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Almanac Teams: Brown’s Browns
May 18, 2018 by 17 Comments
A team of Browns drawn from the AFL and state leagues, preceding it. Dave trawls back a bit before living memory and across state borders to come up with his team.
The Yellow (& Black) Brick Road – The 2017 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai
October 13, 2017 by 8 Comments
Haiku Bob recounts the 2017 Grand Final in the running, as recorded by dozens of haiku poets on the day.
Almanac Music – Tex, Don & Charlie at the Thornbury Theatre: Here’s as good as anywhere
August 30, 2017 by 19 Comments
With all signs pointing towards a dystopian future (or should that be present?), David Wilson caught the magnificent stories and songs of Tex, Don and Charlie.
Round 7 – Collingwood v Carlton: Anniversary Blues
May 10, 2017 by 9 Comments
There was a sense of numbness and disappointment for Luke Reynolds as Carlton got a big win over fierce rivals Collingwood. And it had to be Daisy to put the game out of reach for the Magpies.
Round 19 – Collingwood v West Coast: Footy and music in Carringbush
August 3, 2016 by 23 Comments
Footy and a great gig. What more can you ask for! Luke Reynolds has a memorable day out with his younger sister.
Our sports writing journal Long Bombs to Snake is out now. (Order your copy here)
December 20, 2015 by 16 Comments
Long Bombs to Snake: Stories from Australian Sport is out now. See what’s in it.
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The Almanackers: C is for Clark
March 9, 2015 by 1 Comment
John Harms looks at a few of the Almanackers whose surnames begin with the letter C and profiles regular contributor from the Top End, Jackson Clark.
The Almanackers: B is for the Brothers Branagan
March 8, 2015 by 2 Comments
We continue our series on The Almanackers. Of all the B’ who are involved in the Almanac (and quite a few are mentioned here), JTH has chosen to profile the Brothers Branagan – because it makes him feel like Fyodor Dostoevsky. [And that’s the only way that will happen – Ed]
Book Line-Up
May 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
2011 Round 24 Carlton v St. Kilda Joseph Walker Port Adelaide v Melbourne Julian Morison Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Tom Riordan Sydney v Brisbane Chris Bracher West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Callum O’Connor Collingwood v Geelong Ben Jensen Richmond v North Melbourne Paul [Read more]
BOOK LINE-UP
2011 Round 7 Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn Merryn Sherwood Western Bulldogs vs. Sydney Swans Manuka Oval David Butler Geelong Cats vs. North Melbourne Skilled Stadium Craig Down Richmond vs. Fremantle MCG Michael Allan Gold Coast Suns vs. Brisbane Lions Tim Pekin Essendon vs. West Coast Eagles Andrew Else Melbourne vs. Adelaide Crows MCG Steve Healy St. Kilda [Read more]
Almanac Poetry – Some recent verse
May 8, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Some fantastic verse has been published on our site in recent times. Check them out here.
#almanac280: “All played well”
November 24, 2017 by 19 Comments
Well, that took off! After a busy week of entries galore E. Regnans highlights a few rippers (you can still read all of them in the original post) and picks a winner. Thanks to everyone who had a go. They’re terrific. Let’s do this again. Suggestions for the next #almanac280 topic welcome. [Huge thanks ER – JTH]
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