Jamie Simmons delights readers with his account of a night at the footy with all its incidental adjuncts as his Lions scrape home against a spirited Carlton in their Round 9 match at the Gabba.
Opening Round – Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs: Inspired Dogs rattle the Lions cage to seal opening round thriller
March 12, 2026 by 6 Comments
Kristian Cavallo credits the Western Bulldogs senior brigade in sending the reigning premiers reeling in the Opening Round thriller at the Gabba.
Grand Final – Geelong v Brisbane: Nostradamus George finally gets a run
October 13, 2025 by 1 Comment
Finally, we publish George Grossek’s Grand Final prediction, and his in-time review. The impact of ruckmen divides opinion. George values them. [Sorry for the delay George – JTH]
Grand Final – Geelong v Brisbane: Portrait of a premiership
September 28, 2025 by 3 Comments
Shane Reid is a proud Brisbane supporter and provides a background for what he describes as a portrait of a premiership and the road to that victory.
Grand Final Preview – Geelong v Brisbane: Five talking points
September 27, 2025 by 2 Comments
Declan Dempsey-Young considers the key elements of the AFL Grand Final.
Almanac Footy: Finals Diary – Chapter 2: Qualifying Final – Brisbane v Port Adelaide
September 10, 2023 by 1 Comment
Shane Reid is a happy Brisbane supporter after their convincing win over the Power in their Qualifying final.
Round 19 – Brisbane v Gold Coast: Freedom 21
July 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Jamie Simmons wound up alone at a nervous ‘Gabba on the weekend, masked and ready. As always, his line of sight illuminates only the worthiest of details.
Round 19 – Carlton v Adelaide: Glenelg v Crows v Carlton v Crows
July 31, 2019 by 15 Comments
Mickey Randall has his eye on two games at once as his Bays play at home and his Crows play away.
Round 7 — Brisbane v Sydney: But that’s OK
May 5, 2019 by 5 Comments
Is this finally the end of Sydney’s long finals run? After so many happy false alarms, Caspar McLeod thinks he may see the telltale signs that this is the real deal. And he isn’t bothered too much by it.
Round 3 – Brisbane v Port Adelaide: The 4400
April 12, 2019 by 3 Comments
Distractions here, distractions there, supporters coming out of the woodwork, Igor02 muses upon them all in his excitement watching the Brisbane Lions win their third straight match for the season.
Round 16 – Brisbane v Carlton: Suddenly, Hot Pants.
July 13, 2018 by 2 Comments
It’s the moment your favourite pair of football shorts mysteriously transform into hotpants and the threat to throw them out becomes real that it’s time for action. Approaching marriage, it’s time to lose a few kilos, go on a park run or two, and of course, a day at the footy, climbing stairs and watching a Brisbane victory are all part of a changing lifestyle for Almanacker Jamie.
Round 15 – Essendon v Brisbane: Could these young Lions create their next dynasty?
July 5, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Jan Courtin was fast forwarding through the Essendon v Brisbane replay, until the resurgent Lions found her hiding the remote and watching the last quarter in real time.
Round 9 – Brisbane v Adelaide: Letting ourselves down
May 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Brutus went along to his first night game at the Gabba and after a promising start to the game, Brisbane simply couldn’t match the Crows.
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