Kate Burke loves all the good stuff. She is also a highly-credentialed and respected farming consultant.
Almanac Cricket – Davey Warner and the Deluded Toxic Masculinity of the Australian Cricketer: A Performance in Six Acts
March 9, 2018 by 27 Comments
David Wilson says: Such a shame – this #Warner fiasco. When cricket should be the focus. But we shouldn’t walk past this standard of behaviour.
AFLW Round 5 – Melbourne v Brisbane: Intensity the key to success
March 9, 2018 by 1 Comment
It was a semi final of sorts at Casey Fields as Melbourne looks to go one or two better in 2018
AFLW Round 5 – Adelaide v Carlton: The Game Changers need to change their game
March 9, 2018 by 5 Comments
Are Carlton moving with the times? Not if the last couple of weeks are anything to go by
AFLW Round 5 – Melbourne v Brisbane: The Cranbourne Identity
March 9, 2018 by 3 Comments
Jamie Simmons with all of the important questions such as how do you best replicate Cranbourne in your lounge room and exactly how will we tell which way the wi d is blowing when Nat Exon loses the mullet?
Almanac Golf: Golf Capital – Drought-breakers and a week of Mexican fun
March 8, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Hamish Neal recaps the latest results from the world of golf
A Self-Introduction – Artist, Athlete, Canadian: Kendra Heil
March 8, 2018 by 7 Comments
From the canvas of footballer/artist Kendra Heil comes a story of personal growth out of adversity
The War & Peace of sport
March 8, 2018 by 3 Comments
Jarrod Landells read an all-time tale of Cold War tensions, aliens and fashion model world champions…in Chess. What’s your favourite online piece of sport writing?
41000 Watch a ‘Strenuous’ Match of Girls’ Football (1929)
March 8, 2018 by 6 Comments
The recent Fremantle v Collingwood AFLW game broke the record for attendance at a female Australian sporting event. But what of the little known game that previously held the record? Damien Morgan investigates.
AFLW Round 5 – Adelaide v Carlton: “Almost, but not quite”
March 7, 2018 by 2 Comments
Lucy Watkin had to wait to watch the replay of her Blues taking on the Crows after a weekend celebrating the Mardi Gras in Sydney. But unfortunately for Carlton, it was not quite the joyous celebration in Norwood.
Book Club with Konrad Marshall: Listen here
March 7, 2018 by 3 Comments
Jack Banister and Gordon Hunter-Merdeith interviewed Konrad Marshall, author of Yellow and Black, A Season with Richmond, for the latest episode of their podcast, The People’s Game. Take a listen.
Almanac Satire – AFL Executive interview: Tasmania, AFLX, AFLW
March 7, 2018 by 12 Comments
David Wilson’s character Des Troyer is again joined by our anonymous up-and-coming AFL Executive to discuss all the latest AFL hot topics.
AFLW Round 5 – Melbourne v Brisbane: Seasons Autumn
March 7, 2018 by 2 Comments
Ed Carmine commenced the new season watching the thriller at Casey
Almanac Memoir – The Tracks of my Tears
March 7, 2018 by 4 Comments
“I buried my face in the pages of the Football Record and I cried as frustration washed through me. If you think the disappointment of being bundled out of the finals in 2013, 14 and 15 was bad then you didn’t experience the disappointment of the last round of the 1966 season. The gut-wrenching emotion of that last game had me in tears.”
AFLW Round 5 – Adelaide v Carlton: In Wine, There is Truth
March 6, 2018 by 9 Comments
From wine tasting through Barossa and McLaren Vale to watching the AFLW clash between the Crows and the Blues at Norwood, David Henricus contemplates the best from the world of wine and best from the world of women’s footy.
AFLW Round 5 – Collingwood v Western Bulldogs: Positive News All Round
March 6, 2018 by 4 Comments
As Yoshi continues his training with the Osaka Dingoes, he is looking for inspiration from small forwards to model his game on and he’s finding plenty in AFLW, especially in his top-of-the-ladder Bulldogs.
AFLW Round 5 – Fremantle v GWS Giants: GrrrUmpy
March 6, 2018 by 2 Comments
Despite having a lot of favourite players on the park in GWS colours, Danae Gibson’s purple heart was still shattered as she saw the Dockers go down to the Giants in a tight tussle on Saturday.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: No cause for alarm, yet
March 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke’s latest in all things Collingwood after a tough week that saw the AFLW side go down to write themselves out of Grand Final contention and the AFL boys struggle against the Giants.
AFLW Round 5 – Adelaide v Carlton: Not too much to ask, is it?
March 6, 2018 by 12 Comments
After Saturday’s emphatic win by the Crows over the Blues, all that remains for Dave Brown is for the chips to fall where they may to keep the mathematical possibility of an Adelaide Home Grand Final alive.
Almanac Teams – A team of great 8s
March 6, 2018 by 41 Comments
Phil Dimitriadis picks a team of the best players to have worn #8. Can you improve this team?
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