Almanac Horse Racing: Verry good reasons to keep the faith

It wasn’t hard to recognise who might beat the favourite in the Melbourne Cup, says Ron Reed as he counts his money.

‘The man behind the story of the Saints’ 1970 glory……’ by KB Hill

KB Hill loves promoting anything positive about country sport, especially in Victoria’s north-east. Today he puts in a good word for David Johnston’s recently released book, ‘1970 – the Year of the Saints’.

The Odd Friday Lunch – Sam Kekovich (Dec 1)

Sam Kekovich is guest at the Odd Friday Lunch on Dec 1.Get in quickly.

Round 8: The 2015 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup

It’s that time of the week again where Earl O’Neil gives his unique take on the games and the issues to come out of Round 8.

Territory Tales…. And Then There Was the Grand Final

Plenty of sore heads in the top end today with celebrations and commiserations in equal measure after a weekend of NTFL and Tiwi Island Aussie rules Grand Finals.

An Almanac A.P.B : The 1978 VFA Grand Final

Almanacker Chris Bolger is trying to get hold of a copy of the 1978 VFA Grand Final, in which Prahran 21.15.141 defeated Preston 17.17.119. After contacting Channel 10, and both the Preston and Prahan football clubs, his search has come up empty. Chris is hoping the Almanac community can help him access a copy for his Dad to watch.