1986 VFL 1st Semi Final: Fitzroy v Sydney - Fitzroy's last hurrah
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.
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1976 VFL Prelim Final: North Melb v Carlton - a 'Roos-Blues thriller!
A thrilling match with a Grand Final spot at stake, John Devaney recounts the 1976 Preliminary Final between Carlton and North Melbourne.
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Saints make their point - 1966 VFL 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.
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First up win for Bears
Hard to believe that it's more than a quarter of a century since the Brisbane Bears arrived on the footy scene. John Devaney looks back at the Bears very first match, surprisingly a win.
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Big V humbled in the Apple Isle
John Devaney looks back to a day in June, 1960 when Tasmania pulled off the "impossible" by knocking off the "Big V".
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Tip-Top Roys - 1899 Final: Fitz v South Melb
The 'Roys were warm favourites but South Melbourne were desperate to make a game of it. John Devaney looks back at the first VFL Grand Final "thriller".
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Interstate football is born (VFL v SA 1901)
The 1901 meeting between the VFL and South Australia was arguably the birth of interstate football. John Devaney reflects on the match.
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Double header Blues For Port
John Devaney recalls the day a record crowd attended a double header at Football Park featuring Sturt & Port Adelaide and Central District & North Adelaide.
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Polly says too much (1970 Tasmania v WA)
With WA to take on Tasmania in a 1970 state game, WA captain Polly Farmer publicly uttered a few choice words intended to inspire his team. Instead, it was the Apple Isle who fired up.
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Bulldogs bite back
John Devaney recounts a classic 1996 encounter between Central District and Port Adelaide, a game which was another a significant step in the Bulldogs' "coming of age" process.
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North Adelaide's Finest Hour
In days gone by, the Grand Final wasn't the end of the season. State premiers played off for the Club Championship of Australia. In 1972, North Adelaide and Carlton played a thrilling decider.
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The Bloodbath Grand Final
John Devaney looks back at what is still acknowledged by most as the wildest Grand Final in VFL/AFL history: the 1945 "Bloodbath" between Carlton and South Melbourne.
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The story of the British Footy League
John Devaney provides a brief history of the British Australian Football League 1989 - 1996.
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The Battle of Britain: Nirvana regained
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A premiership on protest
Controversies surrounding sirens and bells are nothing new, as John Devaney discovered when researching the 1907 grand final between Perth and East Fremantle.
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A fitting swansong
John Devaney rewinds to 1973 and looks at what was arguably the greatest Grand Final in SANFL history, the clash between Glenelg and reigning premiers North Adelaide.
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David slays Goliath - 1924 SANFL Grand Final
Having formed in 1894, it wasn't until 30 years later that West Torrens played off for a premiership. And against the odds, the gold and blues beat a stronger Sturt lineup.
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'Pecker power' - Woodville Oval, Saturday 23 August 1969
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The goalpost final - 1967 state premiership final: Wynyard vs. North Hobart
1967 Tasmanian state premiership final: "As Collins went back to take his kick, hordes of spectators surged onto the playing arena, and several of them tore down the goal posts."
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Top end triumph - Aboriginal All Stars v Collingwood, Football Park, Marrara, Darwin, 12 February, 1994
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