My uncle Bob uttered these words after North Melbourne kicked two quick goals at the Docklands last night and declared their intent; they were there to win. That’s what it felt like, that in a moment, North possessed the ball, the ground, the universe and the Saints boys were left chasing. Fatigued and aging and [Read more]
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It didn’t rain….a positive take on the weekend our team lost…
June 19, 2012 by 11 Comments
In Adelaide again: The weekend of the 15th June 2012 turned out to be a special one indeed. Rina and I were headed to AAMI Stadium for the clash against high flying Crows against the wanna-be Saints, and even the predicted weekend of rain couldn’t dampen our spirits as we prepared to support our [Read more]
Almanackers do Wynyard while Tigers do Saints
June 5, 2012 by 6 Comments
By Yvette Wroby The Journey: Getting onto a small REX airline 30 seater plane at Tullamarine was a relief after a big week of helping my eldest daughter shift into her flat. Being super mum to three kids meant that a weekend away made the before and after very busy. But once I’m on [Read more]
Weekend at Burnie’s Neighbour (Wynyard)
June 5, 2012 by 10 Comments
Five brave blokes, and two even braver women, met up at Melbourne Airport last Friday morning with one aim in mind. To cross the ditch between Victoria and Tasmania, and track down a legendary beast said to have roamed Van Diemen’s Land for many a long year but which hadn’t been seen for almost as [Read more]
Leigh Montagna
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A Heart Full of Lenny and Heart Beats for Farren
May 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
1. A week is a long time in footy What a weird few weeks of football we’ve had. The favourites haven’t been winning. Teams like Richmond upset Premiership hopefuls Hawthorn, Collingwood find some form against an unbelievably improved Adelaide, who were kept scoreless in the final quarter in a tight game. Bulldogs took it right [Read more]
Lenny Hayes
May 17, 2012 by 2 Comments
What’s in a name?
May 4, 2012 by 16 Comments
“What’s in a name?” Juliet: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” So said Juliet in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet on finding out Romeo was “on the other team”, a Collingwood member to Juliet’s “Carlton” or any other AFL team with [Read more]
Tony Birch on indigenous footballers
April 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Photo by Yvette Wroby Dr Tony Birch and John Harms lead discussion on issues relating to indigenous footballers on the 26th April.
The shots are fired across the bow
April 10, 2012 by 2 Comments
by Yvette Wroby It’s a different football landscape when North Melbourne, Adelaide, Essendon and Swans have strong beginnings to the season and when St.Kilda is 7th on the ladder before the big game today between Geelong and Hawthorn. All football tragics will be glued to their seats in whatever locations to see the [Read more]
There’s life, and then there is football
April 3, 2012 by 3 Comments
by Yvette Wroby It was a very unusual beginning of the season. The Sydney round one between Greater Western and Sydney Swans, the week before all the other states and teams got to play. A bit one sided but who cared, footy was back. And then the games of this weekend, starting off with the [Read more]
Scenes from the Manning Clark Cricket Dinner and Lecture 2012
March 25, 2012 by 6 Comments
Photos by Yvette Wroby
Be the Future
March 22, 2012 by 5 Comments
Walking to the library this evening had me wondering about “The Future”, what is ahead of me tonight in a quiet household, what is ahead tomorrow, next week, in a few years when all my kids have moved out of the house and I am not bound by the regularity of family routine. What is [Read more]
Traralgon and District Art Society and wondering about the future.
March 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
On the Friday of the last pre-season game of St.Kilda and Collingwood, I found myself journeying again with my Art Society. We had Heather, a Collingwood supporter and our organisational inspiration, a retired lawyer, life model and Rotary organiser extraordinaire, Lilian, our Glen Eira Artists Society President, designer, painter and life drawing organiser, our Treasurer [Read more]
What Makes a Good Pre-Season?
March 12, 2012 by 2 Comments
What makes a good game of the West Coast Eagles and the Saints in the last Pre-Season match? (Warning: the following is very one-eyed) Winning: so much for that for St.Kilda, one win of the three rounder (note 34 degrees at night), a splosh around in the rain and floods, playing amongst ourselves at Wangaratta [Read more]
Hot and Hotter, and Everybody Wins.
February 25, 2012 by 7 Comments
Hot and Hotter and Everybody Wins: So it’s started for St.Kilda (and Geelong and Sydney Swans). It started in a night of 100% humidity and 36 degree weather, with a good NAB Cup crowd of 18,000+ at the Etihad Stadium. I make a bet (in my head) that the players felt worse in the heat [Read more]
“First Dog on the Moon” Art Exhibition
January 25, 2012 by 2 Comments
“First Dog on the Moon” Art Exhibition: A must see, and it ends on Saturday 28th January. by Yvette Wroby Yesterday, I decided on the hot Sunday morning to pretend I was overseas and holidaying and do what one does on holidays and go for adventures. So I jumped on my trusty tram and [Read more]
Is having a 20/20 team the real question?
January 21, 2012 by 10 Comments
Ok, having just read the Almanac article by Chris Riordan piece and the responses, I thought this occasion called for another fuller response. My thought is, who cares about the team, just join the party. You see, I have witnessed a 20/20 game on Thursday night, the Melbourne Stars versus the Adelaide Strikers in fact, [Read more]
Who Gets the Footy Team?
January 12, 2012 by 6 Comments
The off season of footy (otherwise known as “are we there yet”) is filled with Rugby, Cycling, pre-Olympic meets and of course, currently, Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, and Cricket (in all its forms). All wonderful events, which help one to be meaningfully distracted from the ordinariness of life. If you are doubly lucky, these things form [Read more]
2011 Almanac Launch photos
November 25, 2011 by 29 Comments
Thanks to Yvette Wroby for these happy snaps from Thursday night’s launch.
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