On this day - Footscray v Carlton 1983
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A footy fan in Canada
Daryn Duliba tells the story of how a passionate Canadian hockey fan has become a fan of the AFL.
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'Old Boy' lists his greatest players
In answer to a correspondent, 'Old Boy' of The Argus, lists the greatest players of the past four decades in Victoria.
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Coleman - Profile of a champion
In this syndicated piece for the The Mail (SA), Alf Brown of The Herald examines the star that is John Colemen. Six weeks later, Colemen's career was over.
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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.
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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.
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1970 Grand Final memories
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The Gigs Ladder Competition
Join in the fun as the Gigs Ladder Competition, now in its 23rd season, pits your predicted final ladder against hundreds of other ladder "experts".
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1990 - Tassie beats the Big V
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The Association's Day of Days
In 1938, the VFA abandoned a clearance agreement with the VFL, attracting many stars to its ranks. The Grand Final was played after the VFL's, before 50,000 fans.
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Collingwood fans in 1910
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In search of Spencer's Pictures
Film footage of the main VFL game was recorded on each Saturday in the 1910 season. Andrew Gigacz wonders if any of that footage might still exist.
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Haydn Bunton - Fitzroy Lions legend
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Interstate carnival memories
In a series of articles in The West Australian in 1937, WA footy legend William ‘Nipper’ Truscott recalled the great players and incidents of the first five interstate carnivals.
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Sandringham v Port - 1983 SF pre-match
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Spanning the decades
An off-the-cuff 'tweet' led The FootyMaths Institute and his mates to search for a trio of linked VFL/AFL players whose careers spanned six decades. Find out how they went.
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NT Thunder v Western Magpies 2009
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Richmond FC: 1908 - 1919
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The psychology of football
The Mail (SA) columnist Pat O'Grady looks at the psychology of football, the 'unseen' factor determining success or failure. Penned in 1926, it's as relevant now as it was then.
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2013 NAB Cup results and fixture
Catch up with the latest NAB Cup results and check out this week's fixture here.
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Gigs Ladder Comp Round 7 Update
Did you enter the Gigs Ladder Comp this season? Check out how your ladder's looking after seven rounds.
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Andrew Gigacz | 15 May 2013
Micro Noises 28 - triple anagram special
Three anagrams, a postcode, a year and a rare tale of two Magpie teams. Gigs has got something for everyone this week.
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Andrew Gigacz | 14 May 2013
Micro Noises 27
Gigs looks at omens for Essendon and Geelong, and makes a case for a West Coast v North Melbourne Grand Final in 2013.
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Andrew Gigacz | 8 May 2013
Micro Noises 26
Gigs this week looks at the link recent ANZAC rounds and explains why North fans might be feeling a sense of déjà vu.
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Andrew Gigacz | 3 May 2013
Is it time for Voss to go?
Brisbane are anchored firmly near the base of the ladder with just one win. Oliver Caffrey asks if time is up for Michael Voss.
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