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Almanac (Creative) Footy: In full flight with the wingers

January 22, 2025 by Carolyn Spooner 3 Comments

Carolyn Spooner is back with another creative look at field positions on the ground. This time Carolyn examines the wing position and some of the wingers who have graced that position, making comparisons with characteristics of winged feather varities that may reflect them.

Filed Under: Champion footballers, Football History, General Footy Writing Tagged With: Austin Jones, Brian Dixon, Dale Thomas, Darren Millane, Dicl Clay, Doug Hawkins, Francis Bourke, Gavin Brown, Graham Wright, Greg Anderson, Keith Greig, Laurie Dwyer, Leo Turner, Michael Long, Mick McGuane, Mick Turner, Nick dal Santo, Nicky Winmar, Peter Matera, Peter Riccardi, Robert DiPierdomenico, Robert Flower, Steele Sidebottom, Thorold Merrett, Wayne Schwab, Wilfred chicken Smallhorn

Evading Father Time: Kade Simpson and Jimmy Anderson

August 17, 2020 by ShaneThomas 2 Comments

Shane Thomas reflects on the sense of comfort in this trying time, borne of watching two sporting greats who continue to duck and weave around the grips of Father Time: Jimmy Anderson and Kade Simpson.

Filed Under: Almanac Cricket, General Footy Writing, Not Just Sport, Uncategorized Tagged With: #CarltonFC, Adam Gilchrist, AFL, Anthony Koutoufides, Ben Graham, Carlton, coronavirus, COVID, cricket, Cricket at Lords, Docklands, Father time, George Gregan, Jimmy Anderson, Kade Simpson, Lord's, MCG, Peter Riccardi, princes park, Ricky Ponting, Sherrin, Steven Bradbury, television sport, Wisden

Almanac Footy Memoir: Patience wins

February 20, 2019 by Anna Pavlou 5 Comments

Forty-four years of patient waiting it took Anna Pavlou’s dad to witness a Geelong premiership. The heartbreak and pain were finally over as Anna Pavlou reports.

Filed Under: General Footy Writing, memoir Tagged With: Billy Brownless, Bob Davis, Bruce Nankervis, Garry "Buddha" Hocking, Gary Ablett snr, Ian Nankervis, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Paul Couch, Peter Riccardi, Polly Farmer, Sam Newman

Vale “Name A Game”

June 30, 2018 by Adam Fox 4 Comments

Adam laments today marks the end of an era for the footy nostalgists and he is not happy. Sports Delivered have officially decided to put an end to their “Name A Game” service, one that has provided home and away, finals and State of Origin matches on VHS and later DVD format since the early 1990’s.

Filed Under: Football History, General Footy Writing, Video/Film stories Tagged With: Alex Jesaulenko, Barry Stoneham, Berard Toohey, Bill Brownless, Davis McKay, Derek Kickett, Dnayy Del Re, Don Scott, Fabulous Footy Flashbacks, footy nostalgia, Gary Ablett snr, Jack Edwards, John Barnes, Justin Charles, Leigh Matthews, Malcolm Blight, Name A Game Service, Paul Couch, Paul Salmon, Peter Caven, Peter Crimmins, Peter Ewin, Peter JOnes, Peter Riccardi, Rex Hunt, Tony Lockett, ”Every Game Ever Played”

Geelong’s Night of Nights: Patrick Dangerfield Wins 2017 ‘Carji’ Greeves Medal

October 6, 2017 by Anna Pavlou Leave a Comment

Patrick Dangerfield took ‘Carji’ home last night. Anna Pavlou was on the spot.

Filed Under: 2017, AFL Club Awards, Geelong Cats, General Footy Writing Tagged With: Alistair Lord, Andrew Mackie, Carji Greeves, Corey Enright, Geelong Cats, Ian Nankervis, Joel Selwood, Mark Blicavs, Matthew Scarlett, Mitch Duncan, Patrick Dangerfield, Peter Riccardi, Ryan Gardner, Tom Lonergan, Wylie Buzza, Zach Tuohy