The Round 7 Fremantle v Carlton match may not have had the capacity to shape the Grand Final as the other three games did last week, but these two sides had plenty to play for as Peter Fuller reports.
Konrad Marshall at the Sportswriter’s Festival: I’ve got a lot to learn…
March 22, 2018 by 9 Comments
Kasey Symons went along to hear Konrad Marshall, author of “Yellow & Black: A Season With Richmond” speak at the Sportswriter’s Festival. Could she write a similar book about the team she loves? How do you overcome your bias when writing? Could she write about another club?
Wishing everyone a happy sporting weekend
March 22, 2018 by 10 Comments
Jan Courtin wonders if she watches too much sport. She has a huge weekend ahead, with her Swans in Round 1 AFL action, her Lions in the AFLW Grand Final and her Bulls in the Sheffield Shield decider. [Great photo – Ed]
Almanac Golf: Golf Capital – Rory roars in Florida, TV ratings boost continues with Tiger in the mix
March 22, 2018 by 3 Comments
Tiger Woods contended again at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Is he on the way back? Hamish Neal with his weekly golfing wrap.
The Red and the White: The Almanac’s Swans’ Forum
March 21, 2018 by 8 Comments
Keiran Croker is convening a new Swans forum on the Almanac site called The red and the White. Here’s the invitation to be involved. [Excellent idea KBC – JTH]
Katie Brennan and Kagiso Rabada suspension challenges
March 21, 2018 by 8 Comments
Yesterday saw two sportspeople challenge suspensions given to them. What are your thoughts on the Brennan and Rabada situations? On challenges generally?
AFLW: Payments To Players
March 21, 2018 by 9 Comments
Academic Braham Dabscheck takes a look at AFLW player wages in comparison to other elite women’s sports and questions what will happen when the competition expands over the next few years.
Pies on the Prize: A Hyper-belated Year in Review – Part 1
March 21, 2018 by 4 Comments
Our old mate the MCG Pie Girl had her final year of school in 2017. Here’s how the first half went down. For lovers of cricket, Canadians and chicken pies.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: 2018 ‘The Year of the Pie’
March 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Will 2018 be one for the True Believers asks Cam Hooke.
AFLW Round 7 – Western Bulldogs v Melbourne: Brenny and the Jets
March 20, 2018 by 1 Comment
The Bulldogs were on song and so too is Jackie Lynch as she details the epic Clayton’s Preliminary Final in the West
AFLW Dreams Dee-molished, Can AFL Dee-liver?
March 20, 2018 by 1 Comment
After the Demons had their chance of playing in an AFLW Grand Final crushed by the Dogs, Ann Deux moves her focus to her Dees men’s team to see if they can deliver for her in 2018.
AFLW Round 7 – Collingwood v Adelaide: It was an aviary
March 20, 2018 by 2 Comments
Cooped up with Crows and Magpies alike, Anne Cahill Lambert watched on as her Adelaide flyers had their wings clipped by a fast-finishing Collingwood
Almanac Music: The Smokers, 2000
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You won’t get a chance to see a gig from The Smokers, but Earl O’Neill takes us back to the first, last and only time the band got together.
AFL Player Previews 2018
March 20, 2018 by 1 Comment
Who’s the one player that could make all the difference for your side in 2018? Anna Pavlou shares her take for each club
AFLW Round 7 – Western Bulldogs v Melbourne: Post-match with Aasta O’Connor
March 20, 2018 by 4 Comments
Kasey Symons spent some time with Aasta O’Connor following the Doggies’ last gasp win into the AFLW Grand Final, with a cameo from a favourite son of the West
Getting prepared for the AFL season (at a glance): tipping, events, memberships
March 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Get sorted for the 2018 AFL season:
Almanac Footy Tipping.
Almanac membership.
Almanac season launch lunch etc.
AFLW Round 7 – Western Bulldogs v Melbourne: Letting emotion out
March 20, 2018 by 3 Comments
Yoshi lets his emotions out reporting on the AFLW Bulldogs thrilling win over the Dees.
1981 – 2016: These Should Not Be Forgotten Years
March 20, 2018 by 3 Comments
Richmond starts a new ascent of Everest, from Base Camp, competing alongside 17 other hungry, ambitious mountaineers says Stainless Steele. All start equal and expect no special favours. But for once, the Tigers begin their climb with the certain knowledge that they’ve achieved it before.
Missing Red Symons
March 20, 2018 by 14 Comments
You don’t know what you’ve got til you lose it. In AFLW Grand Final week, Smokie recalls Red’s ways, Red’s traits and Red’s strident ambivalence to footy.
AFLW Round 7 – Fremantle v Carlton: Unplug the DJ
March 20, 2018 by 4 Comments
Les Everett was forced away from Fremantle Oval on Saturday. By the artificial noise. “Something needs to change. We must snatch our game back from those who don’t have faith in it. Those who think the game is not entertaining enough.”
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