Almanac Poetry: She Oaks, Victoria

A photo can take you back in time. Kevin Densley remembers.

AFL Round 3 Review (so far): Port and Collingwood motor on despite COVID-19 fears

Sean Mortell looks at a round of many upsets that is still in search of completion.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 6: What did we learn?

Rugby league editor Ian Hauser evaluates what the wash-up from Round 6 might mean to the way the remainder of the season unfolds.

Round 3 – Haiku Bob – Covid footy

Are the Magpies the team for the times? Haiku Bob reflects on their win over the Saints.

Almanac Rugby League – Fans or brands, principle or product?

For some, they’re the ongoing diseases of top tier sport – the curses of commercialism and corporatisation. John Campbell explains it.

Round 3 – Sometimes there are no words

There were no words for the disappointment of Saturday afternoon’s Collingwood v St Kilda match for Yvette Wroby… But why not share your own words or images if you were on the losing end of the “weird” games of this week’s round?

Podcast: Margaret Edson on teaching

Tony Wilson was good enough to share with us the latest Speakola podcast episode featuring a very special speech that will resonate with many involved in teaching; we share it with you now.

Almanac Junior Footy: The unsuspecting victims of Coronavirus

Plenty of events are being delayed, cancelled or morphed into a new form under the spectre of coronavirus. Steve Earl turns his attention to just one – kids putting on a jumper for the first time to have a crack at playing footy.

Round 3 – Brisbane v West Coast: No Zorko, no worries

Sam Evans was pleasantly surprised by the Lions as they managed to overcome the Eagles even without their vibrant and talismanic captain.

Round 3 – Collingwood v St Kilda: Fear and hope

It was a classic “danger game” in Sean Mortell’s mind before the bounce, but after his Pies got the job done convincingly over the Saints, he let a little hope spring forth – the ultimate dangerous game for a Collingwood fan.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 3 review and Round 4 preview

Cam Hooke loved Collingwood’s effort in their round three win over the Saints. Looking ahead to a date on Friday night footy with the Giants, he is bullish about the Pies’ prospects.

Almanac Music (Stereo Stories) – ‘Under the Milky Way’: A story by Jim Landwehr

Jim Landwehr wrote a fine piece for Stereo Stories on the impact The Church’s ‘Under the Milky Way’ had on his life through adulthood in America.

Round 3 – Collingwood v St Kilda: Party Pies in the Twilight Zone (Floreat Pica Society)

Ramon Dobb has the Floreat Pica Society piece on Collingwood’s dominant win over St Kilda yesterday. While struggling with his new Kayo membership after a family party, he manages to relax into a comfortable victory.

Round 3 – Brisbane v West Coast: Winning when we “should”, the ultimate challenge – just ask Ivan Drago…

Shane Reid has intimidating memories of the Eagles always trumping his Lions. In a round three match-up the home side were expected to win, he rode Brisbane home in a tight encounter.

Round 3 – Collingwood v St Kilda: Watching powerless away game away

Unfortunately for Yoshi his high expectations for the Saints in their Round 3 match was thwarted by a dominant Collingwood.

Three jumpers

Vin Maskell re-visits, and updates, his football jumper stories, threading through themes of life and remembrance.

Almanac Life – The Muse: Musings on Day 85

The Muse has been musing. Here are his observations (with some insight) on numerous topics de jour. [Includes identifiable stirring of the pot – JTH]

Round 3 – Richmond v Hawthorn: Underdone

Paddy Grindlay was busy on the griddle flipping burgers while his Tigers were getting smashed by the Hawks.

Round 2 – St Kilda v Western Bulldogs: Saints Alive!

Yvette Wroby, with her Saints in seventh place, allows herself to be once again, consumed. St Kilda played so well all the other wonderful distractions and obsessions have been put in place. A Monday has never felt as good.

Almanac Life: Kanowna Street

Smokie reminisces about the share house in Kanowna Street, and muses that friendships were fortunate to survive.