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ROUND 3

Geelong 9.14.68 d Adelaide 9.6.60
Collingwood 13.9.87 d GWS 7.12.54
St Kilda 11.14.80 d by Brisbane 17.11.113
Fremantle 13.25.103 d Richmond 6.7.43
Essendon 9.15.69 d by North Melbourne 12.9.81
Port Adelaide v West Coast
Carlton v Melbourne

Byes: Gold Coast, Hawthorn, Sydney, Western Bulldogs

 Round 2 Match Results and Reports

 

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Round 3 – Geelong v Adelaide: Riding my bike to the footy. What!? Is it 1975 again?

March 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment

The Spirit of Tasmania, and a bicycle, transported Danny Russell all the way from Devonport to Kardinia Park to see the Cats host the Crows on Friday night. The story of his journey and his observations at the footy are worth a read.

Round 3 – Collingwood v GWS: Floreat Pica Society Match Report

March 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Richard Moody presents the Round 3 match report of Collingwood v GWS on behalf of the Floreat Pica Society and he liked what saw from debutant Oscar Steene.

Round 3 – St Kilda v Brisbane: “Ahh Well.” …… till next time

March 28, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Ian Wilson went to Marvel Stadium with a positive outlook for his Saints, but in the end it was the physical presence and connectivity of the Lions that burst St Kilda’s pressure balloon.

Round 3 – Geelong v Adelaide: Meet The New Loss, Same As The Old Loss

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Swish went to Kardinia Park with low expectations and these were duly met.

Almanac Life: A day in the life of a postie

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Nick Kossatch takes readers through a day in the life of a Postal Delivery Officer, and it’s much more than blowing whistles these days.

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In the latest episode of ‘Dylan Covers’ series, Karl Dubravs looks at international male artists who have recorded albums wholly, or predominately featuring Dylan songs.

Almanac Footy: Little Nostradamus

March 26, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Citrus Bob Utber follows up his earlier AFL season predictions and has now determined the finishing position for all teams at the end of the home and away matches.

Round 1 – Geelong v Fremantle: It’s not all over after all

March 26, 2026 by 2 Comments

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Sal’s preview – Round 3 and Australian Cup Preview: Like Guilty Feet, Footy Season’s got no Rhythm!

March 26, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Sal says that ‘the Opening Round experiment prioritises novelty over cohesion and, in doing so, disrupts the flow that has long been central to the competition’. Hard to argue against. Read more here. Then there are the big meets at Flemington and Rosehill this weekend to consider.

Almanac Cricket – 2025-26 Sheffield Shield Final: Victoria v South Australia

March 26, 2026 by 1 Comment

Dan Hoban previews the 2025/26 Sheffield Shield final which starts today. It all comes down to this!

Almanac (Footy) Poetry: ‘Corbett Park’ by Tom Cranitch

March 26, 2026 by 2 Comments

A recent Almanac rugby league newsletter inspired Tom Cranitch to a poetic response in memory of a much loved and lamented playing field, Corbett Park, home of the butcher boys, Brothers Rugby League Football Club.

2026 NRL – RITV: Round 3 (Multicultural Round) – South Sydney Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers

March 26, 2026 by 4 Comments

After getting away with a narrow win over the Wests Tigers last weekend, RITV is looking forward to a stress free weekend as South Sydney has the bye. A pity about all the marking he has to do instead!

2026 NRL – The Prospector’s Pickaxe: A retrospective Draft, Poms, Defectors and Zac.

March 26, 2026 by 8 Comments

The Prospector goes into hindsight mode to offer a vision of where certain players might be now if the NRL used a Draft system for those born since 1999. Get your teeth into this!

2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: You Gotta love Footy – Round 4

March 26, 2026 by 5 Comments

Prop by the Sea goes all out on Abba as his musical accompaniment to Rounds 3 and 4 of the NRL. He also features a massive, challenging rant by ‘South of the Border’ on forward passes. There’s plenty of room for comments on this one!

Almanac Footy: AFL Season 2026 – Match Results and Reports

March 25, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Match results and reports for AFL Season 2026, Round 2. Each week we’ll add the latest round’s yarns to this inventory.

Almanac Footy: A Giant Headache!

March 25, 2026 by 5 Comments

Richard Griffiths presents his take on the Giants crowd numbers which is proving to be a real headache for the Club and the AFL.

Almanac Memoir: The Two of Hearts Mystery (with apologies to Damon Runyon)

March 25, 2026 by 2 Comments

The mystery of the disappearing ‘two of hearts’ playing card is revealed when one of the writer’s poker playing bosom buddies is finally caught out.

Almanac Work: Money matters (it sure does)

March 25, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Pestwac has lived an interesting life and worked in several unusual jobs – to say the least! Today he shares one of the latter where he was surrounded by cold hard cash, all day every day. But what was it all about?

2026 NRL – Round 4: The devil is a prowling Panther, not a roaring lion

March 25, 2026 by 4 Comments

Ian Hauser gets Biblical this week to describe the mighty Panthers who are gobbling up whoever is in front of them. His target in the weekly mini rant is no newcomer to the role – will that bloke never learn?