AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL WORLD SEASONS OF THE PAST - FROM THE HISTORICAL SCRAPBOOK 50 YEARS AGO - MAGPIES MAKE IT TWO IN A ROW J\USTRALIAN RULES More efficient and more relentless than ever, the Collingwood machine defeated its most serious rival Richmond in convincing fashion to take the 1928 VFL premiership. It was the 'Magpies' second flag in a row. FOOTBALL WORLD The Magpies gave one of the greatest.displays of methodical football seen for almost 20 years. It was described as "faultless team work". (Incorporating ''lWEEN SBASONS) HOW THEY FINISHED HOW IT HAPPENED IN THE 1928 SEASON FIRST ROUND Footscray won three gartlesby one point and Vol. 1, No. 5 Sydne.y.,.Saturday.,.April 1.,.1978 W L F. A. Pts % lost two by one point. It won two other ColI 'wood 15 3 1540 1144 60 74.4 matches by two and four points, and lost R'mond 14 4 1641 1228 56 74.8 two by three and four points ••••• Fitzroy PETER HUDSONCALLS IT QUITS Melb'rne 14 4 1507 1233 56 8l.8 kicked 2.27 to 19;9 at Geelong which still Carlton 11 7 1598 1116 44 82.3 stands as one of the worst efforts in VFL One of football's greatest full-forwards has made. a final decision to Essendon 11 7 1141 1275 44 88.4 records ••••• Opening games drew a record quit V.F.L. ranks. Peter Hudson, 32, announced his retirement on Mar- St. Kilda 11 7 1499 1470 44 98.0 125,000 in the first round ••••• making a ch 16 and already has been cleared back to his Tasmanian League club, Glenorchy. Footscray 9 9 1465 1340 36 9l.4 strong bid for the four, St. Kilda beat Fitzroy 7 11 1480 1675 28 113.1 Melbourne 12.10 to 11.15 with a goal which Hudson ended six months of speculation with his decision and just one week later Geelong 6 12 1336 1343 24 100.5 was kicked seven seconds after the bell - . played what is likely to be his last game on VFL .Park Waverley when he appeared as 5th. Melb. 5 13 1461 1709 20 116.9 there was a protest but it was dismissed full-forward for Tasmania in the Amco-Herald CUp night game on March 23. Hudson Nth. Melb. 5 13 1058 1563 20 147.7 because the umpire had failed to hear the kicked six goals in a losing Tassy score of 10.10 (70) to Fitzroy 13.10 (88). Hawthorn - 18 1171 1901 - 162.2 bell ••••• the VFL feared that arbitration In 130 games with Hawthorn, Hudson kicked 727 goals at an average of 5.59 per game SECOND ROUND and demands for higher wages would result a which is the best in VFL history. He also booted five centuries, which is one more P W L 0 F. A. Pts when the formation of Footballers Union was rumored, it was never established •••• than Collingwood's legendary Gordon Coventry who in 18 seasons between 1920 & 1937 Collingwood 3 2 1 226 189 10 kicked a total of 1299 goals. Richmond 2 1 1 180 169 4 a bulldog led onto the field at a Colling- Melbourne 2 1 1 126 130 2 wood-Footscray game was the origin of the Hudson's record was - seal30n1967,57 goals; 1968-125; 1969-120; 1970-146; 1971, Carlton 1 1 64 117 nickname "Bulldogs" being applied to Foot- 150; 1972 - 8/ 1973 -8; 1974 -3; 1977 -110. scray ••••• renewed agitation by clubs for LEADING GOALKICKERS substitutes for injured players was made Whilst Hudson has been cleared back to Glenorchy there.'s no certainty that he will play with that side, in fact both New Norfolk and Clarence.are in the running for Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) •• 89 when several teams had to battle through his services - if he plays at all. Jack Moriarty (Fitzroy) 68 games with 17 men, sometilGes 16 •••• for Bert Hyde (Hawthorn) ••• 62 the ninth time of VFL history the pennant was won without the need of a Grand Final. Jack Baggott (Richmond) 61 w,A,' SANDOVERMEDAL TO CARRY PRI ZE OF $20 J 000 Ted Johnson (Sth. Melb.) 59 The leader Collingwood was undefeated in the semi-final and the final ••••••••••••• The W.A.N.F.L. award to the season's Best and fairest player, the Sandover Medal HIGHEST AND LOWEST is to carry a prize of $20,000. It's part of a four-year deal with a Perth tele- HIGHEST: Carlton 22.17 (149) d. THE FINALS: 66,381 a record 1st semi crow vision station, TVW-Channel 7 and the Sandover family. 7WV will provide over the Hawthorn 11.13 (79). saw a slugging, rib-rattling encounter with nezt four years, $25,000 a year with the winner .receiving $20,000, runner-up will LOWEST: North Melbourne 2.9 (21) lost elbow jabs and sly knocks. Richmond with get $3,00d .and the third placegetter $2,000. The award will be re-named, and in to Richmond 14.15 (99). better forwards eventually wore Carlton future will be known as - 'The Channel 7-Sandover Medal'. down to go on to a 53-point win, 17.15 to 1928 LEAGUE CAPTAINS 9.10 ••••• the first semi-final tie in VFL The medal was introduced in 1921 by the late Alfred.Sandover. Collingwood •• ••• Syd Coventry history was played on a'hardground, on a Richmond • Alan Geddes warm day with a blustery. west winne Coll- Melbourne Ivor Warne-Smith ingwood looked masters over Melbourne for JOHN PITURA - WILL HE PLAY? Carlton Ray Brew three quarters but the Demons fought back A big black cloud continue~ to hang over the prospects of John Pitura being seen Essendon' Frank Maher to goal on the bell, 9;8 all •••• only four on a Sydney fOotball field in 1978 following recent discussions between the North St. Kilda Bill Cubbins points separated the two in the replay, the Shore club and Richmond VFL officials. Footscray Pat Scanlon Magpies 10.8 to 9.10 •••• following a plan, Fitzroy Gordon Rattray Collingwood went into a mass spoiling camp- Pitura as an official of the North Shore club has taken over his duties for many Geelong Tom Fitzmaurice aign against the high-marking Tigers and weeks now, making his way through schools in the North Shore area, generating great movement for the game. South Melbourne Joe Scanlon .romped off to an easy premiership win by North Melbourne Charlie Tyson 33 points, 13.18 (96) to 9.9 (63). It was At last call, Richmond placed a $100,000 figure for a transfer, but whether he Hawthorn • H. Sutton, M. Sellars the Magpies second in a row - two more were plays or not, the 140VFL game player is here to stay in Sydney, and you can take -0-0-0-0-0-0- to come in 1929 and 1930. that as a certainty= . Page 2 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL WORLD Saturday, April 1, 1978 Page 7 "THE WORLD OF AUSTRALIAN RULES" FOOTBALL WORLD STAB-KICKS the VFL are still angling for Sunday matches in ---------------- Melbourne - its already been discussed by the KICKS OFF ON CHANNEL 7 Victorian State Government but no decision has been reached. First cab off the A completely new program format for Australian Rules Football takes rank will be the Hawthorn-North Melbourne in the third round at present set down the air this week-end on ATN-Channel 7, and will continue for the next for Saturday, April 15 ••••• after saying he would go, LAURIE FOWLER has agreed to 27 Saturdays. It starts today on ATN-7, at 1.30pm. stay with Melbourne~he had been furious about being dropped to the Reserves in a pre-season practice game ••••• football returns to Perth television in a big way The program boasts a number of innovations - this year. TVW-Channel 7 have revived their 90-minute Sunday show, plus a 25-min- * a new starting time of 1.30pm ute Football Inquest on Saturday nights. South Fremantle coach MAL BROWN will give * a new compere and a co-host his views on Friday nights in the news and West Perth coach PERCY JOHNSON will wrap * wider coverage of the Sydney scene up the week-end games on the Sunday night news ••••• PETER McKENNA after 193 games * video-tape highlights from Melbourne and Adelaide and 873 goals with both Collingwood and carlton will play in the VFA this year with * the newly created "Channel 7 Football Award" GeelongWest in the First Division ••••• Melbourne have told four senior players * a selected panel in "Half-Time Footy Forum" that they are no longer required - they were FRANK GIAGIAMPAOW, PETER KEAYS,BRIAN COOK AND TED CARROLL. As well Reserves ruckman DAVID KELLY has been cleared •••••• Arrangements were finalised early last week with program and production North Melbourne ruckman PETER "CRACKERS" KEENAN gained a severe reprimand from the executives of Channel 7 in a two-hour meeting at which the N.S.W.A.F.L. VFL Tribunal two weeks back. He was found guilty of having "pulled the hair" of were represented by Jim Tuton, who has long been connected with the Footscray full-back ALBY SMEDTS in the Amco-Herald Cup night match ••••• whilst on football program since it first became part of the Sydney winter week- the Tribunal, South Melbourne defender JOHN SCARLETT was also reprimanded after end. Jim is a valuable behind-the-scenes worker on the show. being charged with striking Geelong's LEO KING in a recent practice match ••• VFA Channel 7 approved the appointment of Kevin Taylor, the NSWAFL Public club president of Preston, ALEX ROBERTSON has suggested that an age limit of 27 be Relations and Media Man as compere of the 1978 program.