 19th Sydney Derby
August 18, 2020 by 3 Comments
Keiran Croker likes what he is seeing as the Swan rebuild their list and play younger players. And of course, Keiran was excited by the Swans great win over GWS in the ‘Sydney Derby’ in their Round12 match.
Almanac Wine: Tasting the new Penfolds releases
August 18, 2020 by 13 Comments
Ian Hauser was lucky enough to jag the last place at his local Dan Murphys’ tasting of the new vintage Penfolds releases. (Lucky bugger!) Here’s what he thought.
Round 10,11,12 – Saints’ two wins and one loss: I am happy but have difficulty in feeling comfortable
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Yoshi catches up with his reviews of St Kilda’s matches from the past three games in Rounds 10 to 12.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 21 – Fremantle v Melbourne: Giving a season a chance
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The Dockers had to win to save a spiralling 2007 campaign, and Les Everett cast his eyes out west to see if Fremantle could respond against Melbourne.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 21 – Adelaide v Brisbane: A near-perfect play amidst a sloppy display
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Not even a wonderful passage of play could excite John Kingsmill, who was left wondering what was next for two clubs just outside the eight in the latter stages of 2007.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 21 – Collingwood v Sydney: Nathan returns on a black and white night
August 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Collingwood’s beloved Nathan Buckley finally came back into the side in 2007, and it gave Cameron Noakes a night to forget.
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