Random thoughts and observations
Fitzroy and Collingwood played the only scoreless quarter in VFL history: the fourth in Round 13, 1901. In other Fitzroy firsts: In Round 7, 1903, Bill McSpeerin became the first of 110 players to play 100 games for Fitzroy. Fitzroy played Collingwood in the first VFL game in Sydney, winning 7.20.62 to 6.9.45 at Moore [...]
There were some interesting articles in The Australian on Saturday about suburban football and the future of the rugby codes. Regarding suburban football, the report described how it continues to some extent in Sydney rugby league, but no longer exists in Australian football. There was mention of the Newtown Jets playing in a minor division. [...]
The Western Bulldogs thrashed the Lions by 63 points today at the MCG. I’m glad I didn’t travel to Melbourne for the game. It’s one I might have gone to if circumstances had permitted. I want to comment on the ugly jumper the Lions wore. Why did they wear that white guernsey with strange stripes [...]
There’s a great yarn by Jon Anderson in the print edition of the Herald Sun about the introduction of the centre square to Australian football, including a terrific photo. It was June 5, 1971 when Carlton and Fitzroy played at Princes Park they experimented with a one-off trial using the centre square. The concept was [...]
