Where were those 80,000 members? Jan Courtin asks why there was so many empty seats at the MCG on Friday night
Round 14 – Collingwood v Fremantle: Never mind the result. Missing Collingwood fans should be ashamed of themselves!
June 26, 2016 by 29 Comments
Round 12 – Essendon v Hawthorn: It was a dark and stormy night … but mainly for Essendon
June 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Did Snoopy ever finish that novel? Well, the Hawks certainly finished off the Bombers on a dark and stormy night
Everyone Has A Story – Jason Cloke
June 25, 2016 by 3 Comments
What’s it like to miss a Grand Final through suspension? Jackson Clark interviews former Collingwood father-son Jason Cloke
Local Footy: Let there be light in Capricornia
June 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Mick Jeffrey calls on the local candidates of Capricornia to shed a bit more light on local footy
Round 14 – Collingwood v Fremantle: Low
June 25, 2016 by 5 Comments
Winter cold + bleak footy = David Bowie. Most of Jeff Dowsing’s body may have frozen at the MCG, but his creative gland remains in rude health.
Sportxit: What the Brexit means for Britain’s sporting stars
June 25, 2016 by 2 Comments
What does the ‘Leave’ win mean for sport in the UK? Hamish Neal works his way through the issue and its impact on football, tennis and golf.
Round 14 – Adelaide v North Melbourne: What Rulebook learnt last night
June 24, 2016 by 70 Comments
Rulebook has a few points to make on the Crows game last night – 17 of them actually. Here’s his analysis, excellent as always.
To be PC or not to be
June 24, 2016 by 35 Comments
Trucker Slim sifts through the language of a “Rubicon crossing” week in social discourse (“What a fantastic story it is!”). What is Political Correctness, anyway?
The Geelong flame re-lit at the Almanac: a survey of the Cats’ past six weeks.
June 24, 2016 by 14 Comments
John Harms has had life balance issues for a while. He has not paid enough attention to writing about the Geelong Football Club – and his life is poorer for it. Finally, he sits up all night to reflect on the last six weeks of a season with a lot of promise.
Heat and conversation
June 24, 2016 by 16 Comments
Yvette Wroby postulates that some clues to Eddie McGuire’s behaviour can be found in Eddie himself, long ago.
Round 14 – Adelaide v North Melbourne: Thursday
June 24, 2016 by 18 Comments
Thursdays? What is a Thursday? And what happened on this chilly Thursday? Crow Mickey Randall reports on his side’s strong performance at the Adelaide Oval.
1986 – A Year With The Blacks Round 10: Revolutionary
June 24, 2016 by 11 Comments
Where did Gordon Agars spend his grant money after preparing his Round 10 1986 AUFC match reports?
The Ultimate Sacrifice
June 24, 2016 by 2 Comments
As we approach the centenary of the Battle of the Somme next week, Neil Drysdale highlights the difference between so called sporting “tragedies” and “disasters” and those that occurred on the battlefields of war.
Almanac Racing – “prefer others”
June 23, 2016 by 7 Comments
Long-retired players up at “Alex” still chuckle about the legendary ¾ time bake their coach blurted – “I’ve got only one thing to say to youse blokes and that’s nuthin’!” Trying to get excited at the metrop offerings for this weekend could be read from that thespian’s prayer book. At “HQ”(!) it is weather bleak, [Read more]
Round 14: Sal’s Preview
June 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Sal looks at Round 14, his take on eddiegaffe, will the chardy sippers come through and other tantalising tips for the round.
The Turbulent Tales of a Footy Record Seller
June 23, 2016 by 11 Comments
Sean Mortell is a Year 10 student at Viewbank College. He has been spending this week doing work experience at the Almanac. A keen young writer, a student of literature, and centremen at the Banyule Colts, he has produced two pieces of writing. This one about being a Footy Record seller may generate some memories from other Record sellers. [It certainly also brings back memories of Bridget Schwerdt – Ed]
Euro 2016: “Night to remember on green field of France” (The Irish Times)
June 23, 2016 by 1 Comment
Keith Duggan’s rollicking story from The Irish Times, as Republic of Ireland, needing victory to progress to the knock-out phase of Euro 2016, rapturously defeat Italy. “Football: bloody hell. About an hour before kick-off, O’Neill’s starting 11 filtered into the muggy Flanders evening. It was as intriguing a selection as he has ever plumped for…”
Almanac Cricket: ICC Conference – Have your say
June 23, 2016 by 2 Comments
The ICC Conference is to be held next week and Neil Drysdale needs your help, what are the key issues the ICC need to address?
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