Marcus Holt is part of The Cat Pack Podcast team, a podcast featuring the fortunes of the Geelong Football Club and all things footy. Marcus introduces readers to the members of the podcast, and explains its origins .
Almanac Podcasts: ‘The Cat Pack’, a podcast by four Nuff Nuffs who love the Geelong Football Club
July 19, 2025 by 1 Comment
#AusJumpsRacingPreviews – Hamilton, Sunday 20 July 2025
July 19, 2025 by 2 Comments
Dandy Andy previews the big jumps meeting at Hamilton this Sunday (July 20).
Round 18 – Gold Coast v Collingwood: Floreat Pica Society
July 19, 2025 by 1 Comment
The Floreat Pica Society reports on the exciting Pies-Suns clash on the Gold Coast.
Almanac Footy: Mid-season footy club reviews (a bit late, but…) – Part 2
July 19, 2025 by 2 Comments
Micky McTigger presents Part 2 of his mid-season reviews, Fremantle to Melbourne.
NRL Round 20 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
July 17, 2025 by 4 Comments
Prop by the Sea is living contentedly in a Maroon world. He’s a hard man to contain.
Almanac Footy: Mid-season footy club reviews (a bit late, but…) – Part 1
July 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Micky McTigger delivers part one of his (slightly belated) mid-season review, taking us from Adelaide through to Essendon.
Almanac Travel: Not so much ‘la dolce vita’ as ‘la vita educativa’ (Part 4]
July 17, 2025 by 2 Comments
Ian Hauser continues his series about recent travel experiences in Europe. This time the focus is cruising.
Almanac Footy: ‘A History of Australian Rules Football in Woomera 1948 to 1992’ – Part 10: 1972 – 1973
July 16, 2025 by Leave a Comment
David ‘Dick’ Turpin is a Brisbane friend of Almanacker Allan Barden. During the late 60s early 70s David spent a few years working in Woomera when it was quite a thriving community. David has researched and written a history of footy in Woomera from the years 1948 to 1992. The Footy Almanac will publish David’s [Read more]
Almanac Cricket: Eighteen Summers at the Top – Teachers in SACA A Grade District Cricket
July 16, 2025 by 10 Comments
Graham Lewis has spent months compiling the history of a rather unusual and unlikely Australian cricket club. Student Teacher and Teachers College Cricket Club played top level District cricket in the SACA A Grade competition for two decades. This is Graham’s story of this remarkable club.
The Long and Winding Ride: Episode 11 – Tarrawingee to Eldorado: In Search of El Dorado
July 16, 2025 by 3 Comments
Some gold fossicking, drinking a ‘superb Durif, crossing paths with bushrangers, and a beer in Victoria’s smallest pub are all part of Peter Clark’s ride from Tarawingee to Eldorado. And some footy history as well.
Almanac Footy: Football Jargon (Part 2)
July 15, 2025 by 4 Comments
Philip Peel delves further into footy commentary and reportage to define and analyse more of the jargon used in the footy world today.
Round 19 – AFL Footy Fixture Season 2025: Who, where, and when
July 15, 2025 by 1 Comment
Check out who, where, and when your team is playing in Round 19 of AFL Footy Season 2025.
Almanac Music: ‘100 x 100, 1954 – 1977’; The Top Ten
July 15, 2025 by 9 Comments
Who made the hub of the wheel, 1954-1977? Here it is! Earl O’Neill’s Top 10 songs from the years 1954 – 1977.
Almanac Music: Hamoris Lian Timor – Concert Tour
July 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The Hamoris Lian Timor cultural showcase is taking place at a number of centres around Victoria in August, and in Sydney and Darwin as well.
Almanac Poetry: In Response to W.B. Yeats
July 14, 2025 by 4 Comments
Returning to his regular Monday poetry spot after a brief break due to family bereavement, KD puts forward a poem that plays humorously off the well-known poem by W.B. Yeats, ‘Among School Children’, which questions the difference between the dancer and the dance. [Glad to see you back on the tools – Ed.]
Almanac Teams: Alliterative All-Stars
July 14, 2025 by 11 Comments
Rodney Boyd has a new side to share; if you love a bit of syntax symetry and a touch of upwardly generational nepotism, you’ll enjoy this one.
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