South Melbourne full-forward Laurie Nash enlisted as a trooper, refusing a safer posting to the Army School of Physical Training that would have kept him away from overseas service and on better pay.
Officers had hoped to use the star sportsman as a public relations coup.
War and society
Geelong beat Collingwood by a single point at GMHBA Stadium, and later that night the Western Bulldogs beat Adelaide by a single point at Norwood Oval, both in round one of the 2019 AFLW season.
Adelaide kicked 1.11 (17) to the Bulldogs' 2.6 (18), while the Geelong match drew 18,429.
Women's football
Geelong Cats's first AFLW match
AFLW · Round 1 · GMHBA Stadium · crowd 18,429
Carlton v Collingwood, first of 85 AFLW games so far
Collingwood v Geelong Cats, first of 85 AFLW games so far
Geelong Cats v Collingwood, first of 82 AFLW games so far
Collingwood v Geelong Cats, first of 82 AFLW games so far
Geelong Cats v Collingwood, first of 81 AFLW games so far
Collingwood v Geelong Cats, first of 81 AFLW games so far
Collingwood v Geelong Cats, first of 79 AFLW games so far
Collingwood v Carlton, first of 78 AFLW games so far
Carlton v Collingwood, first of 73 AFLW games so far
Geelong Cats v Collingwood, first of 71 AFLW games so far
Melbourne
Port Adelaide, 69 games (2021-2026)
Hawthorn, 200 games (2004-2014)
North Melbourne, 185 games (1984-1994)
St Kilda, 167 games (1967-1980)
