Griffo predicts 2016 will be a big year in Boxing for Brunswick’s Zac Dunn.
Max Bailey a Maasai Warrior
December 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Hawthorn premiership ruckman Max Bailey to leap with the Masaai teaching future warriors.
A cricketing revolution: Three cases for the selection of Joe Mennie
December 18, 2015 by 16 Comments
Dave Brown, with the assistance of Darwin, Shakespeare and Marx, makes an impassioned plea for the inclusion of Joe Mennie in the test squad
Almanac WA shindig by Frankie (the first chosen in the AFL Canine Draft)
December 17, 2015 by 9 Comments
The Almanac’s first AFL-star / canine correspondent reports in on the WA 2015 Footy Almanac gathering. Does Peter_B taste like chicken or eagle?
Almanac Racing – no ho ho as racing hits a low
December 16, 2015 by 9 Comments
Crio promises that next week everything (OK,maybe some things) will be much better but, for now, it is hard to be positive casting an eye over racing’s landscape and the prospects for Saturday.
Statistics in Cricket, a Cautionary Tale
December 16, 2015 by 7 Comments
Demonymic discusses how caution must be taken when looking at cricket statistics, as they don’t tell the overall story.
A-League 1,000: The Ulsan Edition
December 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Hamish Neal previews Round 11 of the A-League.
Crio’s Q? – when the untouchable gets brushed
December 15, 2015 by 4 Comments
“The Special One” is in uncharted waters as Chelsea sink towards the relegation zone. Who’d’ve thought? Some seem to be forever blessed, but sport teaches us to savour the good times and retain humility for what might lie ahead. Who else has seemed “on top of the world” only to face the cliff’s edge?
Round 16 – Collingwood v West Coast: Aberrations
December 15, 2015 by 3 Comments
David Wilson didn’t see this game, Collingwood v West Coast, as he was tied up in Fitzroy (“exactly the right place to be”). [This story appears in the 2015 Footy Almanac – Ed].
Praising Nick Riewoldt
December 15, 2015 by 5 Comments
Yoshi writes from Japan of Nick Riewoldt, captaincy and 2016. Yes, N Riewoldt has played a lot of footy, but the future is bright.
Doug Walters: Century on debut 50 years ago
December 15, 2015 by 17 Comments
Was it really fifty years ago? Peter Clark on Dougie Walters’ maiden Test century. Where were you on that day?
Kick-to-Kick: the committee’s annual report
December 15, 2015 by 5 Comments
For ten years a small group of former non-footballers have met on Sunday mornings for The Sherrin At The Fearon kick-to-kick sessions in Williamstown, opposite the beach. But numbers are dropping.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Dad’
December 13, 2015 by 3 Comments
You will love this. Ripper poem from Northern Territorian (and former Sydney Swans player) Gerard Zochling about his Dad.
Footy’s tribalism versus cricket’s nationalism
December 13, 2015 by 12 Comments
Fitzroy Pete describes the different characteristics of his two loves: footy and cricket. [Neat discussion of the differences – Ed]
The Value of Values
December 13, 2015 by 2 Comments
Peter Robertson continues his thought-provoking series on the place of leisure, activity and organised sport in contemporary life. Here he looks at shared values and the complexities of not-for-profit leadership and management. [Timely. It’s something Malarkey tries to keep front of mind. JTH]
Martin Flanagan profiles Long Bombs to Snake in The Age
December 12, 2015 by 12 Comments
Martin Flanagan has had a significant influence on sports writers and sports writing in Australia. He has profiled Long Bombs to Snake (our sports writing journal) in The Age.
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