The Footy Almanac covers the State of Origin Decider. footyalmanac.com.au/2026-nrl… #NRL #StateofOrigin #TheDecider #Maroons #Blues #Queensland #NSW @JarrodLandells @JNBuffier @ratherbeatlunch @BobUtber @pnank @Russel_Hansen @SeanMortell1 #broncos #cowboys #dolphins #titans #eels

How did Prop by the Sea go with his State of Origin premortem this time around? footyalmanac.com.au/2026-nrl… #NRL #StateofOrigin #Maroons #Blues #TheDecider @JarrodLandells #Queensland #NSW @JNBuffier @ratherbeatlunch @BobUtber @pnank @SeanMortell1 #broncos #cowboys #dolphins #eels

RITV has every fibre of his patience tested by Cody Walker! footyalmanac.com.au/2026-nrl… #NRL #SSFCRABBITOHS #Rabbitohs #CodyWalker @JarrodLandells @JNBuffier @ratherbeatlunch @BobUtber @pnank @SeanMortell1 #broncos #dolphins #cowboys #titans @roosters @dragons #panthers #eels

Former Australian tennis great Mal Anderson recently passed away. Michael Sexton pays him a fitting tribute. footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-… @thefootyalmanac @michael_sexton5 #MalAnderson #AustralianTennis

Marcus Holt loves to write poetry but loves his Geelong Cats even more. He responds to Geelong's great win over Brisbane in haiku verse. footyalmanac.com.au/round-10… @thefootyalmanac #MarcusHolt #afllionscats #haiku #footyhaiku #GeelongFC

Richard Griffiths continues his insightful account of his time employed by the Melbourne FC. In Part 2 he recalls 2 enigmatic stars, Sean Charles & Allen Jakovich. footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-… @thefootyalmanac @richd_griffiths @melbournefc #SeanCharles #AllenJakovich

Angela How's documentary 'Carn the Chinese! is included in this year's Melbourne International Film Festival. Check out screen dates and times. footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-… @thefootyalmanac #AngelaHow #MIFF2026 #CarnTheChinese

The Footy Almanac reprises one of our most popular pieces ever published on our site, 'crankypete's' incredible analysis of Jimmy Webb's classic song 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' footyalmanac.com.au/geograph… @thefootyalmanac @realjimmywebb #classicsongs #PeterWarrington #crankypete

Haiku Bob responds to Scott Pendlebury's record breaking match with his reflection in haiku. footyalmanac.com.au/round-11… @thefootyalmanac #RobScott @haikubobb #haiku #footyhaiku #ScottPendlebury

Richard Griffiths ponders the player Irishman Anthony Tohill could have been in his latest insight from his time at the Melbourne FC. footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-… @thefootyalmanac @richd_griffiths @melbournefc #MelbourneFC #AnthonyTohill

'A Punter's Lament' is a creation by Wayne Peake to be sung to the tune of Paul Simon's 'Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover' for punters who have lost their 'couta'. footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-… @thefootyalmanac #WaynePeake #horseracing #punting

'The Book of Mormon' was an 'inappropriate experience', full of hilarity leaving Marina Cerra gobsmacked and with a belly ache from her recent theatre visit. footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-… @thefootyalmanac #marinacerra #BookofMorman #LiveTheatre

Swifty Taylor passes on some explosive information as he continues his assignment searching for the missing child. footyalmanac.com.au/swifty-t… @thefootyalmanac @smokiedawson #SwiftyTaylor #Crimenoir

Ian Wilson reviews a cracking production of the three plays that make up 'The Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll' story by Red Stitch Theatre in Ballarat recently. footyalmanac.com.au/author/i… @thefootyalmanac #IanWilson #RedStitchTheatre #IanWilson #SummeroftheSeventeenthSummer

Michael Sexton recalls a great moment in SA footy - their win against Victoria in 1963 at the MCG in a new book he has written. footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-… @thefootyalmanac @michael_sexton5 #SANFL #VFL

With two sons seeking to leave the nest, Smokie and his wife quickly realise the difficulties confronting young people when it comes to buying their first home. footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-… @thefootyalmanac @smokiedawson #Firsthomebuyers

Shane Reid reports on Brisbane's impressive win against Geelong in their Round 17 match. footyalmanac.com.au/round-17… @thefootyalmanac @ShaneRe50618562 #AFLcatslions @Brisbane1Lions #BrisbaneFC #GeelongFC

In Part 7 of his 'The Melbourne Football Club: Recollections and Reflections', Richard Griffiths examines the Neil Balme era at the club. footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-… @thefootyalmanac @richd_griffiths @melbournefc #NeilBalme

Callum Quirk (Raging Bull) recalls his time as a poster boy for Collingwood FC's sponsor, the Transport Accident Commission and their road safety campaign in the early 2000s. footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-… @thefootyalmanac #CallumQuirk @CollingwoodFC #TransportAccidentCommission