Mickey Randall has been running along Tianzhu Road in Beijing wearing his Glenelg Tigers footy jumper. From the pavement, he gives his impressions of the city dwarfed by enormous, empty housing blocks above.
SANFL: Autumn in the Jungle
May 15, 2023 by 2 Comments
The weather and Glenelg were on song over North Adelaide as Michael Sexton watched, meanwhile the victorious 1973 side were celebrated on what was a perfect sunny autumn arvo.
SANFL 1973 Grand Final – Glenelg v North Adelaide: The Stud Gets Up
August 29, 2022 by 6 Comments
The 1973 SANFL Grand Final went down as a classic tussle, not decided until deep in the final term after a famous mark by Graham Cornes. Swish takes us back almost 50 years, to a time of car-salesman coaches, Vulcan oil heaters and groovy graphics.
1971 SANFL Mobil Cards – Part 2: Glenelg
July 30, 2020 by 18 Comments
Swish is back with Part 2 of his 1971 SANFL Mobil Card virtual collection which this time features the Glenelg Tigers.
1969 SANFL Grand Final – Sturt v Glenelg: A Greenslide
April 30, 2019 by 12 Comments
Swish has uncovered a copy of the 1969 SANFL GF Souvenir Football Budget – while of course filled with the ins and outs of the big game (notably one Royce Hart), read on to discover mentions of PNG, Fruita, Four Corners after Rolf Harris and much much more…
When too much football is barely enough
April 15, 2019 by 2 Comments
Mickey Randall really packed it in to his Saturday arvo, making time for three games of footy (and a horse race or two) in a classic case of “Too much sport being barely enough”.
Confessions of an Adelaide Boy
July 9, 2015 by 47 Comments
Jamie Mason has changed his view of the Adelaide Crows. In this fine debut piece, he explains why. [A moving tribute – Ed]
SANFL Round 11 preview – Glenelg v Norwood
June 26, 2015 by 7 Comments
Dave Brown previews the Norwood v Glenelg clash at Glenelg Oval in the SANFL.
A Footy Almanac Yarn about Writing Footy Almanac Yarns
March 23, 2015 by 12 Comments
“Singapore’s only no repeat work day;” Words that could only be found in a Mickey Randall yarn for the Footy Almanac. From downtown Singapore, the day when Mickey heads back to the Adelaide Oval via Glenelg looms. Go Tiges!
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