By Tim Ivins “The punishment an Almanacker and Socceroos tragic will put himself through,” I thought to myself as I turned off the alarm at 3.30am. The kettle goes on and so does the TV as beautiful Cape Town streams in. It’s an exciting time, the World Cup Draw, and probably the closest I will [Read more]
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CRICKET @ footyalmanac CRICKET: Good news for those disappointed by the loss of the PM’s XI to England on Monday. WestCoastDave is here to help us put it all into perspective. CRICKET RANT (3): Responding to John Harms’ piece, Craig Little, who knows something of the world of spin, picks apart Cricket Australia’s current version of it. [Read more]
Launch: A time to acknowledge our comforting, yet slightly mad, friend
December 4, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The Footy Almanac 2009 Perth launch speech by Dr Ken Spillman, delivered at the Subiaco Football Club, 27 November 2009 What an honour it is to launch The Footy Almanac 2009 in Perth – particularly so because the invitation to do so recognises the place of a book I conceived and co-edited almost 25 years [Read more]
My footy Cinderella moment – aka “The Launch”
November 24, 2009 by 47 Comments
The Melbourne launch for the Almanac was like a celebrity event, like the Brownlow minus the huge amount of AFL stars, but still it turned out to be a great night. The hectic run home after a day of 3 exams had me running around the house, half dressed, hair straightener in hand while everyone [Read more]
A great night. (At least that’s the Waaia remember it.)
November 23, 2009 by 68 Comments
by Josh Barnstable It’s Wednesday. I wait for Thursday to come. I have been waiting since Daff told me that the launch would be on the 19th of November. It’s the 18th. I’m at tennis training, wearing my Waaia guernsey, I’m in full concentration with my coach, we are doing some work at the net [Read more]
Fab 5 together for the first time!
November 23, 2009 by 51 Comments
By Steve Healy What a great night this was. As I stepped into the Clyde Hotel on Thursday, I was excited about meeting a group of people I knew so well but I had never met before, a group of people with one common link: footy. I walk inside, a pool table or two, a [Read more]
A launch to remember
November 22, 2009 by 2 Comments
by Chris Riordan Dennis Denuto, in The Castle, immortalized “the vibe of the thing” in his stirring support of “everyman”. Anson Cameron, writer and footy fan, clearly sensed it as he launched the “traditional” 2009 edition of The Footy Almanac. His galloping, gloriously irreverent speech captured the spirit of this compilation and of the happy [Read more]
Footy: What’s in a number? Plenty, if you ask me
November 11, 2009 by 1,022 Comments
By Josh Barnstable My love for Football began in 2002. Not knowing anything about the sport back then, I decided to take up Dad’s offer and start collecting the footy stickers that came out each day in the Herald Sun (greatest paper of all time). As my collection of stickers grew, so did my passion. [Read more]
Racing: All aboard for top day at the track
November 8, 2009 by 2 Comments
By Mark “Makybe” Freeman It was ‘All’ brilliant at Flemington yesterday, punters. The star of the show, All Silent, was breathtaking in the Patinack, bless his superstar heart, and All American, who we’ve stumped up for previously in these pages, finally showed what he can do with the right drag into the race in the [Read more]
Framing the bets
November 2, 2009 by 2 Comments
by John Kingsmill My new Adelaide Review editor only gave me 250 words on the Melbourne Cup this year. I filed this last week when there were still 39 hats in the ring: Alcopop took SA country form to Melbourne, won the JRA and Herbert Power and went straight to the Cup. Skip the premarket [Read more]
Prognosis is good for Stynes and the Demons
October 24, 2009 by 150 Comments
Melbourne’s Best and Fairest By Steve Healy Twelve days had passed since Fremantle had their best and fairest night. The Melbourne football club had left Australia waiting. On Thursday night, red and blue blood flooded Crown casino, as did a bald, recovering Jim Stynes. Jim received an almighty applause as he strolled on to the [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Diary of a Top End Saint
October 12, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Joc Ledwidge A bonza ten days. Friday: Flew in lunchtime of Preliminary Final day. Picked up by West Melbourne-dwelling, Essendon-barracking mate, so hung around Puckle Street then Lygon Street and witnessed a few Saints scarves (a future theme as it turns out). Bought some additional winter warmers, in colours of course. Transport Bar pre-game. [Read more]
Racing: You want winners? Look no further than this site
October 11, 2009 by 17 Comments
By Chris Riordan Every Saturday and most public holidays I stand in the betting ring, bag around my neck, grabbing money from the dreamers and the greedy. Inevitably I am asked for a tip. “You must know?!” It bemuses me. I want to point out that I’m the one who is working during everyone else’s [Read more]
The Wrap: In the words of the Velvet Fog, they stood up in the tackle
September 28, 2009 by 1 Comment
THE FINAL WRAP Where Life Imitates Sport What a year it’s been in Footy Eddie. First we must congratulate The Geelong FC for their 2009 Premiership win. They hung tough when they had to, and were able to find that bit extra when the contest was there to be won. In the words of the [Read more]
AFL Prelim Finals: Pies are simply not good enough
September 23, 2009 by 100 Comments
It’s 6pm. I’m sitting in my room and the rain starts to belt down on to the roof, making that familiar and comforting sound. I’m watching a replay of Carlton v Adelaide in my room, just for the sake of watching a high-scoring game. I realise it’s an hour and a half before the bounce, [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Tales of Krakouer brothers and Cockatoo-Collins confirm rich contribution of indigenous players to Australian football
September 23, 2009 by 3 Comments
A keen audience gathered at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra , to attend the recent FORCE FOR GOOD seminar. Presented by the museum in conjunction with with Manning Clark House and hosted by John Harms, the seminar focused on how indigenous Australians have enriched football. Dr Sean Gorman (an Almanacker) spoke about his book Brotherboys, which [Read more]
Local Footy: Serong’s two seasons in Bendigo league rank him among the best
September 16, 2009 by 21 Comments
My fellow Almanacker Richard Jones is a keen observer and promoter of the Bendigo Football League. He has compiled two separate lists of the 10 greatest players from different eras. I saw several of the players he had on his list from the 70s play and that’ll brook no argument with me, all great players. [Read more]
Gigs’ Stats: Wins is a four-letter word
September 16, 2009 by 25 Comments
Andrew Gigacz’s Finals Week 2 Stat. Declaration I WAS JUST TESTING YOU OUT – NO, REALLY! No sooner than last week’s Stat Dec had hit the presses, the emails and phone calls started rolling in. The Almanac switchboard went into meltdown as people queued up to point out that the attendance figure from the St [Read more]
AFL Finals series: Pies provide a lesson in faith
September 13, 2009 by 17 Comments
By Phil Dimitriadis This is a reflection of the brittle faith expressed by a small group of Magpie fans at the MCG last night. The cliche ‘cut-throat’ final seemed appropriate halfway through the first quarter. The Crows have made a number of deep incisions into the weakening Collingwood body and are two goals away from [Read more]
Footy seminar: A strange case of code-shifting
September 8, 2009 by 1 Comment
Beginnings of a Switch Hunt: The Strange Case of the Slavia-Victorian Football League Game School of Sport and Exercise Science Sport and Culture Group Research Seminar 1.30-2.30 pm, Friday, 11 September 2009 Building A, Room A432, Footscray Park Campus, Victoria University Presented in association with the Football Studies Unit and Sport History Unit at Victoria [Read more]
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