Here we have some absolute legends of the AFL/VFL:
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Some AFL/VFL facts
Here are a few vital facts:
In 1857, Tom Wills, one of the founders of Australian Football, returned to Australia after schooling in England where he was football captain of Rugby School and a brilliant cricketer. Initially, he advocated the winter game of football as a way of keeping cricketers fit during off-season.The new game was devised by Wills, his cousin H.C.A. Harrison, W.J. Hammersley and J.B. Thompson. The Melbourne Football Club was formed on August 7, 1858 – the year of the code’s first recorded match between Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar School.The game quickly blossomed. The Geelong Football Club was formed in 1859 and in 1866 an updated set of rules was put in place and competition started.The Victorian Football League was established in 1896 and the following year the League’s first games were played among the foundation clubs – Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and South Melbourne.In 1908, Richmond and University joined the competition. But after the 1914 season, University left the League. In 1925, Footscray (now the Western Bulldogs), Hawthorn and North Melbourne (now the Kangaroos) joined the VFL.This line-up of 12 clubs would remain unchanged until 1987 when the competition expanded to include the West Coast Eagles and the Brisbane Bears. BY 1997, the competition comprised 16 clubs after Adelaide (in 1991), Fremantle (in 1995), and Port Adelaide (in 1997) joined the now Australian Football League and foundation club Fitzroy merged with the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions (after the 1996 season).
History of AFL
AFL was first established in 1877. Carlton, East Melbourne, Essendon, Geelong, Melbourne, St. Kilda and West Melbourne were the first teams that played in the AFL. In 1885 Richmond and university (port adelaide) joined the VFA bringing the total number of clubs in the competition to 10. AFL was first VFL which was just in Victoria but then it went to other states and capitals all over the country.
In 1857, Tom Wills, one of the founders of Australian Football, returned to Australia after schooling in England where he was football captain of Rugby School and a brilliant cricketer. Initially, he advocated the winter game of football as a way of keeping cricketers fit during off-season.The new game was devised by Wills, his cousin H.C.A. Harrison, W.J. Hammersley and J.B. Thompson. The Melbourne Football Club was formed on August 7, 1858 – the year of the code’s first recorded match between Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar School.The game quickly blossomed. The Geelong Football Club was formed in 1859 and in 1866 an updated set of rules was put in place and competition started.The Victorian Football League was established in 1896 and the following year the League’s first games were played among the foundation clubs – Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and South Melbourne.In 1908, Richmond and University joined the competition. But after the 1914 season, University left the League. In 1925, Footscray (now the Western Bulldogs), Hawthorn and North Melbourne (now the Kangaroos) joined the VFL.This line-up of 12 clubs would remain unchanged until 1987 when the competition expanded to include the West Coast Eagles and the Brisbane Bears. BY 1997, the competition comprised 16 clubs after Adelaide (in 1991), Fremantle (in 1995), and Port Adelaide (in 1997) joined the now Australian Football League and foundation club Fitzroy merged with the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions (after the 1996 season).
History of AFL
AFL was first established in 1877. Carlton, East Melbourne, Essendon, Geelong, Melbourne, St. Kilda and West Melbourne were the first teams that played in the AFL. In 1885 Richmond and university (port adelaide) joined the VFA bringing the total number of clubs in the competition to 10. AFL was first VFL which was just in Victoria but then it went to other states and capitals all over the country.
VFL premiers
Here are the VFL premiership winners:
1897
Essendon
1898
Fitzroy
1899
Fitzroy
1900
Melbourne
1901
Essendon
1902
Collingwood
1903
Collingwood
1904
Fitzroy
1905
Fitzroy
1906
Carlton
1907
Carlton
1908
Carlton
1909
South Melbourne
1910
Collingwood
1911
Essendon
1912
Essendon
1913
Fitzroy
1914
Carlton
1915
Carlton
1916
Fitzroy
1917
Collingwood
1918
South Melbourne
1919
Collingwood
1920
Richmond
1921
Richmond
1922
Fitzroy
1923
Essendon
1924
Essendon
1925
Geelong
1926
Melbourne
1927
Collingwood
1928
Collingwood
1929
Collingwood
1930
Collingwood
1931
Geelong
1932
Richmond
1933
South Melbourne
1934
Richmond
1935
Collingwood
1936
Collingwood
1937
Geelong
1938
Carlton
1939
Melbourne
1940
Melbourne
1941
Melbourne
1942
Essendon
1943
Richmond
1944
Fitzroy
1945
Carlton
1946
Essendon
1947
Carlton
1948
Melbourne
1949
Essendon
1950
Essendon
1951
Geelong
1952
Geelong
1953
Collingwood
1954
Footscray
1955
Melbourne
1956
Melbourne
1957
Melbourne
1958
Collingwood
1959
Melbourne
1960
Melbourne
1961
Hawthorn
1962
Essendon
1963
Geelong
1964
Melbourne
1965
Essendon
1966
St Kilda
1967
Richmond
1968
Carlton
1969
Richmond
1970
Carlton
1971
Hawthorn
1972
Carlton
1973
Richmond
1974
Richmond
1975
North Melbourne
1976
Hawthorn
1977
North Melbourne
1978
Hawthorn
1979
Carlton
1980
Richmond
1981
Carlton
1982
Carlton
1983
Hawthorn
1984
Essendon
1985
Essendon
1986
Hawthorn
1987
Carlton
1988
Hawthorn
1989
Hawthorn
1897
Essendon
1898
Fitzroy
1899
Fitzroy
1900
Melbourne
1901
Essendon
1902
Collingwood
1903
Collingwood
1904
Fitzroy
1905
Fitzroy
1906
Carlton
1907
Carlton
1908
Carlton
1909
South Melbourne
1910
Collingwood
1911
Essendon
1912
Essendon
1913
Fitzroy
1914
Carlton
1915
Carlton
1916
Fitzroy
1917
Collingwood
1918
South Melbourne
1919
Collingwood
1920
Richmond
1921
Richmond
1922
Fitzroy
1923
Essendon
1924
Essendon
1925
Geelong
1926
Melbourne
1927
Collingwood
1928
Collingwood
1929
Collingwood
1930
Collingwood
1931
Geelong
1932
Richmond
1933
South Melbourne
1934
Richmond
1935
Collingwood
1936
Collingwood
1937
Geelong
1938
Carlton
1939
Melbourne
1940
Melbourne
1941
Melbourne
1942
Essendon
1943
Richmond
1944
Fitzroy
1945
Carlton
1946
Essendon
1947
Carlton
1948
Melbourne
1949
Essendon
1950
Essendon
1951
Geelong
1952
Geelong
1953
Collingwood
1954
Footscray
1955
Melbourne
1956
Melbourne
1957
Melbourne
1958
Collingwood
1959
Melbourne
1960
Melbourne
1961
Hawthorn
1962
Essendon
1963
Geelong
1964
Melbourne
1965
Essendon
1966
St Kilda
1967
Richmond
1968
Carlton
1969
Richmond
1970
Carlton
1971
Hawthorn
1972
Carlton
1973
Richmond
1974
Richmond
1975
North Melbourne
1976
Hawthorn
1977
North Melbourne
1978
Hawthorn
1979
Carlton
1980
Richmond
1981
Carlton
1982
Carlton
1983
Hawthorn
1984
Essendon
1985
Essendon
1986
Hawthorn
1987
Carlton
1988
Hawthorn
1989
Hawthorn
The Brownlows
Hi here are the the brownlows medalists:
1924 Carji Greeves Geel
1925 Collin Watson St K
1926 Ivor Warne Smith Melb
1927 Syd Coventry Coll
1928 Ivor Warne Smith Melb
1929 Albert Collier Coll
1930 Harry Collier Coll
1931 Haydn Bunton Fitz
1932 Haydn Bunton Fitz
1933 Chicken Smallhorn Fitz
1934 Dick Reynolds Ess
1935 Haydn Bunton Fitz
1936 Dinny Ryan Fitz
1937 Dick Reynolds Ess
1938 Dick Reynolds Ess
1939 Marcus Whelan Coll
1940 Des Fothergill Coll
1940 Herbie Matthews S Melb
1941 Norman Ware Foots
1946 Don Cordner Melb
1947 Bert Deacon Carl
1948 Bill Morris Rich
1949 Ronn Clegg Sth Melb
1949 Col Austen Hawks
1950 Allan Ruthven Fitz
1951 Bernie Smith Geel
1952 Bill Hutchinson Ess
1953 Bill Hutchinson Ess
1954 Roy Wright Rich
1955 Fred Goldsmith Sth Melb
1956 Peter Box Foots
1957 Brian Gleeson St K
1958 Neil Roberts St K
1959 Verdun Howell St K
1959 Bob Skilton Sth Melb
1960 John Schultz Foots
1961 John James Carl
1962 Alistair Lord Geel
1963 Bob Skilton Sth Melb
1964 Gordon Collis Carl
1965 Ian Stewart St K
1965 Noel Teasdale Nth Melb
1966 Ian Stewart St K
1967 Ross G Smith St K
1968 Bob Skilton Sth Melb
1969 Kevin Murray Fitz
1970 Peter Bedford Sth Melb
1971 Ian Stewart Rich
1972 Len Thompson Coll
1973 Keith Greg Nth Melb
1974 Keith Greg Nth Melb
1975 Gary Dempsey Foots
1976 Graham Moss Ess
1977 Graham Teasdale Sth Melb
1978 Malcolm Blight Nth Melb
1979 Peter Moore Coll
1980 Calvin Templeton Foots
1981 Bernie Quinlan Fitz
1981 Barry Round Melb
1982 Ross Glendining Nth Melb
1983 Peter Moore Melb
1984 Brad Harding Foots
1985 Robert Dipierdomenico Haw
1986 Greg Williams Syd
1987 Tony Lockett Syd
1987 John Platten Haw
1988 Gerard Healy Syd
1989 Paul Couch Geel
1990 Tony Liberatore Foots
1991 Jim Stynes Melb
1992 Scott Wynd Foots
1993 Gavin Wanganeen Ess
1994 Greg Williams Carl
1995 Paul Kelly Syd
1996 James Hird Ess
1996 Michael Voss Bris
1997 Robert Harvey Stk
1998 Robert Harvey Stk
1999 Shane Crawford Haw
2000 Shane Woewodin Melb
2001 Jason Akermanis Bris
2002 Simon Black Bris
2003 Mark Ricciuto Adel
2003 Adam Goodes Syd
2003 Nathan Buckley Coll
2004 Chris Judd WC
2005 Ben Cousins WC
2006 Adam Goodes Syd
1924 Carji Greeves Geel
1925 Collin Watson St K
1926 Ivor Warne Smith Melb
1927 Syd Coventry Coll
1928 Ivor Warne Smith Melb
1929 Albert Collier Coll
1930 Harry Collier Coll
1931 Haydn Bunton Fitz
1932 Haydn Bunton Fitz
1933 Chicken Smallhorn Fitz
1934 Dick Reynolds Ess
1935 Haydn Bunton Fitz
1936 Dinny Ryan Fitz
1937 Dick Reynolds Ess
1938 Dick Reynolds Ess
1939 Marcus Whelan Coll
1940 Des Fothergill Coll
1940 Herbie Matthews S Melb
1941 Norman Ware Foots
1946 Don Cordner Melb
1947 Bert Deacon Carl
1948 Bill Morris Rich
1949 Ronn Clegg Sth Melb
1949 Col Austen Hawks
1950 Allan Ruthven Fitz
1951 Bernie Smith Geel
1952 Bill Hutchinson Ess
1953 Bill Hutchinson Ess
1954 Roy Wright Rich
1955 Fred Goldsmith Sth Melb
1956 Peter Box Foots
1957 Brian Gleeson St K
1958 Neil Roberts St K
1959 Verdun Howell St K
1959 Bob Skilton Sth Melb
1960 John Schultz Foots
1961 John James Carl
1962 Alistair Lord Geel
1963 Bob Skilton Sth Melb
1964 Gordon Collis Carl
1965 Ian Stewart St K
1965 Noel Teasdale Nth Melb
1966 Ian Stewart St K
1967 Ross G Smith St K
1968 Bob Skilton Sth Melb
1969 Kevin Murray Fitz
1970 Peter Bedford Sth Melb
1971 Ian Stewart Rich
1972 Len Thompson Coll
1973 Keith Greg Nth Melb
1974 Keith Greg Nth Melb
1975 Gary Dempsey Foots
1976 Graham Moss Ess
1977 Graham Teasdale Sth Melb
1978 Malcolm Blight Nth Melb
1979 Peter Moore Coll
1980 Calvin Templeton Foots
1981 Bernie Quinlan Fitz
1981 Barry Round Melb
1982 Ross Glendining Nth Melb
1983 Peter Moore Melb
1984 Brad Harding Foots
1985 Robert Dipierdomenico Haw
1986 Greg Williams Syd
1987 Tony Lockett Syd
1987 John Platten Haw
1988 Gerard Healy Syd
1989 Paul Couch Geel
1990 Tony Liberatore Foots
1991 Jim Stynes Melb
1992 Scott Wynd Foots
1993 Gavin Wanganeen Ess
1994 Greg Williams Carl
1995 Paul Kelly Syd
1996 James Hird Ess
1996 Michael Voss Bris
1997 Robert Harvey Stk
1998 Robert Harvey Stk
1999 Shane Crawford Haw
2000 Shane Woewodin Melb
2001 Jason Akermanis Bris
2002 Simon Black Bris
2003 Mark Ricciuto Adel
2003 Adam Goodes Syd
2003 Nathan Buckley Coll
2004 Chris Judd WC
2005 Ben Cousins WC
2006 Adam Goodes Syd
Intro to our blog
hi our names are tom brodie josh and james and we have searched up some information and made a blog about AFL history. this blog will feature lots of premiership facts and lots of brownlow medal winners over the years.
Thanks
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