The NRL’s Round 13 contains a couple of ‘ladder shaping’ clashes. Our rugby league editor Ian Hauser runs his eye over the fixtures and picks at least one underdog.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 13 Preview: A couple of ‘ladder defining’ clashes in store this weekend
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Confidence: A big year in a young footballer’s life
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Daniel Boss revisits his last year as a rugby league player, a year full of highs and lows, a year that helped shape him as a person a great deal.
‘Bush boy reflects on a life of skiing…….’ by Simone Kerwin
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KB Hill’s guest blogger Simone Kerwin relates the story of Dick Walpole, Australian skier extraordinaire and 1960 Winter Olympian.
Round 10 – Richmond v Brisbane: Vitas Gerulaitis and The Reality of Richmond
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Looking for positives after another loss to the Tigers, Shane Reid invokes an immortal line from Vitas Gerulaitis. (His daughter is more focused on Charlie Cameron – Ed)
Sal’s Round 10 Preview – The Mid Week Edition
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Sal looks at today’s double-header.
WAFL: Bulldogs win battle of Dead Flank
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A strong breeze at Fremantle Oval held sway, as Les Everett reviews the weekend’s round of WAFL action.
1981 Revisited – Round 19: ‘Cool World’
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The freezing winds dominated almost as much as the umpires’ strike in Round 19, 1981. Stainless braved the arctic Moorabbin conditions and was rewarded with a thriller. And the VFL’s Sunday football experiment wasn’t helped any by the weather. The finals are taking shape as Sam Steele’s 1981 Revisited continues.
Almanac Footy Art: ‘Dusty 2020’ by Nick Howson
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Nick Howson has has painted an action portrait of Dustin Martin that also says a lot about the year we are having.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 19 – Fremantle v Essendon: The Dockers’ redemption run
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It was hard to know what to expect from an underperforming Fremantle in 2007. Les Everett nervously watched as the Dockers faced off against Kevin Sheedy and his Bombers.
Almanac Book Release: ‘Flags, Spoons & Knives’ by Lee Harradine
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Former president of West Adelaide Football Club, Lee Harradine, has written a book on the club’s recent history. Details here.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 19 – North Melbourne v West Coast: Cox, goal, doubt
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Glenn Bartlett made the trek to Docklands in the late stages of 2007 to see a Kangaroos side punching above their weight. In a tight clash against the reigning premiers, Glenn left uncertain about where the Roos stood in flag calculations.
Hard as Cement
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Rod Gillett profiles the much-traveled football career of Laurie Pendrick, who represented both NSW and Queensland, and had an influence on the early careers of both Wayne Carey and Jason Dunstall.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 19 – Geelong v Adelaide: A dour forecast for an exhilarating side
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John Harms made the pilgrimage down to Geelong in late 2007 to watch his ladder-leading Cats. With rain on the forecast, anything could happen.
Stale Gum
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Ed Carmine found many stories and memories within a pack of footy cards from the 2001 season. But he’s yet to risk the gum.
Big Bob Pascoe – Hard and rugged
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Matt Watson sat down with the outstanding ruck Bob Pascoe, a big man with big character, who played over 200 games across the SANFL, VFL and Tasmania’s NWFU.
1966 and all that: Round 18 – St. Kilda v Hawthorn
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It is Round 18 of the 1966 home and away season, and Peter Clark takes us back to what was an enthralling round of pre-finals football.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 19 – Port Adelaide v Carlton: Uneasy plodding around the parabola
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Indirect football nearly killed the Power in 2007. John Kingsmill waited for Port Adelaide to take the onus against the Blues, and was left unsure after the final siren.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 19 – Melbourne v Western Bulldogs: A loss of Bulldog spirit
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Christopher Riordan expected the Dogs to smack Melbourne en route to some finals action in 2007. He was left stunned by the end result.
The 2020 Backroads Cup – Round 20
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Earl O’Neill rolls down the windows and lets out the clutch on a Grand Tour of footy as it should have been played in Round 20 of the AFL season as God intended. His car radio has the round the grounds summary of the weekend’s footy scores brought to you by Hanley’s Agricultural Supplies for all your bulk fertiliser needs.
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