Footyinfo

7 December

2018
8 years ago

Hawthorn un-retired its number 1 guernsey at an open training session, giving it to Harry Morrison in honour of his late godfather Ken Judge.

The number had been retired as a player number in 2011 and presented as a tribute to the fans.

Clubs

From the archive

  1. 1908

    North Melbourne's football club met at the Temperance Hall to debate renaming itself the Melbourne Football Association Club and merging with West Melbourne, then voted the idea down 37 to 18.

    A West Melbourne man had promised the club 1,000 additional members if it agreed to the change.

    Administration

  2. 1956
    70 years ago

    The Olympic flagpole stood in the forward pocket at the MCG for the demonstration match, left up until the closing ceremony because Games protocol demanded it.

    The Duke of Edinburgh watched while match organiser Jack Fullerton explained the game to him.

    Rules

  3. 1956
    70 years ago

    Australian football was played at the Melbourne Olympics as a demonstration sport, a curtain raiser to the soccer third place match at the MCG before 21,236 spectators.

    A combined VFA and VFL amateur team played a Victorian Amateur Football Association side.

    Overseas

Birthdays

  1. 2000
    Bailey Smith

    Geelong, 150 games (2019-2026)

  2. 1996
    Jy Farrar

    Gold Coast, 45 games (2020-2026)

Born on this day

  1. 1965
    Barry Mitchell

    Sydney, 221 games (1984-1996)

  2. 1984
    Joel Patfull

    Brisbane, 220 games (2006-2016)

  3. 1976
    Nathan Bassett

    Adelaide, 210 games (1998-2008)

  4. 1978
    Scott Welsh

    Adelaide, 205 games (1996-2009)

  5. 1898
    Lloyd Hagger

    Geelong, 174 games (1917-1929)

  6. 1992
    Nat Exon

    St Kilda, 56 games (2017-2025)

  7. 1994
    Danielle Hardiman

    North Melbourne, 42 games (2017-2022)