Graeme Willingham updates us on the progress of Not Bad Thanks, a basketball team with a difference. The club’s Facts and Figures make for interesting reading!
Almanac Basketball (and amazing achievements): NBT joins the 45:90 club
April 17, 2025 by 2 Comments
Almanac Life: ‘…and the Arab Steed wins the Mystery Pub Stakes in a canter’
April 17, 2025 by 10 Comments
Claire and Mickey were a little out of routine when they visited The Arab Steed on Hutt Street in ‘the bohemian quarter of Adelaide’. A new drop by Coopers caused Mickey some concern.
NRL Round 6 – RITV: Too few highlights for the Rabbitohs out West
April 17, 2025 by 2 Comments
RITV finally got to see his Rabbitohs play live again when their fixture in Perth coincided with his coaching role at the national athletics championships. Unfortunately, Souths’ performance didn’t match the action on the track.
NRL Round 7 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
April 17, 2025 by 3 Comments
Prop by the Sea is on the spot with his analysis of NRL Round 6, even though he scored a modest 4/8 with his tips. Let’s see what he predicts for this weekend’s Round 7.
Almanac Life: The Campers
April 17, 2025 by 2 Comments
A local backstreet suddenly became a popular spot for campers and backpackers. Smokie explains what happened next.
NRL Round 7: It’s coin tossing time in Round 7
April 17, 2025 by 4 Comments
When you’re on a bad tipping streak, perhaps it’s time to get out a coin to toss. That’s the advice from Ian Hauser this week.
Almanac Footy History: Black and white evidence for footy’s forgotten years
April 16, 2025 by 4 Comments
In researching the life of Karl Schneider, MIchael Lefebvre has found a document which is in itself interesting and helpful, but also offers insight on another topic. The letterhead on the Collingwood FC correspondence says something about the sensibility of the time and the place of pre-VFL premierships in the history of the game in 1928. [Great find – Ed]
Almanac Life and Sport: Tight Finishes
April 16, 2025 by 3 Comments
The tight finish to the US Masters this week forms a perfect background for Michael Pardy’s latest poetry offering on close finishes in big sporting events.
Almanac Travel: The Majesty Of Cradle Mountain
April 16, 2025 by 4 Comments
Ian Wilson recently spent eight days in the glorious Tasmanian countryside.
Where have all the gun Western Australian midfielders gone?
April 16, 2025 by 1 Comment
Mark Simms ponders the current dearth of quality West Australian midfielders in the AFL
Round 6 – AFL Footy Fixture Season 2025: Who, where, and when?
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Check out who, where, and when your team is playing in Round 6 of AFL Season 2025.
Almanac Soccer: English Premier League Matchweek 32 Highlights 24/25
April 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Ollie Wade highlights selected matches from the English Premier League Matchweek 32 just completed.
Round 5 Gather Round – Collingwood v Sydney: Floreat Pica Society Report
April 15, 2025 by 1 Comment
Michael Waters presents his first report for the year on behalf of the Floreat Pica Society featuring Collingwood’s win over Sydney during Gather Round.
Almanac Football: Writing and rewriting football history
April 15, 2025 by 4 Comments
Roy Hay raises some interesting points regarding the ‘rewriting of football history’ to accommodate existing concerns rather than the actual circumstances that occured.
Almanac Footy: Team of Caretaker Coaches who never got a full time job
April 15, 2025 by 4 Comments
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.
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