The Footy Almanac

Almanac beer ads: If she’s a girl who knows how to catch trout

January 25, 2016 by Almanac Admin 7 Comments

There’s been some classic beer ads over the years. Does anyone remember this? [Mickey Randall started this in Long Bombs to Snake. Please suggest others – Ed]

Memoir: Northerly, North Adelaide and The Bloke With The Talking Shirt

January 24, 2016 by John Harms 1 Comment

Nado Lenkic, who calls himself Northerly in some Almanac communications, recently sent an email to John Harms. Although it was never intended for publication, JTH asked if he could publish it, as the note is a classic expression of how people engage in all things sport. No wonder Nado was chasing a copy of Play On. [At Uni he was known as The Bloke With The Talking Shirt.]

Chris Gayle: Hitting across the line, or colouring only between them?

January 24, 2016 by Michael Viljoen 11 Comments

Michael Viljoen views the recent Chris Gayle incident, selecting a lens which offers an alternative view to the orthodoxy established by other lenses.

Boundary Writer: Graeme Hugo and the science of football recruiting zones

January 24, 2016 by Mike Hugo 5 Comments

A fascinating tribute from Mike Hugo to his uncle, the late Professor Graeme Hugo AO and the ground breaking work of the Adelaide University Geography Department in bringing science to the vexed issue of football recruiting zones

Almanac Cricket: How do the minnows grow?

January 24, 2016 by Neil Drysdale 3 Comments

Neil Drysdale looks at the cricket pond in which the Scottish minnow swims. What is the future of the smaller cricketing nations? And what place the Intercontinental Cup?

Almanac Racing: The 2016 Yea Cup

January 24, 2016 by Glen! 1 Comment

What rhymes with Yarck? While nothing beats a Frisky Cruiser and Sister Olive wasn’t a Josephite as Glen brings all the colour from the Yea Cup

Almanac Tennis: Can we compare the tennis greats of today to the legends of yesterday? Two different views by Philip Mendes and Lucas Lewit-Mendes

January 23, 2016 by pmendes 5 Comments

Should you compare players across eras? Philip says no, Lucas says yes. Who is right?

All out for 0. In 4 Overs.

January 23, 2016 by Neil Drysdale 11 Comments

The true story of the day in 1964 when Scottish team Ross County were bowled out in four overs for zero. What is your team’s lowest score?

Summer Stereo Story – beach house records, part 2

January 23, 2016 by vinm Leave a Comment

Vin Maskell continues tracing the history of his family’s record collection, with cameos this week from The Screaming Tribesmen and The Girl From Ipanema.

The more I look at my list of nine columns the more I realise that none of the records belong to anyone anymore. They are not mine or my brothers’ or my sisters’ or my parents’. Or my brother’s wife’s. They belong to the beach-house at Moggs Creek.