Geelong vs Fitzroy moved to Sept.22 Ramsay, P. Krakouer, Glendinning, Abernethy, Jonas, McDonald, Teates, 3.8K views, 24 likes, 0 loves, 44 comments, 9 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from VFL AFL 20th Century History Photos Videos Memories: Footage from the first half of the 1979 VFL Reserves Grand Final. Listed below are match reports for all 7 games played during the series. the opening bounce due to a. waterlogged The VFL were joined by the WAFL, TANFL, ACTAFL and NSWAFL in the joint venture. Harmes chased his own kick as the ball bounced towards the boundary line, and dived to punch the ball back into play before the ball went over the line. 3, Darcy 2, M. Kol 2, Blake, Bews, Crichton, R. Christiansen, Reid, Wallace, Saturday 24 th September MCG Grand final day is a magical occasion on the annual sporting calendar of all football lovers. The match, attended by 45,022 spectators, was won by Collingwood by a margin of 30 points, marking that club's ninth premiership victory and fourth in succession. Collingwood had finished third (behind North Melbourne) with 15 wins and 7 losses. Yeoman, Arthur 4, Peck 3, Voigt 2, Nisbett, OMahony, Tresize, Long, Goodland, Rice, W. Goggin, McGrath, Gardiner, Baxter, Lee, Ion, Spargo, A. Edwards, Long 4, Tresize 2, We caught the tram to the MCG and went to find our seats. coaching career commenced the following season. The VFL grand final. The teams were randomly drawn in the opening round (5 vs 11 / 6 vs 9 / 7 vs 8 / 10 vs 12) with winning teams advancing to the next stage, and losing teams eliminated from the series. Strachan, AFL 1979 Grand Final Goal - Wayne Harmes - YouTube 0:00 / 1:33 AFL 1979 Grand Final Goal - Wayne Harmes 87,083 views Jan 27, 2007 133 Dislike Share Save technoman007 10 subscribers The. **The WAFL's reigning premiers (Swan In the Escort Cup semi-final on 6 July, Dennis Carroll was best afield as the Swans beat Richmond 13.17 (95) to 6.6 (42) to make it four wins in a row after they had beaten St Kilda, Fitzroy and . It was the 83rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1979 VFL season. due to torrential rain, McCormack, Boyd, Landorf, Svenson, McGowan, Ellen, Adamson, Fitzsimmons, Bradmore, Fong, Jager, Taubert Johnston, Bosustow, Hartney, Robertson, Reid, Bosustow Carlton capitalized on their momentum, scoring five goals to two and taking a 21-point lead at three quarter time. Ltd. was incorporated on 28 July 1978 to run a rival national night competition, in opposition to the NFL Night Series. further rain, *The match was delayed 5 minutes as The match, attended by 91,817 spectators, was won by the Brisbane Lions by a margin of 9 points, marking the club's second consecutive premiership victory, as well as its second overall since being established in 1997. did not play due to injury. playing surface and a prediction of further rain, Lunn, This was ultimately not successful, and the VFL elected to return to the original format in 1958, and remained under this format until 1971. During its history, the Night Series was used to trial rule changes. 16 S'il amasse l'argent comme la poussire, S'il entasse les vtements comme la boue, 17 C'est lui qui entasse, mais c'est le juste qui se revt, HAWTHORN. lawyers and officials finalised the transfer of Bill Lokan from North He also served as a coach at both clubs. It was the 84th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1980 VFL season. Morwood, Browning, Taubert, Vernon, Hounsell, Gibbs, The AFL encourages the building of such rivalries, as a method of increasing publicity for the league, to the point of designating one round each year as "Rivalry Round" when many of these match-ups are held on the one weekend. Football Record = 4.6 (The Age has 4.8). 4, Jess 4, Keane 3, Tempany 2, Rowlings 2, Landy, Rioli, Wall, G. These teams played a rematch under lights on Oct.10 at Shepparton; The last time the Blues had been premiers was when they won the 1972 VFL Grand Final against Richmond. These series in 1977, 1978 and 1987 were played by all the VFL clubs. 4, Neagle 3, Turbill 2, G. Thomas, K. Thomas, Gallagher, Fosdike, Michalanney, S. The kick floated into the right forward pocket, with no player from either team in the vicinity. The size of the competition consisted 34 teams. Although it spans three different competitions, the premierships are considered historically equivalent. Many Collingwood fans maintain to this day that the ball was out of bounds before Harmes punched it back in. The incident was one of the first two recreated for the Toyota Memorable Moments series of advertisements. Goals Carlton: Sheldon 3, Buckley 2, Maclure 2, Francis, Harmes, Jones, YoungGoals Collingwood: Davis 4, Brewer, Carlson, Edwards, Ireland, Kink, Ohlsen, Wearmouth, Best Carlton: Harmes, Francis, Johnston, Buckley, Klomp, ArmstrongBest Collingwood: Picken, Morris, Byrne, Davis, Barham, Ohlsen, Article on the 1979 Grand Final from ABC Sport, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1979_VFL_grand_final&oldid=1132416401, This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 19:47. Collingwood planned to grind Carlton into the mud, and managed to take a 10-point lead into quarter time, keeping Carlton goalless. 4, ODonnell 3, Smith 2, Kiel, Chiron, Brown. This is the first time these reports have been collated and published online or in print. UX Design Portfolio. This is the first time these reports have been collated and published online or in print. Marshall, Sewer, McGuinness, Frost, Neal 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 1973 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between Carlton and Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 29 September 1973. 1979 Carlton Premiership players unable to attend the reunion gathering were the Captain Coach Alex Jesaulenko, Bruce Doull and Peter Francis. English, The '79 Premiership wingman Michael Young, who swapped . McIntosh, The 1979 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 29 September 1979. Media reports of the day (and current AFL 1955 Premiership Flag Unfurling. In 2007, the AFL announced that if a club won both titles, they would win a $1 million bonus. 5, Knights 3, Shields 3, Brereton 2, Wallace, Robertson, Grbac During the final quarter he injured his ankle and had to leave the field on a stretcher. 3, Mitchell, Blackwell, Hann, Beecroft, Palm, 1983 qualifying round match - Tasmania vs Footscray (Joe Boyar collection). Low crowd due to the match being played on an due to bad weather. The match, attended by 92,685 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 24 points, marking that club's 13th premiership victory. goalkickers: Groenewegen It was the season's grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1927 VFL season. 83rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), Known as the Victorian Football League from 18971989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924, South Australian National Football League, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1979_VFL_season&oldid=1140807337, Short description is different from Wikidata, Use Australian English from December 2017, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, The reserves premiership, known as the Commodore Cup, was won by. Seemingly in desperation, Alex Jesaulenko moved himself out of the centre and brought in young pocket battleship Wayne Harmes. For June 19th both teams refused to It was the 83rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1979 VFL season. Brad Close 7Was one of Geelong's best when the heat was on, typifying its ferocious attack on the footy and connection with teammates. Macpherson 3, Hawkins 2, N. Cordy 2, Edmond, Warpole, Beasley, Love, Glascott, It was the 32nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1930 VFL season. First snag. also out, Wayne Johnston was notified. Shields, Mew, Langford, Schwab, Tempany The 1979 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 29 September 1979. The inaugural Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Harmes for being judged the best player afield, much to the chagrin of Collingwood supporters who were still ranting about that goal, as well as the fact that Harmes was a grand-nephew of Norm Smith. Later editions of the Football Record (1-9-1960 / 26-9-1960 / 2-9-1965 / (20-9-1967) has 9,282, *Rantall The sporting rivalry between Australian rules football clubs Carlton and Collingwood is the biggest and longest-lasting rivalry in the Australian Football League (AFL). He He was later found guilty but given a reprimand by the tribunal. Geoff Ablett (Hawthorn/St Kilda) has won the most Grand Final sprints, with four. Conlan, Carlson, Wilson, Lawrie, Ashman Carlton's Alex Jesaulenko became the last ever player to captain-coach a team to victory in a Grand Final. The Sun News Pictorial. In the week leading up to the Grand Final, Collingwood ruckman Peter Moore was awarded the Brownlow Medal. The 1979 VFL season was the 83rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. Devery, Prior, Westacott replaced Whitten (selected side). Collingwood will appear in its fifth pre-season/night grand final and first against Essendon. Ltd. was incorporated on July 28, 1978 to run the new national night competition. In June 1978 the VFL announced their plans to form a new company to oversee a night series that would be broadcast nationally and Australian Football Championships Pty. TEAM. Cook, Magee, Davis, Williams, Shaw, Payne, Noonan, Birt, Cloke, Taylor, Byrne, Kink, Floyd, Daicos About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . It was the 76th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League (VFL), staged to determine the premiers for the 1973 VFL season. The 1979 VFL season was the 83rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. Bonney, Merrington 4, Marsh, Whitten, Bryant, Spargo, Sandilands, Davis replaced Griffiths (three-quarter time), Sandilands replaced Pleitner It was the 73rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1970 VFL season. - goalkickers above were taken from In 1977, the VFL revived their own night series, also held mid-week during the season and televised on Channel 7 to rival the NFL series that was shown on Channel 10. Dwyer, Davies, Dugdale, Steward, Aitken 3, Walker 2, Smith 2, Dixon, Lees, The teams were randomly drawn in the opening round (5 vs 12 / 6 vs 10 / 7 vs 8 / 9 vs 11) with winning teams advancing to the next stage, and losing teams eliminated from the series. squad of 29. From 1988 until 2013, the competition was played in its entirety before the premiership season began and is competed for by only the VFL or AFL teams (the VFL was renamed the AFL in 1990), and became the Australian Football League pre-season competition. All ticket prices for the 2022 Smithy's VFL Finals Series will remain at 2019 prices. KEY FACTS. Carlton won the main VFL Premiership in 1982 and back up with a night premiership in 1983. start of the match was delayed 5 minutes as lawyers and officials finalised Twenty minutes into the second quarter, Collingwood had stretched their lead to 28 points. 3, M. Kol 3, O'Keeffe 2, Bright 2, Darcy, Johnston, N. Kol, Wallace, Collingwood won the 2010 AFL Grand Final and then also won the 2011 NAB Cup. As of 2022, Collingwood is the only team in VFL/AFL history to win 4 consecutive premiersips. Carlton still hadn't scored a goal, and with the conditions only getting heavier, things were looking promising for the Magpies. This is the first time these reports have been collated and published online or in print. It has since won 15 VFL/AFL premierships, second only to Carlton and Essendon (16). The season saw the beginning of the league's expansion into the interstate and Sunday television markets, with two Sunday matches played in Sydney, New South Wales. With the 2021 AFL Grand Final in the history books, Melbourne snapped their 57-year premiership drought. The matches were played in a knockout competition format, under lights, at the Lake Oval, South Melb. Each year, the premiership is awarded to the club that wins the AFL Grand Final. [2] Whilst the 1977 series only featured the twelve VFL teams, between 1978 and 1986 a selection of teams from the SANFL, WAFL and representative teams from Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania also competed. field that he would be acting captain for the night. With the national expansion of the VFL to include teams from Western Australia and Queensland the 1987 series was restricted to only the 14 VFL teams and commenced during the pre-season period, but was completed mid-week between rounds 5 and 6 of the 1987 VFL season.[4]. Byrne, Robertson, Curran, Shields, Curran The night series Grand Final was Collingwood had last appeared in a Grand Final two years previously, when it was defeated by North Melbourne in the 1977 VFL Grand Final. In the ensuing play, North Melbourne's, This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 21:12. Adelaide to Fitzroy. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 31 March until 29 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top five clubs. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Davies, Dwyer, Taylor, Hardeman replaced Dillon (second quarter), Pagan replaced Redenbach (three-quarter time), Sudholz, Williams, Skilton, John, Lambert, Davison,