AFL Round 23 – Collingwood v Hawthorn: All Over

Luke Reynolds looks at the Magpies final thrust at a finals birth and watches hard-nut Luke Ball give it one last crack.

Round 8 – Hawthorn v Sydney: Don’t Hold Back

Passionate Swans supporter Joe Moore shares his joy as his Swans win playing the way they had made famous.

Round 8 – Hawthorn v Sydney: Revenge is Sweet.

Passionate Swans supporter Casper McLeod shares his joy as his Swans get revenge on the Hawks and put the Grand Final loss behind them.

Round 8 – Melbourne v Western Bulldogs: The Battle of the Young Guns with Big Futures

Neutral supporter Sean Mortell went to the MCG and saw Melbourne pull of an unexpected victory against the Western Bulldogs.

Big Bash 2014-15 – Stars v Renegades: Who will rule Melbourne?

Ben Myatt writes about last summer’s BBL Melbourne derby which was decided on the last ball of the night.

Round 7 – Richmond v Collingwood: A Write-up Purely Dictated by Crowd Comments

Here’s an idea for an Almanac match report: Sarah Black represents the entire Richmond v Collingwood game with nothing but the yells, quips and laments of the mad beast known as the MCG crowd.

Round 7 – Hawthorn v Melbourne: The Hawk Explosion

Junior Almanacker Louis Hodder makes his Footy Almanac debut with a very happy Hawks fan’s view of their ‘shellacking’ of Melbourne.

Round 7 – Hawthorn v Melbourne: Hawklings’ MCG Debut a Dee-Light

You couldn’t ask for an easier match to begin your AFL (spectator) career: Hawks home by 100 and a bit.

Round 7 – Hawthorn v Melbourne: It’s all good at the G

Melbourne ‘got’ how good Hawthorn are to the tune of 105 points according to Alan Stewart

Round 6 – Collingwood v Geelong: Observations from Friday Night

Dips O’Donnell was flat out observing his Cats last Friday night. There was a lot to see.

Round 5 – Carlton v Collingwood: Salut Mick

Collingwood set up the future whilst honouring the past – David Enticott remembers Mick’s time at the Pies fondly even as his side utterly destroys the party.

Round 5 – Melbourne v Fremantle: Dockers a class above

A pretty good afternoon, when it’s all said and done. Autumn sunshine, footy at the G, post-game kick-to-kick and Steve Johnston’s Dockers grab the points with the skipper and a key small forward on the bench.

Round 5 – Carlton v Collingwood: The past is a lie, memory has no return

It’s 2050. In a crumbling world, a wistful old man comforts his granddaughter with tales of the Collingwood rhythm section of Pendlebury and Swan. E.regnans – what is memory, anyway?

Round 4 – Essendon v Collingwood: From dawn ’til dusk

Gordon Beet shares his tale of ANZAC Day; from the dawn service to the final siren at the MCG. And while happy to see his Collingwood do the business, a bigger picture was cause for reflection.

Round 3 – Carlton v Essendon: Downed by the Evil Empire

Peter Fuller steps into the confessional as Essendon are too good for the Blues at the G.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood life: Friday night lights

The beauty of footy; the chance of redemption is on offer six days later. The Pies face St Kilda under the bright lights of Friday night footy and Dr Hooke is ready for a Magpie resurgence.

AFL Round 2- Collingwood v Adelaide: Refunds of free tickets needed

A day going very well for Sean Mortell, earning almost $28 an hour selling Footy Records at the MCG, sours when he catches a train across the Melbourne CBD to see his Pies put in an ordinary performance.

Round 2 – Essendon v Hawthorn: Essendon win by a second

Nine year old Kaisha shares her heartache as the Bombers get over here beloved Hawks in a classic at the G.

Round 2- Essendon v Hawthorn: Thriller at the G’

Two old rivals went head to head at the MCG on Sunday Afternoon with Nick Weidmann re-accounting how the Bombers through grit, determination and a Cale Hooker goal were able to pull off a classic victory for the mighty club.

Are you match day experienced?

Curated by the fans, or confected by the League? Jeff Dowsing considers the contemporary match-day experience.