War Years Footy
LET’S LOOK AT FOOTBALL with HUGH BUGGY 1915-18 First war years PRESSURE of war almost strangled League football in 1916. The game reached the lowest point...
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Flick Schtick
The Flick Pass The legality of the flick pass has varied throughout the history of the game (of Aussie Rules): it began to gain prominence...
Ladders and Snakes
As I was born in Melbourne my pagan religion, naturally, was footy (Aussie Rules). As a 13 year old I drew this wonky picture...
A Blethyn In Disguise
To my knowledge, Essendon’s Geoff Blethyn is the only person to have ever played senior level VFL /AFL footy wearing spectacles.* In 1972 the 21...
Hooked on the Colliwobbles
Collingwood’s amazing ability to lose Grand Finals led to the term the ‘Colliwobbles’
No Men Poodles or Milksops
THE FOOTBALL JUBILEE: HOW THE GAME STARTED By OBSERVER Exactly fifty years after Mr. Harrison and his cousin discussed the founding of a new game,...