Notes from Manuka. Peter Vine is in Canberra visiting Canberra and forks out the hard-earned to watch a very good footy side against very ordinary opposition.
Junior Footy – Youth Girls: Bulleen v Fitzroy
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A depleted Roys Youth Girls team were defeated at Bulleen, but their scribe Dave found some positives in the game.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 20 Preview
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Cam Hooke is confident of a big Magpie win and happy to escape the terrorists in his Round 20 preview.
Round 19 – Collingwood v West Coast: Forty Glorious Minutes
August 3, 2016 by 1 Comment
Dave Nadel admits that before this season he overestimated both his beloved Magpies and their opponents last Saturday, West Coast. He does like the look of several young players on the Collingwood list, however, and thinks that both sides can look forward to improvement in 2017.
Round 19 – North Melbourne v St Kilda: We Love Ya, Boomer!
August 3, 2016 by 3 Comments
Andrew Starkie lauds the incredible career of Brent Harvey, which was celebrated by he and fellow ‘Roos supporters with a comfortable win over St Kilda on Saturday night.
Junior Footy – Banyule Colts v St Mary’s: Snags and Bags – The Last Hurrah
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The Banyule boys gave it everything but, as Sean Mortell is willing to concede, St Mary’s were too classy. [A very self-effacing report – Ed]
The Odd Friday Lunch: Aug 5 with Percy Jones
August 3, 2016 by 2 Comments
Lunch at the North Fitzroy Arms this Friday, Aug 5. All welcome.
Junior Footy – Fitzroy Under 9-S v Ivanhoe: The Thunder Clash of Fitzroy Lions and Ivanhoe (by Frankie Donnini)
August 3, 2016 by 1 Comment
Frankie Donnini shows how much he loves his team by penning this epic match report from the Fitzroy Under 9-S game against Ivanhoe last Sunday. At the Almanac we encourage kids to “Love your sport, love your schoolwork”. They are learning that telling stories is fun. [These kids are great – Ed]
Round 19 – Collingwood v West Coast: Footy and music in Carringbush
August 3, 2016 by 23 Comments
Footy and a great gig. What more can you ask for! Luke Reynolds has a memorable day out with his younger sister.
Round 19 – Fearless’s Review: Retro Round, a salute to mullets everywhere, take a bow Greg Anderson.
August 3, 2016 by 4 Comments
Fearless dips his lid to Round 19, the Retro Round.
Solving the Case of the Roys Ring-In Premiership Trophy
August 3, 2016 by 5 Comments
Mystery solved! The case of the Fitzroy Premiership that wasn’t! Read all about it!
Contribute to “Long Bombs to Snake Ed.2”: Call for portrait photos
August 3, 2016 by 6 Comments
We’re calling for contributions to Long Bombs to Snake, Edition 2. Do you have a portrait photo that you would like to share?
Almanac Gaming: Go Pokémon Go!
August 2, 2016 by 4 Comments
Robbo celebrates Pokémon Go! with an analysis of “what this phenomenon is telling us.” Those involved with traditional sport and leisure activities need to watch and learn.
Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 21, 2016
August 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment
And so Hamish Neal tells us that Cronulla’s run of consecutive wins finishes at 15. But their run of undefeated matches continues, after drawing with Gold Coast Titans.
Round 19 – Collingwood v West Coast: More Darce, less farce
August 2, 2016 by 6 Comments
Jeff Dowsing catches a star-studded Almanac cast at Victoria Park, before watching the “freakish” D Moore in both full flight and full story-of-2016 at the MCG.
Round 19 – Fremantle v Sydney: Weekend of superb blues
August 2, 2016 by 4 Comments
Keiran Croker files from the Winter Blues Festival, Echuca, on Sydney’s triumph over Fremantle. And on a bonus Echuca v Tatura clash in the Goulburn Valley Football League. [Continental footy coverage – Ed].
WAFL five still alive
August 2, 2016 by 2 Comments
Les Everett’s words (and pictures) from Perth, where four rounds remain in the WAFL home and away season. Can East Fremantle make the top five?
The 2016 Adam Weishaupt Cup – Round Nineteen
August 2, 2016 by 5 Comments
Now Earl O’Neill takes a trip upriver via Illuminati symbolism, reptilian AAMI smiles and Katy Perry. [Just go with it – Ed].
Almanac Nudity: “We’ve Got a Freaker!” (from The Guardian)
Tomorrow will mark 41 years since English Test cricket’s first streaker, an incident remembered John Ashdown in The Guardian.