The Sydney Swans left Tom Bally with an empty stomach and an appetite for answers as they dropped their first home game of the season to Port Adelaide
Round 2 – Western Bulldogs v West Coast: Dog day afternoon
April 2, 2018 by 4 Comments
It’s been a sharp fall from grace for 2016’s best side…Alex Docherty comes out snarling for the Sons of the West
Got any tips? Picking winners in Round 2
April 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
It happens every year, but it’s always surprising nonetheless: Round 2 has been a nightmare for tipping. Let us know if you’re scratching your head or you’ve bucked the trend
Round 1 (2016) – Geelong v Hawthorn: Cats Out Of The Cradle
April 2, 2018 by 5 Comments
It’s another Easter tussle between the fiercest of rivals – before it all kicks off, here’s Dips O’Donnell’s take on 2016’s game. This time the new player on the block won’t be Paddy from Moggs Creek, it’ll be possibly the greatest midfielder ever in his second coming & with Sam Mitchell gone West, can the Cats’ trio sweep the votes?
Almanac Cricket – Sheffield Shield final: A great sight for cricket
April 1, 2018 by 6 Comments
This is what we came to see: Queensland win the Shield, and cricket played the way it’s meant to be played, competitive and well fought but with integrity and no unnecessary silly garbage . Liam presents his report of the game.
Round 2 – North Melbourne v St Kilda: St Kilda boys unlikely to add my footy audiobook
March 31, 2018 by 3 Comments
Yoshi’s Saints disappoint him against the Roos on Good Friday. He is hoping for a better showing next week, and forever the optimist, Yoshi believes the Saints can win the flag in2018!
Round 2 – Adelaide v Richmond: Welcome Home Bryce Gibbs
March 31, 2018 by 5 Comments
Michael Sexton remembers Bryce Gibbs as a 17-year-old from Glenelg with a drop punt that made you purr, and a Zen calmness that defied his age, and has watched him with pride in becoming the champion footballer he is today.
Round 2 – Adelaide v Richmond: Southern Hospitality
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The Crows were out to right the ship after Losing in Round 1 and the premiers knew they were in for a tough night writes Tigers’ fan John Green.
Darren Lehmann quits
March 31, 2018 by 7 Comments
Who should lead Australia out of the ball tampering scandal?
Almanac Cricket and Footy: So, your team are cheats – Advice from a Bombers Fan
March 30, 2018 by 1 Comment
Bomber fan, Andrew offers some friendly advice to consider if your team has been caught cheating.
Almanac Football: IMPACT Anzac Day Cup Tournament
March 30, 2018 by 2 Comments
Yoshi reports the Osaka Dingoes are hosting their IMPACT Anzac Day Cup Tournament on Saturday, 21 April at the Izumi Sports Village in the wider Osaka Region, Japan. He is hoping to be a goal kicker like Stephen Milne!
Almanac Cricket: Vaseline and cricket
March 30, 2018 by 5 Comments
Smith, Warner and Bancroft broke a nation’s heart when they broke the spirit of the game. Why cheat? Why destroy everything Test cricket stands for? Why destroy a nation’s psyche? Why try to ruin Test cricket? Ironmike tries to understand why.
Round 1 – West Coast v Sydney: What A Ripper!
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What a game it was; and definitely a much better start to the year than last year for the Swans reports Daniel Saunders. He is eager for the Swans to bring it on and take it up to Port Adelaide next week! What a ripper this footy season is turning out to be writes Daniel. He is hopeful it makes up for the disappointing summer this year!
Almanac Cricket: How righteous we are!
March 30, 2018 by 8 Comments
Jan Courtin sums it all up perfectly. She wonders why we are so bloody righteous in our condemnation of these three men – or were so until the tears came – and why this whole affair has become such a headline when, the world over, real tragedy is happening every minute of our lives.
AFLM Round 2 – Adelaide v Richmond: Not Our Night
March 30, 2018 by 8 Comments
For the Richmond faithful, watching on as the umpire crosses his arms and uncrosses them again for the sake of theatre, you can only avert your eyes, remind yourself it’s round two, and gently proclaim, “it’s just not been our night.”
Round 2 Preview – The Ball Tampering Issue
March 30, 2018 by 3 Comments
Sal’s back with all the footy, racing (and cricket) tips you need for this long weekend
Ball tampering at a time of renewal and forgiveness
March 30, 2018 by 1 Comment
At this special time of renewal and forgiveness, with regards to the ball tampering issue, we can only hope that time will prove to be the healer it is.
Round 1 – Melbourne v Geelong: Ambitious
March 29, 2018 by 11 Comments
John Harms tells the story of a social afternoon which featured a footy match at the MCG between Geelong and Melbourne.
Finding the Extraordinary in Women’s Football
March 29, 2018 by 2 Comments
Kellie Mountney may not think that being a forty-six year old football playing grandmother is that extraordinary – but we sure do! Here she shares her story of taking up footy in Strathpine, Brisbane.
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