After a Christmas Day of travelling for lunch then back home for some hard fought cricket on my hand-crafted pitch at home before a late dinner, I was looking forward to a day on the couch watching some quality Test cricket from the Aussie and Indian teams. While Boxing Day was indeed spent on the [Read more]
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Captain’s Knocks Both Sides Of The Tasman
December 27, 2014 by 5 Comments
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Ode to an enigma
December 27, 2014 by 3 Comments
Andy Frame finds his inner bass-baritone voice with this Johnny Cash Boxing Day tribute to SR Watson.
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: A balance of inconsistencies
December 27, 2014 by 9 Comments
John Butler tells of contests within contests, moments within movements on Boxing Day. “Test cricket can often be decided as much by the accumulation of small details as any great acts of brilliance.”
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: By The Numbers
December 26, 2014 by 4 Comments
Stat geeks; rejoice! Mick Jeffrey presents a beautiful set of numbers to add to Boxing Day Test history.
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Batsmen, Not ‘Batters’
December 26, 2014 by 3 Comments
Bob Utber’s summer of cricket continues as he settles in at the Temple Down the Road for day one of the traditional Boxing Day Test.
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Scores from Snowy Sapporo
December 26, 2014 by 4 Comments
Yoshi Imagawa, our man for all sports and all seasons, reports on the snatches of the Boxing Day test he caught up with in Sapporo.
Dr Dangerlove or: how I learned to stop worrying and love Geelong
December 25, 2014 by 1 Comment
According to Dave Brown the AFL silly season (October – February) is reaching its height of Christmas madness with Dr Strangelove-like hysteria driving footy media and trade speculation.
Fast (and slow) times at Wattle Park
December 25, 2014 by 3 Comments
Some great summer holiday reading from Jeff Dowsing: Jeff recalls his time ‘safeguarding’ the pro-Shop at ‘Royal and Ancient’ Wattle Park. Caddy shack, meets Crackerjack, meets Clerks. Contains a well-placed Elle McPherson trip down memory lane
Crio’s Racing: Something for Santa?
December 24, 2014 by 21 Comments
Crio finds little inspiration in the Boxing Day race fields (or the madhouse shopping centres). But there are plenty of picturesque country meetings over the next week for a speculative flutter and conviviality.
Christmas in Sapporo
December 24, 2014 by 7 Comments
Some images of downtown Sapporo, Japan from Yoshi. Merry Christmas everyone!
Goodfellas Footy Almanac World Game Podcast – Christmas Edition
December 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Steve Baker and Vaughan Menlove preview the Festivus, Christmas and New Year soccer action in the A-Leage and the English Premier League. Get in!
A Letter to Santa from a Brisbane Lions Supporter
December 24, 2014 by 4 Comments
Brisbane Lions supporter Andrew Weiss shares with us his letter to Santa. Only time will tell if he’s been naughty or nice…
Compliments of the Season – the Christmas Issue
December 24, 2014 by 1 Comment
Greetings of the season to all, Welcome to the bumper Christmas issue to guide you through the silly season and some pontification on the events of past year. At this time last year the test series was all over, the Ashes safe and just the tidying up of proceedings to go. We are effectively at [Read more]
So This is Christmas: Old Dog’s Top 10 of 2014
December 24, 2014 by 8 Comments
Good will: for the beer of it. That, and other terrific lines from one of the Knackery’s Henry Lawsons. A travelling minstrel. Observing. And sensing what matters. Thanks Old Dog.
MCG Test, Australia v India: Call for cricket writers
December 23, 2014 by 15 Comments
Almanackers old and new are invited to submit their stories of the 2014 MCG Test. What did you notice? Where were you? Let us know your preferred day.
Roy Boy Legends – 1970 – 1996
December 23, 2014 by 30 Comments
Philp Mendes tugs at the heartstrings of old Roy Boys fans with his greatest Fitzroy Team from 1970 – 1996.
[Note: Chruistmas news is the Fitzroy Football Club in the Ammos is to be celebrated with a weekly Almanac column next year. If you’d like to be a contributor please contact [email protected])]
Finals Birth
December 23, 2014 by 6 Comments
Kate Birrell captures some Richmond fans celebrating (possibly) the upset of the season in all their visceral glory…
What Yoshi Thinks About Cricket
December 23, 2014 by 4 Comments
Yoshi Imagawa’s love affair with all things Australia and New Zealand continues. Having fallen for Australian Rules and the All-Blacks, is siren song of Test cricket now calling to Imagawa-san?
Purchase The Footy Almanac 2014
December 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Order your Footy Almanacs now. Postage is free inside Australia.
Calling the Callers: Hawks Christmas revue.
As a Christmas treat to Almanackers, Paul Campbell undertakes to review the various broadcasts of the 2014 AFL Grand Final…in songs and vignettes!