Entrenched in winter and trying to keep ourselves warm, Anna Brasier tells a great yarn of The Beanie.
Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: Origin II, 2016
June 23, 2016 by 2 Comments
Origin II and the series went to Qld and Hamish Neal identifies the moments that mattered.
Fitzroy Rotary Pick – Round 14: At Last Gold Coast Makes It Into The Bottom 3 !
June 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Peter Hille updates us with the Round 14 selections for Fitzroy Rotary Club. Get your tips in.
Almanac People: Jokes that Kill
June 22, 2016 by 22 Comments
Matt Q provides some insight into the craft of footy humour and when it falls into the hands of the wrong people it can be dangerous.
Round 13 Review: Bye Rd #1 – Friday Night Fight Night…A return to the 70s…by Fearless
June 22, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Friday night brought us back to the 70s and those that tipped against GWS were in Fantasialand, read more gems in Fearless; Round 13 review
Haiku Bob – Round 12: Chasing shadows
June 22, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob laments in seven verses another Pies loss.
The 2016 Frank O’Neill Cup – Round Thirteen
June 22, 2016 by 4 Comments
Round 13 was a big week for touchstones, whatever they are. Includes bonus visions of heaven (SCG catering won’t be there according to Earl)
Junior Footy: Fitzroy Youth Girls v Bulleen
June 22, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Some fabulous action shots accompany dave2718’s report from the Fitzroy v Bulleen youth game at the BSO
Round 13 – Essendon v GWS: Close, But No Cigar
June 22, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Sam Laffy saw his first Dons game since ANZAC Day and was heartened by their potential.
Competitive? A handy side of Geelong discards.
June 21, 2016 by 8 Comments
And where would this team of former Geelong players finish on the ladder?
Round 13 – Western Bulldogs v Geelong: Dogs On A Leash
June 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
In watching his Dogs, Alex Docherty finds he needs to call on the words of his old man, who “always told me ‘When things are down, you can only look up.’ “
WAFL Round 13: Lions make a statement
June 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Western Australian Football League action from Les Everett, as Subiaco unsettles East Fremantle.
Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 15, 2016
June 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Hamish Neal with the abridged Round 15 NRL happenings: wins for Parramatta, St George Illawarra, New Zealand, and the Gold Coast…
Almanac Connection: “Titles and tears” by Joe Posnanski
June 21, 2016 by 6 Comments
Highest class sportswriting from NBC Sports National columnist Joe Posnanski, on Cleveland, on place and on meaning. It is basketball, it is LeBron James, it is connection and it is a sense of connection.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 14 Preview
June 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
For Cam Hooke and the True Believers (“It’s not over till it’s over. Have faith”), Collingwood “need to convincingly win (for the percentage) 9 out of the 10 matches remaining (or win all 10 by smaller margins) to make the Finals.”
Almanac Photo Essay: Southern Flinders Tigers v Peterborough Jamestown Magpies
June 21, 2016 by 12 Comments
On Saturday, Peter Argent got in the car. Three hours later, he took out his camera at Wirrabara Oval and took these evocative shots of a day at the Northern Areas Football Association rural footy. [Add your caption ideas – Ed].
Round 13 – Western Bulldogs v Geelong: The Truth about Cats and Dogs
June 20, 2016 by 7 Comments
Neil Anderson ponders the eternal Bulldogs question, why can’t they beat the Cats?
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