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‘The Cricketer’ by Kate Birrell

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ROUND 3

Geelong 9.14.68 d Adelaide 9.6.60
Collingwood v GWS
St Kilda v Brisbane
Fremantle v Richmond
Essendon v North Melbourne
Port Adelaide v West Coast
Carlton v Melbourne

Byes: Gold Coast Suns, Hawthorn, Sydney Swans, Western Bulldogs

 Round 2 Match Results and Reports

 

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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 Leave a Comment

Geelong’s loss to the Suns had a big impact on John Harms. But the Freo game has changed things, as he explains. [A rare match report from JTH – Ed]

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 Leave a 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 1 Comment

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 3 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 5 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 4 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 3 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?

Almanac Footy: Bombers at Rest

March 24, 2026 by 4 Comments

The People’s Elbow goes hard at Essendon, a club, he argues, which has descended so far, and is so pathetic, that beating them is meaningless. [Welcome back Elbow – Ed]

Almanac Footy: Gus and The Not So Death of Football

March 24, 2026 by 7 Comments

Old Dog’s love of footy is undoubted, especially his passion for country footy and community. At his footy club Gus is fulfilling a role that brings an extra smile to Old Dog’s face.

ACS Lunches: The ACS Annual Footy Lunch features Luke Ball.

March 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Readers are invited to the Australian Cricket Society Annual Footy Lunch featuring Luke Ball on Friday 8 May.

Round 3 – AFL Season 2026 Footy Fixture: Who, where, and when

March 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Find out who, where, and when your team is playing in Round 3 of AFL season 2026.

Almanac Books: ‘Sport and the British: A Modern History’ – Richard Holt

March 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment

The first edition of ‘Sport and the British’ by Richard Holt was received to great acclaim in 1989, now a new edition has been published and Roy Hay presents a few thoughts about the latest edition of the book.

Almanac Footy History: Carlton’s 1970s windfall from the Bendigo zone

March 24, 2026 by 2 Comments

The Bendigo Football League provided a windfall in players for the Carlton Football Club during the country zone period from 1969 – 1985. Jack Coyne has produced a You Tube clip celebrating many of the players recruited in the 1970s.