End-of-Season (EOS) List Reviews continue from the bottom up – this time Adelaide (6th) & Cats (5th).

Thanks to everyone who was involved in our various Footy Almanac tipping comps throughout the 2026 season. Look out for the emails when the competitions open again in 2027, especially the Tip the Top ...

Inspired by a recent post from ‘Haiku Bob’, The Footy Almanac’s own Haiku doctor, I’ve written a few whilst wandering around the beautiful Great Ocean Rd this morning.

The story of the game has been well told – Roosters too strong, valiant Knights fall just short of a miracle win, Teddy leads from the rear, Ponga’s best not quite enough…Read the stories elsewhere. I ...

And just when you thought the NRL’s Grand Final day was the end of the season, along comes the 2026 Rugby League World Cup! Starting next Thursday night and running through until its finals on ...

Meanwhile, the $17″snitz”, salad and chips ($22 with dessert) thrives, with both the Trads and Progs largely oblivious to what flows in part from the Thursday nosh-up that they support.

We are all totally devastated by this terrible news. From the moment Col first arrived at the Almanac, as a writer in 2012, and as an editor from soon after, Meryl has been there, someone to whom Col ...

Michael had booked a beer garden table at the ‘Maid and Magpie’ hotel. However, it was now formally known as ‘The Maid’. Walking around the beer garden there was no booking for them. There was also ...

Do you recall anything of the time we spent together? We were inseparable, you were my best friend. Those two years are just a blur, tiny droplets which fleetingly form in my thoughts unbidden.

We predicted that the Doggies would finish from 8th to 10th, and they finished 8th. A closer look at their teams through the year indicated that Richards and Bontempelli did most of the hard midfield ...