Well. Headingley. Heraclitus of Ephesus said that we enter the river as one person and leave it as another. David Wilson sees Day 4 as a celebration of human fallibility.
Almanac (Sports) Travel: St. Louis – Land of Blues, Reds, Brews and MACs.
August 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Steve and Lachie Earl are in St Louis where it seems the locals find them exotic enough to chat, befriend and look after them with visits here and there. [Great travel yarn belted out on a phone – JTH]
The Ashes 2019 – Third Test Day 4: Wow!
August 27, 2019 by 2 Comments
Ben Stokes shattered the hearts of all Aussies with his history making magnificent innings reports Sean Mortell with his review of Day 4 of the Ashes Test at Headingley.
Round 23 – Sydney v St Kilda: A thrill to witness
August 27, 2019 by 2 Comments
Passionate Swan fan Mathilde de Hauteclocque reports on the Sydney Swans win over the Saints in a match that farewelled some popular retiring Sydney greats at the SCG.
Round 23 – Collingwood v Essendon (Floreat Pica Society)
August 26, 2019 by 5 Comments
Dave Nadel takes up the Floreat Pica Society mantle once again, this time looking at the Pies last regular season game (and win) against the Bombers.
The Home and Away season comes to an end for West Coast
August 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Cathi Johnson takes us through her high and low points of 2019, a year of premiership defence for her Eagles.
Round 23 – Sydney v St Kilda: Love is in the air!
August 26, 2019 by 9 Comments
An emotional day for Jan Courtin with many tears shed by her and fellow Swans supporters as they farewelled some of Sydney’s favourite sons in their final game with a great win over the Saints in their Round 23 match at the SCG.
Ashes 2019 – Third Test Days 2 and 3: Aussies fire ahead, but England give themselves a wild shot at it
August 25, 2019 by 1 Comment
England give themselves a chance in the Third Test at Headingley as they fight their way back into the match on day 3 reports Sean Mortell.
Round 23 – Sydney v St Kilda: Back to old bad footy with inaccuracies and laziness
August 25, 2019 by 1 Comment
A disappointing game from the Saints as Yoshi expressed on social media throughout the game but he is hoping for better things at the AFL Asia Championship in Bangkok. [Good luck Yoshi!]
Round 23 – Sydney v St Kilda: Pride, and the time to say goodbye (you couldn’t write this script any better).
August 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Swans farewell their retiring legends in true style with a big win over the Saints in their Round 23 match at the SCG.
Round 23 – Collingwood v Essendon: Brave effort
August 24, 2019 by 1 Comment
Good effort from the Bombers considering all their injuries according to Caspar McLeod as he reports on the Bombers 11 point loss in a closely fought game against the Pies in their Round 23 match.
The Ashes 2019 – Third Test: The Headingley Blog
August 23, 2019 by 31 Comments
Got something to say, an opinion, a comment or want to join in the discussion? You can do it on The Footy Almanac Blog for The Third Test, Ashes 2019 now.
The Ashes 2019 – Third Test Day 1: Archer blitzes through, unlikely heroes hold firm
August 23, 2019 by 2 Comments
Sean Mortell reports on Australia’s disappointing effort with the bat against some excellent fast bowling on Day 1 of the Third Test at Headingley.
Almanac Writers – Check out these up and coming scribes!
August 23, 2019 by 1 Comment
Check out some of the new, young up and coming writers the Footy Almanac is proudly publishing on our site.
Round 22 – Brisbane v Geelong: Two Words
August 23, 2019 by 13 Comments
They weren’t the two words Jamie Simmons was expecting, but they were even more welcome than the Lions’ win.
Ken Fraser, Lazar, Bourke, Winmar and Ricky
August 23, 2019 by 3 Comments
Old Dog was recently the special guest at an Almanac lunch at the North Fitzroy Arms where we launched his book Heart & Soul. He brought some guests whom he’s met along the way. It was a memorable day, as he explains.
Almanac Local Footy – A season at Banyule: Friends, fun and some fine football
August 23, 2019 by 6 Comments
Sean Mortell has enjoyed his time playing footy at Banyule, experiencing all the highs and lows associated with being a part of a local sporting club and showing how important sporting clubs are to healthy community life.
The Wrap Returns: Coaching Last Rites
August 23, 2019 by 3 Comments
Mr Wrap has sent us a letter from his Pooncarie hideaway naming more of the guilty in coaching ranks. “Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee” as Brendon and Brad and Richo and Ross found out.
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