Almanac Footy History: The Nullawil Maroons Part 3 – Shane Hogan and the drama of 1969

Hayden Kelly scholar Paddy Grindlay continues his excellent series researching the history of the Nullawil Football Club. Part 3 looks at Shane Hogan and the drama of 1969.

Almanac Footy History: The Nullawil Maroons Part 2 – Breaking the drought

After a run of Grand Final losses Nullawil FC were determined to win the 1964 flag as Paddy Grindlay found out when he caught up with a couple of the old-timers.

Almanac Footy History: The Nullawil Maroons Part 1 – Mallee dominance

As the Hayden Kelly Scholar, Paddy Grindlay has been researching Nullawil and its footy club. This is the first in a series of articles which profile Nullawil and its success.

Mallee Grand Final – Pinnaroo v Peake

Lee Harradine ventured over the border to Murrayville, taking in a huge day of Mallee community footy and netball. “It’s tough running a country footy club, it’s tough running a SANFL footy club too, but we’re all looking for the same things” [Thanks to Brett “BD” Dutschke for making us aware of this gem – Ed.]

Almanac Wine and Footy: Rockford, Tanunda and how to cope with winter

Smokie and Marg have been in the Barossa where they visited Rockford just outside Tanunda. As Smokie noted, this is one of John Harms’s favourite places on the planet. Here’s a story about Robert O’Callaghan and Rockford from 2009. [I love this place – JTH]