Stereo Story – a neck brace and RocKwiz

Julia Zemiro, RocKwiz’s vivacious host, spots my neck brace. (It’s hard to miss.) She touches me on the arm. “What happened?”

Richo: Richmond personified, for better or for worse

He may have retired in 2009 but Richo is still the key to understanding the Richmond Football Club according to Alex Darling

Almanac Boxing: Barry Michael Fight Night 26th February 2016

David G reports on Barry Michael Fight night

Shanahan, Lawry and the breaking of the drought

First published here in 2011, this is Mic Rees’ piece on the famous 1965/66 Victorian District cricket Grand Final.

50th Anniversary Reunion of 65/66 District Cricket Final

An amazing scorecard in the 1965/66 Victorian District Cricket Final with Phantom scoring a double ton to help win the game for Northcote. Essendon would have been quietly confident posting 9d/514…from Keiran Croker

 Thoughts on a couple of Sports.

Friday night musings on professional sport by David G

The Book of Heckles

Calling all Uni of Canberra “Wombats” fans – circa the 1980’s. David Mitchell is on a quest to locate a copy of the Wombat’s Holy Grail – the “Book of Heckles”. Raiders of the Lost (f)Ark?

Almanac Music – Tamworth: Inspiring

Andrew Starkie on the revitalising power of the Tamworth Music Festival.

Cricket the Winner

Watching Cricket at The Basin Reserve reconnected Bernard Whimpress with the sport.

Awe

Boarding a plane turns out to be surprisingly awesome for Trucker Slim. Thoughts turn to footy

Who’s versing? Richmond

Will this be the year for Tiger supporters versifies Alex?

A-League 1,000: The Disruption Edition

“It’s often not as bad as you think” is sound advice from Hamish Neal for the recently badly beaten Roar. Can they bounce back against the last-minute Reds?

The Illustrated Men

Glen presents a team of inked players, has he left anyone out?

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2016: Dancing with your sister

Cam Hooke wraps last week’s intra-club Collingwood hit-out and looks ahead to tomorrow’s NAB Challenge match at Geelong. Only 30 days until Round 1.

Almanac Fiction – Daz Cooper Chapter 3: Swimming sports

Today we publish the third instalment in David Wilson’s Almanac Fiction: The Sporting Adventures of Daz Cooper. He’s off to the school swimming sports.

NAB Challenge – St Kilda v North Melbourne: Lead first and defeated last again

Working in Japan, Yoshi takes in the Saints’ efforts via the miracle of modern telecommunications.

Almanac Horseracing – Diamond Day

Last week really lit the fuse. Watch it burn! Great options at Caulfield and Randwick as the features get under way. Tips please!

A cage fighter’s training regime fixed my dodgy back

Peter explains his new mobility from a movement trainer.

Crio’s Q? – The Olympics…tell ’em they’re dreaming

Crio reckons the Olympics have run their race. If it must continue, radical change is required. He’s sourced a solution worth discussion.

Almanac Music: Aussie album review – Ben Lee “Awake is the New Sleep”

It’s been a while between drinks, figuratively speaking, but Smokie continues the series in which he discusses Australian albums. Today it is the turn of one-time enfant terrible Ben Lee.