Hawthorn continued to their winning ways against Sydney much to the dismay of Jan Courtin. North Melbourne’s win over Melbourne was the sole pleasing aspect of the weekend for Jan.
Round 19 – Port Adelaide v St Kilda: Painful and getting upset
July 31, 2017 by 6 Comments
St Kilda fell just short against Port Adelaide and left Yoshi feeling sad and hurt. Extra shifts and pressure at work never help that negative feeling.
Round 19 – GWS v Fremantle: Many questions, a couple of answers
July 31, 2017 by 1 Comment
Mark O’Sullivan was left with many questions about the Giants after their win over Fremantle on the weekend. However, a win does ease off most of the pressure for another week.
The Women’s Footy Almanac 2017 is in The Sunday Age
July 31, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The Sunday Age (30 July 2017) has run an excellent feature about our book, after chatting with co-editor Yvette Wroby and women’s footy legend Leesa Catto, and the St Kilda Sharks. Some excellent pics too. Thanks to Matilda Boseley.
Round 19 – Port Adelaide v St Kilda: Losing my gray matter – This was worse than a thumping
July 31, 2017 by 8 Comments
What looked a brilliant win was turned to dust my 60 seconds of remarkable Port Adelaide footy. Braham Dabscheck is still recovering.
Hail to the Chief
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Peter Baulderstone has found some leaked tapes from the Oval Office. But he’s not sure which one.
WAFL – Round 19: Royals keep hopes alive as Lions lead the way
July 30, 2017 by 3 Comments
Another big round in the WAFL. Les Everett keeps us up to date.
SANFL Round 15 – Woodville West Torrens v Norwood: Norwood Dominate and destroy the Eagles
July 29, 2017 by 40 Comments
The Redlegs comfortably knock off the ladder leaders and Rulebook no longer has any doubts about the direction Norwood is headed.
Round 18 – Haiku Bob (with fiftieth birthday words)
July 29, 2017 by 6 Comments
Happy 50th Haiku Bob. And a great comeback win for your boys as a present.
Round 19 Preview: A Giant Dilemma
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Sal gets himself ready for today’s Almanac lunch in Hobart (sponsored by Intuit Technologies) with a look at Round 19 in the AFL.
AFL 1997 – Twenty Years On: Essendon Bombers (14th)
July 28, 2017 by 5 Comments
Our countdown of the 1997 AFL lists finds the Bombers in between flags and towards the bottom of the pile. But not for long.
Ribbons in a handbag – Celebration, acceptance and battling the delusion of merit
July 28, 2017 by 15 Comments
“All successful people are hard workers,” even if it were true, is not the same as “all hard workers are successful people.” David Wilson on acceptance, luck and enjoying the ride.
Round 18 – Essendon v North Melbourne: A tale of two run ups
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It was a massive battle between the two big forwards from each team as Essendon got the job done a youthful North Melbourne.
Trevor, South Australia
July 28, 2017 by 18 Comments
Nick and his mates made the most of their time stuck in a shack for two days in the South Gippsland winter by creating a couple of fictional teams of the century.
The 2017 George Gay Cup
July 28, 2017 by 2 Comments
Fremantle falling one point short of a desired scoreline takes Earl to the Battle of Midway and back
Siren’s Call by Yvette Wroby
July 28, 2017 by 9 Comments
Yvette’s book Siren’s Call has just been released and is available now.
Almanac Racing – VRC Members’ Stakes
July 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
It’s the Bletchingly Stakes this weekend but VRC members might be a bit distracted by their ballots
Almanac Party: The Women’s Footy Almanac 2017 launch
July 27, 2017 by 10 Comments
Join us to for the launch of The Women’s Footy Almanac 2017 – Thursday, July 27, at the North Fitzroy Arms Hotel. All welcome. Details are in this post. If you can’t make it you can still order books now.
Fearless 2017 Round 17 and 18 – Tanking = non competitive! (For all you footy media out there)
July 27, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Fearless has the latest two rounds covered in his unique style as the final 8 starts to take shape.
AFL 1997 – Twenty Years On: Hawthorn Hawks (15th)
July 27, 2017 by 22 Comments
This is what the Hawthorn list looked like in 1997. What are your memories of those dark, dark days?
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