Maximising the benefits – the economics of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics

With Brisbane recently announced as the host city of the 2032 Olympic Games, Tim Harcourt from the University of Technology Sydney looks at the economic risks and benefits on offer when hosting the Olympics.

Book Launch: The Furphy Anthology 2020

Last year’s successful Furphy Literary Award’s best pieces have been collated into’ The Furphy Anthology’, which was recently launched at Richmond’s iconic London Tavern pub.

Almanac Life: What A Year!

Former Almanac work-experience kid Bridget Schwerdt’s 2020 didn’t turn out as expected. [Congratulations Bridget – well done. Ed]

Almanac Life: A Short Note to 2020.

2020 was a year like no other but Dips O’Donnell is optimistic for 2021.

Almanac Horseracing: Melbourne Cup – Sal’s Preview: Are we in for a big surprise? Yeah Baby yeah!

We’ve jumped from Grand Finals into the Melbourne Cup via Derby Day in record time. Sal Ciardulli’s been up for the challenge of 2020 since the get go, he gives his previews for the final time in an extraordinary year.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Elimination Final review, Semi Final preview

One for Cam’s ‘true believers’ this week! A breakdown of how Collingwood got the job done in Perth and what comes next for the swooping Pies.

Finals Week 1 – Port Adelaide v Geelong: Yesterday and tomorrow

The first 2020 final was a brutal clash. Old Dog saw the old and the new. He observes the differing playing styles and how they stood up under finals pressure.

Season and player review: Richmond (Part 2)

Jill and Sophie Fitzsimons continue their consideration of the 2020 Richmond home and (mostly) away season and player review from number 1 to 50, this time from David Astbury through Toby Nankervis.

Season and player review: Richmond (Part 1)

Jill and Sophie Fitzsimons pause to consider the 2020 Richmond home and (mostly) away season through a thorough player review from number 1 to 50, starting today with Nick Vlastuin through Jason Castagna.

Round 15 – Brisbane v Collingwood: Everything’s coming up Milhouse, just

Shane Reid is hopeful about Brisbane’s chances – what’s not to love about a home Grand Final and a tight win over the Pies? But constant behinds and scrubby quarters still linger in the back of his mind.

Almanac Footy Comment: Reconnecting without contact

When the pandemic walls started to close in and the AFL hit the decks in the attempt to salvage the season, Dips thought the whole experiment might be a fool’s errand. With time, he now confesses that the physically-distant competition has allowed him the peace and space to reconnect with his team [Marvellous – Ed.]

Round 9 Review/Round 10 Preview: Some big wins done; straight onto another telling week

No rest for the wicked as Round 9 blurs into Round 10; Sean Mortell has his finger on the pulse!

The 2020 Martha Graham Cup – Round 19

Earl O’Neill is on some heavy duty opiates for his joint pain. The result is a psychedelic imagining of making footy telecasts more creative and captivating through interpretive dance. Come for the LSD trip (Luke, Sandy and Dwayne) and stay for how Round 19 scores might have shaken out in a better world.

2020 FEARLESS Round 7: Welcome to the truly national competition

From the Gilead Suns to the Hinchinbrook Hawks, Fearless casts his eye over Round 7’s action to catch everyone up to speed.

Round 7 Review – Pies and Tigers replace some dropping teams at the top

A round that began on Thursday finally finished last night. A taste of things to come, as the AFL seeks to squeeze a season into an unpredictable social landscape. Sean Mortell reviews Round 7.

2020 FEARLESS Round 6: Officially the lottery begins…games like Shakira…wherever whenever

Footy moved entirely north of the Barassi Line, and Fearless follows with his summary of Round 6 action.

2020 FEARLESS Round 5: Victorian Encore Round…the bell lap of the state for now..

As he admits himself, Fearless was MIA last week. If you want to catch up, here’s what he thought of Round 5, the last to feature Victorian-based games for some time.

The 2020 Cool Dry Cup – Round 17

Earl O’Neill has joined the long term injury list but he managed to catch all the weekend’s games from the rehab mat. A comprehensive review of AFL Round 17 as God, Gillon and the original fixture intended (not in that order).

The 2020 First Amendment Cup – Round 16

Earl steers his mental jetliner into the turbulence of censorship opinion before returning to the clear air of fictional football. [Content warning – not for kids. Ed]

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 5 review and Round 6 preview

No shortage of material for Cam Hooke to cover in this week’s edition of Collingwood Life.