NRL – Prop among the Canefields: You Gotta Love Footy – Round Zero

In the first of his columns, Prop among the Canefields turns the superior mind of the front row to give us a bookend’s look at the pre-season. He also predicts what’s to come.

Almanac Rugby League: Join the 2024 NRL Tipping Comp

The winner of the Footy Almanac 2023 NRL Tipping Comp has been announced. And the 2024 comp is now open.

NRL Round 1: Viva Las Vegas!

‘And now for something completely different’, as they used to say in Monty Python terminology. Rugby League comes to Las Vegas to kick off the 2024 NRL season.

‘Old Ungarie boy finds his niche in Yarra…’ by KB Hill

Kyle Archibald is a bit of an ‘everywhere man’ when it comes to his playing career. But Ungarie and Yarrawonga have been central to it all. KB Hill caught up with Kyle recently.

Almanac Super Rugby Pacific: In the doldrums

The discourse around rugby is gloomy, and Brian the Ruminator senses the roubles. “But,” he writes, “it’s the sense of helplessness that many of us in the rugby fraternity feel. It’s hard to see a circuit breaker.” Here are his thoughts after the first round.

Almanac Poetry: Golf 1

Michael Pardy has returned to golf after a break of 20 years.  Beautiful game he says, and as a result, he has neglected his writing, so Michael has remedied that by writing golf poems. Here is his first golf poem.

Almanac Music: ‘1971 – The year that music changed everything’

‘1971 – The year that music changed everything’ is an excellent TV series, and together with its soundtrack brought back many memories of the time for Col.

Almanac Teams: One Test Players

Rounding out his series of cricket-related teams for 2024, Rodney Boyd takes a deep dive into those who played just one Test for Australia – and some who played just the solitary match for other nations too.

Almanac Book Review: ‘Stories for Harry & Ray’ by Michael Sexton

Swish has had a read of Mike Sexton’s latest book ‘Stories for Harry & Ray’. He recommends it highly in this review.

Almanac Life: The Western Ring Road

The Western Ring Road should come with its own set of health warnings, as Smokie explains. [It’s unknown if Keith Miller ever spent enough time on the road to compare notes on pressure – Ed.]

Almanac Poetry: The Arnolfini Divorce

In this week’s poem, previously unpublished, Kevin Densley takes a famous fifteenth century European painting as the starting point for a twentieth century Australian immigration story.

Almanac Sport: Coodabeen Champions, eh? The irony is, they are.

The Coodabeen Champions have retired. Gigs pays tribute to this wonderful institution.

Almanac Footy Tipping: The 2024 AFL Tipping Comp (and the 2023 results)

The 2024 AFL Footy Almanac Tipping Comp is open. Register now. And this post includes the results from the 2023 comp.

Almanac Footy Tipping: The Tip the Top 8 result from 2023

Find out how to enter the Footy Almanac Tip the Top 8 Competition for 2024. The results for last year’s comp are included in this post.

Almanac Cricket: Pomborneit CC Weekly Wrap

Luke Reynolds updates all the scores and results from matches played by the Pomberneit Cricket Club in all divisions last round.

Almanac Horseracing (and Investment): The Muse is musing on yearling sales

With the Blue Diamond on tomorrow, and the Golden Slipper not far away, The Muse turns his critical eye to yearling sales.

Almanac Life: On the Glenelg Surf Club, Vampire Weekend, and Roast Beef

Mickey Randall recalls some of the activities he and Claire participated in this month including, visiting a surf club, listening to music, and cooking a roast.

Almanac Music: ‘The Basement Tapes’ – The Legendary Tales: Bob Dylan and The Band

The making of the legendary ‘The Basement Tapes’ by Bob Dylan and The Band features in a short documentary created to support the release of the complete songs recorded during the Big Pink sessions – and Bob fan Col is rapt.

NRL 2024 – Charity Shield: South Sydney Rabbitohs v St George-Illawarra Dragons

Rabbit in the Vineyard is back for the 2024 NRL season! Here’s his take on last weekend’s Charity Shield match.

1964 SANFL Mobil Cards – Part 1: Central District

‘Swish’ launches Part 1 of his 1964 SANFL Mobil cards series with Central District, one of the two new additions to SANFL League ranks in that year. You may know of Gary Window and Ken Eustice, but Sam Donovan and Jock O’Brien had colourful careers too.