Dandy Andy continues his take on the main races this weekend. Both city and country meetings feature in his coverage.
RITV Summer Series: Midnight Oil, ‘The Hardest Line’ Review
February 13, 2025 by 6 Comments
RITV continues his Summer Series with a review of the Midnight Oil documentary ‘The Hardest Line’.
NFL 2025 Off Season – The Bryan Hudspeth Cup
February 13, 2025 by 2 Comments
The NFL season is over; what comes next? Earl O’Neill cuts through the noise, sets the agenda for the months ahead and analyses the the whole shebang at the Detroit Lions.
Almanac Rugby League: The annual All Stars games, and farewell to Christian Welch
February 13, 2025 by 1 Comment
The annual rugby league All Stars matches between the Indigenous and Maori teams will be played on Saturday night. Catch up on all the details, plus other information about all things rugby league here.
‘Wangaratta’s World on Wheels…Part 1’ by KB Hill
February 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill gets in the saddle to begin a 2-part series on the best cyclists to come out of Wangaratta.
Almanac Cricket (Umpires): Mel Johnson – standing behind
February 12, 2025 by 8 Comments
Matt Watson recently caught up with former Test umpire Mel Johnson. What emerged was a tale of honesty, humility and admiration. (This is a corker! – Ed.)
Almanac Footy – Loddon Valley: Where the river meets the footy
February 12, 2025 by 1 Comment
Scott Hunt needed some rest and relaxation from work, and where better than his ‘old stomping ground’ as he explains.
NFL Superbowl LIX – The Darius Slay Jr Cup
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Earl’s coverage of Super Bowl LIX can be summed up in this phrase, ‘you know we smashed you when it mattered’. The Eagles fly as Jalen hurts the defending champions!
Almanac Life: Max, the Kookas and a shirtless Shillo
February 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
‘Dougie’ explains how to share five Australian Open shirts amongst four mates much to the disappointment of ‘Shillo’.
Bob Murphy’s Debut
February 11, 2025 by 5 Comments
A verse from Damian Balassone about Robert Murphy’s first goal.
Almanac Music: Dylan Cover Songs – Aussie Style: YouTube Missing In Action
February 11, 2025 by 6 Comments
For now, this is the final edition of Karl Dubravs’ excellent ‘Dylan Cover Songs’ series and it features songs not available on YouTube.
Almanac Books: ‘Wonderboy: The Legend of Viv McGrath & the shot that changed tennis’ – Michael Sexton
February 11, 2025 by 1 Comment
Viv McGrath was the first to use the double-handed backhand, a stroke that changed tennis. Michael Sexton tells his story in a newly published monograph.
Almanac Teams: Debuts in the West Indies
February 10, 2025 by 5 Comments
Caribbean kings of the local and tourist variety feature in Rodney Boyd’s teams this week.
Almanac Footy: North Melbourne 2025 Season Preview
February 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Micky McTigger examines the prospects of North Melbourne for the forthcoming 2025 AFL season.
Almanac Life: A Special Kind of Chess Team
February 10, 2025 by 2 Comments
RagingBull recalls a teacher whose interest, dedication and persistence changed a boy’s life.
Almanac Music: Favourite Cover Versions Part 3
February 10, 2025 by 10 Comments
Ian Wilson is back with another cracking selection of his favourite cover versions.
Almanac Lunches: Des, Bob, Richard, and John – ‘He sat them down’
February 9, 2025 by 7 Comments
It was another cracking Footy Almanac Lunch featuring Des Tobin, Bob Utber, and ‘a cast of thousands’ at the All Nations Hotel in Richmond last Friday.
Almanac Music: Suzi Quatro – ‘If You Can’t Give Me Love’
February 7, 2025 by 11 Comments
Matt Zurbo takes his daughter to see her idol, Suzi Quatro. It’s a killer show… then something magic happens.
Almanac Music: ‘I was alright, for a while’ – Songs Involving Crying
February 7, 2025 by 252 Comments
In this week’s instalment of KD’s epic series on popular song, the theme is songs involving crying. As usual, readers’ responses are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Life: AFL Lost Boys
February 6, 2025 by 9 Comments
Peter Baulderstone reflects on recent football sudden deaths and how the lessons learned working and living through mental health struggles can be adapted to prevent further tragedies. He has some suggestions about what can be put in place to help.
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