Crankypete remembers Crankybill (O’Reilly) and his views on shorter form cricket.
Boxing Day
December 26, 2015 by 1 Comment
Mulcaster dons his historian’s hat to give us a potted history of the festival of Christmas. From when it was instituted to when it was banned to when it was revived.
Sports highlight of 2015: Joe Moreira’s dexterity
December 26, 2015 by 4 Comments
JTH nominates Joe Moreira’s interdisciplinary skill as a highlight of 2015 (not his best though).
Nominate your highlight(s).
Happy Christmas from JTH
December 25, 2015 by 16 Comments
John Harms sends his Christmas greeting by describing his family’s Christmas Eve.
Leave your Christmas greeting.
Citrus Bob Utber’s Axes and Orchids for 2015.
December 25, 2015 by 7 Comments
Citrus Bob Utber casts his eye of the 2015 sorting year and uses the old ‘Listener In’ measure to some of the characters who were prominent.
Almanac Racing – you believe in Santa?..you must believe we can stab a winner!
December 24, 2015 by 11 Comments
Zillions of meetings but lots of distractions means that punters tend to attack myriad Boxing Day options with furry tongues and unprepared for the opportunities to bounce back from the Xmas spree – how can the punt be a waste of money after crackers and crap presents? Have a crack!
A-League 1,000: The Festivus Edition
December 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Hamish Neal previews the Christmas round of the A-League with his trademark 1000 words.
Calling the Callers: Hawks Christmas Revue
December 24, 2015 by 5 Comments
Hawks fans can overdose on Hawks love with Paul Campbell’s monumental review (and revue) of the radio and TV calls of the 2015 Grand Final. You can re-live all the great moments – through a variety of voices. A must-read for Hawkers. [That took it out of me – JTH]
Almanac Film Review: Death of a Gentleman
December 24, 2015 by 1 Comment
Shannon Gill saw Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber’s ‘Death of a Gentleman’ in Melbourne last night. This is his entertaining and insightful observation of the evening and film.
Australia v West Indies – MCG Test: Call for writers (and predictions)
December 24, 2015 by 7 Comments
MCG Test. We’d love to publish your story of a day’s play. Nominate a day and make your predictions here.
The Dressmaker’s scoreboard
December 23, 2015 by 2 Comments
Watching the gorgeous new movie The Dressmaker, Vin Maskell couldn’t help but notice, despite Kate Winslet’s considerable charms, that there was a good old-fashioned 1950s scoreboard in some of the shots.
So Vin contacted the props department and got the low-down on the making of the scoreboard and the filming of the footy scene, at Jung Recreation Reserve in the Wimmera.
Saints for Life. The Junction.
December 23, 2015 by 3 Comments
Allan Grant with a superb look back at the life and times of the Saints at the Junction. Great footy history.
Bowling Figures in need of Analysis
December 23, 2015 by 4 Comments
According to the raw numbers, leggies have been on the end of some expensive Test match returns, writes Pagan Maven.
Welcome to the 60s, SANFL Style
December 23, 2015 by 12 Comments
Swish is older than this 1960 SANFL Budget, but only just. It looks to have weathered the 55 years better than he has.
Crio’s Q? – the pain of a false dawn
December 22, 2015 by 10 Comments
Sometimes a fast start can cause fans to readjust their expectations. Sometimes that’s not a wise thing to do. ask Real’s opponents last weekend!
Almanac cricket: Club v country and a future of All-Star Tests
December 22, 2015 by 12 Comments
All-star sport is the way of the world. It is the great money-spinner. So if Test cricket in its current format is struggling… David Wilson draws the logical inference.
A Pilgrimage From Zagreb To Adelaide
December 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
How can Josip Habljak, of Croatia, come to be training with Sturt? Wesley Hull interviewed Josip on his (incredible) journey.
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