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
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