Almanac Footy (History) – The McHale (and Dan Minogue) V/AFL Premiership DNA Coaching Game

August 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Grand Final History’s second contribution to The Footy Almanac invites you to play a game that links Premiership coaches to two of the best, Jock McHale and Dan Minogue. [Very creative – Ed]

Almanac Footy History: 1919 VFL Grand Final – Collingwood v Richmond

May 27, 2020 by 6 Comments

The 1919 VFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Richmond was played during the Spanish Flu pandemic. Glen! tells the story of that game.

Almanac Footy History – Dan Minogue: a Bendigo boy huge in the VFL

November 23, 2018 by 1 Comment

There’s been a long stream of footy greats who grew up in Bendigo and played in the BFL/ BFA before going onto the VFL/AFL. Dan Minogue is one, the only player to coach 5 VFL/AFL clubs and he is profiled here by Richard Jones.

George Ogilvie Jnr: Echuca’s gun `30s centreman

November 12, 2018 by 2 Comments

You have to be a pretty handy player to be inducted into a footy league’s Hall of Fame. And if you’re one of 20 named in the very first Hall then you’re clearly an outstanding candidate: a star, to be exact. Such was the case with George Ogilvie jnr., Echuca’s gun centreman of the 1920s and 30s.

When the Tigers Rocked the Theatre Royal – Hobart’s First Encounter With “Eat ‘Em Alive”

September 7, 2017 by 1 Comment

Liahm O’Brien has the tale of the first documented time Tasmania heard the famous “Eat ‘Em Alive” mantra.

George Ronald Cole – Footballer Senator

February 1, 2017 by 1 Comment

Never heard of George Cole? Well, he was a school teaching, grassroots footballer of outstanding ability well known throughout Tasmania who later become a Federal Politician. His remarkable story is told here.

The Tasmanian Journey of Dan Minogue: The Forgotten Chapter of a Magnificent Football Legacy

March 29, 2016 by 4 Comments

The legacy that Dan Minogue left within the game of Australian rules was quite remarkable as researched and written by Liahm O’Brien