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.
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.
Round 1 – Richmond v Carlton: The Running of the Bulls
March 18, 2023 by 3 Comments
John Green is ready for the first match of the 2023 AFL season. He never tires of the lead-up, especially on the day. He compares barracking for a footy team to the running of the bulls in Spain.
Almanac Footy: A Grand Final week postcard from the Tiwi Islands where a whisper of history is at play
September 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Mention the Tiwi Islands and you immediately think football, and haven’t they produced some greats! Michael Sexton presents a postcard from the islands in the lead up to the Grand Final.
Almanac Teams: Sensational Seventeens (1980-)
July 26, 2021 by 6 Comments
Rodney Boyd is working his way up into the high teens, but there are still plenty of brilliant players to choose from for his best of sides since 1980.
They shall not be forgotten years. Richmond: 1981 – 2016: An occasional series of reflections on the triumphs and tragedies that made 2017 so worth the wait.
June 28, 2019 by 5 Comments
Stainless confronts the horror that was Richmond’s 1982 Grand Final loss and its aftermath in his ongoing series about the Tigers during those years their fans would like to forget but can’t. So many ‘what ifs?’ in this brutally honest reflection.
James Grapsas’s Blast from the Past: Daryl Vernon
July 19, 2015 by 5 Comments
James Grapsas begins a new series on players from days gone. They won’t necessarily be household names. In this first story he speaks with Richmond and Swans player Daryl Vernon whose experience offers insight into the life of the fringe VFL player in the early `80s.
Hypocritical racism
May 31, 2013 by 4 Comments
Matt Watson recalls his first introduction to racism when, as an 11-year-old kid, he watched North fans abuse Rioli and Richmond fans abuse the Krakouer brothers. It made no sense to him. It still doesn’t.
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