What a disaster last Friday night was for Gary Caulfield and the Cats, somehow, it felt like he had seen it all before, Round 16, 2016.
Finals Week 3 – GWS v Western Bulldogs: The Halted March of the Orange Army
September 26, 2016 by 9 Comments
Preston Towers reminds us that the GWS Giants are not an AFL entity but a club and a team with passionate supporters who were all marching together with pride. [Excellent perspective – Ed]
Tom Wills Grave Restoration: The Guardian’s Article
September 26, 2016 by 5 Comments
Russell Jackson from The Guardian writes about the Tom Wills Grave Restoration Restoration, after spending the morning with the Almanac’s own Phil Dimitriadis. [Another sensitive piece – JTH]
Almanac WAFL: Peel plunder WAFL premiership
September 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Les Everett watches Peel Thunder win their first WAFL Grand Final after a tough game against Subiaco at Subiaco Oval on Sunday.
Almanac Golf: RIP Arnold Palmer – Long Live the King
September 26, 2016 by 1 Comment
The Golfing World mourns Arnold Palmer, one of the greatest golfers in history.
Dudley Street Doggies: Life of the Party
September 26, 2016 by 11 Comments
Quang and Han hosted Clem on Prelim Final day. It went off without a hitch. Almost.
Grand Final 2016: History is bunkum (sort of…)
September 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment
bod has done the research and presents an analysis of the AFL finals system from 2000 to 2015.
Finals Week 3: Preliminary Finals – A Neutral Perspective
September 26, 2016 by 3 Comments
Taking the position of neutral observer, Peter Fuller provides an insightful analysis of the weekend’s Preliminary Finals.
Almanac Rugby League – Finals Week 3, 2016: A week of underdogs in both codes
September 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Nick Kossatch on the incredible simultaneous stories of AFL Dogs and NRL Sharks.
Finals Week 3 – Geelong v Sydney: It’s Now Us Against the World! Carn the Mighty Bloods!
September 26, 2016 by 8 Comments
An excited and relieved Jan Courtin sees her Bloods into the Grand Final with a strong team performance against Geelong.
Can we now stop the whingeing?
September 26, 2016 by 13 Comments
Murray Bird responds to an observable Vic-centric state of footy affairs, offering comment on all the states and their competitions, and the running of the AFL (which he points out is the AUSTRALIA FL). Where does all the whingeing come from? [This should generate some interesting discussion – Ed]
Finals Week 3 – GWS v Western Bulldogs: We Shall Overcome
September 26, 2016 by 14 Comments
There is a humanitarian, fraternity-of-all, 1960s element to the Dogs. People keep affirming it to Andrew Gigacz who concludes, “We shall overcome!” [Great heart in this piece – JTH]
Finals Week 3 – Geelong v Sydney: Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!
September 26, 2016 by 16 Comments
Friday night’s preliminary final was all over so quickly – which didn’t bother Keiran Croker at all. He was pretty impressed with Buddy, and with the wholehearted effort of his entire side.
Finals Week 3: Western Bulldogs and the existence of unicorns
September 25, 2016 by 17 Comments
E Regnans sees the music, the poetry, the drama, the everyday, the transcendent in the Western Bulldogs. He can even see Gabe Kotter and Vinnie Barbarino.
Brownlow beers at the North Fitzroy Arms, but no darts
September 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
A few of the crew are heading to the North Fitzroy Arms to watch the Brownlow. All welcome.
However, there will be no darts. We’ll have the Sid Waddell Memorial later in the year.
Almanac Books: Champions All Extract – Ken Hunter on depression
September 25, 2016 by 4 Comments
Old Dog’s book, Champions All is finally out. 700 pages of punchy stories from 171 legends of the game over 8 decades of AFL/VFL footy. The honesty in it is often overwhelming. History often looks very different from the inside. Today, Ken Hunter on Depression.
Crio’s Question? – Banner Banter
September 25, 2016 by 10 Comments
The Bulldogs have had a succession of wry and witty banners this season. What do they choose for next Saturday? Here’s my opening bid: “Up Yours Oakley!” Suggestions?
The Final Wrap Report
September 25, 2016 by 10 Comments
The Wrap has assessed all of the protagonists from within the confines of the Wrapcave, presenting what you know to be true in The Final Wrap Report.
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