Digger and Teddy are ticketless and looking for Gloria when they arrive at the MCG on Saturday. Here’s what happens.
The Not-so-dirty Dozen – ranking the Hawks’ premierships
October 1, 2014 by 11 Comments
Sam Steele ranks Hawthorn’s 12 premierships in terms of achievement, the opposition and the broader context of the club’s history. Nothing like a list to spark some debate.
AFL Grand Final – Sydney v Hawthorn: Twinkle Twinkle Little Swan (how I wonder where you’ve gone)
October 1, 2014 by 9 Comments
Mathilde de Hauteclocque looks to the heavens for meaning where there is none, and hope where there may be some. Was Saturday the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning for her Swans?
Rugby star follows dairy passion
October 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Some professional sportsmen are left floundering and unsure what to do with the rest of their lives when their playing careers are over. But not former NRL star Ian Hindmarsh.
Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda
October 1, 2014 by 3 Comments
Tom Bally’s Sydney season was bookended by stunning, inexplicable losses. Replay watching is not on his mind anytime soon. He’ll be back, but he may not be the same.
The A-League turns 10
October 1, 2014 by 13 Comments
Tempus Fugit as they say in Serie A – to mark the A-League’s tenth season, Tom Riordan asks for your best memories from the first nine seasons.
Hamstrings and Bedsprings – AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai
September 30, 2014 by 6 Comments
When too much haiku is never enough, its the Grand Final haiku-athon. When haikusters (haikuers?-Ed) from around the globe gather to celebrate the power of big meanings in small verses.
AFL Grand Final – Sydney v Hawthorn: One day in September
September 30, 2014 by 4 Comments
The sun shone brightly on Grand Final day, writes Cookie.
AFL Grand Final – Sydney v Hawthorn: Save the last dance for me
September 30, 2014 by 16 Comments
A euphoric Rick Kane captures the joy in all Hawks fans’ hearts.
Almanac on Tour – British Open and the Ashes.
September 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
2015 promises to be a big year in sport. We were eyeing off a trip to the British Open and the Ashes, and would love to gauge the interest of Almanackers to come along!
Mission 2015: how to beat Dial-a-Houdini netball?
September 30, 2014 by 4 Comments
Hawthorn. Flinders St station. Houdini. Pizza delivery. Netball. Nathan Buckley. Join the dots with David Wilson as he prepares for 2015.
Crio’s Question: Can bad boys make good leaders?
September 30, 2014 by 7 Comments
Crio applies a bit of lateral, counter-intuitive thinking to the question of captaincy selections. Can the responsibility transform ‘bad boys’ like NRL’s Todd Carney? Odd examples and nominations please.
The Final Exam – a Hawks fan’s hopes and dreams
September 30, 2014 by 8 Comments
Hannah Kuhar captures the obsessive madness of the footy fan, especially one who is preparing for VCE exams, swept along in the finals tidal wave. Life as a metaphor for footy. (Brilliant – Ed.)
Who do you think should be on the cover of The Footy Almanac 2014?
September 30, 2014 by 38 Comments
Your suggestion?
AFL Grand Final – Sydney v Hawthorn: I’m not angry, just disappointed
September 30, 2014 by 6 Comments
Swans supporter Joe Moore took his extended family from Hobart to Melbourne for a memorable grand final day. Everything was brilliant before and after the game. The problem was the bit in between.
Alastair Clarkson: Ghosts of Futures Past
September 29, 2014 by 5 Comments
Peter Baulderstone meditates on the nature of success and building sporting dynasties, with an imagined conversation between Alastair Clarkson and thoroughbred visionary Colin Hayes.
AFL Grand Final: Respect
September 29, 2014 by 9 Comments
JTH with some thoughts on the Grand Final, the Cult of Matt Spangher, and the Cult of Will Langford.
AFL Grand Final – Sydney v Hawthorn: United in Despair
September 29, 2014 by 1 Comment
Swans tragic Chris Bracher revisits his family’s experience of sharing and caring on Grand Final day. For better; for worse; for richer; for poorer; in sickness and in health.
AFL post-season: Which path is Geelong travelling?
September 29, 2014 by 9 Comments
Geelong built a triple-premiership dynasty on recruiting and developing – so why are they so keen on recruiting free agents? And why does North’s interest in Jarrad Waite remind Stephen Cooke of Richmond and Paul Hudson in 2001?
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