Before Australia’s World Cup semi-final clash against England tonight, Sean Mortell reviews their last game against South Africa and details what may change for tonight’s line-up
2019 Cricket World Cup – Australia v South Africa: Old rivals still go hard
Pub Review Tour: Wednesday in Fitzroy
Mickey Randall continues his tour of pubs in the inner northern suburbs and catches up with Almanacker ER.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 17 Preview
After a better tipping effort in last weekend’s NRL Round, Ian Hauser previews Round 17 and chooses his winners for Round 17.
FEARLESS 2019 – Round 16: Saints in 15th and still only 2 games and % out of the 8!!
Fearless gives us his take on Round 16. Just what do Elon Musk and Port Power have in common? Are the Lions finals material? Read on.
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin III: Back-to-back Blues
Now that is what you call a game at State of Origin level! The NSW Blues and the Queensland Maroons put on a game worthy of ‘decider’ status with the result in doubt until the very last play of the match. We’ve got it covered.
Almanac Golf – Golf Capital: Rahm links to Irish win, Wolff hunts in Minnesota, Feng to ten
Want to know what’s happening in the world of golf? Here’s Hamish Neal to bring you up to date.
Rain
Andrew Starkie gets lyrical about the weather, particularly the rain, and wet weather footy.
Almanac Ballet – the Bolshoi Ballet performs ‘Spartacus’ at the Lyric Theatre, Brisbane: it was SPQR!
And now for something completely different: our rugby league man, Ian Hauser, made good on a decade-old promise to his wife and accompanied her to the ballet. And not just any ballet – this was the Bolshoi!
Balcony Banter Round 16 – Carlton v Melbourne: A comeback too far
Bluebagger David Southgate saw both comedy and tragedy in Sunday’s game.
Round 16 – North Melbourne v St Kilda: Worried about next weekend
Yoshi is frustrated with St Kilda’s recent efforts, and he’s not looking forward to playing the Cats.
Pub Review Tour: Tuesday in Fitzroy
Mickey Randall is in Melbourne, and he’s wasting no time in checking out the inner city pub scene.
Round 16 – Inside Game Day with Jason Castagna
Richmond player Jason Castagna, takes Ben Fenton-Smith behind the scenes on game day of their Round 16 match against the Suns.
Round 16 – GWS v Brisbane: Footy on my Phone, somewhere in Korea
Travelling down the west coast of Korea by bus, it’s difficult to keep up with the footy scores when your team is playing as Phil Hill explains. But he’s a happy man, his Lions defeated GWS in their Round 16 clash.
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin III and the NRL Round 16
Come tomorrow night, it’s ‘Decider Time’ in this year’s State of Origin series. Ian Hauser previews the big game and reflects on the weekend’s NRL clashes.











Crossing the line
Paul Spinks takes up the challenge of discussing respectfully and responsibly the issues involved (real, perceived and alleged) in the crowd control controversy. He gives us a range of various perspectives to ponder.