Ian Hauser takes a look at the 2025 NRL Grand Final where the losing sides from the last two years, the Melbourne Storm and the Brisbane Broncos, get their chance to set the record straight. And in the NRLW, the two powerhouse teams of 2025, the Sydney Roosters and the Brisbane Broncos, look set to put on a worthy season finale.
2025 NRL and NRLW Grand Finals – Will Brisbane be the new sporting capital of Australia?
October 1, 2025 by 1 Comment
Almanac (Retro) Books: A second-hand treasure trove for football fans
October 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
RagingBull loves everything about footy – from the commentators to documentaries, discussions and, probably most of all, books. Here he writes about his ongoing search for ‘vintage’ footy books.
Almanac Book Reviews: ‘The Eye of the Dragonfly,: My Life Seeing the World Through Sport’ – Tracey Lee Holmes
October 1, 2025 by 3 Comments
Sports journalist and commentator Tracey Holmes has published a book looking at life through her career in sports, ‘The Eye of the Dragonfly: My Life Seeing the World Through Sport’. Roy Hay reviews Tracey’s book.
‘The year Mr Football came to town…’ by KB Hill
October 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
It’s almost exactly 70 years since Bob Rose made the surprising decision to leave Collingwood to take up the role of player/coach of the Wangaratta Rovers. KB Hill reflects on that momentous time for the Rovers.
Almanac Lunches: The Almanac Tip the Top 8 Grand Final Eve Lunch 2025
September 30, 2025 by 7 Comments
It was another cracking ‘Almanac Tip the Top 8 Grand Final Eve Lunch’ that was thoroughly enjoyed by all in attendance.
Almanac Book Reviews: ‘The Coping Stone – The First English Soccer Tour of Australia 1925’ by Paul Nicholls
September 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
One hundred years ago the first English Soccer tour to Australia occurred. Paul Nicholls has written an account of that tour, ‘The Coping Stone – The First English Soccer Tour of Australia 1925’, and Roy Hay presents his review of the book.
Grand Final – Geelong v Brisbane: Ballad of a meat tray
September 29, 2025 by 6 Comments
ER (David Wilson) recalls the build up to his Grand Final day at the Lomond Hotel and all the magic moments at the pub including a vegan winning the meat tray in the raffle!
Almanac Footy – Western District Football Wrap: Hampden FNL Grand Final
September 29, 2025 by 2 Comments
That’s all she wrote for the Western Districts in 2025, Dandy Andy gives us a run down of the big dance which was held on a Friday this season, in a break with tradition.
Grand Final – Geelong v Brisbane: I went to the Grand Final
September 29, 2025 by 8 Comments
Lots of senses got a workout for Dips as he attended the last Saturday in September courtesy of a mate who supports the opposition.
Almanac Poetry: Observing the Artist Observing
September 29, 2025 by 2 Comments
‘There is such a thing as too much,’ Kevin Densley says, in relation to this week’s poem. [Contains mild coarse language – Ed.]
SANFL Blow-ins 1960-1990: Part 5b – Norwood
September 29, 2025 by 10 Comments
The Norwood Redlegs had a cast of interstate ‘blow-ins’ during the Alan Killigrew years and continued to attract players from outside SA’s borders. Swish looks at those that first played League football at Norwood during the 1976-1990 years (this article follows the previous article, covering those who arrived from 1960-1975). Names like Parke, Adamson, Balme (x2) come readily to mind, but there are some obscure names that are also recognised here.
Grand Final – Geelong v Brisbane: Portrait of a premiership
September 28, 2025 by 3 Comments
Shane Reid is a proud Brisbane supporter and provides a background for what he describes as a portrait of a premiership and the road to that victory.
Grand Final – Geelong v Brisbane: Guttural
September 28, 2025 by 13 Comments
Old Dog wanted something personal, tribal, even guttural to experience the Grand Final. First he tried a pub in Fitzroy then found it among the ghosts of the Fitzroy of old at the Brunswick Street Oval as he explains in his cracking review of the game.
Grand Final Preview – Geelong v Brisbane: Five talking points
September 27, 2025 by 2 Comments
Declan Dempsey-Young considers the key elements of the AFL Grand Final.
Almanac Footy: Grand Final Eve – Calm before the coffee
September 26, 2025 by 4 Comments
Citrus Bob Utber is town for the big game tomorrow. Today, he headed to the MCG early to check out the action happening there then it was onto The Almanac Tip the Top 8 Grand Final Eve Lunch.
AFL Grand Final – Sal’s Preview: The Savannah or Domestic – Which felines will prevail?
September 26, 2025 by 1 Comment
Sal has a few ideas about what does and what doesn’t need to be done to improve the game overall. He expects the Grand Final to be a close affair, and there are tips for the horses in both Melbourne and Sydney. (Thanks, Sal, for another cracking year of your distinctive take on both the AFL and horse racing. See you in 2026! – Eds.)
Almanac Footy: Can the Brownlow review learn from the old Cazalys?
September 26, 2025 by 5 Comments
After the kerfuffle about this week’s Brownlow Medal count, Micky McTigger offers a series of alternatives that just might address the problems involved.
Grand Final emergencies: Part 3 – 2007 to 2024
September 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Rodney Boyd concludes his list of Grand Final emergencies with the years from 2007 to 2024.
Almanac Writing: 500 pieces for the Footy Almanac
September 25, 2025 by 8 Comments
Matt Zurbo (Old Dog) is a much loved member of the Footy Almanac community. His stories about sport – mainly footy, music, and life in general acknowledge his passion and substance for the written word, incorporating first hand experiences over many years. Matt reflects on his writing life, including a contribution of over 500 stories to the Footy Almanac. [Well done Matt, a fantastic effort! – Ed]
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