Episode 12 of Peter Clark’s mammoth undertaking finds him cycling on his ‘Long and Winding Ride’ from Eldorado to Chiltern. Besides indulging in the magnificent food and wine along the way, Peter delves into some footy history featuring some well-known AFL players.
The Long and Winding Ride: Episode 12 – Eldorado to Chiltern: Lappin’ it all up
July 23, 2025 by 3 Comments
Round 20 – AFL Footy Fixture Season 2025: Who, where and when
July 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Find out who, where, and when your team is playing in Round 20 this weekend.
Round 19 – Collingwood v Fremantle: Floreat Pica Society Report
July 22, 2025 by 2 Comments
A tough opponent, overseas guests to assimilate, an ‘enemy’ supporter in the next seat, high expectations: all the ingredients for a relaxed afternoon – NOT!
Almanac Poetry: Sunday Night Country Devotions
July 22, 2025 by 7 Comments
In this Campbell Bairstow poem, he remembers the joy and the suffering of watching VFL footy replays on the family farm in Western Australia. His faith survived.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2025: Round 19 Review / Round 20 Preview
July 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
With two straight losses Collingwood is in uncharted territory. Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2025 is confident the Pies will return to the winning table in their Round 20 match against Richmond.
SANFL Blow-ins 1960-1990: Part 5a – Norwood
July 22, 2025 by 19 Comments
The Norwood Redlegs had a cast of interstate ‘blow-ins’ during the Alan Killigrew years and continued to attract players from outside SA’s borders. Swish looks at those that came during the 1960-1975 years (this article will be followed up soon with those who arrived from 1976-1990).
Almanac Poetry – Fox
July 21, 2025 by 2 Comments
No lazy dogs here…KD describes this Monday’s poem as ‘a fable about a fox’. [Contains mild coarse language – Ed.]
Almanac Footy: Mid-season footy club reviews (a bit late, but…) – Part 3
July 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Micky McTigger’s mid-season review continues with a look at North Melbourne, Port Adelaide and Richmond.
Almanac Cricket: Fast bowling: A love affair.
July 20, 2025 by 5 Comments
Scott Hunt, who was a practitioner of the art himself, explains his love of fast bowling, the appeal of its menace and the precision, particularly the ‘mad bastard fast bowlers’ who feature in the great game of cricket.
Almanac Podcasts: ‘The Cat Pack’, a podcast by four Nuff Nuffs who love the Geelong Football Club
July 19, 2025 by 1 Comment
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 .
#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.
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