Jackson Clark has been watching Tom Rockliff and says there’s a strong case for the Brisbane leader to be place in the elite class.
AFL Round 18 – West Coast v Richmond: A Shot Rings Out in the West
John Green relishes the Tigers victory in Perth, but fears for his boys safety after they take out a West Coast legend.
AFL Round 18 – Port Adelaide v Melbourne: Triple fun in Sydney Town
Handbag Hansen is invited to three functions on the one afternoon. Lucky they’re all at the same venue. And Port fall over the line.
Water Polo Round 18 – Hungarian Eagles v Russian Tigers: Blood in the Water
Peter Baulderstone saw ‘blood in the water’ at the Subiaco Pool last night. Tiger Tyrannosaurus is expected to face the War Crimes Tribunal for bringing down the Eagles leader with a cowardly act.
Women: Bringing Game To Sport
Longworth tells how he came to appreciate ‘women’s sport’ as ‘sport’ not gender. Funny what ancient 1990’s computer games can teach you.
Recent Things
Are you sick at the thought of Hird (seen but not), Hockey (Joe not Kookaburras), bombs (Gaza not Gazza), rockets (non-mick) and surface to air missiles (other than Jake Carlisle)? Kate Birrell’s glorious art is some balm for your soul.
Almanac-Greys Lunch in Sydney
The recent lunch at the Royal Exhibition Hotel in Sydney was a cracker thanks to the Almanackers and friends, and the whole crew from The Greys (Adelaide Uni FC’s past players).
Round 18 Part Deux Preview – It’s Academic
Sal Ciardulli offers his thoughts on the second part of Round 18.
The bloody brutality of boxing – Daniel Geale
Matt Watson lays out the harsh reality of boxing, but men still put their body on the line for money and glory. Can Australia’s tough underdog Daniel Geale undermine the champion Golovkin? Matt suggests how.
Old Woollen Footy Jumpers: Battlescars and Wonderful Wanganeen
An old woollen footy jumper, battle-scarred, takes Ged McMahon back to great days of Windy Hill, the MCG, and G. Wanganeen.
Crio’s Racing: One Season Closes and the New One Awaits
It’s the final day of the racing season and Crio journeys to Caulfield for the Bletchingly Stakes and then adjourns to the MCG Blockbuster. Sunday second helpings for the Grand National Steeple?
When White Was Not Cool
Raitman reminisces on the time he and a group of mates – the Lavender Hill Mob – turned out for the mighty Mudlarks. In their white guernseys.
Standing in destiny’s way – ‘Time Itself’.
Australian middleweight Daniel Geale will duck between the ropes at Madison Square Garden this weekend to swap punches with the toughest opponent of his career, the man known as GGG. Gregor Lewis ponders Geale’s chances, while also touching on the fabled boxing history of the famous New York venue.
Ten best state league performances from AFL players
Which young Swan racked up a cool 64 touches back in Round 8? Which former GWS player averages 12 tackles per game (yes 12) in the VFL? Jackson Clark gives us the low-down on state league fantasy football stats.
AFL Round 15 – Hawthorn v Gold Coast: Odyssey to Launceston
Pure Poetry. From Dave Goodwin. And his Hawks. And Gazza Junior. Pity about the Tassie weather. (Contains some great lines and advice – Ed.)
AFL Round 18 – Giants v Cats: A Step Back in Time
Dennis Gedling takes a step back in time to a 60’s style country pub to watch (no BT sound thankfully) his Cats sneak home over the Giants.
Bring Back the Place Kick
Bernard Whimpress recommends Mike Sexton’s reprint of the 1914 classic book “Football” by Dave McNamara. He laments that skill and quality has been replaced by speed and quantity in the modern game.
The Footy Almanac Podcast – Episode Lucky 13
This week Matty Q, The People’s Elbow and Stone Cold are joined by Ben Cuzzupe of Bound for Glory News to talk all things journalism. ‘yoof’ journalism and footy. And where are the footy computer games?
Melbourne Lunch on Friday with Simon Marshall and Mark Pennings
Enjoy an informal lunch with Simon Marshall and Mark Pennings.
AFL Round 18 – Greater Western Sydney v Geelong: Vale the Australia Network
Paul Spinks laments the demise of the Khmer Empire, the Corio Empire and the Australia Network. He fights through the monsoon in Cambodia to find a bar with AFL on tv. Unfortunately his Cats showed less dedication.











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