Football history: let's have more facts and less propaganda
They say history is written by the victors but, as John Devaney contends, that is perhaps a good reason to question its veracity.
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1988 Adelaide Bicentennial State of Origin Carnival
The 1988 football carnival in Adelaide took in an unprecedented 10 sides but, as John Devaney writes, failed to capture the imagination.
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London footy, '60s style!
John Devaney looks back at Ted Ford's ultimately unsuccessful efforts in the 1960s to see Australian football take hold in London.
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The 1937 Perth Carnival
The ninth Australian Football Carnival saw only three states compete but, as John Devaney explains, it was still a fascinating affair.
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The 1924 Hobart Carnival
John Devaney looks back on the 1924 Australasian Football Carnival, one that didn't do many favours for the developing states.
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The Jubilee of Australasian Football - Melbourne - August 1908
John Devaney takes us back more than a century to the 1908 Jubilee Football Carnival, which saw the states (and New Zealand) celebrate the new-found 'spirit of nationhood'
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Top end triumph - Aboriginal All Stars v Collingwood, 12 February, 1994
One of the AFL's early attempts at celebrating the contribution of indigenous players was an All Stars v Collingwood match in 1994. John Devaney revisits that game.
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Interstate football is born (VFL v SA 1901)
The 1901 meeting between the VFL and South Australia was arguably the birth of interstate football. John Devaney reflects on the match.
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A meaningless classic - 1996 AFL Second Qualifying Final: Brisbane v Essendon
In 1996, Brisbane and Essendon played a thrilling Qualifying Final at the 'Gabba but, as John Devaney explains, the vagaries of the finals system gave it little meaning.
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Pride restored - Tasmania v Victoria, 1990
Excluded from the previous State of Origin carnival, Tasmanian football had a point to prove when the state team lined up against the Big V in June 1990, as John Devaney writes.
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Croweaters crow in Perth - WA v SA in 1925
John Devaney takes us back to Subiaco in 1925, the scene of an interstate thriller between Western Australia and South Australia.
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Football in the Silver City
John Devaney takes a look at the long and rich history of Australian football in the 'Silver City', Broken Hill.
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'Oxygen versus beer' - the 1908 SAFL Challenge Final
1908 was the year that West Adelaide turned the football world on its head and took all before it. John Devaney revisits that magical season.
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South swamps Port - 1938 SANFL Grand Final
John Devaney takes us back to 1938 and an explosive third quarter from South Adelaide in the SANFL Grand Final against Port.
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Vics too strong - VFL v SA, MCG, 12 June 1971
The Croweaters took it right up to the Big V at the MCG back in June, 1971. John Devaney recalls how it unfolded.
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South Australia does it in style - 1911 Carnival decider: SA versus VFL
John Devaney looks back at the deciding match of the 1911 Adelaide Carnival, where the Croweaters took on the Vics.
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Central District v West Torrens 1967: Bulldogs find their bark
Why was staunch Port Adelaide supporter John Devaney at Elizabeth Oval watching Central District and West Torrens in July 1967? Read on!
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Port in Perth - Port Adelaide's 1910 WA tour
John Devaney takes us back more than a century to 1910, when Port Adelaide impressed all and sundry on a trip to Western Australia.
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AFL round 4, 1995: Adelaide v West Coast - An arm-wrestle under lights
Was Adelaide's 1995 clash with West Coast a prototype of today's typical contests? John Devaney looks back at a low-scoring struggle.
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1962 in review: Back to Earth with a thud for Sandgropers
John Devaney takes us all over Australia as he looks back to the 1962 footy season in every state and territory.
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