Almanac Life: A Pretty Possessive Apostrophe

July 22, 2020 by 16 Comments

The joy of an apostrophe is a delight to behold explains Mickey Randall.

Almanac Obituaries: What we loved about Shane Tuck – a tribute from two cousins.

July 22, 2020 by 12 Comments

Jordan O’Neill and Jill Fitzsimons pay a fitting and heartfelt tribute to a favourite Tiger son, Shane Tuck, who passed away on Monday.

Everyday Obituaries: T.E. Harms, my father (1931-2010)

July 22, 2020 by 37 Comments

When, recently, John Harms reprised his piece about the 2010 Preliminary Final between Geelong and Collingwood, the night his father T.E. Harms died, he mentioned that he would go looking for the eulogy from his father’s funeral. Numerous people contacted him to encourage him to publish it. Well, this is it, published today, July 21, his father’s birthday.

Almanac Footy Memoir: Worse Than This

July 22, 2020 by 6 Comments

In spite of the mud, the lashing rain, and the whipping gales, John Gordon misses those winter footy Saturdays.

The 2020 Fred Smith Cup – Round 18

July 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment

The good news is AFL is up to Round 18 in the season as God intended. And Earl O’Neill is organising the Grand Final entertainment this year. Name the band and read the weekend’s results. Bad news is Earl’s gone in the shockers just like his Monaros.

Almanac (Footy) History: 1942 VFL Grand Final – Essendon v Richmond

July 22, 2020 by 1 Comment

1942 was a tough year for Australia; the theatre of war was on our doorstep and the outlook was not good but the footy brought some relief. Glen! reviews the 1942 VFL Grand Final between Essendon and Richmond with the Bombers reigning supreme.

1966 and all that: Round 16 – St. Kilda v South Melbourne

July 22, 2020 by 7 Comments

The Saints have a big win in the wet, but suffer an injury to a star in the process. Peter Clark’s coverage of the 1966 season reaches Round 16.

1971 SANFL Mobil Cards – Part 1: Central District

July 22, 2020 by 23 Comments

Swish is assembling a virtual collection of the SANFL Mobil Footy cards from 1971. Centrals is first up in this (alphabetical) club by club series.

The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 17 – Sydney v Richmond: Richmond-hurt

July 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Cameron Noakes chose a bad night in 2007 to try convincing Richmond supporters to turn to Collingwood. Another debilitating loss to the Tigers only brought out more hurt and anger.

The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 17 – Fremantle v Geelong: Who’s to blame for the purple fade?

July 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Once again Geelong smacked their opposition in 2007 – Les Everett was left worrying what went wrong for the humbled Dockers.

The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 17 – Collingwood v Brisbane: Wakelin feels all Black after a horror loss

July 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment

In a 2007 milestone game for Anthony Rocca, Mark Branagan talks all things trains, poor tactics and gloves amidst a Brisbane Lions shellacking.

Round 7 – Adelaide v St. Kilda: Enigmatic Dr JeKyll and Mr Hyde Saints finally have something to Crow about in historic win at Adelaide Oval

July 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Braham Dabscheck was happy to watch his Saints overcome their Adelaide Oval hoodoo against the Crows.

Round 8 – Scores and Reports

July 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Round 8 2020 AFL Scores and Reports.

Round 7 – Carlton v Port Adelaide: So near and yet so good

July 21, 2020 by 3 Comments

Matt Harvey admits to mixed feelings about Port Power. He’s also emotionally torn about a high standard game that saw the Blues pipped after the siren.

Almanac Poetry: When Johnstone’s Circus Came to Town

July 21, 2020 by 4 Comments

Kevin Densley looks back and reflects upon a circus he went to as a kid. To say not everything went as smoothly as he thought it would is an understatement! (Note: he doesn’t use the real name of the circus concerned, which in any case he has forgotten!)

Almanac Cricket: A Final Session with Barry Jarman

July 21, 2020 by 19 Comments

Mike Sexton caught up with Barry Jarman three weeks before he died. Barry was in the mood to reminisce. Here are some of Barry’s stories which sit within Mike’s terrific commentary. [Mighty fine piece. Vale Barry Jarman – JTH]

Book review: the Canberra Times on the Jarman and Grout books

July 21, 2020 by 1 Comment

With the passing of Barry Jarman, we revisit Peter Crossing’s review of two highly relevant books – one on Jarman, and the other on the man he was understudy to for so long.

Round 7 Review – Pies and Tigers replace some dropping teams at the top

July 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment

A round that began on Thursday finally finished last night. A taste of things to come, as the AFL seeks to squeeze a season into an unpredictable social landscape. Sean Mortell reviews Round 7.

Round 7 – Geelong v Collingwood: A Magpie Moment

July 21, 2020 by 12 Comments

It’s hard to get into the theatre of footy when every game is seen from the couch, but Luke Reynolds has found some joy in some old Pies names starring on centre stage of a big win over the Cats.

The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 17 – Carlton v St Kilda: No luck, not enough tall options

July 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Christopher Riordan lived the life of a Carlton supporter, enjoying the positives only to fall just short to the Saints in a thrilling 2007 clash.