This ANZAC Day, Citrus Bob Utber and his fellow ABC Mildura commentator reflected on sportsmen who made the supreme sacrifice in World Wars.
Almanac Life: Citrus Bob’s ANZAC Day
Filed Under: Almanac Cricket, Almanac Other Sports, ANZAC / War History, Anzac Day, Champion footballers, Cricket history, Football History, General Cricket Writing, General Footy Writing, Great cricketers, Tennis, Test Cricket, Test Players, Wimbledon Tagged With: 'The Changi Brownlow' - Roland Perry, ABC Mildura, Anthony (Tony) Wilding, Davis Cup, Frank Lugton, Gregory, Harold Ball, Hedley Verity, Keith "Bluey" Truscott, Ken Farnes, Norman Brookes, Ron Barassi snr, Ross, The Rev Stanley B Reid, Walter 'Charlie' Moore
Comparing Sport and War: Some Reflections on Anzac Day
We revisit a piece from Anzac Day last year. Historian William Westerman has some important things to say about comparing sport with warfare.
Filed Under: ANZAC / War History, Round 05 (05/2018) Tagged With: ANZAC Football history, Australian Defence Force, Kate Lutkins, Keith "Bluey" Truscott, Ron Barassi Senior
Era, era on the wall: 1939 – 1948
Jeff Dowsing’s look back at VFL Grand Final eras continues. Today: The World War Two years. Bluey Truscott, The Bloodbath of ’45, ‘King’ Dick and Captain Blood.
Filed Under: General Footy Writing Tagged With: Bloodbath Grand Final, Bob Chitty, Carlton, Checker Hughes, Corio Oval, Des Fothergill, Dick Reynolds, Essendon, Fitzroy, Fred Fanning, Hec De Lacy, Jack Dyer, Keith "Bluey" Truscott, Laurie Nash, Les Foote, Lou Richards, Melbourne, Norm Smith, Punt Road Oval, Richmond, Ron Barassi Senior, Ron Todd, VFA, World War 2 VFL football
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