The SANFL has encouraged its fans to ‘vote wisely’ in the state election when it comes to poker machine policy. Dave Brown pulls at the threads of the statement in a way that 280 characters could not.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: A better few days than last week
March 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke’s latest Collingwood musings as the AFLW side goes into the final round of their season. The AFL and VFL men are preparing for theirs to get underway after some recent positive signs but alas one big injury in Tyson Goldsack.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, why do we compare at all?
March 16, 2018 by 4 Comments
Trinity Handley considers the comparisons made between women’s and men’s AFL football and their deep impact on the game of AFLW when comments are not contextually comparable. ‘If we’re too busy comparing we might miss the beauty in change’.
The Gang of Five
March 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
George Smith looks at the years (a couple of decades) when a total of five clubs won the VFL flag.
Peter Temple and the Royboys of Doom
March 16, 2018 by 15 Comments
This is a remarkable piece, one of the Almanac’s finest. Adam Muyt has transcribed his 2003 interview with the late Peter Temple. It was conducted 15 years or so ago when Adam was writing his fine book Maroon & Blue. Tremendous observations about footy and Melbourne life.
A Profile of AFLW Pioneer Chyloe Kurdas
March 15, 2018 by 2 Comments
Jack Banister profiles Chloe Kurdas. (first published in The Age)
Grab a Pepa Burrito Tee! – Like Pepa herself
March 15, 2018 by 1 Comment
Grab a Pepa Burrito t-shirt to commemorate an iconic moment in AFLW Season 2 and support The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation. [Addendum – video of the moment GWS players received their own shirts]
The Almanac AFL Season Launch (a two part extravaganza)
March 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
David Parkin is the guest of the Almanac/Odd Friday Lunch on March 23. All welcome.
Almanac (Racing) History: A short film about racing in the Wimmera and Mallee
March 15, 2018 by 1 Comment
Malcolm McKinnon spotted the reference to Murtoa racing and sent this beaut little film in – with some classic footage of old-timers chatting about Wimmera and Mallee racing before The war.
Almanac Golf: Golf Capital – Casey denies Tiger, Masters ever closer
March 15, 2018 by 1 Comment
It was all about Tiger last weekend – and could be again this weekend. And the Masters is no far away either.
Almanac AFL Footy Tipping for 2018 – Join Now
March 15, 2018 by 7 Comments
Join in our tipping comps in season 2018.
The standard Almanac comp.
The Tip the Top 8. (You have until the bounce in the Rich-Carl game on the night of March 22 on this one)
Explained in this post.
All welcome.
Why your team won’t win the flag. Or, I can put you out of your misery now.
March 15, 2018 by 13 Comments
Sage Dips has a system to work out which teams are up against it – he’s excluded a few.
The 2017 Premiership has meant so much to so many
March 14, 2018 by 18 Comments
Cheryl Critchley remembers the many years of pain that preceded the 2017 Grand Final but focuses on the joy the flag brought to so many, including her dear friend, 89-year-old Marj Doherty who passed in November. Read her touching story.
Cricket Caste System
March 14, 2018 by 2 Comments
Some cricket poetry from our Poet at the Desk, Damian Balassone.
Finally, a pub review: The Broadway, Glenelg South
March 14, 2018 by 11 Comments
Mickey Randall delivers us his first pub review in a while, taking us into the charming Broadway Pub in Glenelg South for a Friday happy hour.
AFLW Round 6 – GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs: Where are the Bulldogs snarls?
March 14, 2018 by 2 Comments
Yoshi watches the replay of the weekend’s big clash between the Giants and the Bulldogs and while disappointed in his Dogs’ loss, acknowledges that GWS are looking very impressive going into the final round of the AFLW season.
AFLW Round 6 – Carlton v Melbourne: Post Game with Paxy
March 14, 2018 by 5 Comments
Kasey Symons caught up with Melbourne mid-fielder Karen Paxman in the rooms after her Dees defeated the Blues on Sunday afternoon.
AFLW Round 6 – GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs: No barrier gets in the way of these Giants!
March 13, 2018 by 2 Comments
Joseph Ryan believes GWS can go all the way in the 2018 AFLW season and asks, if his Giants have ‘overcome every barrier and knocked off every other challenge they have faced this year, why not one more?’
Pride and Passion: The Growth of Women’s Footy in Greater Western Sydney
March 13, 2018 by 7 Comments
El Gibbs, co-presenter of BAFL Radio, a weekly radio show and podcast about AFL in Western Sydney, provides an insight into the growth of women’s football in the Greater Western Sydney region and how the passion for footy is a lot more prevalent there than you may think.
The Commoners Guide To AFL Commentary
Matt Quartermaine unravels some footy commentator lingo for us. Do you have any of your own?