Footy Time!

With pen in hand, Aiden is ready for a huge footy season!

Almanac Music: church, childhood, Dave Graney

Hobart graphic designer Chris Rees is known to more than a few Almanackers for his artwork, especially his images of footy enigmas from the 1970s and 1980s.

Chris is also a dab hand at telling a story, as he shows in his debut Stereo Story, inspired by the Dave Graney song That’s the Way It’s Gonna Be.

Almanac Poetry: Down At Windy Hill

Tim Kemm’s view of the Essendon saga in verse.

The Footy Almanac: AFL 2017 Season Launch and Lunch

Season 2017 for The Footy Almanac was launched today with lunch at The North Fitzroy Arms.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 3, 2017: Cronulla v St George – You can’t do that

Paul is second guessing whether the Cronulla Sharks are suffering from their premiership hangover. After two losses from three games, it’s certainly not an ideal start to defending the cup.

The 2017 Jim Thorpe Cup

Earl O’Neill gives us a humorous take on the AFL 2017 season coming up. He looks at Cousins, Plugger and makes a ladder prediction.

Round 1 – Carlton v Richmond: Bachar’s 150th

Bachar Houli’s 150th game was a big occasion for Muslims in Australia. With Pauline Hanson calling for a Muslim ban and the London attacks, Jack Banister is glad that there were some positives in the media on a day saturated with negativity.

Round 1 – Carlton v Richmond: Some thoughts before the opening round

This is an in interesting preview of the Carlton v Richmond clash from Adrian Eassom. Sorry it’s a little late. [I’ll cop the blame for that one – JTH. Apologies Adrian] So you can assess it in hindsight.

Almanac Soccer – A-League 1,000: The Gap Edition

Plenty of changes in goal around the country as Hamish Neal tells you all you need to know about Round 24 of the A-League

MCC Library in Conversation – Harry Graham: the little dasher

Get on down to the MCC Library on 12 April to hear Graeme Watson and Peter Bedford in conversation with Ronald Cardwell about his new biography of Test cricketer and Melbourne footballer, Harry Graham

AFL 2016 Bang for Buck Cup: Why the Bulldogs didn’t really win the premiership

As the men’s season 2017 gets underway, Dave Brown has found the secret to 2016 success

Could Kohli miss the Himalayan decider?

Pat White is preparing for the deciding Test in India with a few Kingfishers and some time in the host region (and city). The expectation is building.

Almanac Racing: Broken Hill, St Patrick’s Race Meeting, 2017

A flight to Broken Hill sees Glen venture to the St Patrick’s racing meet.

AFLW Round 7 – Collingwood v Adelaide: The Number Is Seven

Battling the heat, Anne Cahill Lambert kept her support levels high as Adelaide won convincingly against the Magpies to earn a Grand Final berth this weekend.

AFLW Round 7 – Melbourne v Fremantle: Roberts family’s big adventure

Liz Roberts takes her family (including her baby boy’s first game) to the Round 7 clash between Melbourne and Fremantle. While the result didn’t go her way, Liz got to meet a few of the Dockers players after the game.

Register for Footy Almanac Supercoach (last day of unlimited trades!)

Join in the fantasy football fun with the Almanac Supercoach for 2017. Today is your last chance to use unlimited trades, so join up and have a play around to create the best team possible.

The Pies’ best wins against the Dogs in the past 50 years

Ahead of the 2017 AFL season opener, Steve Fahey looks at the best 5 Collingwood wins over the Western Bulldogs.

Round 1 (2012) – Fremantle v Geelong: The greatest of all pests

Head back to Round 1 at Subiaco in 2012. JTH and P. Flynn were in the crowd. It was a memorable opening match.

AFLW Round 7 – Carlton v Brisbane: Almost an Anti-Climax

Peter Fuller reports on the dead rubber match between Brisbane and Carlton that threatened to disappoint, but was surprisingly entertaining.

AFLW Round 7 – GWS v Western Bulldogs: Bulldogs and Samurai Spirits

Yoshi urges on the Western Bulldogs Women’s team to end their first season on a high.