Lou is back from counting his Christmas dollars, and tells us what the cricket chat is in the shop this morning. Conclusion: Steve Smith and advisors have forgotten I.M. Chappell.
Lou: What are they saying about the last day of the MCG Test in the shop?
December 31, 2014 by 6 Comments
Kevin Sheedy – A (brief) World View
December 31, 2014 by 2 Comments
Kevin Sheedy – Lateral, International – Wesley Hull extracted full value from his ten minutes with the Eddie De Bono of Australian, nay World, Football
Seasons in the Sun (Part Eleven): The Needle and the Benefit Done
December 30, 2014 by 5 Comments
Callum O’Connor chronicles the Lower Plenty Third XI’s run chase, and (reluctantly) reveals his contribution to the effort.
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Four: No Train Ride to Glenrowan
December 29, 2014 by 2 Comments
Bob Utber officially moves from [possible] Grumpy Old Man to ‘Mover and Shaker’, as Cricket Australia’s powerbrokers echo his calls for Victorian Cricket to lift its game [L.I.G]
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Four: Watching Highlight Videos
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It’s a love affair: Yoshi Imagawa and Test cricket. Yoshi struggles through the the cold of Sapporo’s winter and what sounds suspiciously like a hangover to keep tabs on the action at the MCG on day four.
Northern Territory Football League Top Ten Players of 2014/15
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Jackson Clark with an inventory of those who are on fire in the NTFL this season. [Those in the south will recognise some of these names – Ed]
Another Almanac Milestone Has Arrived
December 29, 2014 by 13 Comments
Today (Monday Dec 29) the Almanac will receive its 3,000,000th visit – around lunch-time.
I have a copy of Sean Gorman’s Legends to go to the person who turns the clock over. It will take a bit of guess work but will go to the comment nearest to the time it ticked over.
Count at 11.04am: 3,000,000
AFL Legends Side: 1970-2014
December 29, 2014 by 14 Comments
As we get set to draw the curtain on another year, Philip Mendes offers his latest list. This time, his Australian Rules Legends team of 1970-2014. Warning: contains some notable omissions!
Junior Footy: The Journey Begins
December 29, 2014 by 2 Comments
Wesley Hull reminisces about his junior footy days and now that he’s a coach at junior level himself, Wes shares his argument on why it’s essential that the scoreboard stays.
MCG Test, Australia v India: Day Three – The struggle (within, without)
December 28, 2014 by 20 Comments
A solitary ERegnans takes in Day 3 at the MCG and muses on life, cricket, arrogance and all that stuff.
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Three: Yoshi’s Cricket Diary
December 28, 2014 by 2 Comments
The Test cricket bug has well and truly bitten Yoshi Imagawa. Yoshi keeps track of both Australia and New Zealand’s fortunes in matches against India and Sri Lanka, respectively, while going about his usual Sunday in downtown Sapporo, Japan
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Three: Nureyev and Helpmann in Cricket Whites
December 28, 2014 by 3 Comments
Day three at the MCG leaves Bob Utber revelling in the joy of watching Test batting at its finest. Kohli’s Nureyev to Rahane’s Helpmann, followed by Harris’ fightback with the ball as the shadows lengthen, is Test cricket at its finest.
MCG Test, Australia v India-Day Two: Passing the Baton to new generations
December 28, 2014 by 7 Comments
Luke Reynolds tells how Stephen Smith won the hearts and mind of his young sons on their first day of Test Cricket.
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Two: The Bradman-esque Compiler of Runs
December 28, 2014 by 3 Comments
Bob Utber ponders why Victorian cricket has fallen off the pace while watching Steve Smith, Brad Haddin and Ryan Harris wrest control of the third Test from out of India’s grasp
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Two: Sinking Popeye
December 28, 2014 by 39 Comments
Rulebook’s take on day three; some exquisite stroke play from Steve Smith, while MS Dhoni’s captaincy leaves everyone scratching their heads.
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Two: Tweetlotto
December 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Despite being handicapped with a failing phone battery, Mick Jeffrey tweeted his way through Day 2 at the MCG. His Twitter trail stands as a record of the day (“Call that leg bye, ump…”).
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Sisters Day Out
December 27, 2014 by 3 Comments
An Yvette Wroby special as she attends her first day of Test Cricket for 34 years, and muses on the similarities between cricket and art. The occasion transcended the match, as it often does for Yvette.
A Christmas Miracle? A Yuletide Greeting from John Harms
December 27, 2014 by 14 Comments
A Christmas greeting from JTH and the Almanac. [He witnessed a Christmas miracle – Ed]
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Should I Have Stayed in Bed?
December 27, 2014 by 4 Comments
Tom Martin, who knows a fair bit about the bat and ball, and his wife fly to Melbourne for their first Boxing Day at the MCG. Here’s how the Martins’ day panned out. And how the Australians’ and Indians’ days did as well.
[Tom has one of the forewords in this year’s Footy Almanac. A reflection on the idea of the cult hero as personified by Matt Spangher. Ed]
Laws of Life and Football
Tony Robb takes Bob Ellis’ latest tome ‘The Ellis Laws’ and applies the veteran playwright and racounteur’s ten laws of life to modern football. Do Ellis’ laws stand up to scrutiny?