Ian Hauser casts his eye over the NRL’s Round 4 results and attempts to read the tea leaves.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 11 – Brisbane v Western Bulldogs: Aker’s return fizzes out
June 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Andrew Stafford doesn’t hold back when criticising Brisbane’s lacklustre performance in their 2007 meeting with ex-Lion Jason Akermanis.
Almanac Poetry: At Campbell’s Creek Cemetery, Victoria
June 8, 2020 by 6 Comments
Kevin Densley dives back into the world of history and memory with a poem which searches for answers that became a sojourn among the stories of the past etched in stone.
The Muse: Finals Week 2 (2016) – Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs
June 8, 2020 by 1 Comment
The Muse (Hayden Kelly) has been sending his observations to his email mates for years. We hope to return to a few of these emails.
He has seen enough of Melbourne and football to appreciate how it rolls. This is his report, written at the time, of the Doggies brilliant victory over Hawthorn who were trying to win four flags in a row. [It was a superb night – JTH]
Almanac Book Review- ‘A View of Australia From Fine Leg’
June 8, 2020 by 7 Comments
Luke Reynolds’ deep affection for cricket is well known; here he steps off the oval to review fellow Almanacker and cricketer Craig Dodson’s recent work ‘A view of Australia from fine leg’.
The Footy Almanac 2007 – Ladder after Round 10
June 7, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Keep up to date with the Footy Almanac’s look back to the 2007 season with the updated ladder after Round 10.
Almanac Life: Black Lives Matter
June 7, 2020 by 9 Comments
Rod Oaten has great respect and admiration for Indigenous footballers over many years. He was unable to go into Melbourne’s CBD yesterday to support the Black Lives Matter rally, so he made a quiet statement of his own.
Football in the Time of COVID: The Great Match
June 7, 2020 by 1 Comment
O Tecnico makes his Almanac debut with this account of a footy season. Not a very long one. And with a unique way of playing.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 11 – Hawthorn v Sydney: A rugged away win
June 7, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Lance Franklin looked to have Sydney on the ropes in their 2007 MCG clash. But Christopher Riordan reports on how the tough Sydney system got them back into the match.
Almanac Book Review – ‘The Death of Fitzroy Football Club’: Hands have been clenched into fists too long
June 7, 2020 by 10 Comments
Shane Reid gets a real buzz reading Russell Holmesby’s book which is not only about the last year’s of Fitzroy but about the Fitzroy of his early life. It’s not just a book of death. [Terrific personal review essay – Ed]
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 11 – Essendon v West Coast: Hird wills the Bombers over the line
June 7, 2020 by 1 Comment
Off the back of James Hird, Essendon launched a Friday night attack on the reigning Premiers. Watching on from a pub, John Harms describes the thrilling finish.
Almanac Footy History: Eddie Dillon Remembers football and life in Gippsland
June 6, 2020 by 4 Comments
Eddie Dillon recounts the early days of the Cora-Lynn and Catani Football Clubs, and some of the great characters of Gippsland football.
Petrel Hotel reopens, so we’re ‘on the beers’!
June 5, 2020 by 10 Comments
The three funsters have been out for lunch at the re-opened Petrel Hotel in Geelong West, easing back into post-COVID life, and all the better for the pleasure of a ‘cold pub beer from well-maintained lines’.
Balcony Banter – Rod Oaten: Remembering Dreamtime at the ‘G 2014
June 5, 2020 by 1 Comment
Read Rod Oaten’s account of Essendon’s great win over Richmond in the 2014 AFL Dreamtime match.
Quick quiz – Sean’s Choice (who do you love?)
June 5, 2020 by 6 Comments
Sean Curtain has devised a quiz where difficult choices are to be made. Will your selections be from the heart or from the head?
Introducing Hayden Kelly (and the Hayden Kelly Scholarship)
June 5, 2020 by 10 Comments
John Harms was up late one night when an email lobbed. It was from Hayden Kelly. Things have moved along since then, as this welcome explains. [Great to have you involved Hayden – JTH]
Almanac Life: Cricket With My Sons
June 5, 2020 by 9 Comments
A flashback to almost 11 years ago when Smokie first posted this piece about playing cricket with his sons.
1981 Revisited – Round 11: ‘On and on and on’
June 4, 2020 by 1 Comment
Sam Steele continues his weekly review of the 1981 VFL season. Kevin Bartlett reached the milestone of 350 games; umpire Bill Deller got to his 250th; Don Scott saw the writing on the wall.
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