Great to be home at the SCG! I would love to have said “spiritual home” but, even after 30 odd years here in Sydney, “spiritual home”, for me, is still the Lake Oval in South Melbourne. The home of Bobby Skilton, Freddie Goldsmith, Ronny Clegg, Billy Gunn, Eddie Lane, Brian McGowan, Mickey Siburn, Hughie McLaughlin, [Read more]
AFL Round 3 – Adelaide v Melbourne: Dees make Crows earn it
April 19, 2015 by 47 Comments
Malcolm ‘Rulebook’ Ashwood analyses a workmanlike performance from his Adelaide Crows that gets them home over an improving Melbourne Demons.
How greed can interfere in a sporting dream
April 19, 2015 by 3 Comments
Author DrCruel73 explains how supporters of a football club can suffer due to greed and ego by the clubs administrators/ owners.
ANZAC Centenary: ANZAC Spirit or Christmas in April
April 19, 2015 by 3 Comments
Stick with Dave Mapleston on this, as he makes a strong comment on the recent Woolworths advertising campaign which attempts to cash in on collective memory. Dave tries to understand the metaphor, and then fights back.
WAFL Round 5: Peel arrive, Perth off the mark
April 18, 2015 by 1 Comment
Les Everett reports in on, amongst other things, the AFL-aligned and bottom of the table derbies as the tipster’s nightmare comes to fruition in the West
AFL Round 3 – St. Kilda v Collingwood: Perfect Pies whomp woeful Saints
April 18, 2015 by 1 Comment
Young Saints fan Andy Tuano had a dodgy meal that made him crook on the way to the footy. Things got worse after that for young Andy and his Saints.
AFLPA Legends Series: JTH chats with Luke Ablett
April 18, 2015 by 5 Comments
You don’t need to sit with Luke Ablett for very long to learn that he is a man with a strong sense of identity: family, place, education, football, club. He has an intellectual curiosity, a sense of conscience and a will to social action.
See what you think of this chat (12 minutes).
Carlton Forwards Going Backwards
April 17, 2015 by 5 Comments
Paul Mitchell says that last week Carlton’s current forwards scored five goals, while former current forwards kicked nineteen. He discusses this misfortune, and other Blues blues.
Round 3: So, What Does Round Three Really Mean?
April 17, 2015 by 1 Comment
After Round 2, Wesley Hull looks at the trends for the season. Who will likely make it to finals, and what do they need to do in Round 3 to get there?
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood life: Friday night lights
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The beauty of footy; the chance of redemption is on offer six days later. The Pies face St Kilda under the bright lights of Friday night footy and Dr Hooke is ready for a Magpie resurgence.
The Year of the Lion
April 17, 2015 by 4 Comments
In his colourful Almanac debut, Brin Paulsen looks to the Heavens and casts an astronomer’s eye (astrologist’s eye?) over the fortunes of the Brisbane Football Club in 2015. [Very entertaining – JTH]
The Rainbow Conundrum: seeking consensus on homophobia in the AFL
April 17, 2015 by 4 Comments
The AFL rightly reacts to racial slurs because there is now a universal understanding that racism is abhorrent. But we still have a long way to go when it comes to homophobia, writes Dave Brown.
Round 3 – The Pre-Wrap
April 17, 2015 by 8 Comments
For the Philosophical Marngrook Follower… Here’s the Wrap’s crystal ball look at round 3.
Fitzroy FC: Anzac Day Centenary Lunch (and match v Ajax)
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Anzac Day Lunch at the Fitzroy FC community rooms. Guest speaker: John Harms. [There will be an Almanac table – bookings essential]
On The Bench
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Almanacker Wesley Hull was allowed into the inner sanctum – and onto the bench – to observe at close quarters the workings of the Queensland Kickstart team at the National Diversity Cup.
The Look Of Losing
April 17, 2015 by 6 Comments
Jason Christou returns to the Almanac with a powerful meditation on the emotions that attach to winning and losing. The footy journey sometimes helps prepare us for life’s larger travails.
DK Lillee, the Jumbo Prince, and that Young Mum at the Checkout
April 17, 2015 by 16 Comments
Mickey Randall reminds us that the child is the father to the man, as he looks back at some of the sporting experiences that shaped him.
Round 3 – Preview: Winter is Coming for Carlton
April 17, 2015 by 2 Comments
Now is the winter of Sal Ciardulli’s discontent with his Blues and Friars disappointing last week. Sal previews Round 3 with his usual incisiveness.
Wool Team: Talking footy and wool with the Coodabeens
April 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
John Harms recently joined The Coodabeens Champions to talk about the Almanac’s on-going search to name the Greatest-Ever Wool footy team
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