Offsiders has been on air for ten years. John Harms is celebrating.
Crack open the new Volleys: Offsiders celebrates ten years on air
New Zealand v Australia: First Test, Day 1 – The View from the Basin.
Citrus Bob reports in from one of the great grounds in world cricket. A sensational day’s play slightly tarnished by ice cream queues, DRS woes and of course Australians abroad.
Almanac Racing
RVL have declared another week of 30min race gaps and certain sectors are outraged. Stuff them, I say. RNSW hinted about vague OH+S for jockeys etc – what crap…Royal Ascot, the 4-day pinnacle of our sport, has R1 @2.30 and the last at 5.35 each day! My only suggestion to the current format (other than cutting [Read more]
Sport Week in Nepal
Pamela Sherpa reports in from Samten Memorial School in Kathmandu, Nepal during Sport Week.
Second Port of call: The Power’s best 22 from another club
Mike Hugo sits down at the selection table for Port Adelaide. How has he done?
I Guess That’s Why They Call it Kumquat’s Big Blue: The Young Gun’s Year on the Sidelines – Means a Win to the Blues
Archie, the proudest of proud [north?] Queenslanders, prepares to fill the pockets of his King Gee shorts with cash by backing the NSW Blues. He is thanking his Grandpa for that. Because the new Maroons coaching staff have made some grave errors – already. [A fiery rant from Archie – Ed]
Great characters of Australian life: Charlie King
Rob Cross salutes Charlie King, one of the great characters not only of the Top End and the ABC, but of Australian life, on the occasion of Charlie calling his 600th NTFL game. [Wonderful tribute to a great man – Ed]
Who’s versing? – Port Adelaide
Alex Darling continues a poetic look at the AFL sides with some Port observations
Pigskin Almanac – Super Bowl 50: The Sheriff wins in Santa Clara
Hamish Neal and Alex Malyon have taken a day to reflect on Super Bowl 50. Here is their quick wrap and turning points, LVP’s, HGH and half-time shows…
New Saints Leader Jack Steven
Yoshi has spotted a newcomer to the Saints leadership team.
Crio’s Q? – Calling from the Heart
Crio asks when should our sporting commentators put objectivity and information sharing aside to become partisan barrackers for their favourites?
Almanac Fiction – Daz Cooper Chapter 2: Back to school
David Wilson’s next instalment of Daz; the young fella we met having summer dreams. School is back.
Almanac Rugby League – A quiet week in sport? Not in New Zealand.
Looks like JTH was completely wrong. Matt O’Hanlon and G Squared had a massive weekend in sport – in New Zealand. [Worth reading just for the stare-off count, but lots of tips for how to cram action into a sports tour. You, MOH, are an ornament to the game. – Ed]
This Game of Ours
Thank whomever for the (Bentleigh) Salvos or else Swish may not have fossicked out this seldom-seen book of 90s footy fan writing.
Why Tasmania’s never had an AFL Team – and why that won’t change anytime soon
Alex Darling provides a solid argument why a Tassie based AFL Team is unviable
Collingwood’s best 22 Non-Victorians
Phil Dimitriadis’s latest piece on Collingwood’s best 22 Non-Victorian players
Almanac Horseracing: Punters duped at the Gold Coast
A race in Qld and punters are kept in the dark with gear changes, Hannah Bird is unimpressed.
The gift that kept on giving
Glen has a crack at a Bulldogs team that departed the Kennel
AFL Asian Championships – Match Report
Match Report on Lao Elephants Triumphant Div 2 Asian Championships [Great yarn, maybe worth a bucket list – Ed]
Stereo Stories takes The High Ground: an intimate triumph
Stereo Stories was privileged to perform at The High Ground (Wurdi Youang) at the Geelong Library on Sunday 7 February.
An audience of close to 200, most of them new to the emotional pendulum of Stereo Stories, thoroughly enjoyed the weaving of personal story and popular song: laughter, tears, lovely music.











Recent Comments