Col reports completing the annual Lorne Pier to Pub ocean swim.
Almanac Soccer: 2017 – A Nothing Year in Australian Football
January 19, 2018 by 4 Comments
Lack of coverage, crowds and cooperation is keeping soccer in Australia from a bright future writes Dr. Cruel.
Almanac Books: A Clear Blue Sky by Jonny Bairstow & Duncan Hamilton – Book Review 1 of 52
January 19, 2018 by 14 Comments
Jack Banister has kicked off his ambitious 2018 goal of reading a book a week with a thoughtful review of Jonny Bairstow & Duncan Hamilton’s ‘A Clear Blue Sky’. One down, Fifty-one to go Jack!
Servo Wars/Bin Ninja: So you wanna be a Reality TV star?
January 19, 2018 by 12 Comments
Mickey Randall has some ideas for reality TV. He just needs a wise investor to back him.
Hayley Leary appointed AFL Asia AFLW Promotion and Development Officer
January 19, 2018 by 6 Comments
Yoshi reports that AFL Asia has appointed Hayley Leary as the AFL Asia AFLW Promotions and Development Officer for 2018.
The AFL season for a Tiges supporter in Denmark
January 18, 2018 by 2 Comments
It’s become a lot easier to be a Tiges’ fan in Denmark, but when his beloved Richmond started to look so good Ian Hill thought about making plans, then made plans – and had the time of his life. [Terrific Tiger life story which Ian was motivated to write after he received his copy of The Tigers’ Almanac in Denmark – yes we can get copies to you overseas JTH]
Almanac Golf: Golf Capital – Millar is the man in black, Hawaiian playoff after false alarm
January 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Hamish Neal wraps up last week’s golf around the world.
A sporting history of gastro
January 18, 2018 by 5 Comments
Matt Zurbo sympathises with Joe Root’s unfortunate ailment during the Sydney Test. Here’s why!
Almanac Women’s Footy: A new season of footy, a new season of writing
January 18, 2018 by 2 Comments
Kasey Symons’ connection to women’s footy has come through writing (and through the game itself of course). She is looking forward to AFLW2018. And to her role at the Almanac as coordinating editor during the AFLW season.
A Tribute to Mark Fine
January 18, 2018 by
The loss of Finey from SEN was the straw that broke the camel’s back for Yoshi as he parts ways with the radio station that broke his heart.
Introducing Kasey Symons
January 17, 2018 by 16 Comments
Meet Kasey Symons, our new women’s footy editor who has just joined the Almanac team.
Almanac Book Review: the Scott Hodges story
January 17, 2018 by 11 Comments
Jeff Dowsing found that Scott Hodges’ life story is both familiar and startling.
Almanac Tennis: On Court Confessions
January 16, 2018 by 3 Comments
Robbo is thinking about tennis and the nature of the game as he turns on the TV to watch the first week of the Australian Open. Here he cites the thoughts of (the late) David Foster Wallace.
Thinking about cricket
January 15, 2018 by 4 Comments
Damien Morgan reflects on life-changing cricket experiences over the years. From the 1975 Ashes to experiencing BBL for the first time in 2017.
Australia v England ODIs – MCG: In the Shadow of the BBL
January 15, 2018 by 7 Comments
Jack Banister ponders the future of ODIs against our love of epic tests and the shiny new toy that is BBL.
Almanac Footy History: Jim McShane – The Accidental Pioneer
January 15, 2018 by 1 Comment
Jim McShane was the first VFL/AFL footballer to kick a double-digit bag of goals in a game to make a history that is now a mere statistic in the history books. Anna reflects upon this achievement and ponders some questions.
2018 will be The Year of…
January 15, 2018 by 7 Comments
Yoshi has much to look forward to in 2018, and high hopes.
The Departure of Uncle Gerard
Over the years, Gerard Whateley has become a part of the Reynolds family. So when Luke Reynolds heard that he is moving on from the ABC it came as quite a shock!