Peter Argent writes of SA Sporting legend and State U16 Football Coach Darel Hart.
Almanac Cycling: Rio Selection
Not everyone gets selected, David Parker observes Olympic selection in the Track Cycling Team for Rio 2016.
Almanac People: Meeting Mohamed
Mohamed Omar El-Qadi is a passionate Western Bulldogs fan who never misses a match. So what? Well, he lives in Cairo, has never met another Doggies’ fan and dreams of one day making it to Australia to see his heroes in the flesh. [Excellent story – ed]
1986 – A Year With The Blacks AAFL Carnival Week: Coming Up, Shorts
The Tasmanians were in the safe hands of Rulebook and Boz when the Blacks hosted them in this week’s 1986 Amateur Carnival. Gordon Agars with all the chunky bits.
Fitzroy Rotary Pick: Round 16 – Swan Song for Bakers
Peter Hille updates us with the Round 16 selections for Fitzroy Rotary Club. Get your tips in.
Almanac Cricket: Gary Sobers at 80
Sir Gary Sobers turns 80 and Neil Drysdale shares his experience in meeting the great man.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 16 Preview
Cam Hooke’s eternally optimistic preview of Collingwood’s Round 16 sees this week’s game against GWS as the start of their run to the finals.
Round 15 – Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs: 14 Months On
Alex Docherty gets excited about the “no longer basket cases” Western Bulldogs after their thrilling win against the Swans.
Round 15 – Carlton v Collingwood: Melbourne by foot, Part 2 (fathers-sons)
The second instalment in Dave Brown’s big weekend in Melbourne.
The Ingredient to Successful Coaching
Want to be a successful coach? Jackson Clark provides an in-depth analysis into the art of successful coaching.
Junior Almanac Round 15 – Melbourne v Adelaide: Good teams don’t have off days, phew
Renewing an old football rivalry, City to Bay training, watching the Crows and giving a mate a ribbing on Skype. All in a Sunday’s work for 10 year old Aidan Hammond
Ranking Adelaide’s recent defections by the severity of their betrayal
Adam Ritchie ranks the Great Betrayers of Adelaide.
Round 15 – Carlton v Collingwood: Dark Blues kept b&w party closer than polls predicted
Peter Fuller scrutinises Saturday night’s game, on the eve of an impending #ausexit of his own.
Round 15 – Gold Coast v St Kilda: Checks and balances
Yvette Wroby sought out and found enough ups to balance out the downs of the Saints’ loss to the Suns.
Almanac People: Memo – North Melbourne players
Paubai addresses the North Melbourne players in a memo to pull out all efforts for Drew Petrie, it’s payback time!
Round 15 – Gold Coast v St. Kilda: Perhaps this winning thing was easier than we thought
A marathon weekend on the Gold Coast for Mick Jeffrey is not what you would expect
Round 15 – Carlton v Collingwood: vs Coalition Labor – July 2, 2016.
With goals fewer than genuine policies, Scott suffered through Carlton’s demise and Collingwood’s ineptitude.
Round 15 – Carlton v Collingwood: Beating Carlton more important than Election Result
A full board of Saturday commitments but for Luke Reynolds beating Carlton was the most important outcome of July 2.
VAFA B – Section Fitzroy v Hampton Rovers: Maldonald Trumpbull or Billary Shorton – any difference?
The Royboys proved too strong for Hampton Rovers, but can they prove their legitimacy against Brighton’s sons of the Beaches next week?











No one knows nothing anymore (getting along)
A suburban GP clinic, Literacy week and E.regnans combine to produce a deft delicate touch of appropriate order.