Australian Football

History correctly predicted Melbourne would begin their 2021 premiership defence with a win but does it suggest the Demons can go back-to-back in 2022? Andrew Gigacz investigates.

The Demon dream, so long out of reach, has become a reality. Andrew Gigacz looks back on Melbourne's remarkable 2021 AFL season, which saw the club break a 57-year premiership drought.

Following the sudden and very sad passing of John Devaney, founder of this website's predecessor, Andrew Gigacz reflects on the legacy of a man known to too few.

All at australianfootball.com are profoundly saddened to hear of the passing of John Devaney, founder of our predecessor Full Points Footy. Here is John's story, told by Charles Happell in 2013.

Ahead of the 2021 AFL Grand Final, Andrew Gigacz takes a look at some of the more obscure stats and facts about the combatants, Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs.

Andrew Gigacz takes a deep dive into V/AFL history to name a team of players whose names contain the word 'more' or 'less. The team includes famous names such as Alessio and Gilmore. 

The cancellation of the pre-finals bye means AFL finals will be played in August for the first time since 2000. Andrew Gigacz looks back at past finals played before September.

Shaun Burgoyne is the first 400-game two-club V/AFL player. Andrew Gigacz explores the stories of the 22 at the other end of the spectrum, those who played only two games, but for two clubs.

As Port Melbourne players gather to relive the memories of their 1981 VFA premiership triumph, Mic Rees take a trip down memory lane and to look back at a Borough season of dominance.

Until 1960, writes Andrew Gigacz, the only V/AFL football played on April 25 came in 1914, a year before Gallipoli. Eighteen players who played that day would lose their lives in World War I.

Larry Cordner was unlucky not have made it past his first VFL match. If not for injury, he may well have gone closer to achieving the heights of his more famous cousins, writes Andrew Gigacz. 

In just five seasons, AFL Women's competition has grown and flourished. Andrew Gigacz marks the 200th game of AFLW with a look at how those years have unfolded.

In the second of his series looking at the lost words of Australian football, Andrew Gigacz explores the team monikers, nicknames and mascots that have disappeared.

The days of the wingster passing the ball to the goal sneak waiting by the citadel are gone and mostly forgotten. Andrew Gigacz looks at some of the long lost words and phrases of the footy field.

A two-month hiatus, no finals in Melbourne, and a Grand Final at the Gabba in front of fewer than 30,000 people. Andrew Gigacz looks back at the most extraordinary year in the AFL's history.

Withe the AFL's 2020 national and rookie drafts done and dusted, Andrew Gigacz takes a look at some of the more obscure facts regarding the players selected. 

Following the retirements of Gary Ablett Jnr and Kade Simpson, Andrew Gigacz looks at the various game totals upon which players have ended their careers, along with those yet to be recorded.

Shaun McKernan looks almost certain to become the next footballer to play for both St Kilda and Essendon. Andrew Gigacz looks at the 50 who came before him.

Isaac Smith's surprise switch to Geelong will make him just the 12th footballer to have been both a Hawk and a Cat. Andrew Gigacz looks at the dozen who have made the move.

Last week's Richmond-Geelong Grand Final wasn't be the first played between the two clubs. In fact, as Andrew Gigacz reveals, it wasn't even be the first Richmond-Geelong Grand Final played in October!

VFA footy and ATV 0 became synonymous in the '70s, and all eyes were on Channel 0 when Dandenong controversially claimed the 1971 flag. Mic Rees takes us back almost 50 years.

After getting a run in the last quarter of his first game, Harold Martin looked forward to a long VFL career with Fitzroy. But as Mic Rees reveals, Martin's second chance never came.

Footscray's 1919 VFA premiership win launched a golden era for the club. Andrew Gigacz looks back at the dominant season that precipitated the Tricolours acceptance into the VFL. 

Andrew Gigacz takes a look back at the 2019 AFL season, in which Richmond demonstrated that their premiership win of 2017 was no flash in the pan, and that a new Tiger dynasty is at hand.