SANFL 70s Pen Pix: Sturt v Glenelg 1974

What did the Pen Pix from the 1974 SANFL Grand Final Budget reveal, asks Swish?

Almanac Golf: Golf Capital – Horschel beats Day in playoff as Jang says bye LPGA

Hamish Neal with his excellent collection of golf news, notes, and thoughts from the week.

Almanac Baseball: All Stars Align

The MLB All Stars Game allows fans to vote for who players to take part. How would a voting system for the AFL All Australian team go for fans?

Round 9 – GWS v Richmond: If you’re thinking Sliding Doors, then…

Kath Presdee laments the score reviews that went against Richmond and helped GWS get over the line.

Round 9 – Brisbane v Adelaide: Letting ourselves down

Brutus went along to his first night game at the Gabba and after a promising start to the game, Brisbane simply couldn’t match the Crows.

Junior Almanac – Fitzroy Under 10-3 v Richmond Juniors: Photo Gallery

The Fitzroy Under 10-3 side found themselves in a tough match against the kids from the mean streets of Richmond amid a rivalry that goes back a century to when Richmond’s Squizzy Taylor blued with Fitzroy’s Old Ted Whiting over control of the sly grog shops at the fag end of Fitzroy.

Round 9 – Collingwood v Hawthorn: Mind of a Pie

Phil Dimitriadis invites us inside his Collingwood mind as he experiences an outrageous Saturday night [Classic – Ed]

Haiku Bob – Round 9 – love and hate

Haiku Bob is back at it with haiku that look at the seesaw of emotions fans feel at the footy.

Round 9 – Geelong v Western Bulldogs: Getting the band back together

Geelong switched on with their two champion midfielders on fire and Harry Taylor accurate in front of goal. The Bulldogs battled hard but fell short of the Cats.

Centre Square Blues

Warren Tapner has written a poem about the art of umpiring.

My Finals – Top 9

Aidan Hammond has sketched an idea – how would a Final 9 work?

Identity Calling

How do modern Aussies define themselves, and is increasing nationalisation changing our identity?

Round 9 – Brisbane v Adelaide: Sluggish start but the Crows eventually fly

Rulebook has a dozen observations about the Crows and footy generally – as he casts an eye over the Lions-Crows game Up North.

AFLM Round 9 – St Kilda v Sydney: The Siren’s Call couldn’t come early enough

Yvette Wroby’s Round 7 experience was book-ended by time at the St Kilda Social Club selling ‘Siren’s Call’. She got to meet other fans and enjoy speaking up on the stage. The game itself for Saints supporters – wah!

Round 9 – Geelong v Western Bulldogs: Raining cats and dogs

Les Currie had a shocker of a Friday night with his car playing up and his Western Bulldogs losing to Geelong. All while it was raining cats and dogs.

From Billy Elliott to Suedehead, in 6 minutes in the car, on a glorious Marrickville morning

Cranky Pete has a music revolution in a six minute span whilst driving home.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Big wins bring smiles

Collingwood secured two big wins over the weekend in AFL and the Super Netball and fell short in the VFL.

Round 9 – Geelong v Western Bulldogs: Cats a Grand Vitesse or Just a TER… Platforms of success and despair out west….

Stephen Alomes finds himself in an unlikely place experiencing the Cats resurgence. [Novel – JTH]

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 11, 2017

Hamish Neal with the latest from NRL; Melbourne Storm out in front.

Round 9 – Melbourne v North Melbourne: Sixteen’s a Charm

North Melbourne are starting to hit their straps after beating Melbourne on the weekend writes Deakin student Marnie Cohen. Two upcoming winnable games coming up, the Kangas might in the top 8 mix.