Geoff Ablett 1955, Ronnie Burns 1973, Jim Canfield 1958, James Gowans 1977,
Alan Martin 1928, Terry Wheeler 1955.
PLAYER OF THE DAY. Jason Roe, born 13th March 1984.
Jason played 42 games for the Brisbane Lions between 2006 and 2008 and kicked 6 goals. Originating from the Northern Territory he was on Collingwoods rookie list and then went to SANFL club North Adelaide before ending up in Brisbane.
His runs from defence were a useful trait, however he was sidelined with a knee injury late in the season. 2007 saw him being used as a tall defender and he was progressing well in 2008 until suffering a quad injury which saw him end his time in the AFL.
Source: The Encyclopaedia of AFL Footballers.
The Jakovich Brothers
Glen Jakovich played for the West Coast Eagles from 1991 – 2004. During this time he played 276 games and scored 60 goals, which was not bad as he was one of the best centre half backs of his time.
He started his football at South Freemantle and was a no nonsense hard at it player that impressed all who saw him. He played in the Eagles premiership sides in 1992 and 1994.
Glen was joint winner of the clubs Best & Fairest in 1993 and sole recipient in '94, '95 and 2000.
Allen Jakovich played 47 games for Melbourne from 1991 – 1994 for 201 goals and 7 games for Footscray (Western Bulldogs) in 1996 scoring 7 goals. His goal kicking though was not the only thing that made him different from his brother.
He was an exciting forward but was hot headed and could be individualistic, suffering lapses in concentration at times that led to frustration for his coaches.
Source: The Encyclopaedia of AFL Footballers.
The Magarey Medal.
The Magarey medal is the SANFL equivalent of the Brownlow in the national competition and has been awarded to the states 'fairest and most brilliant player' since 1898.
It is named after its creator William Magarey who was chairman of the league at that time. Magarey was born in Adelaide and worked as a lawyer .
Though he never played football he had an interest in sports and was a sport administrator being the inaugural chairman of the South Australian Football Association in 1897.
His desire was to combat the rough play that the game was known for so he came up with this award. Other states later took up the idea and introduced medals of their own.
Source: Wikipedia.
Castlemaine Football Club.
It would probably come as no surprise that Melbourne is the oldest Australian Rules Football club as Tom Wills was associated with the Melbourne Cricket Club and the first game was played in parklands next to the MCG.
However, what most people may not realise is that the Castlemaine Football club is the second oldest being founded on 15th June 1859; predating Geelong by a month.
It didn't take them long to get into the action as they played their first game on 22nd June 1859. Although football was popular on the Victorian goldfields due to the lack of other clubs they did not play matches that often and they did not always play Aussie Rules. Entering a team in the Bendigo league in 1925, they were premiers the next year.
They have won 4 premierships in 1926, 1952, 1992 and 2000.
Their first uniform was a white cap with a blue Maltese cross on it and when they joined the Bendigo league they wore a black jumper with a white V. In 1971 they changed to vertical black and white stripes and are known as the Magpies.
Well known players to come from the club include;
Percy Bentley(Richmond)
Jack Titus (Richmond)
Ron Barassi Snr (Melbourne)
Warren Jones(Carlton & St Kilda)
Rod Keogh(Melbourne & St Kilda).
Source: Wikepedia and Castlemaine Football Club web site.
Graham Arthur - Hall of fame member.
Graham Arthur will always hold a place in history as the captain of Hawthorns first premiership team in 1961.
He joined the Hawks from Sandhurst in 1955 and played until 1968 which included 232 games and 201 goals. He won the clubs best and fairest in 1955, 1958 and 1962.
Arthur was an unselfish player, often handballing to teammates who were able to score. Though only 75 kilos in his early days he built up his body and his strength as well as his footy 'smarts' more than made up for his lack of pace as a half forward flanker.
He also played 12 games for Victoria and after leaving Hawthorn went on to coach in Echuca but returned later as a club administrator.
Source: 2013 AFL Record Season Guide & The Encyclopaedia of AFL Footballers.
If Melbourne was the first club and Casltemainen the second, in 1850's it was a long way between towns so unlikely they played against one another on a regular basis.
ReplyDeleteSo they must have played against themselves more as a social interaction?