Earl O’Neill channels his mentor Mark Twain on AFL leadership “The trouble ain’t there is too many fools, but that lightning ain’t distributed right”.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 2 – Brisbane v St Kilda
April 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment
We enter Round 2 of the 2007 season with a rare foray into prime-time for the once mighty Lions. Tony Roberts liked what he saw as the post-threepeat generation tore apart a hapless Saints outfit who themselves were favoured to finish high on the ladder.
Almanac Poetry: Two Championship Performances
April 5, 2020 by 2 Comments
Kevin Densley compares two spectacular feats from two different eras. [Welcome Kevin – Ed]
Round 16 2019 – Western Bulldogs v Geelong: Notes for Yoshi’s playing No.1
April 5, 2020 by 1 Comment
With the footy season postponed, Yoshi is watching footy replays, picking up hints from passages of play to help him develop his footy skills.
The journey home from the Arctic – well almost! An odyssey in itself.
April 5, 2020 by 4 Comments
Wow! What an epic journey it has been for Richard Marlow to return to Australia from the wilds of the Arctic before the borders are closed. Read his amazing journey here.
Almanac Horseracing: Sal previews Doncaster day
April 4, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Sal Ciardulli previews Doncaster day, a huge day of racing in Sydney, and looks at the cards at Caulfield and Morphettville too.
Bruce Dawe: A Poet remembered
April 3, 2020 by 2 Comments
Vin Maskell is a huge fan of Bruce Dawe, and shares his previously published stories of the poet as a tribute to celebrate the life that has just passed.
Almanac Poetry: A greeting from Bruce Dawe
April 3, 2020 by 12 Comments
This piece was written by John Harms just after he had received a beaut greeting card from Bruce Dawe around Christmas time 2016. Bruce Dawe’s poetry, loved by many, was special to John Harms.
1981 Revisited – Round 1: ‘Just Like Starting Over’
April 3, 2020 by 8 Comments
Sam Steele begins his journey through the season that was 1981. Coming off a Tigers premiership, things looked good. Little did he know what the next three decades would bring.
Almanac (Local) Cricket: Pomborneit v Williamstown, Easter 1946
April 3, 2020 by 14 Comments
Luke Reynolds presents a fascinating account of a cricket match played in 1946 between Pomberneit CC and Williamstown CC.
1966 and all that: Prologue
April 3, 2020 by 7 Comments
Peter Clark begins a series on the season that was 1966. Here he sets puts the footy season into its historical and social contexts.
SANFL Draft Dodgers – 1982: You Got Nothing I Want
April 3, 2020 by 20 Comments
The second of the VFL’s hidden drafts took place in 1982. ‘Swish’ lets us know how it turned out for the Croweaters involved.
Poetry: ‘Life Cycle’, by Bruce Dawe
April 2, 2020 by 18 Comments
Life Cycle by Bruce Dawe captures the significance of footy in Victoria and beyond. Life and footy are so entwined in all those places (and cultures) where footy is meaningful to the people. [This was published to celebrate the birth of Henry Joseph Santamaria – Ed]
Grand Final 2011 – Geelong v Collingwood: In search of Jenny Hawkins’ pasta
April 2, 2020 by 25 Comments
Fox Footy showed the 2011 Geelong-Collingwood Grand Final yesterday. John Harms thought it deserved a match report.
FAL Round 2: Final scores
April 2, 2020 by 16 Comments
Round 2 of the FAL has been completed. Check the scores here. Ladder to come.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 1 – Carlton v Richmond
April 2, 2020 by 3 Comments
Paul Daffey went along to see Richmond take on Carlton, hoping to see some of the passion of their 60s and 70s clashes. What he got was ‘hoppo-bumpo’, a poor cousin to the ‘belting the billy goats’ of that earlier era. Still, there were some highlights.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 1 – Western Bulldogs v Geelong
April 2, 2020 by 2 Comments
‘A delicious prospect’ – that’s how John Harms saw the 2007 opening round clash between the Western Bulldogs and his beloved Cats. Forever hopeful at the start, he left the ground with a sour taste in his mouth.
Almanac Rugby League – Tigers, Tigers, burning bright
April 2, 2020 by 1 Comment
Our series of rugby league stories continues with Ian Hauser’s account of Grand Final Day 2015 in the NSW CRL’s Group 9 competition. Playing in three of the day’s five matches, the Gundagai Tigers were out to claw their way to premiership glory after years and years of missed opportunities.
Five Reasons To Watch Richmond In 2020
The absence of the footy season sends some minds off in ‘interesting’ directions. Sam provides this take on why we should keep an eye on Richmond.