AustralianFootball.comCelebrating the history of the great Australian game

Joe Pearce andRon Barassi Snr have poignant connections to football matches played between Melbourne and Richmond on April 24.Andrew Gigacz unpacks their stories.

On a cool June day in 1981, Port Melbourne ran hot against Sandringham, turning a top-of-the-table tussle into a Beach Road belting.Mic Rees recalls an afternoon of annihilation.

Shortly after war broke out in Europe in 1914, University Football Club withdrew from the VFL. Here's how the club's league demise was reported.
| 28 Jan 2024

As the footy world mournsRon Barassi's passing, a look back at howThe Bulletin's'Batman' dealt with the legend's move to Carlton in 1964.
| 18 Sep 2023

The recent AFLW Grand Final between the Lions and Kangaroos reminds us of the first time their two men's sides met in a final in 1958.
| 27 Dec 2023

The Age's football correspondentPivot, reports on Fitzroy's Grand Final win over Collingwood in 1922 to claim its seventh VFL premiership.
| 5 Apr 2022
Tributes forHarry Goding came fromThe Record,The Sun andThe Australasian upon news of his sudden death, aged 64, in 1924.
| 31 Dec 2023
Happy 150th birthday to South Melbourne's Lou Jackson. Jackson played eight games for the Blood-Stained Angels in 1901 and 1902, kicking one goal. — Andrew Gigacz
Gavin Wanganeen kicks one of the great goals of the 1994 AFL season for Essendon against Richmond at Princes Park.
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Source: AFL Tables
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| # | Club | P | Pts | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide | 23 | 72 | 139.33 |
| 2 | Geelong | 23 | 68 | 141.48 |
| 3 | Brisbane | 23 | 66 | 114.25 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 23 | 64 | 122.37 |
| 5 | Greater Western Sydney | 23 | 64 | 115.27 |
| 6 | Fremantle | 23 | 64 | 108.98 |
| 7 | Gold Coast | 23 | 60 | 124.89 |
| 8 | Hawthorn | 23 | 60 | 120.93 |
| 9 | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 56 | 136.98 |
| 10 | Sydney | 23 | 48 | 97.00 |
| 11 | Carlton | 23 | 36 | 96.67 |
| 12 | St. Kilda | 23 | 36 | 88.54 |
| 13 | Port Adelaide | 23 | 36 | 79.82 |
| 14 | Melbourne | 23 | 28 | 93.33 |
| 15 | Essendon | 23 | 24 | 69.49 |
| 16 | North Melbourne | 23 | 22 | 76.32 |
| 17 | Richmond | 23 | 20 | 65.95 |
| 18 | West Coast | 23 | 4 | 60.13 |
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Andrew Gigacz | 21 Apr 2022
Men's AFL is back, and so isMicro Noises.Andrew Gigacz looks at Hawthorn's one-point win and invokes Mozart to describe Gold Coast's AFLW loss.
Andrew Gigacz | 24 Mar 2021
Media Release: Eight new members have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
AFL Media | 14 Jun 2022
In response to a question from a fan,Andrew Gigacz looks at past V/AFL teams that have flown out of the blocks before falling short of finals.
Andrew Gigacz | 10 Jun 2022
A summary of the awards and honours bestowed in the 2021 AFL season, compiled byAndrew Gigacz.
Andrew Gigacz | 10 Oct 2021
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