Like many, John Green is missing footy in this time of Covid-19 but replays and reflections on history past help him through this period of social isolation.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 2 – Essendon v Fremantle: Dockers struggle to find their feet
April 8, 2020 by 1 Comment
From The Footy Almanac 2007, Les Everett reports on the Round 2 match between Essendon and the Dockers. The Bombers 2 from 2.
Almanac Rugby League – Convent Kids in Clydesdale country (Part 1)
April 8, 2020 by 6 Comments
In our continuing series on rugby league stories, Damian Roache sets the background to his childhood days playing in the Convent Schools competition in Toowoomba. His story concludes tomorrow.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 2 – Port Adelaide v North Melbourne: How many Burgoynes can a team have?
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From The Footy Almanac 2007 publication comes the Round 2 report by Sam Pang and Brendan Murray of the match between Port Adelaide. The Burgoyne brothers star for the Power.
Book Review – Women in Boots: Football and Feminism in the 1970s
April 7, 2020 by 2 Comments
“Heather Reid and Marion Stell have combined to tell the stories of a generation of Australian and New Zealand women who took up Association football in the 1960s and 1970s”. Roy Hay reviews a book about some early Australian women’s sporting pioneers.
The Game of the Century
April 7, 2020 by 27 Comments
Seeing Roger Lowrey has brought up the famous District Cricket Final of 1965/66, we thought we should reprise this great Mic Rees’ piece on the very same game.
Cricket: On this day (or thereabouts) 54 years ago
April 7, 2020 by 4 Comments
With no live cricket currently being played, Roger Lowrey encountered a piece on one of Bill Lawry’s finest hours, the 1965/66 District Cricket Grand Final, between Northcote and Essendon.
Play On (includes Loose Men Everywhere)
April 7, 2020 by 2 Comments
Play On is the omnibus edition of John Harms’s first three books: Loose Men Everywhere, Memoirs of a Mug Punter, and Confessions of a Thirteenth Man. Read what the critics have said about them here. And copies are available through the Almanac Shop.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 2 – Carlton v Geelong: On the board.
April 7, 2020 by 5 Comments
A couple of notable debutants for the Cats, on a night that reinforced for John Harms how much people crave meaning in footy.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 2 – West Coast v Collingwood
April 7, 2020 by 2 Comments
The Pies ventured West to tackle the Eagles. Matt OÇonnor’s interests were torn between fictional political drama and real-life midfield battles.
Bruce Dawe RIP – the Larrikin Laureate
April 7, 2020 by 14 Comments
Australia’s Everyman poet Bruce Dawe died on April 1st. His words and sensibility live on in thousands of hearts that have laughed, cried and nodded on reading his words over 60 years. His footy poems “Life Cycle” and “High Mark” are embedded in the heart of the game.
Back in Time – Part 3: More of the Bombers
April 7, 2020 by 2 Comments
More clippings from Pamela Sherpa’s Bombers scrapbook from the 80s.
Vale Bill Withers
April 7, 2020 by 7 Comments
You may not have known the late Bill Withers by name, but you probably knew some of his songs.
“Covid-19 and regional clubs” from The Saturday Paper
April 6, 2020 by 1 Comment
An institution in the social livelihoods of everyday Australia, local footy clubs have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. The Saturday Paper has the details from the ground by a few from those very clubs.
Should parents get their children into swimming lessons from a young age?
April 6, 2020 by 1 Comment
An in-depth look at the merits of teaching swimming at an early age for survival reasons from Shannon Cole.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 2 – Richmond v Sydney
April 6, 2020 by 1 Comment
As Round 2 continues in 2007, the Swans fresh off a flag and a Grand Final looked for long stretches the definition of a quality side, but the young Tigers didn’t fade away. What was ultimately false hope became mere fodder for the devil on Howard Kimber’s shoulder.
The 2020 Mark Twain Cup – Round 3
April 6, 2020 by 3 Comments
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
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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.
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