Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 2: Canberra v Cronulla – Be-bop-a-lula, he’s our Brailey

Cronulla Sharks proved their doubters wrong on the weekend, avoiding the premiership hangover by getting their first win of the season in Round 2. And it was a thrashing, writes Paul Macadam.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Four from four

Cam Hooke is a very happy Colingwood fan as they scored a clean sweep over the weekend in all competitions.

AFLW Round 6 – Collingwood v GWS: Collingwood had Hope

Gill watched on in the heat as Collingwood dominated her GWS in a one-sided affair. But there is always next week.

AFLW Round 4 – Melbourne v Carlton: Holding on to Grand Final dreams

In round 4, Melbourne kept their Grand Final hopes alive with an inspiring win against the Blues in a high scoring match.

AFLW Round 6 – Brisbane v Western Bulldogs: Photo Gallery

Brisbane became the first team to qualify for an AFLW Grand Final after defeating the Western Bulldogs at home on Saturday. Ingrid Baade was there and took these snaps. Please suggest captions via the comments – and we will add them.

Almanac Footy History: Sandhurst in the 1890s – Bendigo’s Cardinals of yesteryear

Worthy of Mastermind, Richard Jones fills in all your blanks concerning Sandhurst Football Club’s record of the 1890s. [Sandhurst is the former name of Bendigo, Victoria – Ed].

AFL Pre-Season – St Kilda v Sydney: Flying Nearby and Potential Taking Over

St Kilda only lost by 3 points to Sydney and Yoshi can feel the excitement rise as the Saints look to have a promising 2017 AFL season.

AFLW Round 6 – Collingwood v GWS: What a way to finish International Women’s Day (IWD) Week…

For Lyn Campbell-Anderson, observing weather and footy at Olympic Park, what the day lacked in shade, it made up for in the tallies “For” and “Against.”

AFLW Round 6 – Adelaide v Melbourne: Oysters, Thunder and Heartburn

Anne Cahill Lambert reflects on a near-miss for the Crows, mistimed oysters and the prowess of Daisy Pearce on a sweltering night in Darwin.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 2, 2017

Round 2 of the NRL in review, courtesy of Hamish Neal.

AFLW Round 6 – Fremantle v Carlton: Wilting in the western sun

John Butler was feeling blue as Carlton lost their premiership hopes to the Dockers on Friday afternoon.

AFLW Round 6 – Freo v Carlton: While You Were Stuck At Work

Jack Banister reflects on Fremantle’s first AFLW win, but laments the fact that few were there to see it. [Schedulers take note – Ed]

Almanac Racing: Adelaide Cup

Crio is in desperate need of a bank for next weekend. Can the Adelaide Cup and/or the meet at Moonee Valley provide it?

AFLW: Those Lions are Roaring! Can they go all the way?

Jan Courtin is impressed by the success of the Brisbane Lions in the AFLW. With The girls given little chance at the beginning off the season we may be seeing very different headlines in two weeks’ time.

AFLW Round 6 – Adelaide v Melbourne: The horror of barracking for the Crows

Despite having a long held hatred of their male counterparts, Kate O’Halloran has found a lot to like about the Crows in the AFLW League,

Starc for Cummins: like for like?

Paddy hope Pat Cummins is the business. The implications of the tour of India and the Ashes are mouth watering.

Almanac (Bush) Cricket – NACA Grand Final: Pekina-Carrieton v Spalding-Booborowie

This is quintessential country cricket at the Pekina Oval. Being at the event it gave Peter Argent a great sense of community and how important sport is in it. Check out his superb photo. [Brilliant – JTH]

Australian Cup’s greatest sportsman

Harold Peacock give us an insight into a great character.

A week in a life: and footy is just around the corner

As the sun shines, Jan Courtin reflects on the world around her. Much of it is sad however it reminds Jan of how fortunate we really are. And with footy around the corner, Jan and Marshall get the tick for round one.

AFLW Round 6 – Fremantle v Carlton: Dockers sink the Blues

Danae Gibson finally gets to celebrate as the Dockers finish off the Blues season over in the west.