Almanac Teams: Players that won a Premiership or made a Grand Final in their first year

September 11, 2023 by 1 Comment

Rodney Boyd is back at it again – this time he shares two sides (one luckier than the other) just in time for the AFL finals series.

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.

Almanac Footy: The Muse is musing on respect for umpires

April 21, 2022 by 5 Comments

The Muse has been around the traps over the years and has seen it and heard it all which puts him in a perfect position to be musing on respect for umpires.

FEARLESS 2021 Round 4: Blockbusters start the round and do the game justice.

April 15, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Reports of the social media interaction between a fan and a player left Paul Thompson genuinely shocked. He makes a few observations about that, before his wrap up of the Round 4 action.

Finals Week 1 – Preview

September 3, 2019 by 2 Comments

Sean Mortell previews Finals Week 1 making his predictions who he believes the winners will be.

Fearless: 2018 Round13- The Bye Rounds #3…how many umpires do you need?

June 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Fearless has something to say about umpires and rule changes, as well as reviewing Round 14 games.

Round 10: Sal’s thoughts and tips for this week’s footy.

May 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Not much on footy side to consider this week reports Sal especially as most Carlton fans could not face looking at the press.  That being the case Sal’s straight into the prognosis for the forthcoming round.

Round 4 – Western Bulldogs v Sydney: So close, yet so far

April 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment

For Alex Doherty, “this loss hurts.”

The Red and the White: Getting it done!

April 16, 2018 by 1 Comment

Keiran Croker is back again for the Red and the White, the Almanac’s Swans Forum. A nail-biter against the Bloods’ 2016 nemesis, but thankfully the Swans were on the right side at the siren!

Round 7 – Western Bulldogs v Richmond: Five two and fifth

May 11, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Les Currie was able to watch the Dogs secure another close win in the comfort of his home. He is glad his partner didn’t disturb him as he is sure the result would have been vastly different if she did.

Finals Week 3 – GWS v Western Bulldogs: Why not us?

September 29, 2016 by 11 Comments

Ripping yarn from Kerrie who suggests she is a “Daydream Believer” but as her story shows, she is absolutely a true believer.