1911 revisited: The Grand Final
John Butler's 1911 VFL season retrospective reaches a dramatic climax with Essendon and Collingwood meeting in a gripping Grand Final.
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1911 revisited: Second Semi-Final
The 1911 VFL Second Semi-Final saw Jack Worrall's present come up against his past, reports John Butler, as Essendon, the minor premiers, took on Carlton at the MCG.
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1911 revisited: First Semi-Final
John Butler provides a brief history of South Melbourne before revealing how the men from Lake Oval faired against Collingwood in the 1911 VFL First Semi-Final.
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1911 revisited: Round 18
John Butler examines the political and societal landscape of Melbourne and Victoria with the final round of the 1911 VFL season as a backdrop.
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1911 revisited: Round 17
With two rounds remaining, Fitzroy was running out of time to stake a claim for a place in the top four. John Butler continues his journey through the 1911 VFL season.
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1911 revisited: Round 16
As John Butler explains, the VFL took a break for the 1911 National Carnival before South faced Fitzroy in a vital round 16 match.
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1911 revisited: Round 15
St Kilda's woes continued into round 15 and the on-field impact was dramatic, as John Butler explains in his look back at the VFL in 1911.
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1911 revisited: Round 14
Continuing his 1911 VFL retrospective, John Butler makes St Kilda and its ongoing idiosyncrasies the focus of his round 14 review.
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1911 revisited: Round 13
As he continues to take us through the 1911 VFL season, John Butler looks back at the genesis of the Essendon Football Club.
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1911 revisited: Round 12
As John Butler continues to take us through the 1911 season, he looks back the coldest Saturday in VFL history. But the inclement weather did not keep the fans away.
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1911 revisited: Round 11
As John Butler continues his look back at the 1911 season, he reminds us of why Collingwood-Fitzroy clashes rarely passed without incident.
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1911 revisited: Round 10
Football on a Thursday? It's been a thing for more than 100 years! John Butler continues his look back at the 1911 VFL season.
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1911 revisited: Round 9
The weather was fine but the footy ovals were quagmires. John Butler continues his series on the 1911 VFL season.
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1911 revisited: Round 8
John Butler continues to look back at the 1911 season, highlighting the muddy conditions that plagued matches in the VFL and beyond.
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1911 revisited: Round 7
As John Butler looks back at round seven of the 1911 season, he recalls the days when players were asked to saddle up for two games in little more than 48 hours.
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1911 revisited: Round 6
John Butler looks back at the early days of the Richmond Football Club before taking us through round six of the 1911 VFL season.
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1911 revisited: Round 5
John Butler continues his look back at the 1911 VFL season, with player payments and 'blackguardism' topics of conversation leading into round five.
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1911 revisited: Round 4
John Butler's look back at the 1911 continues, with round four seeing the Carlton Football Club in strife for the on-field behaviour of its players.
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1911 revisited: Round 3
In the third of his series looking back at the 1911 VFL season, John Butler reports of a big upset at Victoria Park.
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1911 revisited: Round 2
John Butler continues his look back at the 1911 season, with player payments a hot topic as round two unfolded.
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John Butler
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Last seen 28th Sep 2017
Teams
AFL: Carlton (VIC)
Local: North Ballarat (VIC)
About Me
John Butler has written extensively about football at The Footy Almanac, The Guardian Australia, and Australian Football.com.
Favourite Players
Patrick Cripps, Jacob Weitering, Darcy Vescio, Brianna Davey
Favourite Moment
1970 Grand Final, 1972 Grand Final, 1979 Grand Final, 1981 Grand Final, 1982 Grand Final, 1987 Grand Final, 1995 Grand Final, 1999 Preliminary Final,
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