Jeff Dowsing gives us a ‘before, during and after’ view of his AFL Fans Association experience and its efforts taking on the AFL. “Not so much playing Goliath versus David as we were David’s kid sister”. Salient points about the growth, maintenance and renewal of any organised movement.
Seasons in the Sun (Part 6): Fine times and $2 fines
November 17, 2014 by 1 Comment
The Stars (“Are you blokes Lalor or the Lalor Stars?” “No, we’re the Stars”) are up and about against the Lower Plenty Thirds. Their $2 fine regime should see them a tidy end-of-season trip.
Crio’s Question: Slow burners?
November 17, 2014 by 12 Comments
Crio’s Question moves from the overrated last week to the serially underrated who have proven their worth with time and persistence. Nominations please.
Lou: Cricket and potatoes
November 17, 2014 by 3 Comments
Lou’s limped often enough to know a bad back when he sees one, and has some advice [surprise, surprise] for the Australian selectors on the captaincy.
A media release from the Fans’ Association. Your thoughts?
November 16, 2014 by 12 Comments
The AFL Fans Association is keen to have a voice at the (match day) summit which starts tomorrow. Your thoughts? Should they have an invited representative? What’s your view of the AFLFA?
The golden age of indigenous Australian footy in Victoria (Patrick Skene in the Guardian)
November 16, 2014 by 4 Comments
Patrick Skene has had a fantastic debut year as a feature writer both with us here at the Almanac and now he has been picked up by the Guardian. Here’s his latest.
The 2014 Jack Miller Cup
November 16, 2014 by 7 Comments
A little off-season update from Earl O’Neill. Cricket’s stuffed; NFL’s great but bikes and music are better. Oh, and there have been a few changes on the home front (did my invite get lost in the mail – Ed?)
The day Football arrived in Australia
November 16, 2014 by 5 Comments
Vaughan Menlove celebrates November 15th as the day world football came of age in Australia, with the dramatic penalty shoot out win over Uruguay in the World Cup qualifier at Homebush. Where were you when Aloisi scored?
Yea Picnic Race Meeting , Saturday 15/11/2014
November 15, 2014 by 3 Comments
Our country racing correspondent, Glen Davis, had a bumper day out at Yea, with 3 winners saluting from 3 wagers! “Fill the Fridge” seems the best named galloper for punter and drinker alike.
Lou: 264 off 173?
November 15, 2014 by 1 Comment
Would this bloke Sharma made those runs in such time off DK Lillee or Jeffery Robert Thomson, Gus Gilmour or even Tangles?
AFL Coaches and Technology
November 14, 2014 by 5 Comments
Yoshi Imagawa is interested in the different technologies that coaches deploy to communicate or capture match stats. Phone or headset? Paper or tablet? Boomer or Gen X?
Killing the Mockingbird: Recollections of the 1997 Bulldogs and Crows Preliminary Final
November 14, 2014 by 20 Comments
Sensational dreamlike memoir from Mickey Randall as he naps during the 1997 Prelim. Sadly for the Doggies, the nightmare was theirs on this day.
The Sport and Enlightenment Debate: Angela Pippos
November 13, 2014 by 4 Comments
Angela Pippos took the anchor leg for the Basil Sellers Art Prize great debate and smashed them like guitars.
The path to enlightment debate: Tinsel Tony Wilson’s opener
November 13, 2014 by 2 Comments
Tinsel Tony Wilson got the team off to a flyer with this speech which sets out very clearly (and amusingly) why sport is the better (more reliable, quicker?) path to enlightenment.
The path to enlightenment: sport v art
November 13, 2014 by 6 Comments
Tinsel Tony Wilson, Ange Pippos and I were definitely wearing the white shorts for this one. The debate at the Ian Potter Museum of Art attracted a terrific audience (very responsive). But we got flogged by Robert Nelson, Alicia Sometimes and Justin Heazlewood (hearty congratulations). Thanks to Dave O’Neill for sitting in the chair.
Lou’s Latest
November 13, 2014 by 5 Comments
Lou has a crack at high performance coaches and sends a fruiterer’s warning to Sachin.
Harms v Art: for whom the bell tolls
November 13, 2014 by 2 Comments
Almanac founding editor John Harms was lucky to escape censure at Wednesday evening’s sport versus art debate at the University of Melbourne’s Ian Potter Museum of Art.
The White Noise of T20
November 13, 2014 by 6 Comments
Jill Scanlon went to watch the T20 “cricket” at the MCG on a Friday night. She found that the firewalker, hoop twirler, DJ, bmx rider, neon lights and fireworks obscured the view.
What is sportswriting, anyway?
E. Regnans with a creative conversation about the nature of sportswriting. [Comes nicely on the tail of last week’s art v sport debate – Ed]