It’s been a few years since Glen! has seen Port Melbourne in the VFA/VFL; he made a return to watch on as Williamstown played picturesque host to a contest between two doyens of the Victorian game in Round 1.
VFL Round 1: Williamstown v Port Melbourne – Rekindling old rivalries in the sunset
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Round 3 – Carlton v Sydney: Favourite Sons
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Joe Moore has been lucky enough to have not one but two “favourite sons” with the recent arrival of George to his family. Prodigal performances from his Swans have been lacking in recent weeks, but with a victory over Carlton getting 2019 back on track, he is reminded of past favourite sons of the Bloods.
AFLW Trade Period 2019
April 8, 2019 by 11 Comments
Before the enormous off-season starts and state level footy kicks off, the AFLW still has the not-so-small matter of trades to deal with…who will turn out for a new club in 2020?
Sounding the siren for junior footy.
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Anna Sublet has a household of footballers. Her daughter has taken to the game, winning a premiership at St Kilda City and her lad is making his way back from injury (and can’t wait to get back into it all. She remembers the experience of her own youth.
Round 3 – GWS v Richmond: Still feeling it
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John Green’s fandom will be forever coloured by the 2017 flag delivered to the Punt Rd faithful – no matter the trials that await, he’ll never forget that Richmond could again do the improbable and climb the mountain. He’s still feeling it! [Club might have been happier with a riff on “Don’t hold back” – Ed.]
AFLW is over for 2019 – The ever-shifting universe and footy trajectories within it.
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Yvette Wroby ponders a little about AFLW 2019 and is excited about the Saints entrance into the competition in 2020. Ready for the Southern Saints to resume in the VFLW, she is keeping an eye on her beloved boys in red, white and black too.
Round 3 – Adelaide v Geelong: Cats show their class
April 7, 2019 by 6 Comments
Footy is important – but the shocking drought in South Australia is more important, observes our elder statesman Citrus Bob Utber. Things are grim. A Crows win may have added some temporary cheer. Alas, the Cats were too good on the night with Rhys Stanley continuing his good form, and Danger and Tim Kelly in even better form.
Round 3 – Carlton v Sydney Swans: A footy win is a tonic
April 7, 2019 by 3 Comments
Reflecting upon her road travelled to the Harbour City, Jan Courtin prepares for her return to Melbourne, but not before watching her Swans score a desparately needed win against an improving Carlton.
Round 3 – Collingwood v West Coast: The Grand Final Rematch (a screenplay in three parts)
April 7, 2019 by 7 Comments
West Coast Dave Bruce and son West Coast Aidan travel from Canberra for a footy weekend. They are happy with the experience, the result and the quality of footy as Dave’s report explains. Some very astute observations too.
Round 3 – Melbourne v Essendon: Friday night home
April 6, 2019 by 9 Comments
Matt Zurbo has a TV! [Hard to believe – Ed] He watches Essendon and Melbourne – these are his observations. [All the best today too Old Dog as you start your own umpteenth season – Ed]
Fitzroy Football Club Women in Footy Lunch – Saturday 6 April
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The Almanac’s own Kasey Symons will be hosting this lunch tomorrow at the Brunswick Street Oval.
AFL Round 3: Sal’s Previewish! – Beaten by Thursday Night Footy!
April 5, 2019 by 2 Comments
Thursday night footy can catch out even the best. Here’s Sal’s preview-ish of Round 3. Plus Friar Time, And a look at the big weekend at Royal Randwick.
AFLW Grand Final – Adelaide v Carlton: A classic example
April 5, 2019 by 10 Comments
The AFLW Grand Final received all the plaudits it deserved. Anne Cahill Lambert was there to cheer on her Crows – and did they ever fly! She also has some interesting suggestions ahead of the 2020 season.
Adelaide Oval in the Eighties: Rodney Hogg, Adidas Romes and Mondo Rock
April 5, 2019 by 11 Comments
‘Our world was still wonderfully small, and for a few days every summer Adelaide Oval was at its centre.’ Mickey Randall revisits a well spent youth where heaven was a day out at the cricket for the lads from Kapunda.
Round 2 – Sydney v Adelaide: One is a ballet, the other sea foam!
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The contemporary footy landscape, recent cultural and politcal events, concern Mathilde de Hauteclocque as she grapples with the consequences of them. And, her beloved Swans going down to the Crows hasn’t helped either. Perhaps the Cotes du Rhone on Saturday night put Mathilde in a better frame of mind!
Round 2 – Geelong v Melbourne: Lights On Lights Out
April 5, 2019 by 12 Comments
Dips O’Donnell endures the damp conditions at Kardinia Park and likes what he sees as the Cats extinguish the Demons’ fire in their Round 2 match.
Balcony Banter Round 2 – Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs: Thank God I’m a Country Boy
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A journey to the ‘G has its own compensations for Grant Fraser, whatever the result of the game.
“Not Bad Thanks” – Graeme Willingham: extract No. 2, Tribunals!
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Some members of the Not Bad Thanks basketball team had problems with the rules and regulations of the game. This extract from Graeme Willingham’s book “Not Bad Thanks” details some of these problems and their subsequent consequences.
Balcony Banter Round 2 – Richmond v Collingwood: Family Pies
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Tiger man Dave Campbell has Magpies in the house. He blames the Turkish Delight incident.
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