The death of Tom Forgarty
The Herald and Argus staff writers report on the tragic death of Tom Fogarty Senior, former St Kilda, South Melbourne and University player in the VFL.
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The Herald and Argus staff writers report on the tragic death of Tom Fogarty Senior, former St Kilda, South Melbourne and University player in the VFL.
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The Argus reports on the death in 1949 of its own famed football writer, Reg Wilmot, affectionately known as 'Old Boy'.
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The Argus reports on the death of ex-Carlton premiership star Fred Jinks, at the age of 59.
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With the non-appearance of the South Yarra club, the 1859 football season ended with a series of scratch matches, of the football and cricket variety, the Argus reports.
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The Argus reports on the death, in 1944, of the Geelong champion and patriarch of the Rankin footballing dynasty, Teddy Rankin.
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The Argus reports on the death of one of its own football reporters, Donald MacDonald - aka Observer - a stalwart of the paper for 50 years.
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Ahead of the 1953 VFL season, The Argus and Geelong's president Jack Jennings pondered the possibility of a premiership hat-trick.
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The Argus reports on the death of Fitzroy champion Jim Grace, who played in three premierships with the Maroons.
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The Argus reports on Mr. T. S. Marshall's memories of football's early days, on the occasion of his retirement from the Country Fire Board.
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In 1859 a writer for the Argus pens the first ever season preview, predicting parkland around the city dotted by "animated groups in full pursuit of the leathern spheroid".
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The Argus reports on the death of Alexander McCracken, a founder of and early player for the Essendon Football Club, and the first president of the VFL.
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An unnamed captain of a VFL team speaks to the Argus about how footballers should train, providing some rare insights into the game as it was in 1907.
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The Argus, and Sporting Globe, report on the tragic death of recently retired Hawthorn player, Norm Collins.
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The Argus reports on the death of famed Herald journalist, Tom Kelynack, better known to football followers as 'Kickero'. The Sporting Globe reports on Kickero's retirement in 1930.
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The Argus reports on the death in 1943 of champion Essendon big man Bill Busbridge. Contemporary, Rod McGregor pays tribute in the Sporting Globe.
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The Argus reports on the death of triple Brownlow medalist Haydn Bunton from injuries sustained in a car accident. Former opponent Dick Reynolds, and journalist Percy Taylor, pay tribute.
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The Argus reports on a match in 1915 at the MCG between Melbourne and South Melbourne in which on field incidents sparked a riot, and a scene reminiscent of the Windy Hill brawl sixty years later.
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In 1947, an Argus writer visits some VFL clubs to explore the workings of the medical staff and trainers who are so vital to the successful running of a footy club
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The Argus reports on the death of T.S.Marshall, an early pioneer of the game. An earlier article by Follower of the Age lamenting the lack of recognition accorded Marshall is also included.
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The Argus reports on the death of George Robertson, Carlton champion of the 1870's, who was considered one of the early greats of the club. Jack Worrall adds his thoughts.
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The Argus was the premier Melbourne broadsheet from its inception in the 1840s through until the newspaper folded in 1957.
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