What a cracking group The Band are! As one of Col Ritchie’s favourite bands, he especially loves the music from their second album.
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Almanac Rugby League – 2021 NRL Grand Final Review: Panthers triumph!
October 5, 2021 by 2 Comments
Alan Whiticker (Penrith) and Mark Courtney (South Sydney) return to review Sunday night’s absorbing 2021 NRL Grand Final.
Almanac Life: ‘But what will I tell John?’
May 20, 2021 by 10 Comments
Andy Thurlow contemplates just how he will reply when John Harms inevitably asks him about the details of his playing career. (But he undersells himself, so the record is corrected!)
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin Game 3: A deserving finale
November 19, 2020 by 5 Comments
Sean Mortell concludes his series of reports on the NRL’s 2020 State of Origin series. He’s getting to understand just what that famous Maroon jersey means!
Almanac Rugby League – 2020 State of Origin Game 1: Setting Origin alight
November 5, 2020 by 1 Comment
Sean Mortell has catholic tastes when it come to sport in general and football in particular. Here he offers his perspective on last night’s Game 1 of the 2020 rugby league State of Origin series.
Almanac Rugby League: NRL 2020 Grand Final: Panthers v Storm – Purple reigns over Panther parade
October 27, 2020 by 3 Comments
Melbourne Storm defeated the Penrith Panthers 26-20 in the 2020 NRL Grand Final. Guest writers Alan Whiticker (Penrith) and Jarrod Landells (Storm) give their take on the game.
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Almanac Rugby League: Cumbria calling
August 17, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Haney, our Cumbria-based rugby league correspondent, tells us a bit more about the game in the north of England and shares his thoughts on the Australian situation.
Setting up your Almanac season: Footy Tipping, Tip the Top 8 and Membership
March 15, 2020 by Leave a Comment
We could be spending a fair bit of time indoors in the coming weeks. Time to set up your 2020 season. [includes an interesting initiative – Ed]
Plastic boots and footballs … a dog’s breakfast
March 5, 2020 by 11 Comments
Fifty years ago, two young blokes met in Adelaide and found they had lots of common – except for their choice of footy teams. Could their friendship survive? Here’s the story.
Almanac History – What happened on January 9? (Part Two)
January 14, 2020 by 4 Comments
Roger Lowrey reflects on events that happened in his life on January 9, over a three year period from 1971 – 1973.
Australia v New Zealand – First Test, Day 3: The screws are tightened
December 15, 2019 by 2 Comments
Citrus Bob Utber braves the heat again in Perth as the Australian put themselves into a very strong position.
Australia v Pakistan – Second Test, Day 2: Great day for the Aussies!
November 30, 2019 by 1 Comment
David Warner crushes the spirit of Pakistan with the second highest Test score by an Australian, 335no! Then the quicks come in for the kill! Citrus Bob reviews an enthralling Day 2 of cricket at the Adelaide Oval.
Footy Town: an experiential book review
November 14, 2019 by 9 Comments
Henry Ballard’s attitude to reading changed over the duration of his recently completed Bachelor of Communications degree at Deakin University. “Footy Town” was an integral read for him in the final stages of his course as his review of the book reveals. [Henry was an intern at The Footy Almanac during 2019 – Ed]
Almanac Rugby League – Bruce Hatcher, Ross Oakley and Arthur Moynihan
September 6, 2019 by 6 Comments
Rugby League non-aficionado Roger Lowrey is full of pith as he buys into the expansion/merge/move debate going on within the NRL. He offers some astute advice based on AFL experiences.
The Ashes 2019 – Pick the teams for the Second Test: he’s on a roll!
August 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Our competition to name both teams for the Second Ashes Test attracted a modest but high quality field of punters with the winner correctly naming all 22 players! Where have bragging rights gone this time?
The Almanac Oracle Challenge, 2019 – An Update
August 14, 2019 by Leave a Comment
How did you fare in the Almanac Oracle Challenge? Edward P. Olsen reports results for 9 of the 15 questions are known and the leading contenders at this stage are listed. Check it out.
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