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unusual facts about Victorian Football League



1924 Brownlow Medal

The 1924 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Edward 'Carji' Greeves of Geelong, who was adjudged to have been the best and fairest player during the 1924 Victorian Football League home and away season.

1953 VFL Lightning Premiership

It was played on the same day as Elizabeth II's Coronation between rounds 6 and 7 of the Victorian Football League's 1953 season with all games played at the MCG.

1979 Brownlow Medal

The 1979 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Peter Moore from the Collingwood Football Club as the fairest and best player during the 1979 Victorian Football League home-and-away season.

ABC1

ABC Sport currently broadcasts a Grandstand Sport which included the state football league such as New South Wales Rugby Union, Queensland Rugby League, Victorian Football League, Tasmanian Football League, South Australian Football League, West Australian Football League, and Northern Territory Football League.

ABC2

ABC2 broadcasts exclusive national coverage of many sporting competitions, which include the New South Wales Rugby Union, Queensland Rugby League, Victorian Football League, South Australian National Football League, West Australian Football League, and the Northern Territory Football League.

Alan Stretton

In 1946 and 1947 he played 16 games of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League with St Kilda, after arriving at the club from Duntroon.

Bill Hinman

He then moved to Victoria to pursue his law studies and played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Geoff Polites

In his spare time, Polites was a leading Australian rules football umpire, officiating in 39 senior Victorian Football League matches from 1976-1979.

Harry Hickey

Harry Hickey (born 19 July 1917) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Footscray Bulldogs in the Victorian Football League.

Jack Broadstock

Jack Harmer Broadstock (born 1 December 1920, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who started his league career with West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in 1938 before moving to Melbourne to play for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1943 and winning a premiership with the club in his debut season.

Jack Lowry

Jack Brown Lowry (born 25 November 1916 in Lambton) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

National-Panasonic Cup

The National-Panasonic Cup was the Victorian Football League's (VFL) night football competition between 1987 to 1989.

Page playoff system

It is identical to a four-team McIntyre System playoff, first used by the Victorian Football League in Australia in 1931, originally called the Page-McIntyre system, after the VFL delegate, the Richmond Football Club's Secretary, Percy "Pip" Page, who had advocated its use.

Percy Ellingsen

Following his VFL career, Ellingsen moved to the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1920 where he was suspended for a season, a sentence later overturned as an act of clemency during the visit of the Prince of Wales.

Ron Clarke

His brother Jack Clarke and father Tom played Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League with Essendon.

Sean Godsell

In 1980 and 1981, Godsell played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League.

Thomas Bent

For many years "Tommy Bent's statue" was a well-known Melbourne landmark, which, at the time of the Victorian Football League grand final, would be decorated with a cap and scarf in the colours of the team that won the premiership.

William C. McClelland

In 1912, McClelland became president of the Melbourne Football Club, a position he relinquished when elected to the presidency of the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1926, succeeding Baldwin Spencer.


see also

Charles Brownlow

Chas Brownlow (1861–1924), Australian rules football administrator in the Victorian Football League

Goodrick

Garney Goodrick (1895–1929), Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Tasmania and Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League

Likely

Likely McBrien (1892-1956), leading Australian rules football administrator in the Victorian Football League

Robert Farmer

Bob Farmer (born 1947), Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s