A Podcast of VFL and AFL premierships from 1897
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Carlton shocked supporters & the football world in 1947 selecting a new captain who had only played two games in the VFL. It was a time of change with the invention of the Four'nTwenty Pie & women playing footy
Episode 51: 1947 The Narrowest of Margins podbean.com/eas/pb-gfgzn-1a0…
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A special extra episode covering the 5th decade of the VFL from 1937 to 1946. From the greatest Grand Final ever to the Infamous Bloodbath and more
Episode 40A Supplementary Episode The Fifth Decade of the VFL 1937-1946 podbean.com/eas/pb-n6dzg-19e…
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With Carlton meeting Brisbane in this Saturday's AFLW prelim, how apt that a precious few seconds of film of a Carlton-Essendon Prelim of 113 years ago should now surface 🎥
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The VFL celebrates its 50th Jubilee season with the return of the MCG & the Brownlow The game is a “Gigantic Industry’ according to VFL Secretary Like McBrien but clubs are still having trouble getting enough jumpers Episode 50: 1946 A Gigantic Industry podbean.com/eas/pb-untex-19c…
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Group chats were more complicated and expensive in 1946. A 3 way telephone call for 30 minutes between Melb. Adel. & Perth to discuss a player clearance cost £10 Equivalent to about $860 today. Your phone bills looking better now?
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Not many have moved this quickly from park footy to League. Max Piggott was released from the army in 1946 One game with South Districts then selected for South Melbourne 2nds then Full Forward for South Melbourne
Park to League 3 games
4 goals on debut against Keith Miller!
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Lots of complaints about the #AFL introducing a #Wildcard round and Americanising the game. Long time @Richmond_FC and @melbournefc administrator Percy Page wanted to Americanise the game back in 1942. So this Americanisation push has a long history!
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The @MCC_Members is seeking support to identify the mysterious ‘Lady in Blue’, thought to have been captured in film almost 90 years ago by football photographer Charle Boyles.
Can you identify the Lady in Blue? If so, please contact @tony_debolfo or heritageservices@mcc.org.au.
The footy season is over but maybe you need to know who kicked the first goal in every V/AFL Grand Final. Thanks to Tim @Kicktokickpod now you can. Its one of the many items in the Grand Final Database, everything you need to know about Grand Final Day
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#AFLGF congratulations to Chris Fagan for leading #BrisbaneLions to become the most successful AFL expansion club with 5 premierships
His Jock McHale coaching DNA and his leadership well rewarded with a second Jock McHale medal
And congratulations for a great season #Geelong
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#AFLGrandFinal suspect not many up at 6.00am in Nantes France. They seem to have a different concept of Grand Final over here 😁
Good luck to both teams. Hopefully a great game
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#AFLGrandFinal Two experienced, successful coaches looking to take their teams to their next premiership and another Jock McHale Medal. Both Fagan and Scott have Jock McHale coaching DNA but who will take home the medal?
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Want to know what happened on #AFLGrandFinal day since 1897 and get more than the scores. What medals were available and who presented them, entertainment that started long before Barry Crocker & much more
Check out the Grand Final Database
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Geelong supporters can prepare for this year's##aflgrandfinal by checking out some earlier successes
100 years ago football was heard on the radio and Geelong celebrated
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Then there was The Greatest Game of All" in 1937
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Time to get ready for the Grand Final by visiting some successful results from the past
Fitzroy may have merged with Brisbane but in 1944 they were the best team of the season
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And 1922 was also a great year
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#aflgrandfinal worth remembering that 2025 is the 100th anniversary of Broadcasting football behind a Paywall. 1925 was the first Grand Final broadcast on radio but you had to pay the license fee
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#brownlowmedal And who should vote for the Brownlow, well that has been an issue since 1924, the first year the Brownlow was awarded. It was noted then that umpires had too much to do. Much will be said in coming days, remember it has all been said many times before
#AFLLionsSuns two successful coaches looking to take the next step towards a Premiership and another Jock McHale medal. Both Hardwick and Fagin have some Jock McHale coaching DNA
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