Fearless is back for 2020 with his belated AFL Round 1 report. Also he comments upon some current footy news.
2020 Fearless Round 1: The Corona Virus…Strange times Archie…indeed… strange times!
April 23, 2020 by 1 Comment
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 4 – West Coast v Carlton: At least our song is better than theirs
April 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Cameron Noakes had it all on the line when the Blues took on the Eagles way out west. By game’s end, the only thing in his favour was a better club song – not that he heard it very often!
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 4 – Melbourne v Fremantle: First time live
April 23, 2020 by 1 Comment
Mark Branagan is a Swans supporter but his attendance at games is far more catholic. Twelve years after the Dockers entered the comp, he thought it might be just about time to have a look at them. He picked a good day.
Almanac Obituaries: A toast to Pubby Dave
April 22, 2020 by 8 Comments
Pubby Dave has played his last game of cricket for the Clifton Hill Cricket Club. Gigs pays tribute to a fine innings played.
The 2020 Sir Stirling Moss Cup – Round 5
April 22, 2020 by 4 Comments
Earl O’Neill surveys the weekend games from AFL Round 5 and mourns the loss of another sporting great. [Ed: Thanks for imagining what the season could have been like Earl!]
Trivia question – who finished runners up more times than Collingwood between 1958 and 1990?
Back in Time 1993 – From the Snowy Mountains to the MCG
April 22, 2020 by 2 Comments
For Pamela Sherpa it was a long trip to the MCG from the Snowy Mountains for the 1993 Grand Final. But, it was worth it!
1966 and all that: Round 3 – North Melbourne v St Kilda
April 22, 2020 by 4 Comments
It’s Round 3, 1966 and Peter Clark takes us to Arden Street for the match between North and the Saints. And fills us in on the other scores and what’s going on in the world. [Includes a link to The Age coverage of the round as well – Ed]
Almanac Footy History: Ossie not Charlie – in search of a player
April 22, 2020 by 2 Comments
Geelong Football Club committeeman, historian and memorabilia collector Bob Gartland relates his story of how he came to correctly identify a mis-named player from the famous exhibition match at The Oval in London during World War I.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 4 – Hawthorn v Geelong: A memorable match
April 22, 2020 by 3 Comments
Although Geelong lost, for John Harms it was a match to remember, his first at York Park in Launceston, Round 4 2007, Hawthorn v Geelong. This is John’s report from The Footy Almanac 2007.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 4 – Adelaide v Sydney: A difficult game for tipsters!
April 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Round 4 2007 between Adelaide and Sydney was a difficult game for tipsters as John Kingsmill reported in ‘The Footy Almanac 2007’.
Country Footy: You wouldn’t like a game would you?
April 21, 2020 by 8 Comments
Inspired by the opening chapter of Footy Town, and a case of the lock down blues, Neil Anderson remembers his Panmure career that might have been.
Why I Hate Victorians
April 21, 2020 by 54 Comments
Peter Baulderstone takes aim at all things Victorian from his mineshaft in Western Australia. Is he serious? Is he right? He’s certainly hostile. (This 2018 effort has had revived interest among the non-Victorian audience. Can’t think why. PB in pre-flag warrior mode – Ed)
Memories from an Old Wooden Box
April 21, 2020 by 9 Comments
Objects can provide a gateway to memory. While sorting through his study, Allan Barden rediscovered an old wooden box. Its contents took him on quite a journey.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 4 – Kangaroos v Brisbane
April 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The Kangaroos began a contractual stint of home games on the Gold Coast in 2007 by hosting Brisbane. Andrew Stafford watched a tight contest.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 4 – St Kilda v Essendon
April 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
With the early 2007 form all over the place, Chris Riordan ventured to the Docklands as an impartial observer to watch the Saints tussle the Bombers.
Almanac Surfing: Surfing and the middle-aged accountant
April 20, 2020 by 6 Comments
Following Dips O’Donnell’s excellent Queen’s Birthday weekend surfing piece, we thought we’d let you know where it all started. Here’s Dips’ first crack at the caper, a piece which was published in Long Bombs to Snake I.
Just a single act threw me
April 20, 2020 by 1 Comment
A snapshot of the different but connected loves in the time of coronavirus from Les Currie.
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