What St Kilda tells us about St Kilda

Neil Drysdale, a new voice at the Almanac, sent us this seven-minute film (made by one of his Scottish colleagues) about St Kilda, thinking it may be of interest to our audience. This is a must-see for all Sainters and fellow travellers. And what impact does the origin of its name have on the St Kilda Football Club?

Almanac Memoir: 1956 – Alan Killigrew and the rebirth of the Saints.

In Allan Grant’s debut piece for the Almanac (welcome Allan!), he charts St Kilda’s journey through 1956. It was a turning point not in terms of wins, but in earning some long lost respect. A must for all Saints fans and keen football historians.

Finals Week 3 – Fremantle v Hawthorn: Ross Lyon – his coaching career and being my role model in the past

While he was in charge at St Kilda, our number one Almanacker in Japan – Yoshi Imagawa – drew much inspiration from Ross Lyon’s footy philosophies and worked at applying them to his professional life. With the Dockers loss on Friday night though, Rossy’s methodologies and tactics are once again under the microscope. How has this impacted Yoshi’s on-going work at self-improvement?

Round 22 – St Kilda v Sydney Swans: The Craic

Joe Moore brings a distinctly Irish feel to his report of the Swans taking on St Kilda at the Docks. Fill yer boots, brother Joe.

Fancy Traditional Japanese Room on Post Footy Season Holiday?

Yoshi demonstrates he has fully embraced the AFL experience by having the Bulldogs as his second team. He also has a tourism experience for you should you be less than interested in September in Australia

Round 21 St Kilda v Geelong: On good terms with ourselves … not quite…

Most people would be familiar with Dropsy (dropping stuff) and Lostsy (“my glasses: I can’t find my glasses!”) but after Saturday night’s St Kilda v Geelong Cats draw at the Docklands, Stephen Alomes adds Confusey to the mix.

Rise of the Prototype

With the debut of born and bred American, Jason Holmes, for St Kilda on Saturday night David Zita ponders the rise of the prototype footballer

Round 20 – North Melbourne v St Kilda: The Traianidis factor in the ancient city of Athens

Athens, an old Saints favourite and Talking Heads all feature as Jennifer Muirden sees St Kilda marching in, in the not too distant future

Round 19 – St Kilda v Fremantle : From Lilliput with love.

Of fathers and sons; moments that stay with you forever. Michael Howard and the family head to the Docklands for the St Kilda v Fremantle clash.

Round 17 – Melbourne v St Kilda: Ground control to Saint Nick

“It was an ugly match, two teams still learning how to understand themselves running around a cold and sodden end-of-July field, but inspiration takes many forms. Riewoldt was inspiring.” writes Patrick O’Brien in this mighty fine report. What I need to explain that it was inspired by Saint Nick reminding Patrick of David Bowie.

Round 17 – Melbourne v St. Kilda: Saints Out Tackle Demons Inside 50 (46 Points Actually!)

Not so much the Carl Ditterich Cup, but a “[fight] for the coveted 13th spot on the ladder…” (Braham Dabscheck’s words, not ours!) On a day for the footy purists, St Kilda’s continued development takes another step forward at the ‘G.

Round 16 – St Kilda v Richmond: Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision and Love

Every St Kilda game is special to Yvette Wroby, but Sunday’s clash against the Tigers occupies a special place in her heart.

Round 16 – St Kilda v Richmond: The Sunday Observer

Not quite ‘The Innocents Abroad’ but Noel McPhee’s observations from the St Kilda v Richmond match would do old mate Samuel Clemens proud.

Round 16 – St.Kilda v Richmond: Maddie’s Match, Two Games of Two Halves

It’s been about as emotional a season in the AFL as anyone can remember. With the Crows and Power memorialising Phil Walsh with their Showdown in Adelaide, the Saints and Richmond honoured Maddie Riewoldt’s fight against Aplastic Anaemia at the Docklands and launched ‘Maddie’s Vision’; a fundraising foundation set up in her name.

Round 15 – Greater Western Sydney v St. Kilda: Saints fall short against Giants in patchy display at Spotless Stadium

After last week’s smashing of the Bombers, the Saints faced a much sterner task against the Giants at Spotless Stadium. Braham Dabscheck analyses how the Saints fared against one of the competition’s rising stars.

Round 14 – Essendon v St Kilda: Saints win credibility

Andy Tuano eventually gets into Etihad to see his Saints present their big boy credentials. A fine Farren Ray moment to be found. Phil Walsh not far from thoughts.

Round 14 – Essendon v St Kilda: It’s raining goals, hallelujah

Yvette Wroby mixes the sadness of the loss of Phil Walsh with the joy of the fellowship she finds in the St Kilda supporting fraternity. And with a record-breaking win over the Dons, there was much joy and singing to be had at the Docklands.

Round 14 – Fearless: Tragedy hits home for everyone in the footy world

Fearless shares his thoughts on the death of Phil Walsh as part of his usual wrap of the weekend’s footy action.

Round 10 – St Kilda v Hawthorn: A Sporting World To Be Proud Of

Yvette, no doubt our most community minded Almanacker, shares her tales from another promising St Kilda performance against the Hawks. She also looks at the vital role sport plays in helping the community at large tackle causes of great importance.

There’s a Place in the World for an Angry Young Man….

Tom Greenaway used to be an angry young man at the footy – fist in the air, head in the sand, you know the type. So why has his player abuse dimmed over the years?