Rodney Boyd creates a team made up of caretaker coaches who did not become the full-time coach of that club.
Almanac Footy – Western Victoria Football Wrap: Round 2 and Round 1
April 15, 2025 by 4 Comments
Dandy Andy looks at the weekend round of matches in his Western Victoria Football wrap.
Nine drummers
April 14, 2025 by 4 Comments
Earl O’Neill has played in heaps of bands and knows that it’s the drummer who really matters. Through nine profiles he explains why.
Almanac Footy: How Gather Round could adopt the WrestleMania approach
April 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
A.L. Illowa thinks Gather Round should be a movable feast. He explains why. [Traces of WWE comparisons can be found in this editorial comment.]
Almanac Book Review – Helen Garner: The Season
April 14, 2025 by 3 Comments
A brief review of the recently released ‘The Season’ by Helen Garner from Callum Quirk.
Almanac Poetry: Three Photographs from the Early Life of Frances Scott Fitzgerald Lanahan Smith (1922-1986)
April 14, 2025 by 2 Comments
‘A prime candidate for ‘The Great American Novel’, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, turned 100 this week. This centenary has been observed in numerous ways around the world. To mark the occasion, KD reprises his poem about Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s only child, daughter Scottie (Frances Scott Fitzgerald).’
Almanac Travel: Travel Shorts NYC #5 – The High Line and Greenwich Village
April 14, 2025 by 1 Comment
Ian Wilson continues his Travel Shorts series with his fifth New York City episode where he and Lynda visit Greenwich Village and The High Line.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2025: Side by Side – Gather Round Review / Round 6 Preview
April 13, 2025 by 1 Comment
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2025 reviews the Pies Gather Round win over the Swans, and previews their Round 6 match against Brisbane,
Round 5 Gather Round – Adelaide v Geelong: An open letter to Adelaide.
April 13, 2025 by 11 Comments
Dips has some advice for Adelaide supporters after Geelong’s win from behind stunned the parochial crowd.
Round 5 Gather Round – Melbourne v Essendon: Dees Bomb!
April 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
With small forward Jye Menzies leading the way with four goals, it was an inspiring Essendon win over a lacklustre Melbourne during Gather Round.
Almanac Footy: Gather Round – why stop here?!
April 12, 2025 by 5 Comments
As the Gather Round of footy has been such a success, Gigs presents some thoughts for further development of the concept.
Almanac Footy: Fifty years ago, ‘Far, Far Away’
April 11, 2025 by 17 Comments
Andrew ‘Gigs’ Gigacz was on top of the world on this day 50 years ago as he headed to the Western Oval with Slade’s ‘Far, Far Away’. He’s learnt an important life lesson from that day.
[On the 50th anniversary of this tragic accident we reprise Gigs’ account of the event from a few years ago – ED]
Almanac Horse Racing: Jumps Racing Preview – Pakenham, Sunday 13 April 2025
April 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
They are racing at Pakenham this Sunday. Dandy Andy has cast his eye over the card and made his selections for the meeting.
Almanac Road Trips: Blue Ribbon Ride to Remember 2025 Ararat
April 11, 2025 by 4 Comments
Stan Kluzek recalls fond memories of the Stawell / Ararat area during this year’s Blue Ribbon Ride of Remember he made with his wife Marlene.
Almanac Sports History – When three codes crossed borders: Ironies of footballs’ first Internationals
April 10, 2025 by 1 Comment
As the Aussie Rules footy world’s attention is drawn to the AFL’s 2025 Gather Round in Adelaide, the once mighty clash between Victoria and South Australia is being replayed on minor ovals between the men’s and women’s teams of the now second-level Victorian Football League and South Australian National Football League. Geoffrey Gold recalls when the inaugural representative match between two rival Australian colonies completed the trifecta of first internationals of major codes, Rugby Union in 1871, Association Football (soccer) in 1872 and Australian Rules in 1879.
Round 5 – Sal’s Preview: Gather around your TV
April 10, 2025 by 5 Comments
Sal takes a look at Gather Round, the annual SA ‘benefit round’, with matches spread across several venues. His tips for both Bendigo and Randwick are also there for those who like a punt o n the nags.
NRL Round 6 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
April 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Prop by the Sea is top of the Almanac NRL tipping ladder after a solid Round 5 where others struggled. Can he maintain his form in Round 6?
Almanac Rugby League: There’s always next year
April 10, 2025 by 7 Comments
They say ‘there’s always next year’, but sometimes there simply isn’t. Mark Courtney’s poignant story recalls his decades-long friendship with his best mate, Greg, and their total commitment to the South Sydney Rabbitohs. (We reprise this wonderfully offering after Mark alluded to it at the recent Almanac rugby league lunch in Sydney – Ed.)
NRL Round 5 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: On assignment in Perth!
April 10, 2025 by 1 Comment
RITV found a new venue to catch the last exciting minutes of Souths’ clash with the Sombrero.
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