Almanac Golf: Golf Capital – Lee wins third title and Thomas defends crown in Malaysia

Hamish Neal updates his weekly wrap of all things golf.

Almanac Cricket: Blind, Deaf and Clueless and Cricketless

No cricket this weekend, but Phil Hill still manages to come up with the (botanical) goods.

SANFL Blow-ins 1960-1990 Part 1: Introduction and Coaches

Swish brings us the first instalment of his trawl through three decades of the SANFL’s interstate interlopers.

Almanac Cricket: What do you make of the Brett Geeves article?

Brett Geeves has had a bit to say about the culture of the Australian cricket side. Your thoughts?

Almanac Cricket – One Crowded Summer: T20 is king

We all know that T20 is king. When it comes to scheduling, actions speak louder than words – but what does this mean for competing forms of “cricket”? David Wilson’s reading of the schedule shows that interesting complications are just around the corner.

St Kilda Banner for Round 1, 2017

From furthest Japan, Yoshi hears David Schwarz complaining that the Dees v Saints Round 1 2017 fixture is scheduled at Docklands. Yoshi has a suggestion.

Fearless’s Finals Review

Fearless with his summary of the last two weeks of AFL season 2016. Interesting reading from this distance of weeks. [What do you remember as being pivotal in those games? – Ed]

Almanac Cricket – Citrus Bob’s Perth Test pre-game challenge

The First Test, Australia v South Africa, begins in Perth next Thursday. Citrus Bob lays down your challenge: pick the team in batting order (“before the selectors get their hands on it”).

Almanac Golf: The Jason Day Story

The remarkable Jason Day story. Never Say Die.

Macca – Mr Loyalty: A Tribute to Garry McIntosh

Rulebook’s tribute to one of his favourites, the great man of Norwood and South Australian football, Garry McIntosh.

Almanac History: Centenary of First Plebiscite on Conscription

Next week is the centenary of the plebiscite when Australia voted NO to conscription, a national event that Glen feels is overlooked.

In at the deep end with the full forwards

Carolyn Spooner has presented an in depth review of the full forward and its craft with a fishy analogy, you would be surprised to see what creature Jason Dunstall is. What sea creature would you attribute your team’s full forward?

Round 23 – Gold Coast v Port Adelaide: Through the gloom, but…

The Gold Coast sun has set on season 2016, the final home and away against Port showed promise and as Hamish Towsend suggests, now is the time to modify the list and culture.

Almanac Music: Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize for Literature

While Nobel laureate Bob Dylan remains evasive, David Fordyce suggests some of Dylan’s best work is his latest material.

Ben McGlynn – How he will help us and welcome to the Saints

Ben McGlynn has been appointed as an assistant coach at St Kilda; Yoshi gives us his thoughts.

Almanac Music: Final Stereo Stories concert for 2016

Our final show for 2016 is a 60 minute concert at the grand and gorgeous Geelong Library and Heritage Centre.

The show, on Sunday 20 November at 4pm, is part of the 2016 Word For Word Festival, a celebration of non-fiction writing.

Perspective is now possible

With a balanced perspective, Jan Courtin concedes losing a Grand Final is not the end of the world, now to convince her heart.

Almanac Newsletter: Rulebook’s Macca Record, Old Dog plays Queenstown and the Melbourne Cup Eve Lunch

Today’s e-newsletter with a few of the week’s offerings.

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

Plenty of teams still looking for their first win of the season while Sydney’s aiming to put another four on the board. And Timmy Cahill, well, he’s just doing whatever he pleases as Hamish Neal previews Round 3 of the A-League

Almanac Racing: Sal’s tips (with some thoughts on what else is happening in sport)

Thoughts on Cahill and Krygios, best wishes to high school students sitting exams, and a complete analysis of the Manikato meeting and the Cox Plate meeting at Moonee Valley. From Sal, coming off a solid Jameka spruik last week. [Well played Sal – JTH]