Almanac Footy: Significant Signposts As A Diehard Saints Supporter

March 7, 2025 by 8 Comments

One premiership in 151 years leaves many St Kilda supporters in deep despair laments die-hard Saint Ian Wilson.

Almanac Footy: SA v WA 1978 – Not so golden years

January 27, 2025 by 9 Comments

Was South Australian footy in 1978 as good as some of us like to remember? Perhaps not, as Swish’s review of this State game against WA concludes. At least the salads were good. Warning: contains traces of Le Coq, skivvies and casual sexism.

Almanac Footy: The Hopkins-Ellen Medal – A Call for Nominations

October 24, 2021 by 8 Comments

Sam Steele has devised a list of lesser-known players who were in the right place at the right time and performed admirably at Grand Final time.

Almanac (Footy) Memoir: Being where the ball ain’t!

June 18, 2021 by 8 Comments

Richard Griffiths played his schoolboy footy at Carey Grammar where he was handy enough to be noticed by some officials from Glenferrie Oval. This is the story of his memorable career at the Hawthorn Football Club. [Top yarn – JTH]

SANFL Blow-ins 1960-1990 Part 1: Introduction and Coaches

October 26, 2016 by 26 Comments

Swish brings us the first instalment of his trawl through three decades of the SANFL’s interstate interlopers.