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Almanac Poetry: Golf – 5

With our attention drawn to the Aurora in the sky, this new poem from Pards references the time when golf was first played on the moon

Almanac Poetry: Golf – 3

After almost getting a birdie, Pards ponders the difficulties of becoming Tiger Woods as expressed in his latest golfing poem.

Almanac Poetry: ‘Go see Joe’

In his aviators, Smokin’ Joe from West Altona is the epitome of cool implies Pards in his verse.

Almanac Poetry: What’s Bart Got?

With the Melbourne Cup fast approaching, Michael Pardy remembers the exploits of legendary trainer Bart Cummings in verse.

Almanac Poetry: Winter train to Balaclava

Pards is up to his tricks to find out where to buy a balaclava in Balaclava!

Preview – Essendon v Footscray: Saturday 2PM (VFLW) & Sunday 3:20PM (AFLM)

In looking ahead to the weekend, Michael “Pards” Pardy extols the virtues of his new favourites, the Essendon VFLW team.

Round 3 – Preview: Essendon v Melbourne – A boilover?

Pards is still confident tipping the Bombers, perhaps this is the round of the boilover!

Round 2 – Essendon v Brisbane: Quietly confident

Pards retains his confidence in the Bombers and expects them to win their Round 2 match against the Lions by 8 points .

Almanac Poetry: uncle pat has got the covid

Michael ‘Pards’ Pardy contributes this witty poem.

Round 16 – St Kilda v Hawthorn: Good win for Geary’s 200th game and a finals hope

Yoshi is pleased 200th gamer Jarryn Geary’s favourite food is Japanese, and he is also pleased with the Saints win over the Hawks.

Almanac Rugby League – New Book Promotion: Patrick Skene’s ‘The Big O: the life and times of Olsen Filipaina’

Patrick Skene’s first book, ‘The Big O: the life and times of Olsen Filipaina’ will be released in Australia later this week. Here Patrick shares, in detail, his journey to honour a key player in the development of what has been called ‘the Pacific Revolution’.

Almanac Junior Footy: Golden memories of little league glory

Mark Hodgetts is gazing forward at a golden anniversary of eternal glory – albeit on a small scale – the victorious South Barwon Koalas’ season, winners of the local little league in 1971. [Lovely memoir – Ed]

The 2014 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – The Grand Final that wasn’t

Earl O’Neill sums up the good, the bad and the ugly of the Grand Final and the Swans season.

Round 16 Winners and Losers

After a two week absence Winners and Losers has returned bigger and better than ever*. Round 16 saw  Richmond take Richmondness to unfathomable levels as Karmichael Hunt snatched pole position in the “did that really just happen?” awards from Chris ‘arms aren’t meant to go that way’ Judd. *This is in no way a guarantee. [Read more]

AFL bites the bullet

In a bid to finally fix the inequity of the fixture – where 18 teams play 22 rounds – the AFL has bitten the bullet and will embark on the most sensible option. It will introduce five more teams. Commercial realties dictate a 22-round season must be maintained. Except for this year, when a 23-round [Read more]

The Eagle Empire Rolls On

All hail fellow Argonauts (or should that be Almanauts).  Your faithful scribe Peterbus brings you glad news of battles fought on the far western shores of the empire. It is the seventh day of Augustus in the year 2011 AD (Annus Demetrious – for those of you who have forgotten your Horace).  Elsewhere in the [Read more]