AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game
Today marks the 70th birthday of North Melbourne's Leo Groenewegen. Unrelated to the only other Groenewegen to play in the V/AFL, Footscray's Robert, Leo played five games for the Roos in 1971, kicking two goals. — Andrew Gigacz
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Former Swan and Shinboner Neville Stibbard was born 100 years ago today. Stibbard played six games each for South Melbourne and North Melbourne in 1946 (South) and 1947-48 (North). — Andrew Gigacz
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Recorded seven times in the 2023 season, 10.12 has now been a final score 290 times over 127 years of V/AFL football. Its reverse – 12.10 – has been a final score 239 times in the same period. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 130th birthday to University's Heinrich Schrader. Schrader played 13 games for the Professors in 1914, University's final season in the VFL. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy birthday to Danny Hughes who turns 60 today. Hughes played 130 games for Port Adelaide in the SANFL, 124 games for Melbourne, and 11 games for Adelaide in the Crows' inaugural AFL season 1991. — Andrew Gigacz
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First recorded by Melbourne in 1941 and most recently by Sydney in 2012, 26.11 has been a final score four times over 127 V/AFL seasons. Its reverse, 11.26, has been registered twice. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 50th birthday to Tiger Matthew Rogers. Over 11 seasons from 1994 to 2004, Rogers played 197 games for Richmond, kicking 163 goals. — Andrew Gigacz
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Former Magpie and Tiger Des Negri was born 100 years ago today. Negri played 30 games for Collingwood from 1942 to 1945, followed by two for Richmond in 1945. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 60th birthday to three-club VFL player Jamie Duursma. Across five seasons from 1985 to 1989, Duursma played 25 games for Sydney, one game for Brisbane and 33 games for Melbourne. — Andrew Gigacz
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On this day 20 years ago a crowd of 60,235 turned up at the MCG to see Ireland take on Australia in the International Rules series. Ireland held off a fast finish from Australia to win by three points. — Andrew Gigacz
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Across 127 completed V/AFL seasons, no team has ever registered a final score of 30.10. One team, however, has recorded its reverse. In Round 9 of 1940, Fitzroy kicked 10.30.90 to defeat South Melbourne by 13 points at Brunswick St. — Andrew Gigacz
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South Melbourne's Ron Barry was born 100 years ago today. Barry played 54 games for the Swans between 1946 and 1950, kicking six goals. He died in 1978, aged 54. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 140th birthday to Geelong's Ernie James. Across the 1905 and 1906 VFL seasons, James played seven matches for the Pivotonians, kicking six goals. — Andrew Gigacz
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St Kilda's Jack Drinan was born 100 years ago today. Drinan played 20 games for the Saints in 1947-48. He experienced victory only once, in his 18th game, and kicked only one goal, in his 19th match. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 140th birthday to Arch Corbett, who played seven games for University in 1912 and 1913. Arch was one of five Corbetts to have played the game at VFL/AFL level. - Andrew Gigacz
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First recorded by Melbourne in 1897 and most recently by the Western Bulldogs in Round 18 this year, 11.10 has been a final score 258 time across 258 completed V/AFL seasons. Its reverse – 10.11 – has been recorded 290 times. — Andrew Gigacz
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Just three V/AFL matches have been played on October 10 and, incredibly, all were won by Geelong. The Cats won the 1925 Grand Final against Collingwood, the 1931 Grand Final against Richmond and a 2020 semi-final against Collingwood, all on this date. — Andrew Gigacz
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Twelve months ago today Maddy Prespakis had a personal best 37 possessions for Essendon against Geelong. Sadly, her efforts were not enough to get the Bombers over the line, the Cats victors by 15 points. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 150th birthday to Carlton's Tommy O'Day. In his only season at the Blues, O'Day kicked eight goals in 13 games, enough to make him the season's leading goalkicker. Unfortunately poor health ended his career. In his last game, despite having burst a blood vessel in his lung days earlier, he kicked three goals. — Andrew Gigacz
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Twenty years ago today the Brisbane Lions completed a hat-trick of AFL premierships with a 50-point win over Collingwood. The two sides will meet again in a Grand Final this Saturday. — 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