The 1979 VFL season was the 83rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. They were joined by the VFA and QAFL in a greatly-reduced NFL Series. NIGHT-DAY PREMIERSHIP DOUBLE. The '79 Premiership wingman Michael Young, who swapped . Foschini, Favier, Smith, Cowie, Jess Brad Close 7Was one of Geelong's best when the heat was on, typifying its ferocious attack on the footy and connection with teammates. First snag. We caught the tram to the MCG and went to find our seats. Moments later, the siren sounded. He was later found guilty but given a reprimand by the tribunal. The 2002 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Brisbane Lions and the Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 2002. did not play due to injury. The VFL grand final. first round of the Night Series. Saturday 24 th September MCG Grand final day is a magical occasion on the annual sporting calendar of all football lovers. The premiership is usually decided by a single match; however, as the first grand final ended in a draw, a grand final replay was played the following week and was won by North Melbourne. The game was played in rainy and muddy conditions. 0.1 (1) 1.7 (13) 2.9 (21) 4.16 . 3 Aussi longtemps que j'aurai ma respiration, Et que le souffle de Dieu s 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. field and predictions of further heavy rain. Smith, In the ensuing play, North Melbourne's, This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 21:12. CTV spoke with former fullback Peter McCormack, who was deemed best on ground in the 1979 night grand final, Western Bulldogs great Luke Darcy tells Sarah Olle the one piece of wellbeing advice he'd give to his younger self, Brodie Grundy kicks his first for the game with a clever mark and snap, Max Gawn shows his worth as a forward target with an early goal against Richmond, Finn Callaghan dominates around the ground in a spectacular pre-season outing, Follow all the action from Saturday's three practice games, Aaron Naughton booted four goals as the Western Bulldogs made short work of North Melbourne, Just where Sam Darcy plays for the Western Bulldogs this year remains unclear, Watch North Melbourne's press conference after their practice match against Western Bulldogs, Watch Western Bulldogs's press conference after their practice match against North Melbourne, Newcomer or seasoned player, you can't miss the best advice from last year's Fantasy Classic champion. 3, Thomson 2, Copping 2, Daniher, Beddison, Davis, Watson, Daicos, Seemingly in desperation, Alex Jesaulenko moved himself out of the centre and brought in young pocket battleship Wayne Harmes. Match 7 - Monday, September 28. The match was won by Carlton by a margin of 10 points, marking that club's 10th premiership victory. 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. 2, Lawrie, Lokan, Sidebottom, Harris. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Four teams have won the pre-season premiership immediately after winning the main season premiership. lawyers and officials finalised the transfer of Bill Lokan from North Conlan, Carlson, Wilson, Lawrie, Ashman Fitzroy's 85-point victory in the first round set a record that remained unsurpassed until. The tournament was won by North Melbourne, who defeated Collingwood in the grand final. All ticket prices for the 2022 Smithy's VFL Finals Series will remain at 2019 prices. This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 22:03. delaying the process. Hawthorn: 37 years (1925-1961) 2, Bradmore 2, Hart 2, Fitzsimmons 2, Adamson, Gibbs, P. 3, M. Kol 3, O'Keeffe 2, Bright 2, Darcy, Johnston, N. Kol, Wallace, It was the 83rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1979 VFL season. [3] This became known as the Australian Football Championships Night Series and ran until 1987. Saunders, Hunnibell, Webster, Young, Fox, Groenewegen 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. [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. KEY FACTS. due to torrential rain. 2, Clark 2, Aston 2, Wiegard, Jacobs replaced Williams (quarter unknown), Holt replaced Langridge (quarter unknown). 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. Media reports of the day (and current AFL 5, Knights 3, Shields 3, Brereton 2, Wallace, Robertson, Grbac Wall, Weightman, Wiley, Winton. 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. The kick floated into the right forward pocket, with no player from either team in the vicinity. Support Most iptv box. Round one featured the VFL teams that finished 7th to 12th in 1979; the SANFL teams that finished 3rd to 10th in 1979; the WAFL teams that finished 3rd to 8th in 1979; plus a playoff between the four minor states. The Carlton Football Club has been involved in 29 VFL/AFL Grand Finals from 1897-2006, winning 16 premiership titles. McKenzie, Sudholz 3, Foley 2, Phillips 2, Williams 2, Skilton, Unless otherwise noted the information was sourced from, Series attendance totals published in later The Magpies had last won a flag in 1958. premiership competition, The night series Grand Final was postponed to July 26 due to a flooded 3, OHalloran 2, Matthews, Curran, Tuck, Wallace, Davis scores in The Football Record = 2.3 & 2.4 (The Age has 1.3 & 1.4), Howell, Ditterich, Whilst some rivalries, such as between teams from adjacent areas, are still strong, the designation of an entire round of fixtures as a Rivalry Round is often criticised due to some arbitrary match-ups, or ignoring stronger and more recent rivalries. Kenneally, Mann, Vagg, Dowsing, Dowdle 4, OBrien 3, Wood 2, Goodingham, The incident was one of the first two recreated for the Toyota Memorable Moments series of advertisements. A successful left-foot snap by Collingwood centre half-forward Allan Edwards lifted the hopes of the Magpie army, but from the resultant bounce Carlton managed to move the ball forward where substitute Alex Marcou scored a point. Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. Ruscuklic, Bahen replaced McGregor (three-quarter time), Gerlach, Williams, McKenzie, Birt, Epis, Noonan, Noonan 4, Fordham 3, Birt 2, Anderson 2, Gross, 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. Mallett, John, Greenwood, Bryant, Whitten, Schultz, Merrington, Marsh, Jillard, Dwyer, Dowdle, Dugdale, Steward, OBrien, It was the season's grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1927 VFL season. This is the first time these reports have been collated and published online or in print. Reserves/Colts team to, Groenewegen For the, Australian Football Championships Night Series, South Australian National Football League, Australian Football League pre-season competition, List of Australian Football League pre-season and night series premiers, SANFL Night Series and Pre-season Competition, VFL/AFL pre-season and night competitions, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=VFL_Night_Series&oldid=1029161151, Defunct Australian rules football competitions in Victoria (Australia), All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 18 June 2021, at 08:15. Such as French, German, Germany, Portugal, Portuguese, Sweden, Swedish, Spain, Spanish, UK etc 3, Madden 2, Robertson 2, Johnston 2, Marchesani 2, Ditchburn, Atkins, Geelong vs Fitzroy moved to Sept.22 P. Hay*, Shelton, M. Young, Nisbett, Northcote, *Howells replaced McArthur in the selected side, (P. Hay was promoted from emergency to reserve), *Powell replaced Hughson in the starting eighteen, (Hughson was demoted to 19th man and took the field in the final Rivalries in the Australian Football League exist between many teams, most of which typically draw large crowds and interest regardless of both teams' positions on the ladder. 1983 qualifying round match - Tasmania vs Footscray (Joe Boyar collection). Carlton won the main VFL Premiership in 1982 and back up with a night premiership in 1983. It was the 82nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1978 VFL season. 3, Bamblett 2, Flower, Giles, Templeton, Kernahan, The 1972 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 109th season of competition, and 76th as a member of the Australian Football League. due to bad weather. Roach. It was the 88th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1984 VFL season. The last time the Blues had been premiers was when they won the 1972 VFL Grand Final against Richmond. ^The Australian Football League was called the Victorian Football League prior to 1990. Football Record = 4.6 (The Age has 4.8). The 1979 VFL season was the 83rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. also out, Wayne Johnston was notified. However, 18 minutes into the final quarter, the Blues' lead had been slashed to four points, with the Magpies having kicked the last three goals of the game. The 1927 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 1 October 1927. 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 . Suddenly, Carlton sparked into life, as goals to Harmes, Mark Maclure, Wayne Johnston and Jim Buckley saw the Blues grab the lead at half time by one point. *Leading Goalkicker of the Series - Footscray's Gary Merrington topped the scoring with 13 goals from 3 matches. Bews, Reid, Blake, Toohey, OKeefe, Jonas match between the winner of the 1982 Escort Shield (played between the a "bitterly cold and wet night". The last time the Blues had been premiers was when they won the 1972 VFL Grand Final against Richmond. Skilton, Heriot, McGowan, Gunn, McCormack, Oaten, Edwards, Arthur, Peck, Woodley, Wilson, OMahony, Skilton 4, McGowan 3, Oaten 3, Gunn 2, Taube, Voigt 4, Peck 3, OMahony 3, Arthur 2, Edwards, Long, Tresize, Rice, 3, Judge 2, Langford 2, Robertson, Buckenara, Wade, Schwab. Carlton still hadn't scored a goal, and with the conditions only getting heavier, things were looking promising for the Magpies. 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. Rickman, N. Cordy, Ashman, lawyers and officials finalised the transfer of Bill Lokan from North Palm, Tempany, Keane, Rioli, Preston, Landy, Brereton, (20-9-1967) has 9,282, *Rantall was the first senior game of Mick Malthouse's short-lived return to VFL Dwyer, Delemenico replaced Whitten (last quarter), Cameron replaced Goodingham The 1977 VFL Grand Final was a series of two Australian rules football matches between the North Melbourne Football Club and the Collingwood Football Club. During its history, the night series was known by the following sponsored names: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Bonney, Merrington 4, Marsh, Whitten, Bryant, Spargo, Sandilands, Davis replaced Griffiths (three-quarter time), Sandilands replaced Pleitner Official name Port Adelaide Football Club. The following year, the original 'Sirengate' robbed Collingwood in the night Grand Final. squad of 23. The VFL won out in the battle, with the last NFL series taking place in 1979, the same year that the VFL-owned AFC Night Series commenced operations. Geoff Ablett (Hawthorn/St Kilda) has won the most Grand Final sprints, with four. These teams played a rematch under lights on Oct.10 at Shepparton; 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. Arthur, Woodley, McVilly, Wright, Clark, Aston, Furness, Murray, Ross, Wright 4, Campbell 2, Slocum 2, Clark, Abrahams, Howells replaced McArthur (selected side) - P.Hay promoted from emergency to With Carlton kicking to the City End, Harmes gathered the ball on the half-forward flank and hurried a kick forward. Cloke, Taylor, Byrne, Kink, Floyd, Daicos Ramsay, P. Krakouer, Glendinning, Abernethy, Jonas, McDonald, Teates, This was ultimately not successful, and the VFL elected to return to the original format in 1958, and remained under this format until 1971. Home; Work; Process; About; CV; Contact; Home; Work; Process; About; CV; Contact The game was played in rainy and muddy conditions. In Weeks One to Three, for ticketed matches admission prices will be adults $15, concession/pensioners $10 and children under 15 free. With the exception of one Round 3 match, all matches from Round 3 onwards were played at VFL Park on Tuesday nights. Dean, Patterson, Rees, OToole, Cuzens, Branton, Aston, Henderson, Furness, Barclay, Slocum, Carlton's captain Mike Fitzpatrick last-placed The match, attended by 113,461 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 81 points, marking that club's 10th VFL/AFL premiership victory, and they would not win the premiership again until 2017. **The WAFL's reigning premiers (Swan About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . The series returned in 1977 and 1978, as the VFL went head-to-head with the NFL Night Series in those years, the VFL clubs having left the latter competition after 1976. Their place was taken by the 3rd-ranked McCarthy, Merrington 4, Whitten 3, Spargo 3, Bryant 2, Bisset, Dugdale 2, Farrant 2, McCarthy, Teasdale, Dowdle, Then it began to hail. competition, No match due to the South Australia vs Victoria state game played on At the conclusion of the home and away season, Carlton had finished first on the VFL ladder with 19 wins and 3 losses. The 1981 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 26 September 1981. Collingwood had last appeared in a Grand Final two years previously, when it was defeated by North Melbourne in the 1977 VFL Grand Final. A successful left-foot snap by Collingwood centre half-forward Allan Edwards lifted the hopes of the Magpie army, but from the resultant bounce Carlton managed to move the ball forward where substitute Alex Marcou scored a point. Twenty minutes into the second quarter, Collingwood had stretched their lead to 28 points. 4, Wiley 2, Roach 2, Rowlings 2, Rolfe 2, Martin, Keane, Foschini 3, Fairley 3, P. Krakouer 2, Atkins 2, Holt, Holden, McCann, McDonald, Yeates For the participants and supporters of the two teams involved, it is a day of anticipation and excitement, carrying the hope for jubilation and the celebration of success. - goalkickers above were taken from *Blues' hoodoo ends - Carlton finally won their first night flag after playing in five losing grand finals (1956/58/65/77/81). Harmes' punch directed the ball into the goal square, where Ken Sheldon, who was running forward at the time, was able to gather the ball and score a goal, giving Carlton a ten-point buffer. The competing teams were all VFL, SANFL and WAFL teams, and the representative teams from New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.[2]. Yeates, Helmer, Vinar, Henderson, Gotch, Murray, Furness, Wright, Former Collingwood captain Tony Shaw is confident the club's season won't be sidetracked by Jack Ginnivan's suspension. game was originally scheduled for July 19 but was cancelled five hours before It really was the start of Fitzroy becoming a really solid team." A fresh-faced Laurie Serafini was also a member of Fitzroy's 1978 Night premiership side. Collingwood had finished third (behind North Melbourne) with 15 wins and 7 losses. For the 2022 Smithy's VFL Grand Final, admission prices will be adults $20, concession/pensioners $15 and children under 15 free. It was the 47th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1945 VFL season. 4, ODonnell 3, Smith 2, Kiel, Chiron, Brown. The match, attended by 107,536 spectators, was won by Carlton. 1979 VFL premiership season Teams 12 Premiers Carlton 12th premiership Minor premiers Carlton 14th minor premiership Night series Collingwood 1st Night series win Brownlow Medallist Peter Moore(Collingwood) Coleman Medallist Kelvin Templeton(Footscray) Attendance Matches played 138 Total attendance 3,574,281 (25,901 per match) Highest 113,545