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Sport - Australian Rules Football


 

 
Teams and grounds League Champions Scoring
Positions Pitch dimensions Famous players
Nicknames Brownlow Medal Team of the Century
Official ARF site American Football Motor Racing


Teams and Grounds
  
Adelaide Crows Football Park, Adelaide
Brisbane Lions Gabba
Carlton Blues Optus Oval
Collingwood Magpies Melbourne Cricket Ground
Essendon Bombers Colonial Stadium
Fremantle Dockers Subiaco Oval
Geelong Cats Shell Stadium
Hawthorn Hawks Colonial Stadium
Melbourne Demons Melbourne Cricket Ground
North Melbourne Kangaroos Melbourne Cricket Ground
Port Power Football Park, Adelaide
Richmond Tigers Melbourne Cricket Ground
St Kilda Saints Colonial Stadium
Sydney Swans Sydney Cricket Ground
Western Bulldogs Colonial Stadium
West Coast Eagles Subiaco

League Champions (http://home.connexus.net/~peter/1998_season.htm) (use appropriate year)
 
    1897 Essendon
1898 Fitzroy 1899 Fitzroy
1900 Melbourne 1901 Essendon
1902 Collingwood 1903 Collingwood
1904 Fitzroy 1905 Fitzroy
1906 Carlton 1907 Carlton
1908 Carlton 1909 South Melbourne
1910 Collingwood 1911 Essendon
1912 Essendon 1913 Fitzroy
1914 Carlton 1915 Carlton
1916 Fitzroy 1917 Collingwood
1918 South Melbourne 1919 Collingwood
1920 Richmond 1921 Richmond
1922 Fitzroy 1923 Essendon
1924 Essendon 1925 Geelong
1926 Melbourne 1927 Collingwood
1928 Collingwood 1929 Collingwood
1930 Collingwood 1931 Geelong
1932 Richmond 1933 South Melbourne
1934 Richmond 1935 Collingwood
1936 Collingwood 1937 Geelong
1938 Carlton 1939 Melbourne
1940 Melbourne 1941 Melbourne
1942 Essendon 1943 Richmond
1944 Fitzroy 1945 Carlton
1946 Essendon 1947 Carlton
1948 Melbourne 1949 Essendon
1950 Essendon 1951 Geelong
1952 Geelong 1953 Collingwood
1954 Footscray 1955 Melbourne
1956 Melbourne 1957 Melbourne
1958 Collingwood 1959 Melbourne
1960 Melbourne 1961 Hawthorn
1962 Essendon 1963 Geelong
1964 Melbourne 1965 Essendon
1966 St Kilda 1967 Richmond
1968 Carlton 1969 Richmond
1970 Carlton 1971 Hawthorn
1972 Carlton 1973 Richmond
1974 Richmond 1975 North Melbourne
1976 Hawthorn 1977 North Melbourne
1978 Hawthorn 1979 Carlton
1980 Richmond 1981 Carlton
1982 Carlton 1983 Hawthorn
1984 Essendon 1985 Essendon
1986 Hawthorn 1987 Carlton
1988 Hawthorn 1989 Hawthorn
1990 Collingwood 1991 Hawthorn
1992 West Coast Eagles 1993 Essendon Bombers
1994 West Coast Eagles 1995 Carlton Blues
1996 North Melbourne Kangaroos 1997 Adelaide Crows
1998 Adelaide Crows 1999 Kangaroos
2000 Essendon Bombers    

Scoring
 
Goal 6 points
Behind 1 point


Positions
 
Back pocket Full back Back pocket
Half back flank Centre half back Half back flank
Ruckman, Centre, Follower
Wing Rover Wing
Half forward flank Centre half forward Half forward flank
Forward pocket Full forward Forward pocket

Pitch Dimensions
 
Center circle 10 foot diameter
Length of pitch 150 x 200 yards
Width of pitch 120 – 170 yards
Central square 50 yards x 50 yards
Width of goal 7 yards
Behinds 7 yards either side of goal
Boundary line Oval

 

Most Famous Players
 
Garry Ablett Full forward Geelong 
Graham Arthur Half forward flank  
Allen Aylett Rover  
Ron Barassi Jr Follower Melbourne, Carlton
Kevin Bartlett Rover Richmond
Percy Beames Rover  
Vic Belcher Ruck  
Percy Bentley Ruck  
Francis Bourke Wing Richmond
Haydn Bunton Sr Rover Fitzroy
Wayne Carey Centre half forward Kangaroos
Jack Clarke Centre  
Ron Clegg Centre half back  
Albert Collier Centre half back  
Harry Collier Rover  
Gordon Coventry Flank forward Collingwood
Syd Coventry Sr Ruck  
Barry Davies    
Jason Dunstall Full forward Hawthorn
Jack Dyer Ruck Richmond
Wels Eicke Centre half back  
Robert Flower    
Keith Greig  Wing North Melbourne
Bill Hutchison    Essendon
Glen Jakovich Centre half back West Coast
Alex Jesaulenko Half forward Carlton, St Kilda
Peter Knights Centre half back  
Phons Kyne Centre half back/Ruck  
Dick Lee    
Tony Lockett Full forward St Kilda, Sydney
Rod McGregor Centre  
James McHale Centre  
Leigh Matthews   Hawthorne
Peter Moore    Collingwood, Melbourne
Jack Mueller    
Kevin Murray Half back Fitzroy
Bernie Quinlan Full Fwd/CH Fwd Footscray
Dick Reynolds Rover Essendon
Lou Richards Rover  
Steven Silvagni Full back Carlton
Bob Skilton Rover S Melbourne
Bernie Smith  Back Geelong
Norm Smith Full forward/Centre  
Ian Stewart Centre St Kilda/Richmond
Mark Tandy Wing/Rover  
Jack Titus Full forward Richmond
Vic Thorp Full back  
George Todd Full back  
Michael Tuck   Hawthorn
Harry Vallence    
Doug Wade   Hawthorn
Ivor Warne-Smith   Melbourne
Ted Whitten CH Fwd/CH back Footscray
Greg Williams    Geelong, Sydney, Carlton

Players Nicknames
 
Banana Legs Allan Hopkins Bulldog Kevin Murray
Bunny John Daly Butch Herbie Matthews
Cap Harry Collier Captain Blood Jack Dyer
Carje Edward Greeves Jr Checker Frank Hughs
Cuz Nicky Winmar Diesel Greg Williams
Dinnie Jack Reedman Doc Darrel Baldock
Dolly David Christie Flipper Vic Thorp
Hungry Kevin Bartlett Jock James McHale
Jocka George Todd Kanga John Kennedy Sr
Knuckles Neil Kerley Mick, Toad Allen Aylett
Mopsy John Rantall Mort Graham Arthur
Napper Mark Tandy Nipper William Truscott
Nuts Gordon Coventry Old Boy Reginald WE Wilmott
Polly Graham Farmer Plugger Tony Lockett
SOS Steven Silvagni Skinny Jack Titus
Smokey Ron Clegg Soapy Harry Vallence
Speca George Moloney Superboot Bernie Dunlan
The Great Albert Thurgood The Wiz Jeff Farmer
The King Wayne Carey Tracker Henry Young
Tulip Robert Flower Wacka Walter Scott
Whoofer Bob Davies Yabby Allan Jeans
White Maggot any umpire Woosha John Worsfold 

Brownlow Medal
 
1924 Edward Greeves (Geelong) 1925 Colin Watson (St Kilda)
1926 Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne) 1927 Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
1928 Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne) 1929 Albert Collier (Collingwood)
1930 Stan Judkins (Richmond), Harry Collier (Collingwood), Allan Hopkins (Footscray) 1931 Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy)
1932 Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy) 1933 Wilfred Smallhorn (Fitzroy)
1934 Dick Reynolds (Essendon) 1935 Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy)
1936 Denis Ryan (Fitzroy) 1937 Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
1938 Dick Reynolds (Essendon) 1939 Marcus Whelan (Collingwood)
1940 Des Fothergill (Collingwood), Herb Matthews (S Melbourne) 1941/45 No medals
1946 Don Cordner (Melbourne) 1947 Bert Deacon (Carlton)
1948 Bill Morris (Richmond) 1949 Ron Clegg (S Melbourne), Col Austen (Hawthorne)
1950 Alan Ruthven (Fitzroy) 1951 Bernie Smith (Geelong)
1952 Roy Wright (Richmond), Bill Hutchinson (Essendon) 1953 Bill Hutchinson (Essendon)
1954 Roy Wright (Richmond) 1955 Fred Goldsmith (S Melbourne)
1956 Peter Box (Footscray) 1957 Brian Gleeson (St Kilda)
1958 Neil Roberts (St Kilda) 1959 Bob Skilton (S Melbourne), Verdun Howell (St Kilda)
1960 John Schultz (Footscray) 1961 John James (Carlton)
1962 Alistair Lord (Geelong) 1963 Bob Skilton (S Melbourne)
1964 Gordon Collis (Carlton) 1965 Ian Stewart (St Kilda), Noel Teasdale (N Melbourne)
1966 Ian Stewart (St Kilda) 1967 Ross Smith (St Kilda)
1968 Bob Skilton (S Melbourne) 1969 Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)
1970 Peter Bedford (S Melbourne) 1971 Ian Stewart (Richmond)
1972 Len Thompson (Collingwood) 1973 Keith Greig (N Melbourne)
1974 Keith Greig (N Melbourne) 1975 Garry Dempsey (Footscray)
1976 Graham Moss (Essendon) 1977 Graham Teasdale (S Melbourne)
1978 Malcolm Blight (N Melbourne) 1979 Peter Moore (Collingwood)
1980 Kelvin Templeton (Footscray) 1981 Bernie Quinlan (Fitzroy), Barry Round (Sydney)
1982 Brian Wilson (Melbourne) 1983 Ross Glendinning (N Melbourne)
1984 Peter Moore (Melbourne) 1985 Brad Hardie (Footscray)
1986 Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn), Greg Williams (Sydney) 1987 Tony Lockett (Sydney), John Platten (Hawthorn)
1988 Gerard Healy (Sydney) 1989 Paul Couch (Geelong)
1990 Tony Liberatore (Footscray) 1991 Jim Stynes (Melbourne)
1992 Scott Wynd (Footscray) 1993 Gavin Wanganeen (Essendon)
1994 Greg Williams (Carlton) 1995 Paul Kelly (Sydney)
1996 James Hird (Essendon), Michael Voss (Brisbane) 1997 Robert Harvey (St Kilda)
1998 Robert Harvey (St Kilda) 1999  Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)
2000 Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)    

AFL/VFL Team of the Century
 
B Smith (Geelong) S Silvagni (Carlton) J Nicholls (Carlton)
B Doull (Carlton) T Whitten Sr (Footscray) K Murray (Fitzroy)
G Farmer (Geelong) R Barassi Jr (Melb/Carlton) B Skilton (S Melbourne)
F Bourke (Richmond) I Stewart (St Kilda/Richmond) K Greig (N Melbourne)
A Jesaulenko (Carlton/St Kilda) R Hart (Richmond) D Reynolds (Essendon)
L Matthews (Hawthorn) J Coleman (Essendon) H Bunton Sr (Fitzroy)
Thanks to John Keogh and Col Hutchinson of the Australian Football League for help with the above
Thanks to Scott May for updating this table
Thanks to Andrew Dare for the updates and corrections

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Last Updated 10/09/2000