Graham ‘Smokey’ Dawson (AM) is a member of the Order of Australia. He is a Victorian who went to school in East Kew and then went to Carey Grammar. He was that school’s cricket captain in 1964 under coach Frank Tyson. He became...
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Mike Perry is a Richmond premiership player. He played Centre Half Forward in the 1967 Grand Final. Mike was educated at Scotch College and played 2 seasons for the Old Collegians side in the VAFA in 1963 & 64. He won their Best & Fairest...
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Silvio Foschini was born in 1963 in Melbourne to Italian parents. He played soccer as a child but then played 107 games of VFL for The Swans & St. Kilda. In 1981 at 17 he debuted for South Melbourne, the last year that the Swans were a...
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Rene Kink was a hefty 183cm, 91kg build footballer who played 181 games for Collingwood, Essendon & St Kilda between 1973 & 1986. He is from Ararat, and commenced playing for Collingwood, playing a preliminary final as a 16 year old, and...
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Book launch – ‘Sons Of Guns’ by Matt Watson – hosted by John Harms. Sons Of Guns goes inside a number of famous football families and covers successes, failures & incidents that may never before have been made public...
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Mark McNamara is John Harm’s special guest at the next Odd Friday Lunch run by John and The Footy Almanac. Mark is a Barrister at the Victorian Bar specialising in Commercial and Common Law. He has just finished and had published “The...
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Garry Wilson is a Fitzroy Legend having played 268 games and kicked 452 goals for Fitzroy between 1971 & 1984. From Preston, he was a courageous and competitive rover recognised by his trademark helmet. He was a most technically gifted player...
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Heath Scotland played 268 AFL games for Collingwood and Carlton between 1999 and 2013. Between 1999 to 2003 he played 53 games for Collingwood, which included 2 losing Grand Finals. In 2004 he moved from Mick Malthouse at Collingwood to Denis...
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Terry Daniher, ranked 11 in the all time Champions of Essendon, captained Essendon to 2 premierships in 84 & 85. He played 313 senior games. His playing achievements, highlights & honours are too numerous to list – he is one of the...
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Jack Hawkins played 182 games for Geelong from 1973 to 1981. He was born in 1954 and has lived and farmed in Finley in the Riverina for most of his life. He went to school at Melbourne Grammar and was High Jump Champion which no doubt contributed...
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Anthony ‘Kouta’ Koutoufides played 278 games for Carlton between 1992 and 2007. He was an All Australian, twice best and fairest, leading goalkicker, team captain, premiership player, and has been inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame...
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Gideon Haigh is a writer and journalist. He is 52 years old, born in London, went to school in Geelong, and lives in Melbourne. He has written over 30 books, many on cricket and has edited numerous others. He has written about sport (mainly...
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