Almanac Footy: Melbourne, Mayhem, Merger, and Madness

Richard Griffiths was Football Manager at the Melbourne FC during the tumultuous period of the proposed club merger with the Hawthorn FC and presents a first-hand account of that time.

Almanac Footy History: The `67 Grand Final

Grand Final today. Old Dog looks back at the last time Richmond and Geelong played in the Grand Final, in 1967, through the eyes of some of the players who ran out that day.

50 Years On – What Else Happened on This Day?

Grand Final week 1966 was not only a glorious time for St Kilda but as Warwick Nolan points out, other interesting football and sporting events were happening at the same time.