Jackson Clark laments the passing of VFL team Bendigo Gold. Football clubs, he knows, are not just about win-loss records.
Worth Every Cent
June 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Gregor Lewis was happy to be proved wrong by the performance of Greece in Group C of the World Cup.
Almanac Podcast – Episode 9
June 26, 2014 by 3 Comments
Join the crew – Matty Q and JTH and Stone Cold Steve Baker with special guests Cheryl Critchley and Tinsel Tony Wilson as they show that all hours are equal but some hours are shorter than others.
The Last of Jonathan Brown
June 26, 2014 by 3 Comments
Callum O’Connor pays tribute to the “Lion King”: the great Jonathan Brown.
My first (woollen) Richmond Jumper
June 26, 2014 by 6 Comments
Nick Stafford still fits his footy jumper. [Love this celebration of everyday Australian life, returning to that which formed us – Ed]
The Names of The Game
June 26, 2014 by 6 Comments
What 2014 footballers’ names would be suitable names for a romantic weekend getaway destination? How many ways can you spell Jarrod this year? Very entertaining piece in The Monthly.
Go Nic, GO
June 25, 2014 by 8 Comments
Kate Birrell is a calm, caring parent. Until she goes to watch her daughter play basketball.
60 Years Is A Long Time In Football
June 25, 2014 by 27 Comments
Neil Anderson goes on a journey to find how the Footscray Bulldogs was stamped into his DNA in the 1950’s. And in the process he reconnects with a school mate he hasn’t seen for 50 years.
Since Adam was a boy…
June 25, 2014 by 2 Comments
With the excitement in Western Sydney palpable on Sunday, Kath Presdee reflects on her team’s transition from kids to Giants.
On Jonathan Brown
June 25, 2014 by 5 Comments
A timely look again at Adam Muyt’s essay on Jonathan Brown, from The Footy Almanac, 2010.
AFL Round 14: Salute to Big Jonno Brown – a battered warrior calls time
June 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Paul Thomson sums up Round 14, with parting praise, of course, for the battered Brisbane warrior.
World Cup 2014: The Silence of the Lambs
June 25, 2014 by 4 Comments
Gregor Lewis takes us through the latest World Cup action, via Dr Lecter, Seinfeld and a wandering elephant.
Not Bad or how the Hawks walk the talk
June 25, 2014 by 5 Comments
Trucker Slim sees his Hawks as only improving from here. After having the dark clouds of injury look like derailing Hawthorns season 6 rounds ago , the opposite may be in the making.
AFL Round 14 – St Kilda v West Coast: Saints competitive but get pecked off by Eagles
June 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Braham Dabscheck sees improvement in his Saints with the young men growing in confidence and stature in a better game against West Coast. Lenny Hayes continues to be a champion and will be missed when he eventually leaves. Meanwhile, Saints fans and players have a happier, character building, day out.
Please note that Braham will be one of the speakers at this Friday’s Almanac event. See details above.
The lowlight of my night
June 24, 2014 by 3 Comments
With her editing glasses on Anne Fedorowytsch subdues her inner one-eyed Crows supporter and gets down to work. As do the Bombers and the Crows. On the other hand, the score review system was given a night off…
Sad Songs Say So Much but Two out of Three Aint Bad.
June 24, 2014 by 2 Comments
Puberty blues. Spain’s wanton trifling with our young Socceroos reminds your man on the couch, Gregor Lewis, that striking out – as a callow pimply youth – is the best way to learn how to score that winning goal.
Big win for Vic Country
June 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Victorian Country team won the National Inclusion Carnival in emphatic style when it defeated Vic Metro by 50 points at Ransford Oval Parkville on Sunday 22 June.
AFL Round 14 – Greater Western Sydney v Carlton: A dad and his daughter
June 24, 2014 by 3 Comments
Ian Latham shares a Giants victory with his daughter – we don’t get enough father-daughter pieces.
AFL Round 14 – Greater Western Sydney v Carlton: The Kids are Alright
June 24, 2014 by 1 Comment
Earl O’Neill gets to see a coming of age for his GWS tyros. Earl and Shane Mumford have both got a new lease on life.
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