Rennie Ellis at the Footy
March 2, 2018
Rennie Ellis was active as a photographer throughout the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s. His photographs, mainly taken in Melbourne and Sydney, are of everyday
Rennie Ellis was active as a photographer throughout the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s. His photographs, mainly taken in Melbourne and Sydney, are of everyday
“I have found that when speaking out against the injustices that I have perceived to exist in sporting communities, particularly within professional Australian rules football,
I never expected to live and work in Australia. Coming to Australia is a rare opportunity since it is quite expensive for most Indonesians. Many
My name is Ery. I am a 24 years and come from Purwakarta – a small city in West Java, Indonesia. I’m a little bit
Following a football team, seriously and committedly, so often feels like a fruitless endeavour. For years, fans suffer in ignominy as their team under-performs and
How a Stadium Looks So many of the suburban stadia of South Australia and Victoria have since passed into occasional use or have become training
*Some time last year I participated in a conference on ‘sport and discrimination’ held by the University of Sunderland at their London campus. ‘Discrimination’ evoked
(above photo from Korin Gamadji Institute.) The AFL has aligned itself closely with the cause of reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australia. It regards itself
I first saw Kate Birrell‘s paintings on The Footy Almanac‘s website. Her painting was of Luke Hodge, in one of his classic postures: his right
Each stadium has its own architecture. The gently rising terraces of suburban football grounds or the steep stands of the MCG. Stadium architecture is a