Col and his cousins met up at The Braybrook Hotel to remember their grandfather and fathers recalling family stories from times past.
Almanac Life: Remembering Grandpa, the Braybrook Hotel, and a time long ago
March 18, 2025 by 13 Comments
Almanac Footy: Gather Round Tickets for Essendon v Melbourne 12 April available
March 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Trevor Blainey has a couple of Gather Round tickets for sale, Essendon v Melbourne on 12 April.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2025: Round 1 Review / Round 2 Preview
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
After their Opening Round effort ‘Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2025’ is more than pleased with the Pies reversal of form against Port Adelaide. He also previews the upcoming match against Western Bulldogs.
Round 1 – Collingwood v Port Adelaide: Hot Pies at a hot ‘G! (Floreat Pica Society)
March 17, 2025 by 1 Comment
Was last week just a bad dream? The Magpies returned to their stomping grounds and stomped the Power to banish some of the giant worries of the Opening Round. Richard Atkins reports.
Round 1 – Hawthorn v Essendon: Hawks swoop as Bombers misfire!
March 17, 2025 by 2 Comments
Not quiite the result Col was hoping for but the Bombers had their chances against the slick Hawks.
Almanac Footy: A case of ‘deja vu’ for the Tigers
March 17, 2025 by 5 Comments
There were comparisons made between the triumphant Tigers of 2025 and their 1988 cartwheeling counterparts, however Micky McTigger has turned the clock back a bit further to compare the win with one by another batch of cubs.
Ghosts of the Fairway: Belair Parkrun
March 17, 2025 by 10 Comments
In the metaphorical blink of an eye, Belair National Park in the Adelaide Hills has transformed from verdant golfing locale to a sunburnt parkrun host – Mickey Randall shares his experiences of both iterations and reflects on the personal and societal meaning within.
Almanac Poetry: The Poet Who Got the Grant Instead of You
March 17, 2025 by 8 Comments
This week’s poem by Kevin Densley is a humorous take on the role of ego and rivalry in the literary community. [Contains mild coarse language]
Almanac Travel: Travel Shorts – NYC
March 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Ian Wilson recalls with fond memories the first visit he and Lynda made to New York.
Almanac Footy: The priceless lessons of history
March 15, 2025 by 13 Comments
Andrew Fraser recalls the stories of two footy historians, Ron ‘Chooka’ Fowlie and Keith Miller, he came across while a cadet on The Canberra Times.
Almanac Petanque: On The Piste Again
March 14, 2025 by 3 Comments
Allan Barden introduces readers to the sporting world of Pétanque.
Almanac Music: Dylan Cover Songs – International Style #2: Thespians Do Dylan
March 14, 2025 by 12 Comments
Mae West singing Dylan – who would believe it! Incredible as it sounds but she does indeed, and she is also the only performer born in the 1800s to have recorded a Dylan song. This is one of the many amazing surprises Karl Dubravs has in store for his latest edition of ‘Dylan Cover Songs’.
Almanac Footy: Opening Round Missive
March 13, 2025 by 3 Comments
Middle Australia speaks! Opening Round is just not footy the way it’s supposed to be.
Almanac WA Branch: Sports books recommendations
March 13, 2025 by 1 Comment
The Almanac’s WA Branch met recently to discuss sport-themed books they hold in high esteem.
NRL 2025, Round 2: Prop by the Sea – You gotta love footy Round 1
March 13, 2025 by 5 Comments
Prop covers the footy tips while his mate, The Prospector, makes some astute observations about the main difference between premier batsmen and halfbacks.
NRL 2025, Round 2: Rabbit in the Vineyard – A gritty first up win for the Rabbitohs
March 13, 2025 by 6 Comments
RITV was happy to see the Rabbitohs come away with a gritty win in Round 1 of the NRL.
NRL 2025, Round 2: Not a lot of competition
March 13, 2025 by 3 Comments
Our rugby league editor can’t see too many competitive matches in this weekend’s Round 2 of the NRL.
Haiku Bob: Round Zero – for better or for worse
March 13, 2025 by 5 Comments
Haiku Bob is back with significant personal news! He mixed the personal with the ‘professional’ to take in the Pies v Giants game in Sydney. It didn’t all go to plan. (Welcome back, HB!)
Round 1 – AFL Season 2025 Fixture: Who, where, and when
March 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Round 1 AFL Season 2025 commences on Thursday night. Find out who, where, and when your team is playing this weekend.
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