Almanac (Footy) Fiction: Oscar Compson, revisited

August 30, 2025 by 1 Comment

A fictional account of a contentious AFL issue that this week made headlines after a former AFL player’s lifestyle admission.

Round 4 – North Melbourne v Carlton: Good Friday football according to Ben

April 10, 2023 by Leave a Comment

POV: You are the fabric of a hard and uncompromising footy club. You faced adversity at a magnitude of which few dare imagine. You are Ben Cunnington. This is your ‘Good’ Friday game story, as conveyed by Joe Sexton.

The Ringo Kid

June 27, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Greetings Tipsters Found a pamphlet I wrote, season review ’97. Geez, I’ve been doing this for awhile. Interviewed Troy Luff in the Swans rooms, Feb that year. He was a regular bloke, on talking to oppo players during the game, “Sometimes you might say there’s a good looking girl in the crowd but mostly it’s [Read more]

Short Story: Grace

May 22, 2009 by Leave a Comment

By Richard Holt “Good onya, Davo.” The old backman looked up and smiled. Dave Sendon had been around during the glory days when the Reds had reached three grand finals and snared two premierships in five years. The team had been the most feared in the league back then. Wozza’s Warriors, they’d been called and [Read more]