It was the 49th annual grand final of the victorian football league, staged to determine the premiers for the 1945 vfl season. In round 16 against north melbourne, hawthorn set record scores of. A historical tour of abandoned afl grounds home melbourne fun things to do sport. South melbourne asks the vfl to fixture all home games in sydney and all away games at vfl park under lights 1981, july 1. The decline of the vfa is often said to have commenced in 1982 when the vfls struggling south melbourne swans moved to sydney, as all sydney swans home games were played on sunday and televised, ending the vfas monopoly on sunday football.
Swan chris laird kicked the ball off the ground for the winning goal of the match, to see south melbourne win their second premiership in the vfl by five points. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. In 1895 south melbourne recruited fraser, later to be the clubs first vfl captain, from port melbourne, but they suffered a savage blow when mckay. South melbourne earned the nickname the swans because of the number of interstate, especially western australian, players in the 1933 premiership team. The first of melbournes suburbs to adopt fuoll municipal status, south melbourne has also been at the forefront of many of the forces that have shaped both the local and national landscapes. Formed soon after the formation of the first set of rules for australian football it can be said to be one of the oldest football clubs in australia and indeed one of the oldest football clubs, of any code in the world. A brief history of south melbourne south melbourne, between the south bank of the yarra river and port phillip bay, originated at the area known as emerald hill, 2 km. There are few football clubs, of any code in the world, older than the sydney swans. The complete history of every club in the vflafl ross, john, et al on. First he threw the account books on the table and told everybody we are gone. This nearcomplete silent film of the 1909 vfl grand final is the earliest known surviving footage of australian rules football action. It is ironic that the team with the foreigners nickname became the vfls first interstate team when the financially troubled south melbourne found a new home and a renewed life in. South melbourne 1888 in the blood south melbourne sydney swans football club jim main 2009. Proceedings started on time, and finished after about an hour and a half.
Published by ringwood, viking penguin books australia ltd. South melbourne was one of the original founding clubs of the victorian football league that was formed in 1897. A historical tour of abandoned afl grounds melbourne. A relatively unimportant event to all but south melbourne supporters, its meaning rises as it was set against the backdrop of the first world war and its inevitable effects upon the victorian. Established in melbourne as the south melbourne football club in 1874, the. Detailed history south melbourne, sydney swans, detailed history. Some club year books and annuals have been listed separately in the clubs major. If you turn to page 9 in miles wilks book, australian football clubs in nsw, you read about a player who played with the south melbourne club in 193536. This is a list of sydney swans players who have made one or more appearance in the australian football league, known as the victorian football league until 1990.
Clubs major leagues reading australian rules football. Books about melbourne is for dan, who once asked if there were any books on melbourne out there written by the collector. The sydney swans were previously known as south melbourne until their relocation in 1982. The argus newspapers player of the year, bill busbridge of essendon, was declared 1909 champion of the season. The 1897 victorian football league season was the inaugural season of the victorian football league and saw eight teams play in the first season. The golden era 19321936 edit when then club president jack rohan recruited grocery magnate archie crofts as the clubs new vice president, south gained the backing for the clubs greatest recruiting drive of its history. Established in 2009, demonwiki draws on sources including newspapers, books, websites, interviews and personal memories to chronicle the history of the worlds oldest professional sporting club. Network ten ended its weekly vfa coverage in the same year. The complete book of vfl finals from 1897 to the present. List of south melbourne football clubsydney swans players.
The complete history of every club in the vfl afl adelaide brisbane carlton collingwood essendon fitzroy fremantle geelong hawthorn melbourne north melbourne port adelaide richmond south melbourne st kilda sydney university west coast western bulldogs. Booktopia buy australian football league books online from australias leading online bookstore. The south yarra and st kilda clubs were soon formed, and occasional teams. South further proposed that all matches would be night matches and effectively gave south melbourne 22 home matches. Football card john heriot, south melbourne, mobil vfl football photos series, 1965. This was south melbournes first premiership after finishing runner up twice previously.
The wafl board resolved to ask the vfl of their opinion of a wa team joining the vfl competition and for an iundication of the vfls intentions regarding the development of football in australia behind the play pg 180. South melbourne was a founding member of both the vfa and the vfl, but was sacrificed to propagate aussie rules in enemy territory. A brief history of south melbourne streets of south. The vfls leading goalkicker was dick lee of collingwood with 58 goals.
After fourteen rounds was played in the regular seasons, the top four teams played in a three week final series with essendon claiming the premiership after they won all three of their games finishing ahead of minor premiers geelong. Emerald hill, an old volcanic outcrop, stood out from the surrounding swamp land and had greener vegetation. Research and pathways to victorias football history 192565. The ground has since been turned into a soccer stadium for some of. This book is now given to all new players at the guernsey presentation ceremony. The history of the melbourne football club, hardie grant books. North melbourne football club was born in 1869, 32 years before federation making it older than the commonwealth of australia itself. A history of the south melbourne football club marc fiddian. Abernethy is a former port adelaide player and his book presents an insiders. In july 1883, the south melbourne football club came to sydney to play a series of games. Doris condon, south melbourne resident from 1942 until her death in 1979, mayor 1969 to 1970. Statistics, records and reference reading australian rules football. Ted whitten was a legend of the game who played for the footscray football club in the victorian football league vfl and is. For those too young to remember or who dont know, heres how it.
South proposed that they would play all their home games in sydney, and all their away games at vfl park. This comprehensive history of a great club takes in the early and formative years and, from the vfls first season of 1897, it becomes a year by year history. Round 10 is the only round in vflafl history in which every team scored 100 or more points. Find the worth of your south melbourne football club collectables memorabilia and souvenirs. Afl memorabilia books for sale shop with afterpay ebay. R south australian railways train tickets circa 1950s.
South melbourne vfl he joined vfl club south melbourne in 1925, where he played for five seasons, winning souths best and fairest award in 1928 and being appointed captain for the 1929 season. It is believed the first football club in the area was emerald hill, which played near the old albert park railway station. Founded in the 1870s, the south melbourne bloods won vfa success 1881, 1885, 1888, 1889, 1890 and were one of the eight founding vfl clubs in 1897. The sydney swans are a professional australian rules football club which plays in the australian football league afl. Get the best deals on australian football trading cards when you shop the largest online selection at. South melbourne football club nsw australian football history. The south melbourne football club, later to become known as the. The complete history of every club in the vflafl adelaide brisbane carlton collingwood essendon fitzroy fremantle geelong hawthorn melbourne north melbourne port adelaide richmond south melbourne st kilda sydney university west coast western bulldogs. July second was the 30th anniversary of the south melbourne football club first proposing the move to sydney for 1982. A history of the south melbourne football club marc fiddian football in the earlier days of the game wa a contest between villages.
The 1945 vfl grand final was an australian rules football game contested between the south melbourne football club and carlton football club, held at princes park in melbourne on 29 september 1945. The game, and the country that plays it, focuses in detail. Books including the zebra story a history of the sandringham football club by hubbard melbourne, 1986. Learn the market value of your vintage south melbourne football club medals badges and membership cards. The clubs the complete history of every club in the vfl. North melbourne football club was founded in north melbourne in 1869 by local cricketers desiring to keep fit over the winter months. The clubs the complete history of every club in the vflafl 1998.
The mood was neither sombre nor muted, but neither was it. One thought is that the club was connected to the st marys church of england cricket club, now the st marys anglican church north melbourne, whose colours blue and white are reflected in the clubs colours today. Demonwiki the history of the melbourne football club. The victorian football league vfl has had some form of final series since its foundation in 1896 although the modern form of grand final did not emerge until the vfl adopted the page system of finals in 1931. North were among the prime movers in getting south out of south through the slimy slug alan aylett who ran the vfl.
Success has always been something the swans have struggled for, but the manner in which the club and its loyal supporters have continued the fight for further successes cannot be doubted. North melbournes kerry good scored the winning goal after the final siren had sounded in the 1980 escort championships night grand final at vfl parka goal that was highly controversial as the umpires had not heard the siren seconds before kerry good had marked the ball from a kick by malcolm blight. Demonwiki home the history of the melbourne football club. The two agms south melbourne hellas and south melbourne fc were held back to back without a break. Vfl 1978 season official souvenir, victorian football league. The 1916 victorian football league season was the 20th season of the elite. Sydney swans, an australian rules football club known as the south melbourne football club until 1982. There are currently over 8350 articles and 6200 images in our database. Two early vfl premierships 1909, 1918 were followed in the 1920s by years in the middle of the table.
South melbourne this ground alongside albert park lake was home to the south melbourne football club before they moved to sydney in 1982. The melbourne football club was formed on may 14, 1859, at the parade hotel. Port melbourne vfa he crossed to port melbourne for the following three seasons, winning a premiership with the club in 1922. South melbourne team photos boyles football photos. Theres a good reason the history books tell you that 1986 was the final year of an allvictorian senior competition. John made one phone call, and the rest, as they say, is history. South melbourne also won the premiership that year before a crowd of 39,168, almost exactly the same number as in 1915. Pennings in his book, origins of australian football. Full list of past south melbourne swans afl players and statistics. This has become the standard reference work for the history of vflafl finals, with summaries of each finals series and statistics. South melbourne appeared in its first vfl grand final against fitzroy in 1899, but fitzroy won the match its second premiership on the trot.
The club was born as south melbourne in 1874 and the swans over this period have experienced both heartache and jubilation. The official club history books and many supporters believe that the clubs origins date back to its founding in 1873 at a meeting at the hawthorne hotel. South melbourne football club collectables, memorabilia and. South melbourne was opposed to the village of fitzroy, representatives of the village of richmond met a team from port melbourne, and the village of williamstown played the footscray village.
South melbourne football club collectables, memorabilia. Like the replay reference centerthat contains links to all these resources of the clubs history books movies tv photos. The south melbourne football club, later to become known as the sydney swans, have enjoyed a long and eventful history. Detailed history south melbourne, sydney swans, detailed. Awards the 1909 vfl premiership team was south melbourne. Why call to add vfa premierships to vflafl flag tally would unfairly rewrite the history books. Hi there, i was wondering if anyone out there would have a copy of the south melbourne theme song before they changed the words for the sydney swans. In 1981, news broke that south melbourne were considering a partial move to sydney for 11 games a season.
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