Earl O’Neill casts an eye across the finals prospects and finds that culture and organisational depth is the difference between the haves and have nots.
AFL Round 22- Greater Western Sydney v Collingwood: Uncontested Goals
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Earl O’Neill reports on the chemical effects of body putty, and a damp evening at the Sydney Showgrounds where G took on C.
Funeral Notice: Jan (John) Gigacz
August 27, 2014 by 4 Comments
The funeral of Jan (John) Gigacz, father of former footyalmanac.com.au editor, and great supporter and friend of the Almanac, Gigs, will be held on Friday morning. Details are included in this post.
Local footy and netball (and other sports): tell us where and when your side is playing finals
August 27, 2014 by 22 Comments
With so many of our readers and writers involved in local sporting clubs, I thought it would be a nice opportunity for you to let us know where your side is playing finals – whether you be a player, coach, helper, fan. [Add the details as a comment in this post – or write us a whole yarn]
The Footy Almanac Podcast – Episode 16
August 27, 2014 by 1 Comment
Nice and early for you after an unavoidable hiatus, the podcast crew are back on the couch with this week’s guest; sportswriter and Almanacker, Jill Scanlon.
Zimbabwe Triangular Series Game 1- Zimbabwe v Australia: Return to Harare
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Luke Reynolds reports on the one-day game between Australia and Zimbabwe, including footage of Mitchell Johnson smashing the television commentary box with a straight six.
Round 22 – Haiku Bob – filling holes
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Haiku Bob is (pleasantly) surprised to find himself penning a winning Haiku for his Magpies in the wet in Sydney.
Overheard at Essendon again: A post Cronulla deal chat between a worried player and EFC official
August 27, 2014 by 5 Comments
Sean Curtain has been hanging around Melrose Drive again, which is nothing like Cronulla.
AFL Round 22: Geelong v Hawthorn – the mind is a prison
August 27, 2014 by 8 Comments
Rick Kane sneezed and spluttered and bellowed while watching the Hawks trail the Cats. He sent bile hurtling from the depth of his liver’s bum. And then the Hawks starting kicking goals. Ten of them.
AFL Round 23 – to the wire we go!
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Our Fearless correspondent wraps up the ramifications of Round 23, with a rap on the knuckles for finals at Homebush.
AFL Round 22 – Saturday night
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JTH on an evening at the Waterside Hotel watching the Bledisloe Cup, and the night working out what happened at the MCG. [Contains traces of P. Flynn analysis – Ed]
VFL & AFL footballers from Aoteaora
August 27, 2014 by 7 Comments
Aoteaora is home to many fine musicians and actors. What about Australian Rules footballers? Glen picks a side from The Land of The Long White Cloud.
How’s that equalisation working out for you?
August 27, 2014 by 17 Comments
E.Regnans charts the performance of clubs over the last 16 years to gauge the effectiveness of the AFL’s equalisation policy. There are a couple of outliers on the high side, and then there are the Tigers and Demons. Why is it so?
AFL – Round 22: Port Adelaide v Carlton: Restored Focus
August 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Power cruise to a massive victory: heads up, these boys are just warming up for the finals.
Crio’s Question: The Year of the Fan?
August 26, 2014 by 3 Comments
Crio questions the many different types of fans who follow the footy, and questions whether the AFL’s new found commitment to fan’s interest is more than spin-deep.
AFL Round 22 – Richmond v St. Kilda: An old and a new Saint shine in the gloom of a loss to the Tigers.
August 26, 2014 by 3 Comments
It’s been a tough year for Sainters as Braham Dabscheck points out, but there’s always something to cling to.
Football enigmas
August 26, 2014 by 3 Comments
Steve Hodder looks at the artwork of the 1970’s South Melbourne players created by Chris Rees.
AFL Round 22 – North Melbourne v Adelaide: Free settlers play without conviction in Van Diemen’s Land
August 26, 2014 by 6 Comments
In a finals like match for the Adelaide Crows, duffer watches on hoping that his Crows can secure their spot in September in unlikely Tasmanian territory.
AFL Round 22, SANFL Round 18: The Crows – starting the autopsy while the heart still beats
August 26, 2014 by 2 Comments
Dave Brown saw the Crows twice on the weekend. He was disappointed but not surprised at the AFL team’s loss to the Kangaroos. He was overjoyed when the SANFL Crows showed similar heart and skill to grant his Norwood Redlegs 2nd place for the finals.
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