AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game
The Mail (SA) columnist Pat O'Grady looks at the psychology of football, the 'unseen' factor determining success or failure. Penned in 1926, it's as relevant now as it was then.
read more
Catch up with the latest NAB Cup results and check out this week's fixture here.
read more
The Williamstown CYMS Football Club's decision to move into the VAFA in the early 1980's secured the club's future.
read more
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.
read more
From Melbourne to Sydney via New York, a football dad, Bruce Guthrie, with a lifetime’s supply of Bomber baggage has one goal: convince his son there is only one game.
read more
Writing in 1926, Reg Wilmott of The Argus, looked back at seventy years of the game's development and proclaims it is 'now the greatest of Australian sports'.
read more
'Sphere' of The Mail looks back at the creation of the district (zoning) scheme in the late 1890s that was to underpin the development of SA footy over the next century.
read more
In 1924 a reunion of 'old footy greats' was organised, with a group of matches played at the MCG for the benefit of the Lord Mayor's charity. 'Observer' and 'Old Boy' of The Argus report.
read more
In July 1926, Essendon travelled to Tasmania to play a number of matches against local sides. The Hobart Mercury took the opportunity to look back on previous visits by the 'Same Olds'.
read more
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.
read more
In the Barrier Miner (Broken Hill), a footy ‘reject’ from the country tells his story of being ‘starved’ by city players; ‘never again’, he says.
read more
In 1950, The Mail (SA) ran a series of articles by football legend Haydn Bunton, in which he looked back on his career in three states and some of the greats he played with and against.
read more
One of the few VFL footballers who played for both his VFL and Country League team at the same time, Frank Huggard's fiery play denied him two Richmond flags.
read more
Hard to believe that it's more than a quarter of a century since the Brisbane Bears arrived on the footy scene. John Devaney looks back at the Bears very first match, surprisingly a win.
read more
In a 1932 article for the WA Daily News, 'Kudex' talks with the champion Subiaco ruckman, Tom Outridge, about his life in the game and the great players he has encountered.
read more
Kicking off a premiership defence with five wins on the trot is a good thing, yeah? Maybe not, says Gigs.
Andrew Gigacz | 21 Apr 2022
Men's AFL is back, and so is Micro Noises. Andrew Gigacz looks at Hawthorn's one-point win and invokes Mozart to describe Gold Coast's AFLW loss.
Andrew Gigacz | 24 Mar 2021
Media Release: Eight new members have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
AFL Media | 14 Jun 2022
In response to a question from a fan, Andrew Gigacz looks at past V/AFL teams that have flown out of the blocks before falling short of finals.
Andrew Gigacz | 10 Jun 2022
A summary of the awards and honours bestowed in the 2021 AFL season, compiled by Andrew Gigacz.
Andrew Gigacz | 10 Oct 2021