Mick Symons joins an eclectic crowd at The Paper Kites recent concert in Melbourne. The indy band were in fine form in their home town. [Welcome to the Almanac Mick – JTH]
Round 1 – Fremantle v North Melbourne: It’s a long way to come
March 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Poppy Penny is back with her account of the uplifting Freo victory against the Roos. The 1200km round trip from Kalgoorlie to The Flying Saucer was no trouble at all.
Sal’s Round 2 Preview – 666 the Devil’s number?
March 29, 2019 by 1 Comment
Sal provides us with his insights to this weekend’s Round 2 of the AFL plus his take on all the big races at Rosehill.
Portrait of a Club in Hard Times
March 29, 2019 by 18 Comments
In this poignant fictional offering, ER paints a telling portrait of the struggling bush club where changing times test the resilience of local stalwarts. (Some beautiful imagery here. – Eds.)
Round 1 – St Kilda v Gold Coast: Power to the players
March 29, 2019 by 1 Comment
Yvette Wroby’s head is spinning between the AFLW Grand Final between Carlton and Adelaide, and her St Kilda Saints first game at Marvel Stadium. Starting a movement through a casual tweet, to watching a game of men needing skill improvement, it’s been a big week.
Almanac Art: Kendra Heil’s painting ‘Hannah Scott: Premiership Player’ presented to top bidder Susan Alberti
March 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
We all loved Kendra Heil’s dynamic painting ‘Hannah Scott: Premiership Player’ which was the image used to create the front cover of The Women’s Footy Almanac 2018. Auctioned here on The Almanac site, the successful bidder, Susan Alberti, recently received her artwork from Kendra. Here’s a record of the occasion.
Round 2 – Richmond v Collingwood: Tigers tamed as Pies swoop!
March 29, 2019 by 2 Comments
Magpies swoop and stifle the Tigers’ roar in an impressive display of footy in their Round 2 match at the MCG.
The Sixth Man – a world before the AFL
March 29, 2019 by 5 Comments
We welcome legendary journo and author Mike Bingham to the pages of the Almanac. In his first piece Mike tells us how he got to The Sun (News Pictorial in those days) and became Lou Richards Kiss of Death ghost writer. (his 19th?) Love it! [Great to have you in the fold Mike – JTH]
The Odd Friday Lunch – John Sharrock: The boy from Tooleybuc!
March 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The boy from Tooleybuc, Geelong premiership player, John Sharrock is guest speaker at the next Odd Friday Lunch on the 29th March at Perc’s pub, The North Fitzroy Arms.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 3: Brisbane Broncos v St George Illawarra Dragons
March 29, 2019 by 1 Comment
Round 3 of the NRL got off to a nail-biting start with the Dragons edging the Broncos in Brisbane. But the scoreboard didn’t really tell the full story.
Des and Owen talk football
March 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Earl O’Neill’s Des and Owen wax lyrical about the footy over a beer and a fag!
“These shall not be forgotten years” Richmond: 1981 – 2016: An occasional series of reflections on the triumphs and tragedies that made 2017 so worth the wait.
March 28, 2019 by 7 Comments
Stainless is back with an occasional series about the life and times of the Richmond Football Club since the “infamous Ben Cousins” game against Carlton 10 years ago.
Round 1 (2009) – Richmond v Carlton: Ransacked by Visigoths
March 28, 2019 by 1 Comment
This piece by John Harms was published just after the opening round in 2009. Stainless Steele’s series reminded us to reprise it here.
Feeding Christian to the lions
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Stephen Alomes returns with a theologically-charged suggestion to the AFL’s Michael Christian on how to handle the latest incarnation of the ‘Go the Knuckle’ approach. Several Round 1 incidents may well demonstrate his point.
‘And now the time has come…..’ – KB Hill
March 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill takes us back through the decades as he recounts famous cricket Grand Finals in the Wangaratta District Cricket Association.
“More of the Kangaroo” – An excerpt: Darling Downs, pacesetters of the 19th century
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An excerpt from “More of the Kangaroo” relating to some of the history of footy in the Darling Downs region.
Almanac Event in Perth on Thursday March 28
March 28, 2019 by 2 Comments
Join us for an evening of footy and conversation at the Windsor Hotel in South Perth.
Round 2 – Predictions: Anomalies, or true to form?
March 28, 2019 by 1 Comment
Who to tip in Round 2? Punters are still scratching their heads trying to make sense of the Round 1 results. It’s anyone’s guess who the winners will be, what do you think?
So what’s in The Eagles Almanac 2018?
March 28, 2019 by 5 Comments
So what is in The Eagles Almanac 2018?
Almanac Rugby League – A few unexpected results spice up the NRL season
March 27, 2019 by 2 Comments
Round 1 of the AFL certainly produced several ‘interesting’ results. We can say pretty much the same after two Rounds in the NRL. Let’s recap and then look ahead to Round 3.
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