This missive, penned by Bulldogs fan Ted Bradley, leaves the Jerilderie Letter in its wake. Ted barracks for the Western Bulldogs, Goodna, and North Sydney. [A gem – Ed]
Grand Final 2016 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Son of the ‘scray
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“Until last Saturday I had no idea what it meant, what it really meant, to be a son or daughter of the ‘scray. But I was soon to find out.” Lovely story from Tess Pryor [featuring 93 y-o George, and grandson Matt – whose Doggy dash from San Francisco even brought him to the Almanac GF Eve lunch – Ed].
Grand Final 2016: The Force Was With Us. And We Were The Force
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Kerrie Soraghan (nee The Bulldog Tragician) recounts the now famous week of “our beloved but luckless club with the most patient of fans”.
Grand Final 2016- Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Happy Days
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Neil Anderson travelled from his Western District home to the Western Bulldogs’ family day at the Whitten Oval on Sunday, spending a nostalgic time wandering the streets of old Footscray while revelling in his Doggies second flag.
Almanac Obituary: Vale Dick Custerson
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Steve Earl pays tribute to his mate Dick “Dicky” Custerson, the most generous and positive of blokes who ‘walked sunshine into every room he entered’. Vale Dicky.
Almanac Cinema – The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years
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Peter Crossing has good things to say about Ron Howard’s Beatles movie, in fact it’s “an absolute joy”.
Almanac Opinion: Team success – victory and adversity
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Are the Doggies the AFL equivalent of Seabiscuit? Lachlan Tighe draws parallels and applies the theory to Lawn Bowls.
Almanac Soccer: A-League Preview, Part One
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The A-League season is not far away so Tom Riordan begins casting his eyes over the teams for coming season.
Almanac Cricket: A Poor Batsman’s Guide to Scoring a Century
October 5, 2016 by 8 Comments
You never forget your first. Here’s Craig Dodson’s
Almanac Books: Champions All extract – 1976 Grand Final
October 5, 2016 by 2 Comments
Continuing our highlights from Old Dog’s book, Champions All, an excerpt featuring the 1976 Grand Final.
Grand Final 2016 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Not so Bleak House
October 5, 2016 by 2 Comments
When Buddy was seen berating team mates it suggested a side on the verge of becoming rattled. As Paul Spinks articulates so well, it was indeed a great win for the Bulldogs.
Grand Final 2016 – Siren Song: AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai
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Haiku Bob reports on the fifth annual AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai where haiku poets call in from all points of Australia and the globe to call the AFL Grand Final in haiku.
Grand Final 2016: Protocols of the vanquished
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The Emerald Hill Chronicler is sick of writing with an ache in his heart. But write he does. He wonders: what should the vanquished do on grand final night.
Grand Final 2016: Country Pubs and Club Sandwiches
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Mickey Randall and old friends resume their annual ritual of heading to the Clare Valley north of Adelaide for the AFL Grand Final where they are again drawn in by the picturesque countryside, the welcoming pubs and the Western Bulldogs.
ASSH big bumper night of footy by Les Everett
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Monday 10 October the Australian Society for Sports History (WA) is putting on a big bumper night of footy at the The Game Sports Bar in Northbridge.
Bouncedown is at 6.30pm, includes the ultimate footy journeyman and the WA launch of Play On: The hidden history of women’s Australian Rules football
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