The Picture of the Month feature ran from September 2003 until April 2006. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger version of each image.
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North Adelaide's Peter Anderson marks against Sturt at Prospect Oval in round 20 1967. In winning by 6 points in front of 16,650 spectators, the Roosters clinched the '67 minor premiership, but it would be the Double Blues who would have the last laugh, as they went on to lift the flag after an 11 point grand final victory over Port Adelaide. |
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North Hobart players burst through the cheer squad banner before romping to a 110 point victory over Hobart in the 2003 Southern Football League grand final. (Photo courtesy of Dan Garlick of the Southern Football League; visit the League's website to view a large range of other superb photos.) |
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Fitzroy's Bernie 'Superboot' Quinlan flies high in an attempt to mark against North Melbourne. A superb kick and powerful mark, Quinlan was one of the VFL's most exciting, if unpredictable, key position forwards of the 1970s and '80s. Beginning with Footscray in 1969 he played 178 games and kicked 239 for the Bulldogs before crossing to Fitzroy in 1978. In 9 seasons with the Lions, Quinlan produced the best and most consistent form of his career, playing another 189 VFL games as well as adding 565 goals, including centuries in both 1983 and 1984. The highlight of his illustrious career came in 1981 when, aged 30, he tied for the Brownlow Medal with South Melbourne's Barry Round, who ironically happened to be a close personal friend of Quinlan's. |
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Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to all Festive Season visitors to Full Points Footy! |
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If you're feeling hot and sweaty, here's a timely reminder of just why God's Own Game can be so appealing. The photo was taken in July 1963 and features action from a VFA Division One clash between Moorabbin and Port Melbourne at Moorabbin. |
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South Adelaide's Lindsay Backman marks strongly during the 3rd quarter of a match against Sturt at Unley in 1968 before kicking truly to register one of his four goals for the term. South was seemingly in complete control at this stage, and lead by seven goals at three quarter time. However, there was to be a twist in the tale, as the match review reveals. |
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Richmond's Matthew Richardson uses his opponent Mick Martyn (Kangaroos) as the proverbial 'step ladder'. |
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Claremont's Barry Beecroft (front) contests a hit-out with former East Perth ruckman Paul Arnold of South Fremantle during the 1983 WAFL season. |
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Action from the 2002 Southern Football League grand final between Clarence and North Hobart, a match won by the former by 21 points. (Image used by kind permission of Dan Garlick of AFL Southern Tasmania.) |
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Action from the 1969 Australian interstate championships in Adelaide, which took place thirty-five years ago this month. Eventual joint Tassie Medallist Graham Molloy of South Australia takes one of the numerous strong grabs which saw him gain maximum votes from the home state's clash with Tasmania. |
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South Melbourne players relax at lemon time during a match from the 1907 season. South reached the finals that year, beating Collingwood 12.10 (82) to 6.12 (48), but losing the premiership decider to Carlton by 5 points. Somewhat unusually for the time, all of the players in the photograph are wearing guernseys on which the sash is orientated in the same direction; such uniformity was not universally achieved until after World War One. |
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Ralph Rogerson of East Perth effects a classic spoil against South Fremantle, whose Stan Badham (lower right) is about to feel the full, 90kg weight of Ray Giblett. Rogerson enjoyed the distinction of playing top level football in three states, with North Adelaide (SANFL), East Perth (WANFL) and Fitzroy (VFL). He also played carnival football for South Australia. |
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August 1969, and hundreds of fans swarm onto Glenelg Oval to celebrate their hero 'Fred' Phillis' achievement in becoming the first SANFL player since Colin Churchett in 1951 to kick a century of goals in a season. Phillis ended up with 137 goals for the year, which at the time constituted a new league record. He went on to 'top the ton' on four more occasions. |
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The Port Adelaide players take a break during the 1910 SAFL challenge final clash with Sturt which yielded the club's sixth senior premiership. Ninety-four years later, that tally has risen to thirty-five, the most recent of which was secured in this season's AFL grand final against Brisbane. Meanwhile closely related offshoot the Port Adelaide Magpies have claimed two premierships of their own since splitting off from the main club in 1997. (Image kindly supplied by Adelaide artist and designer Peter Vasic, whose superb North Adelaide and South Adelaide Team of the Century paintings can be viewed here.) |
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"You think two bucks is expensive? Just wait'll you see this stuff on EBay in thirty years time, mate!" |
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North Hobart players and supporters, photographed in commemoration of the club's 1923 premiership win. The side went on to defeat North Launceston for the state flag. (Image courtesy of the superb Tasmanian Football Legends website, which is well worth a visit.) |
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Members of John Todd's 1983 Swan Districts combination which won the second of three flags in a row with a 21 point grand final defeat of Claremont. (Image courtesy of the Swan Districts official website, which you can visit here.) |
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An artist's impression of Brunswick Street Oval in Melbourne, circa 1907. |
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Fitzroy rover Gary Wilson looks desperate to off load a quick handball in the face of intense pressure from Essendon's Sandy Talbot (left) and Daryl Gerlach. Number 8 for the Lions is Laurie Richards. The photo was taken during a VFL home and away match in 1972. |
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The VFL team which defeated Western Australia by 53 points at the MCG on 17 June 1967. BACK ROW (L-R): Dick Clay (Richmond); Colin Tully (Collingwood); Daryl Griffiths (St Kilda); Johnny Birt (Essendon) MIDDLE ROW (L-R): Dr. S.Chazan; J.H.Parker (selector); K.Chalmers (head trainer); John Schultz (Footscray); Des Meagher (Hawthorn); Len Thompson (Collingwood); Mike Perry (Richmond); Alan Noonan (Essendon); John Nicholls (Carlton); Norm Brown (Fitzroy); Wes Lofts (Carlton); Terry Waters (Collingwood); A.W.Dunning (assistant manager); A.Anderson (property steward) FRONT ROW (L-R): Daryl Gerlach (Essendon); Deniston Marshall (Geelong); Darrel Baldock (St Kilda - captain); Bob Rose (Collingwood - coach); H.Okey (manager and chairman of selectors); Bob Skilton (South Melbourne - vice-captain); Royce Hart (Richmond); Bill Barrot (Richmond); Ross Smith (St Kilda) |
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The above photograph captures action from a clash between Melbourne and Collingwood at the MCG in August 1908. After trailing by 8 points at the long break, the Magpies got up to win by 13 points, 6.9 (45) to 4.8 (32). |
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Woodville's Ray Buckley (no. 29) looks set to mark strongly from behind against Norwood in a match played at Woodville Oval in the opening round of the 1969 season. The match was won by the 'Peckers by 7 goals. Ray Buckley is the father of current Collingwood champion Nathan Buckley. |
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A trademark Gary Ablett grab. |
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Morningside's Rick Newman takes a spectacular one hander in 1988. |
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Round 21 1993, and West Perth's players celebrate victory over Subiaco in the club's last ever home match at Leederville Oval. The Falcons won by 45 points in front of a crowd of 20,112. Since 1994 the club has been based at Joondalup. |
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Carlton's 1961 Brownlow Medallist, John James, in whom "guile overcame a lack of height and beef" (Jack Pollard), takes advantage of a team mate's shepherd to break clear. |
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The VFL's diminutive wingman Thorold Merrett appears to be getting the better of his gargantuan South Australian opponent, Clayton 'Candles' Thompson (far left), in this action from an interstate match at the Adelaide Oval. |
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North Adelaide high flier Don Lindner takes a typically spectacular grab against West Torrens during the course of a 1958 season that saw him win the first of his three club best and fairest awards. The match itself resulted in a win to North by 26 points, 13.23 (101) to 11.9 (75). |
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Hobart captain-coach Jack Sullivan attempts an uncontested mark against North Hobart in the 1948 TANFL 1st semi final, which the latter club won by 9 points, 13.10 (88) to 12.7 (79). The Robins went on to beat Sandy Bay in the preliminary final, but lost the 'big one' to New Town. (Image © Hobart Football Club. Visit the club's website for more fantastic images of this type.) |
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Collingwood's Rod Oborne looks set for a heavy landing in this action from the 1973 VFL season. (He bounced back though, apparently.......) |
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The above photo features the Cananore team that won the both the TANFL and Tasmanian state premierships in 1913. I am indebted to Jenny Waugh for kindly sending me a scan which was made from a photocopy of the original image, which she has in her possession. Jenny's grandfather, Roy Reardon, who later played with South Melbourne and in country Victoria, was a member of the team. |
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West Perth's Alan Watling attempts to tackle Subiaco strongman Brian Sierakowski during a WANFL round 19 clash between the sides at Subiaco Oval in 1969. Subi ended up winning by 16 points, 16.6 (102) to 12.14 (86), but the Cardinals had the last laugh as they went on to win that year's premiership. |
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