Almanac (Footy) Life: Wearing your heart on your…sleeve

Following Collingwood’s latest win, Pies fan Nicole Kelly reflects on the importance of female fans to the AFL and footy in general

Round 1 – Haiku Bob: sliver of light

Haiku Bob is back for the footy season! His first offering reflects upon that sliver of light of hope as defeat bears down on his team.

AFL 2024: Footy Fixture – Round 2: Who, Where, and When?

Some interesting results in the opening rounds of AFL season 2024. Check out who, where and when your team is playing in Round 2.

Almanac Footy: The Federation Cup: Collingwood v Carlton.

Callum Quirk recalls the time in 2001 when he was a poster boy for a TAC campaign, their sponsorship of the Collingwood FC, and tossing the coin before the bounce of the ball at the Federation Cup game between Collingwood and Carlton.

Almanac Lunch: The Footy Almanac Season 2024 Launch Review at the All Nations Hotel, Richmond

It was a cracking afternoon of footy chat, music, and all round good humour at The Footy Almanac Season 2024 launch at The All Nations Hotel in Richmond.

Almanac Teams: Arrivals and Departures (Adelaide)

Footy’s back for 2024 and so are Rodney Boyd’s footy-related teams. This time he is basing them around the theme of ‘Arrivals and Departures’; players who either came to the club after a stint elsewhere or flew the nest to find a new home. First up are the Adelaide Crows.

Round 1: Essendon v Hawthorn: Bombers scorch Hawks’ feathers!

Col had a great time catching up with family and friends at the MCG to watch the Bombers come out with a convincing win over their traditional rival, the Hawks.

Almanac Footy: Sydney Swans – The Black Knight of the AFL

The Sydney Swans have been an extremely successful club at making the AFL finals over the past thirty odd years, being equal second with Geelong (22) to the Eagles (24). Ian Wilson analyses why the Swans have been so successful over this period of time.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024: Round 1 Review, Round 2 Preview: Back to work?

Not quite the start to the season Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024 was expecting with their second straight defeat. He looks positively towards their Round 2 match against the Saints.

Sal’s Preview: Round 1 – It’s Victoria’s turn, and racing tips for Caulfield and Rosehill

Sal Ciardulli presents his thoughts and selections for the Round 1 footy, and his tips for the racing at Caulfield and Rosehill.

Almanac Footy: NSW Aust Football History Society presents: Kevin Sheedy in Conversation with Richard Colless

The NSW Australian Football History Society invites you to an event with their patron Richard Colless in conversation with Kevin Sherry prior to the Sydney v Essendon clash on 23 March 2024.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life 2024: Opening Round Review/ Round 1 Preview – ‘Own the moment’

Not quite the start to the season that Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life and true believers were expecting after Collingwood’s loss to GWS. Cam also previews the Pies’ match against the Swans.

Almanac Travel: Old Dog returns to the town of his first senior flag, Lilydale in Tasmania.

The Old Dog takes the family to one of his former stomping grounds and catches up with some old footy mates in Lilydale, Tasmania.

Opening Round – GWS v Collingwood: Up and … chipping?

Matt Zurbo reviews the GWS v Collingwood game. One thing that struck while watching the match was more chipping occurred in the game than in the whole Tasmanian timber industry!

Almanac Footy: The AFL’s Ginger Wildcats

Ginger cats in Ian Wilson’s family reminded him of some AFL ginger headed players as he explains.

Opening Round – Sydney v Melbourne: Serendipity is observed, as a redress has been served.

At his third club in three years Brodie Grundy had a lot at stake and to prove in his first game playing with his new club against his previous club, and as Dan Hansen observed, Grundy played a cracking game. ‘Serendipity is observed, as a redress has been served’.

AFL 2024: Footy Fixture – Opening Round and Round 1: Who, Where, and When

AFL Footy Season 2024 is here so check out who, where, and when your team will be playing in the Opening Round, and Round 1.

Almanac Memoir: Knowing Hazel

Instead of a poem, KD shares a short memoir about his late friend, internationally renowned writer and biographer, Dr Hazel Rowley, who died in Manhattan in March 2011. Rowley wrote biographies of authors Christina Stead and Richard Wright, as well as non-fiction works about iconic twentieth century couples Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, and Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Almanac Footy Tipping: The 2024 comps – all in one place

It’s time to get your footy tipping sorted. You can do it all at once here. AFL, Tipthe Top 8 and NRL links are all included in this post.

Almanac Teams: One Test Players

Rounding out his series of cricket-related teams for 2024, Rodney Boyd takes a deep dive into those who played just one Test for Australia – and some who played just the solitary match for other nations too.

Almanac Book Review: ‘Stories for Harry & Ray’ by Michael Sexton

Swish has had a read of Mike Sexton’s latest book ‘Stories for Harry & Ray’. He recommends it highly in this review.