Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 5)

In this week’s episode, private eye Swifty Taylor finds himself at a poker game

Almanac Fiction: Swifty Taylor and the Dead Coach (Episode 2)

In Episode 2, the intrepid Swifty is short of ideas and clues

Almanac (Local) Footy: The Perfect Groundhog Day

The commencement of the local footy season is upon us again. From his Fearon Reserve vantage point, Smokie ponders this – and Groundhog Day.

Almanac Fiction: The Search for the Shield (Final Episode)

It is the final episode of whisky-soaked private detective Swifty Taylor’s search for the shield. Does he find what he is looking for?

Almanac Fiction: The Search for the Shield (Episode 10)

Gumshoe Swifty Taylor’s search for the missing shield takes him to the home of Swami, purveyor of rhyming slang

Almanac Fiction: The Search for the Shield (Episode 9)

In his continuing search for the missing shield, Swifty Taylor pays a visit to the big house.

Almanac Fiction: The Search for the Shield (Episode 8)

Swifty Taylor’s search for the shield is interrupted by a call from his mother

Almanac Fiction: The Search for the Shield (Episode 7)

In the 7th instalment of his search for the shield, private eye Swifty Taylor casts his net further afield

Almanac Fiction: The Search for the Shield (Episode 6)

Unfortunately for gumshoe Swifty Taylor, the shield is continuing to prove elusive

Almanac Fiction: The Search for the Shield (Episode 5)

Down at heel gumshoe Swifty Taylor decides to take a break from his search and goes for a drink

Almanac Fiction: The Search for the Shield (Episode 4)

In the fourth instalment of his search for the shield, Swifty Taylor crosses paths with an old acquaintance.

Almanac Fiction: The Search for the Shield (Episode 3)

As the search for the missing Tony Williamson Shield continues, flatfoot Swifty Taylor meets up with the ‘running man’ in Episode 3 of ‘The Search of the Shield’.

Almanac Fiction: The Search for the Shield (Episode 2)

Our intrepid gumshoe Swifty Taylor traverses Williamstown as he continues his search for the missing shield…

Almanac Fiction: The Search for the Shield (Episode 1)

Down-at-heel gumshoe Swifty Taylor has been asked to assist his old footy club in locating the missing best club person shield. The mean streets of Williamstown beckon.

Almanac (Local) Footy: ‘Known Knowns’

As Williamstown CYMS prepares for Round 1 of the VAFA premier B season against St Bernard’s, Smokie provides a preview.

Almanac Local Footy: The Sandlot

As the Williamstown CYMS Under 19s prepare for their second-semi final against Old Xavierians, Smokie looks back at music and films which were used for pre-match ‘psyching’ in his day – and suggests a film which would be a sure-fire winner.

Almanac (Local) Footy: I’ve been to Bali too

Jordan De Goey’s recent travails had Smokie reminiscing about a trip to Bali thirty years ago. Thankfully, smart phones and social media were years away!

Almanac Footy: The Legend of Gil

Smokie Dawson recalls the legend of the ‘player’ with the name of Gil Spencer at the Williamstown CY’s U19s nearly forty years ago.

The Fearon Reserve: Our Field of Dreams

The new VAFA season commences tomorrow and, in B Grade, Williamstown CYMS take on Old Carey at the Fearon Reserve. Smokie tries to explain what “The Fez” means to CY’s people.

The 19th Man

Biased? One-eyed? No-one was ever as blatantly unfair as Forbsey, the reserves umpire whose performances bordered on downright cheating