Almanac Country Footy: Avoca Bulldogs v Lexton Tigers – Old foes do battle

May 3, 2023 by 1 Comment

Allan Barden’s footy adventures into the countryside kicked off with a visit to AVOCA Bulldogs’ home, a first ‘real’ home game of the season for the club after recovering from flood damages. They square off against an old foe that they haven’t beaten in the last 23 games, would the 24th time be the charm? Allan reports.

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Almanac Teams: Twenty-twenty hindsight (1980- )

September 13, 2021 by 2 Comments

This week sees a dive into the Number 20 jumper’s more ‘Quirk-y’ players by Rodney Boyd.

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Almanac Footy History: The Lexton Football League and Lexton Football Club – Part 4

July 14, 2021 by 3 Comments

In Part 4, the final part of Roger Spaull’s account of the history of the Lexton Football League and the Lexton Football Club, he highlights some of the great footballers who played at the various clubs in the Lexton Football League.

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Celebrating a feast of Saint Davids

December 20, 2018 by 7 Comments

As a thankyou gesture, Gigs names a Saints team of Davids in honour of Almanacker David Downer.

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Almanac Funny Teams: A Right Pack Of Girls

May 17, 2018 by 10 Comments

Rick Newbery selects a team of players who have surnames that are also female names. Can you add any?

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Great players…Great nicknames

December 7, 2016 by 40 Comments

Peter Clark remembers some of the great nicknames of footballers past but wonders why nicknames for current footballers are not as forthcoming. Who can you add to the list?

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A Footy Season Greeting from The Old Dog

March 13, 2016 by 4 Comments

The Old Dog finds Christmas in March, with a pre-season message for everyone.

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