AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game
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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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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Catch up with the latest NAB Cup results and check out this week's fixture here.
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Gigs this week reveals how we can use the weather to predict the premier, plays around with player profiles and uncovers the real youngest player in the AFL.
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Andrew Gigacz opens up The Footy Almanac, a yearly look at the AFL season from the viewpoint of the fans, now in its sixth edition.
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We've had Indigenous Round, Women's Round and Heritage Round. Now Gigs has a come up with a whole new round concept for the AFL to consider.
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Gigs spreads some festive cheer and comes up with some obscure seasonal facts in the Christmas edition of Micro Noises.
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A wave of nostalgia washes over Andrew Gigacz as he remembers a child dominated by Jack Dyer and Harry Beitzel on the radio and ghostly, grainy, grey images of footy on television.
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With the coverage given to the AFL National Draft in recent days, you might think you know all there is to know about it. But Gigs is keen to prove you wrong!
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While it might seem hard to get excited about nothing, that is exactly what Gigs does in this week's Micro Noises.
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Gigs pulls apart the 2013 Round 1 fixture, reveals surnames that made their debut in 2012 and uncovers why Dayne Beams may no longer feel as lonely as he once did.
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Gigs has trade week news, list twists, a postcode that looks both back and forward in time, & a new Mystery Team to placate those who are already missing the footy.
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Tee O'Neill goes where more writers should - into the world of theatre productions that have footy as their focus. Andrew Gigacz caught Barassi, the stage show, and loved what he saw.
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Find out the link between John Longmire, John Nicholls and George Angus as Gigs takes a look back at the Grand Final and the 2012 season.
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Andrew Gigacz gives you all the pre-game facts and figures you'll probably have no use for in this special 2012 Grand Final edition of Micro Noises.
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Gigs reveals how Sam Mitchell may have tipped the Brownlow winner between rounds 18 and 21 and nominates Reece Conca and Daniel Talia as future Medallists.
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In this week's Micro Noises, Gigs invites you to find out why Scott Pendlebury won't win the Brownlow and see if you can crack the code of this week's Mystery Team.
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There were 23 AFL games in 2012 that were decided by a goal or less. Gigs takes a look at what would have happened if one more goal had been kicked in those encounters.
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This week Gigs explains how statistical tragedy was averted, reveals which record was broken by Cyril Rioli & comes up with a "Buddy" good postcode of the week.
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Andrew Gigacz
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Joined 6th Jun 2012
Last seen 17th Aug 2018
AFL: Western Bulldogs (VIC)
Local: Footscray (VIC)
Footy-head since I fell in love with the game in 1973 after receiving the Murfett "Aussie Footy" game for my 8th birthday. Born and bred in the western suburbs, I'm a passionate FOOTSCRAY supporter. David Smorgon might like the name Western Bulldogs, but they'll always be Footscray to me and many others.
Robert Groenewegen, Bob Murphy
1. In a reserves game in 1978 at the Western Oval, from deep in the pocket at the Barkly St end, Peter Welsh sent a handball towards a team-mate in the goal square. He overcooked it and it went straight through the big sticks. The goal umpire thought he'd kicked it and signalled a goal, putting the Dogs in front against Essendon just before the final siren. The sight of the Essendon cheer-squad going nuts at the injustice will always be a highlight for me. 2. October 1st, 5pm. I think you know why.