Round 5 – Sydney v GWS: The Swans face the world of the zombie apocalypse, the French election and the talent of their neighbour

A timely Mathilde de Hauteclocque meditation.

Round 5 – St Kilda v Geelong: Saints Let Cats Out Of The Bag In The Second Half

After a tight first half the Saints were Selwood-ed after the break. (Not the first team to be) Braham Dabscheck tells the story.

Round 5 – Sydney v GWS: Whatever it Takes

With birthday tickets in hand, Daniel was expecting a lot from his young team but like candles that won’t light, his Swans didn’t fire.

Local Footy – Broughton Mundoora v Southern Flinders: The season has started

Footy is back at Broughton Oval in South Australia’s Northern Areas FL. Peter Argent took this snap and fills us in on the game.

It was 22 Years Ago Today

Sam Steele remembers the brilliant 1995 ANZAC-eve match between Richmond and North Melbourne and hopes for another stunner tonight.

VAFA Premier B: Fitzroy v Peninsula Old Boys

Phil is pleased with what he saw from the Roys as they defeated their long-time rivals, the Peninsula Old Boys.

Round 5 – Adelaide v Gold Coast: Not There Yet

Young Almanacker Aidan casts his critical eye over the Suns and Crows match.

Round 5 – Sydney v GWS: Onwards to Round 6 please

Tom’s becoming increasingly frustrated with the Swans after expecting a better effort from them this week. Like all true supporters, he’s hoping things will improve for Round 6.

No Change

Aidan, our regular Young Almanacker reporter, shares his interesting concepts for selecting Premiership contenders.

Round 5 – Gold Coast v Adelaide: Nostradamus ‘book

Malcolm Ashwood is thrilled with another strong performance from his Crows, despite an injury to gun defender Daniel Talia.

Round 5 – Fremantle v North Melbourne: I quit.

More moving on from Marni Cohen. It’s a weekly thing at the moment.

Round 5 – Port Adelaide v Carlton: Well Used

Young Almanacker Aidan gives a thoughtful analysis of Port’s win over the Blues.

AFLM Round 4 – Collingwood v St Kilda: Winning ugly has become our thing

Yvette Wroby reports on the sloppy encounter between the Saints and the Pies last weekend. But she’ll take that messy win every day.

Fremantle or Crows Will Win The AFL Premiership

Aidan Hammond has a time proven theory on predicting the premiers. Looks like the Crows win the flag.

Round 4 – North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs: No

Young Aidan Hammond gives his perspective on the Good Friday match between North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs.

Fitzroy Under 10-S v Ivanhoe: Footy’s Back

The Roys went to Ivanhoe to start off their 2017 campaign. Everyone had a red hot go.

Almanac (Bush) Footy: The Jumper

Tony Newport reminisces about the Rosebery 1971 Premiership.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 7, 2017: Penrith v Cronulla – Three Cheers for Gus

Paul takes a look at the lopsided clash between the Penrith Panthers and the Cronulla Sharks.

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Old Dog hasn’t seen much footy and when he does, after six months and four rounds, he’s blown away.

Historical similarities

If Hawthorn is looking for a way out of the 2017 season they might need to look back 30 years or so to Matt Watson’s Kangaroos