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Happy 160th birthday to Fitzroy's Joe Kerrigan. A star with the Maroons in their pre-VFL days, Kerrigan played a total of 139 for the Roys in the VFA and five with Fitzroy's league team. He also played VFA footy with Port Melbourne and Essendon. — Andrew Gigacz
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On this day two years ago, Brisbane set a new AFLW winning margin record, defeating West Coast by 74 points. The record was short-lived, Melbourne recording an 88-point win only six days later. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 130th birthday to former Blue and Don Les Kittle. After playing five games for Carlton in 1919, Kittle added one to his VFL tally with Essendon in 1924. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy birthday to Geelong's Ian Lewtas, who turns 70 today. Lewtas played 15 games for the Cats, two in 1973, three in 1974, nine in 1975 and one in 1975. He kicked four goals, including two on debut. — Andrew Gigacz
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For many fans, there's never been footy without the Coodabeen Champions. But as their time on radio comes to a close, Andrew Gigacz reflects on what will be a great loss.
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Happy 140th birthday to Fitzroy's Danny Murphy. In the opening round of the 1911 season, Murphy played his one and only match for the Maroons. Unfortunately, it was a narrow loss to Melbourne. — Andrew Gigacz
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Carlton's Jim Slater was born 140 years ago today. Slater played four games for the Blues in 1905, two wins followed by two losses. Slater died in 1970, aged 86. — Andrew Gigacz
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He played only one VFL game, but Geoff Weber achieved much more. Andrew Gigacz reveals he was a wrestler, mentor, performer and even saved a man's life on his way to getting a player permit!
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Brooke Brown made her AFLW debut on this day three years ago, picking up three disposals in a Kangaroos loss to Collingwood. Brown has now played 32 games, 24 for North Melbourne and eight for Essendon. — Andrew Gigacz
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Adelaide's Marijana Rajcic made her AFLW debut on this day six years ago. Over six seasons with the Crows Rajcic played exactly 50 games, including the 2019 and 2022 premiership wins. – Andrew Gigacz
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Geelong's Jack McGrath was born 100 years ago today. McGrath played seven games for the Cats from 1948 to 1950. He passed away in 2013, aged 89. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 121st birthday to former Blue and Bulldog Norm Sexton. Sexton played three games for Carlton in 1924 and a single game for Footscray, more than seven years after his last as a Blue. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 121st birthday to Leon Beer of South Melbourne. One of only two Beers to have played V/AFL footy, Leon made 15 appearances for South Melbourne from 1921 to 1923. His only two goals came in his final two matches. — Andrew Gigacz
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Melbourne and Brisbane made their AFLW debut on this day seven years ago. Despite 24 possessions from Karen Paxman and 10 tackles from Daisy Pearce, the Demons fell short, the Lions recording a surprise 15-point win at Casey Fields in a match interrupted by lightning. — Andrew Gigacz
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North Melbourne's Joe Malone was born 100 years ago today. Malone played 10 games for the Shinboners in 1946 and 1947, kicking two goals. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 182nd birthday to Jack Conway, one of Australian football's earliest heroes. Conway played for Carlton from 1866 to 1871 and is recognised as the Blues' first great captain. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 130th birthday to Essendon's Frank Hurren. Hurren's VFL career took in two consecutive games but spanned two seasons. He played in the Dons' final game of 1914 and first of 1915. — Andrew Gigacz
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Not recorded since 1903, 1.2 has been a final score only four times over 127 V/AFL seasons. It's reverse, 2.1, has been recorded only three times, the last in 1906. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy Birthday to Brisbane's Rudi Frigo, who turns 50 today. Frigo played eight games for the Bears in 1994 and 1995, kicking one goal. His short career yielded six wins and two losses. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 121st birthday to former Saint Jack Shelton. One of two Jack Sheltons to play for St Kilda in the same period, birthday Jack played 57 games and kicked 152 goals from 1925 to 1928. — Andrew Gigacz
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Kicking off a premiership defence with five wins on the trot is a good thing, yeah? Maybe not, says Gigs.
Andrew Gigacz | 21 Apr 2022
Men's AFL is back, and so is Micro Noises. Andrew Gigacz looks at Hawthorn's one-point win and invokes Mozart to describe Gold Coast's AFLW loss.
Andrew Gigacz | 24 Mar 2021
Media Release: Eight new members have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
AFL Media | 14 Jun 2022
In response to a question from a fan, Andrew Gigacz looks at past V/AFL teams that have flown out of the blocks before falling short of finals.
Andrew Gigacz | 10 Jun 2022
A summary of the awards and honours bestowed in the 2021 AFL season, compiled by Andrew Gigacz.
Andrew Gigacz | 10 Oct 2021