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Almanac Footy Teams – Political Football

May 13, 2019 by Andrew Gaylard 24 Comments

Who’d you vote for? Andrew Gaylard has come with a footy team of leaders who have been either Prime Minister or President of their country.

Filed Under: Funny Teams, General Footy Writing Tagged With: Bob "Tassie" Johnson, Brian Wilson, Clark Keating, David CameronChecker Hughes, David King, David McMahon, Dustin Martoin, Garry Wilson, George Bruce, Ian Law, John Kennedy Jr, Jonathan Brown, Ken Fraser, Kevin Heath, Paul Abbott, Ray Chamberlain, Richard nixon, Rod Carter, Ryan Turnball, Sam Fisher, Steven May, Tim Watson, Tom Lynch

Echoes of Dreamland: on footy and footy writing and 2018

August 2, 2018 by E.regnans 13 Comments

As a teenager, David Wilson (as one of 1200) sang the hymn “Forty Years On” each year at school. Its “echoes of dreamland” live in 2018.
On footy, history, place, story, responsibility. Follow-up!

Filed Under: 2018, Fictional Memoir, Football History, General Footy Writing, General Sports Writing, Junior footy Tagged With: Albert Collier, Alex Jesaulenko, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Clark Keating, Cyril Rioli, Dane Swan, Darren Jarman, Dermott Brereton, Echoes of dreamland, Edward Ernest Bowen, Follow Up, Forty years on, Gary Ablett, Harry Collier, John Farmer, Leo Barry, Lewis Carroll, Malcolm Blight, Melbourne General Cemetery, Plato, Stephen Kernahan, Wayne Harmes

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