Round 2 – St Kilda v Western Bulldogs: Appreciation for Rooey but Reality Check Rather Than Celebration

April 6, 2016 by 12 Comments

Yoshi overcomes his talk back radio debut and the Saints loss to Doggies and agrees that a tall defender is required.

Go the mighty Redlegs

April 6, 2016 by 2 Comments

Les Everett provides a review of the round 3 results in the WAFL.

AFL Round Two Performance Reviews – Part II

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Trevor Kannagiesser takes a look at six more teams after Round 2.

Round 2 – Hawthorn v West Coast: Grand Final Rematch

April 6, 2016 by 3 Comments

Junior Almanacker Louis Hodder, with his astute observations of the Hawks’ win over West Coast.

Round 2 – Essendon v Melbourne: A Personal Thank You To Essendon and Kevin Sheedy

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Proud Dees bloke, da mcdonell, thanks Essendon for the reality check.

Round 2 – Fremantle v Gold Coast: A hazy future ahead

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Sean Mortel explains how the fortunes of the Gold Coast Suns and Fremantle have intermingled and swapped in an unexpected fashion.

Round 2 – Carlton v Sydney: When childhood allegiances get a little Messi

April 6, 2016 by 17 Comments

Carlton follower Damien Little muses about his sons’ sporting allegiances while following his Blues from afar.

Dear Gillon, here’s a Grand Final day idea…

April 6, 2016 by 11 Comments

Sean Mortel provides a template for Gil McLachlan to consider when selecting the entertainment for this year’s AFL Grand Final.

Round 2 – GWS v Geelong: Cats, Cars and the Commercial Hotel

April 6, 2016 by 2 Comments

Dennis Gedling shared his viewing of the Giants v Cats game with a barefoot Northam publican.

Round 2 – Brisbane v North Melbourne: Abbreviated Thoughts

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Brin Paulsen files from Brisbane, where poor kicking and a dearth of tall targets up forward proved costly.

Post Humanist Footy: the galactic game

April 5, 2016 by 3 Comments

If you thought next week’s tips were hard enough, imagine a world of post-humanist footy. DNA, robotics, football brain development farms… Rick Trewavas takes us to a possible future.

The 2016 Ken Stabler Cup – Round Two

April 5, 2016 by 2 Comments

Earl O’Neill is back. No more ‘Mopsy’.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 5, 2016

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Hamish Neal brings us his review of NRL action from Round 5. Can the Dragons find a way to score?

Almanac Surfing – Bells Beach: Women’s Final

April 5, 2016 by 3 Comments

Paul Spinks shares his photos from the Women’s Finals at Bells. [Now with “click to enlarge” – Ed].

Round 2 – Collingwood v Richmond: Gambling

April 5, 2016 by 1 Comment

Jonathan Sloan on gambling on, about and within a game.

Round 2 – Collingwood v Richmond: An MCC debut to remember

April 5, 2016 by 4 Comments

Tom Riordan, Doggies supporter, breaks his duck at the MCC Members with a beauty.

Round 2 – Carlton v Sydney: Love You. Miss You: Emotional Messages en route to Etihad Stadium

April 4, 2016 by 4 Comments

Jan travelled down the Hume in a journey full of sentiment and a successful Swans against the Blues.

Round 2 – GWS v Geelong: Hoskin-Elliott soars to the stratosphere while Mumford takes the more direct approach

April 4, 2016 by 3 Comments

Peter Crossing sees the Giants come of age in their best performance at Manuka and arguably their best win against a quality opponent.

Round 2 – Adelaide v Port Adelaide: Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Pressure – Hinkley’s Lament

April 4, 2016 by 3 Comments

Port Adelaide are only two rounds in, but according to chrism76, crisis’ don’t pick and choose their time.

Almanac Music – Ed Kuepper: Reward for Effort

April 4, 2016 by 12 Comments

Swish sees Ed Kuepper at last. What took him so long?