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

January 27, 2025 by 8 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.

In the tree tops with the ruckmen

December 13, 2016 by 5 Comments

Carolyn Spooner finds a perfect relationship between the very best of football’s big men and, thanks to a trusty copy of Shrubs and trees for Australian gardens, many particularly characterised Australian trees.

I Don’t Love You Anymore

January 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment

At once poetic and succinct, an Essendon supporter, Aussiegus, conflates the emotional and the rational in a poignant expression of his position on James Hird.