News of a photographic exhibition has reached us thanks to one of our Darwin correspondents, Joc Ledwidge.
Triumph Over Adversity – The Spirit Of Our Game
January 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Wesley Hull’s account of how difficult it has been to fly the Australian Rules flag in a South African village called Bodibe.
Crio’s Racing
December 31, 2014 by 19 Comments
It is, as Bruce would have it, a delicious irony that we have the most meetings of the year at the time our readership is at its lowest….though that could be interpreted in various ways, I deduce that the holiday season is the common cause. New Year’s Day races are a long standing tradition, and [Read more]
Crio’s Question?
December 31, 2014 by 1 Comment
“Wonderful memories of happy times often accompany loss” – Crio asks for readers’ thoughts on both from the previous twelve months.
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Five: Denouement
December 31, 2014 by 9 Comments
The final day of the MCG Test was a stop-start affair that fizzled out. John Harms talks pizza, golf and the Australian attempt to take ten wickets.
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Five: Bob Church, the Cherry Flicker and the Scarlet Pimpernel
December 31, 2014 by 3 Comments
‘Citrus Bob’ Utber describes the denouement of the third Test; a final day that promised so much, but delivered little by the time stumps were called.
Lou: What are they saying about the last day of the MCG Test in the shop?
December 31, 2014 by 6 Comments
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.
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
December 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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
December 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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
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?