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.
Cricket, Skin Cancer and Women
November 12, 2014 by 9 Comments
Anne Cahill Lambert makes a telling case for cricket commentary to include the better half of the Australian population. (Surely no woman could improve on Slats and Heals? – Ed.)
Crio’s Racing: Zipping down the Highway
November 12, 2014 by 28 Comments
Crio is off to picturesque Dunkeld this weekend for their cup meeting in the shadow of the Grampians. But he has cast an eye over the Sandown fields for the traditional Zipping Classic benefit for the ‘not quite carnival’ types. Tips please.
Dean Jones @ East Coburg Cricket Club Sports Night
November 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Great night to be had at the East Coburg Cricket Club on 2nd December with Test legend Dean Jones as guest speaker. Contact George Georgiou and let him know you’ll be coming along.
The Great Debate. The path to enlightenment: sport or art?
November 11, 2014 by 1 Comment
Come and see sport and art fight it out at The Ian Potter Museum of Art. Wednesday Nov 12. Details in this post.
Crio’s Question: More sizzle than sausage?
November 11, 2014 by 13 Comments
Remember those sportspeople whose strut, clothing, hairstyle or attitude set them apart? But whose performances on the field were not so… exceptional? Crio wonders whether Glenn Maxwell is merely the latest in a long line.
Hird et al: some observations
November 10, 2014 by 26 Comments
James Hird is back in court again. E.Regnans reckons he’s a gift that keeps on giving (for QC’s and outraged writers).
Footys4all Behind Bars Freedom Cricket Match
November 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Michael Gallus takes us behind prison walls to share the great work Footys4all is doing to bring sport and hope to prisoners. Is ‘over the fence and out’ strictly enforced behind razor wire?
Seasons in the Sun (Part 6): Doing it on the bit
November 10, 2014 by 4 Comments
Callum O’Connor’s Lower Plenty Thirds win in a canter with some helpful batting tips from Peppa Pig that that set up a match winning opening stand.
NTFL ROUND SIX WRAP-UP
November 10, 2014 by 3 Comments
All the weekend’s matches from the Top End as young dynamos and some old AFL stars make starring performances [Includes an appearance from arguably the silkiest Aboriginal player to pull on a pair of boots – Ed.]
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