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…
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.
Joe Burns’ debut century: a win for the little guys
December 23, 2014 by 10 Comments
Joe Burns century on debut is a victory for the traditional understanding of club cricket and its link to first class cricket, writes Norths’ team-mate Wally Wright.
Summer of Tennis : The Top 15 Australian Mens Tennis Players 1974 – 2014
December 23, 2014 by 12 Comments
Following on from yesterday’s top 15 Mens players, Philip Mendes declares his best 15 Australian Mens players from 1974 – 2014. Did he get it right?
Les Everett’s Tops in 2014 series
December 22, 2014 by 3 Comments
Les Everett is a friend of football, and a friend of the Almanac. He loves all the good stuff in life. Each year he invites people to contribute their Best of the Year across various categories for his website www.australianrules.com.au
Here’s mine.
Cricket Italia Team of the Century
December 22, 2014 by 19 Comments
Damian Balassone builds on recent Almanac conversation around sports players of Italian heritage with this: the Italian cricket team of the century. Did he miss anyone?
International Christmas Foods and Christmas in Japan
December 22, 2014 by 6 Comments
Imagawa-san shares an insight into how Christmas Day is spent in Japan, as well as taking us all on a culinary tour of traditional Christmas dinners from all corners of the globe.
[Warning: do not read if hungry. You have been warned – Ed]
Crio’s Q? Sporting Verbs
December 22, 2014 by 23 Comments
Crio ponders the place of the verb in sports-talk. What’s some of your favourite sporting verbs?
Dear Almanac: Thanks for the gift that’s kept on giving
December 22, 2014 by 12 Comments
Sean Curtain, as honest and self-effacing as ever, pays tribute to the writing and reading community that is the Almanac.
[Thanks for these words Sean, and especially for all the words you have penned over the last three years – Ed]
Summer of Tennis : The Top 15 Tennis Players 1974 – 2014
December 21, 2014 by 9 Comments
Philip Mendes has seen a lot of tennis. As we get prepared for the 2015 Australian Open, Philip ranks his 15 greatest players of the ‘modern’ era.
SPD Smith: shake it off
December 21, 2014 by 3 Comments
E.regnans spots similarities between the bearing of SPD Smith and that of Taylor Swift.
The spirit of the game – off the long run, on the high horse
December 21, 2014 by 9 Comments
Dave Brown is off the long run to mount his high horse and dig one into the ribs of weak-kneed, lily-livered cricket umpires not enforcing rules against time wasting and sharp practice.
Compliments of the Season – the Christmas Issue
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]