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AFL Media - a behemoth is born
AFL Media claims to be an "independent credible news organisation which reports on AFL football". Can we believe that claim? Charles Happell looks at footy's new behemoth.
| 9 May 2013
Revisiting the 100 greatest players
In 1977, Jim Main was asked to name his 100 greatest players. Nearly four decades later, Australian Football has invited him to revisit and revise that list.
| 12 Apr 2013
The evolution of football statistics
Ted Hopkins was once told by his statistics professor that he was "hopeless" at the caper. In the years that followed, Ted would prove him wrong many times over.
| 22 Mar 2013
Footy Almanac - of and by the fans
Andrew Gigacz opens up The Footy Almanac, a yearly look at the AFL season from the viewpoint of the fans, now in its sixth edition.
| 18 Feb 2013
The golden age of TV & radio footy
A wave of nostalgia washes over Andrew Gigacz as he remembers a child dominated by Jack Dyer and Harry Beitzel on the radio and ghostly, grainy, grey images of footy on television.
| 5 Dec 2012
Footy Research
Fitzroy's last hurrah - 1986 VFL 1st Semi Final
John Devaney takes us down memory lane with a look at Fitzroy's last-ever win in a final, the 1986 first semi against Sydney.
| 10 May 2013
Adelaide Oval Grand Finals 1898-1973
Bernard Whimpress looks at the rich history of SAFA, SAFL and SANFL Grand Finals played at Adelaide Oval between 1898 and 1973.
| 29 Apr 2013
A 'Roos-Blues thriller! 1976 VFL Prelim Final
A thrilling match with a Grand Final spot at stake, John Devaney recounts the 1976 Preliminary Final between Carlton and North Melbourne.
| 17 Apr 2013
Researching the early years of SA footy
South Australian football historian Trevor Gyss discusses his research on the early years of the game in that state, and how he came to publish over thirty booklets on the subject.
| 5 Apr 2013
Saints make their point - 1966 Grand Final
They hadn't been there before and they haven't been there since. John Devaney recounts the story of the day the Saints finally came marching in and won a premiership.
| 21 Mar 2013
Treasure Trove
They're the best I have ever seen
Former leading VFL umpire, Jack McMurray Jnr, talks to Hugh Buggy of The Argus, about the great players he has umpired.
| 21 May 2013
Victorian footy is a game only for fanatics
Writing for The Mail (SA), in 1954, former Sturt champ and new Hawthorn recruit, Clayton 'Candles' Thompson, looks at footy in Victoria as compared to SA.
| 21 May 2013
Phil Matson is remembered
Western Mail writer Tasman Gay looks back on the life and untimely death of Phil Matson, one of the game's greatest stars - as a player and coach.
| 12 May 2013
Our most Australian game
On the eve of the 1936 VFL season, Neville Smith of The Argus reflects on the history of the game and some of the features that make it uniquely Australian.
| 12 May 2013
George Owens looks back
One of WA's greatest footballers, George 'Staunch' Owens, reminisces to 'Kudex' of The Daily News about his playing days, and his transition to league umpiring.
| 2 May 2013
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