John Harms’s account of the 1931 Grand Final – between Geelong and Richmond – was first published in Grand Finals Volume 1 1897-1938 (published by Slattery Media Group). It tells the tale of a memorable match where one of the smallest players ever to pull on footy boots, Mickey the Mouse Carney, was the star, all at the height of the Great Depression.
Round 15 – Richmond v Sydney: The ghosts of campaigns past
June 30, 2018 by 2 Comments
John Green harks back to the `30s when Richmond and South Melbourne were great rivals while telling the story of a high-quality match under the roof at Etihad.
Almanac Funny Teams – A Team of Top-Notch 12s
June 26, 2018 by 22 Comments
Phil Dimitriadis thinks the number 12 is one of the most symbolic numbers in human history. What do you think of his team of No. 12’s?
1931 Grand Final Newsreel Footage – Geelong v Richmond
September 6, 2017 by 11 Comments
Further to John Harms’ article on the 1931 Grand Final, we’ve come across this newsreel footage from this first Grand Final meeting of these teams. What takes your eye?
Era, era on the wall, which was the greatest of them all?
October 5, 2015 by 7 Comments
Wondering how to get your footy fix until next April? In the first of a nine-part series, Jeff Dowsing has scoured the history books looking at Footy ‘then’ to understand footy ‘now’. While this series has a distinctly VFL focus, the question remains: has much really changed in footy?
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