Haiku Bob’s annual AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai is on again, and you’re invited to participate
Almanac Poetry: ‘2025 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai’ with Haiku Bob
September 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Almanac Music: A Few Words In Defence Of Snoop Dogg
September 23, 2025 by 5 Comments
Not everyone has fully accepted the announcement of Snoop Dogg as the AFL’s main entertainment on Grand Final day but Reject Phil is a fan and rapt with the decision.
Almanac International Footy: Sherrins in Jakarta – Celebrating 30 years of an unlikely footy club
September 23, 2025 by 3 Comments
Rob Spurr joins in the celebrations to mark the 30th anniversary of the Indonesian AFL footy club, the Jakarta Bintangs.
Almanac Footy: Western District Football Wrap – Hampden League Preliminary Final
September 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Koroit win their way into the Hampden League Grand Final with their win over South Warrnambool in the Preliminary Final reports Dandy Andy.
AFL Preliminary Final Review: Is George the Nostradamus of finals analysis?
September 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Footy form analyst and MCC green (?) coat, George Grossek, is on a roll. Or so he tells us.
Grand Final emergencies (Part 1 – 1980 to 1990)
September 22, 2025 by 2 Comments
Rodney Boyd details the players who were named as back ups to the sides who played on the last Saturday in September, this part lists those from 1980 to 1990.
Finals Week 3 – Collingwood v Brisbane: Floreat Pica Society Preliminary Final Review
September 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Frank Taylor presents the Floreat Pica Society Preliminary Final match report reflecting the disappointing loss for the Pies.
Almanac Poetry: The School of Brendan Behan
September 22, 2025 by 2 Comments
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley connects with hard-drinking Irish writer, Brendan Behan (1923-1964).
Finals Week 3 – Collingwood v Brisbane: That is that! Goodbye Pies
September 21, 2025 by 2 Comments
A former work colleague of Richard Griffiths is an avid Pies supporter who would send him updates of Collingwood’s finals’ progress. Richard considers the latest communique sufficiently insightful to pass elements of it on to Almanac readers.
Almanac Book Reviews: ‘Fagan’s Way: Tributes & Insights’
September 19, 2025 by 1 Comment
Kieran Fernandez reviews ‘Fagan’s Way: Tributes & Insights’ by Chris McLeod and Sam Harvey, a book that highlights ‘triumph comes to those who persevere’.
Finals Week 3 – Sal’s Preview: Expectations becoming Great
September 19, 2025 by 1 Comment
Sal Ciardulli presents his tips for the Preliminary Finals, and Group 1 Racing at Caulfield.
Almanac Horseracing: Caulfield Group 1 Racing, Saturday 20 September 2025
September 19, 2025 by 2 Comments
It’s Group 1 Racing at Caulfield this Saturday 20 September. Dandy Andy presents his tips for the weekend racing.
Almanac Life – Fun Runs: Support the Arrow Stem Cell Transplant Foundation
September 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Almanac member, Graham Lewis, is supporting the Great Southern Reds’ efforts to raise funds for the Arrow Stem Cell Transplant Foundation as a part of Blood Cancer Awareness month. You might like to make a contribution.
Almanac Flashback: Preliminary Final, 2013 – Hawthorn v Geelong: One last blow?
September 19, 2025 by 29 Comments
In an Almanac Flashback to 2013, John Harms takes us through a celebrated preliminary final between great rivals, Hawthorn and Geelong.
Almanac Flashback: Preliminary Final, 2013 – Hawthorn v Geelong: A curse and a blessing
September 19, 2025 by 18 Comments
A Footy Almanac Flashback to 2013 by Trucker Slim when Hawthorn and Geelong clashed in a Preliminary Final and the Kennett curse was lifted. A curse is only as real as you want it to be. The Kennett curse became a psychological narrative of a great rivalry and sadly, its author was the Hawks. In honour of its death, Rick Kane went looking for great sayings to understand the depth and weight and shadow of a curse.
Finals Week 2 – Brisbane v Gold Coast: Contrasting views
September 18, 2025 by 2 Comments
Peter Fuller had seats with contrasting views when he saw the Brisbane Lions play the Geelong Cats and then the Gold Coast Suns on consecutive weekends. Equally contrasting was the performance of the Lions in those games.
Almanac Music – Bands with numbers in their names: The anti-Fibonacci sequence
September 18, 2025 by 15 Comments
Sean Curtain was out walking Murphy when he came up with his latest idea linking bands and numbers.
Almanac (SANFL) Footy: How Good’s (Glenelg’s) Grand Final Week?
September 18, 2025 by 10 Comments
Mickey Randall is savouring every moment in the week leading up to Glenelg’s clash with Sturt in the 2025 SANFL Grand Final this Sunday. There’s also anticipation about what will happen in the aftermath should the Bays get up.
NRL Finals Week 2 – Prop’s proxy, The Prospector: You gotta love footy!
September 18, 2025 by 9 Comments
The Prospector reports on Prop’s overseas meanderings before casting his eye over Week 2 of the 2025 NRL finals.
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