Almanac Review: Time and Space, and Footballistics

October 18, 2018 by 6 Comments

Ken Haley has read these two books very closely as this very entertaining and instructive review suggests.

Almanac Books: Footballistics – How the data analytics revolution is uncovering footy’s hidden truths

June 20, 2018 by 2 Comments

Brin is interested in the launch of James Coventry’s new book, which aims to answer questions about footy that you thought you already knew.

Proof: Why Living in the `70s was the best

June 12, 2018 by 15 Comments

Michael Sexton looks at some comparative studies around the game of the last 50 years thanks to James Coventry and friends – and the results so far are very interesting.

Almanac Footy History: In search of the best roving pairs

August 11, 2016 by 18 Comments

Who are the mightiest mosquitoes ever to have buzzed around the football packs? Some suggestions from Messrs Sexton and Coventry. Thoughts?

Time and Space – James Coventry

July 16, 2015 by 4 Comments

James Coventry is an ABC sports commentator based in Adelaide. Robert Walls’ time at Fitzroy is the subject of this extract from his book Time and Space, which is a history of strategy, tactics and coaching innovation in Australian football.