Dave Nadel from the Floreat Pica Society, was there on a cold Sunday night to watch his defence-depleted team still steal the cookies from the Blues. Pies supporters remain happy.
AFL Round 15 – Collingwood v Carlton: Frozen
June 30, 2014 by 18 Comments
Jeff Dowsing may be “Frozen” at the MCG on Sunday 7pm game, but his Pies weren’t. At least the cockles were warmed by the nights events, even if his fingers were ice.
AFL Round 15 – Collingwood v Carlton: Sacred kingfisher positivity
June 30, 2014 by 11 Comments
David Wilson takes the Growling Grass Frog and the Sacred Kingfisher to the MCG for the game between his Magpies and the Blues. Grass Frogs and Kingfishers run more frequently than public transport on a Sunday night.
Sunday Musings – Is it just me or is AFL your 5th favourite sport too?
June 30, 2014 by 14 Comments
Peter Baulderstone had a great sporting weekend. AFL did not feature high on his list. Are others struggling to maintain the passion when local footy and elite international sport offers so much?
AFL Round 15 – St Kilda v Richmond; Bulldogs v Melbourne: Here and there, new and old, lose and win.
June 29, 2014 by 4 Comments
Too much footy is never enough for Yvette Wroby. The weekend begins promisingly with Friday’s Almanac lunch, then goes into decline with Saturday’s Saints loss. The weekend and the Bulldogs (Yvette’s second team) redeem themselves on Sunday. Phew!
World Cup 2014: A Delayed Reckoning with An Exploding Star
June 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Gregor Lewis fears that with the start of the knockout phase of the World Cup the ‘beautiful game’ has become the ‘gritty game’. Brazil and Chile disappointed, but Colombia are still taking life at the full.
SANFL Round 12 – Norwood v Central District: Colder than the Arctic Circle
June 29, 2014 by 5 Comments
Dave Brown braves a freezing winter evening at Norwood Oval, but his Redlegs and the ever-reliable Barossa shiraz warm his heart and his bones.
AFL revisionists’ flagging logic
June 29, 2014 by 19 Comments
Jeff Dowsing takes aim at the dubious claims of revisionist footy historians who are seeking to grant premiership* flags for the decades before the game took on an organised structure.
Boxing: Happy Birthday Slim
June 28, 2014 by 11 Comments
AS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE AGE
Lionel Rose would have celebrated his 66th birthday on June 21. Patrick Skene tells the story of how he was part of Lionel’s 60th birthday celebrations in Sydney. (An Almanac Classic)
AFL Round 15 – Essendon v Geelong: Time Travellin’
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Sam travels in time from a pub in Kuala Lumpar but in the end his Bombers’ DeLorean runs out of jigowatts.
AFL Round 14: Reports
June 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
All the reports of the Round 14 matches in the 2014 season.
Ruff Ruff
June 27, 2014 by 5 Comments
A brilliantly honest and insightful review by Paddy Grindlay of the Richmond Tigers annus horribilus. Are the Tigers in a blip, a ditch or a gap year?
AFL Round 15 Preview – Escaping Melbourne Winters
June 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Sal Ciardulli sends his AFL Round 15 preview from the Hanoi Hilton, where he is sheltering from freezing Melbourne winters, incompetent AFL umpires and the Carlton Blues. He may be gone a little while.
The Pre Wrap – AFL Round XV – The view from the Old Dart
June 27, 2014 by 4 Comments
Mr Wrap has fled Punt Road (no long suffering for him) and is spending his winter as Bernie Tomic’s psychoanalyst in the Old Dart. He has not forsaken his loyal readers and shares his wisdom on all sporting matters.
The curse is in town
June 27, 2014 by 10 Comments
Matt Watson states the case for superstitions and curses in footy. History says his mate’s attendance at the Gabba will doom his beloved Kangaroos. What’s a man to do?
Crio’s Racing
June 27, 2014 by 11 Comments
Things are far from rosy at the grass-roots level. Crio is concerned about various aspects of racing…but still the band plays on…..
Feb 25: a significant day in the history of the VFLPA/AFLPA
June 27, 2014 by 4 Comments
John Harms has produced the story of the formation of the VFLPA forty years ago.
Ask and ye shall receive
June 27, 2014 by 16 Comments
Matty Q has completed the AFL spectator survey. He may have captured the general feeling?
The Great Uruguayan Bite: How Luis would be judged in other sports
June 26, 2014 by 7 Comments
Suarez’s ‘reflex’ bite leads Sean Curtain to consider possible outcomes in other sporting codes. Anyone else thinking Hannibal Lecter’s facemask might come in handy?
Chip Gut
June 26, 2014 by 3 Comments
The Ebay Cowboy, Mick Gwyther, is much more healthy these days. Why? Because AFL Tazos no longer come in potato-chip packets.
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