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1964 VFL Grand Final
The 1964 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 19 September 1964. It was the 67th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1964 VFL season. The match, attended by 102,471 spectators, was won by Melbourne by a margin of 4 points, marking the club's 12th premiership victory. This would be the last premiership won by Melbourne until 2021. Background Melbourne were competing in the finals for the 11th consecutive season. They were also playing in their eighth Grand Final in 11 seasons and fighting for their sixth Premiership in that time. Match summary With Melbourne leading by 11 points at the final break, the match is remembered for its thrilling last quarter. In the early stages, Melbourne had plenty of opportunities to kick goals but could only manage behinds, and it was Collingwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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AFL may refer to: Sports * American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues: ** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football League (NFL) that competed in 1926 ** American Football League (1934), regional borderline-major league that competed in 1934 ** American Football League (1936) (a.k.a. "AFL II"), second rival of the NFL that competed in 1936 and 1937 ** American Football League (1938), minor professional American football league that changed its name to the American Professional Football Association in 1939 ** American Football League (1940) (a.k.a. "AFL III"), third rival of the NFL that competed in 1940 and 1941 ** American Football League (1944), offshoot of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League, played one year before merging back with the PCPFL ** American Football League (1946), name adopted by the American Association minor American football lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernie Massey
Bernard Dean Massey (12 August 1939 – 19 June 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s. Massey played mostly as a Fullback (Australian rules football), fullback and starred in Melbourne's 1964 VFL Grand Final, 1964 premiership side, keeping Collingwood full-forward Ian Graham (footballer, born 1943), Ian Graham goalless in the Grand Final. His last VFL season was in 1967 and he went on to become the captain-coach of Eltham Football Club. He holds the record for the most games played for Melbourne without scoring a goal. Bernie Massey died on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast on 19 June 2023, at the age of 83. His funeral was held in Tweed Heads on 27 June 2023. References External links * * 1939 births 2023 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Eltham Football Club players Elt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Wise
Graham Wise (born 13 October 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s. Wise was a ruckman and joined Melbourne for the 1963 season. He played in their 1964 premiership side and finished his career with 40 senior games. During the 1970s he played with and coached Golden Point in the Ballarat Football League The Ballarat Football League (BFL) is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia. The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Football .... References External links * 1942 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Launceston Football Club players North Ballarat Football Club players Golden Point Football Club players Golden Point Football Club coaches Living people Melbourne Football Club premiership players V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Townsend (footballer)
John Townsend (born 16 June 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from Sale, Townsend came to Melbourne and made his league debut in 1962. He played as a rover and was handy near goals, topping the club's goalkicking in their premiership season of 1964 with 35 of them. Townsend won Melbourne's Best and Fairest award in both 1965 and 1969. He finished his career in the Victorian Football Association with Prahran. In 2003 he was selected in Prahran's Team of the Century. Playing statistics : , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 1962 , style="text-align:center;", , 16 , , 6 , , 7 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1.2 , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 1963 , style="text-align:center;", , 16 , , 19 , , 22 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1.2 , , , , , , , , , , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lord (footballer, Born 1937)
John Lord (2 April 1937 – 30 July 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Although he played his early football in Echuca he was recruited from the Lismore Football Club on the Western Plains of Victoria where he was stationed with Elders Smith, now Elders Limited. A strong mark, Lord was used by coach Norm Smith in both defence and attack. He played most of his early football down back and was a Melbourne premiership player in 1957, 1959 and 1960. In the 1964 VFL Grand Final he kicked two goals from the forward pocket In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team is assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. These positions describe both the player's main role and by implication their location on the gro ... to help his side to victory over Collingwood and earn his fourth premiership. References External links * * 1937 births 2021 deaths A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie Vagg
Barrie Vagg (born 21 January 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL) during the 1960s. Vagg was recruited by Footscray in 1960 but failed to get a senior game and left at the end of the season. A half forward, he joined Melbourne for the 1962 season and was a member of their 1964 premiership team. He topped Melbourne's goal kicking in 1965 with 30 goals and again the following year with 20 goals. References External links * 1943 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Football Club players Shepparton Football Club players Living people Melbourne Football Club Premiership players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Jacobs
Graeme Jacobs (born 6 March 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1960s. Jacobs was member of a Melbourne premiership side in his debut season, lining up at centre half forward in the 1964 VFL Grand Final The 1964 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 19 September 1964. It was the 67th annual Grand Fi .... He later struggled to make the team regularly and in 1968 crossed to South Melbourne where he played for the next three seasons. External links * * 1944 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Football Club players Sydney Swans players Living people Melbourne Football Club Premiership players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Kenneally
Bryan Kenneally (born 26 March 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ... in the VFL during the 1960s. Kenneally was a versatile footballer and played in Melbourne's 1960 and 1964 premiership sides, as a wingman and half forward flanker respectively. For the rest of his career he was a ruck-rover, filling the position vacated by Ron Barassi and he earned selection to the Victorian interstate team in 1967. References * * 1942 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Living people Melbourne Football Club Premiership players Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank 'Bluey' Adams
Frank Adams (12 June 1935 – 11 August 2019), known as Bluey Adams, was an Australian rules football player, who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the Melbourne Football Club. Football His prime positions were in the forward pocket In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team is assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. These positions describe both the player's main role and by implication their location on the gro ..., where he was a regular, damaging goal-kicker, and as a rover and a wing-man, where he was able to use his great pace to advantage in the open spaces of the MCG. He was one of the fortunate few Melbourne players to be part of all six premierships the club gained during its ten 'golden years' from 1955 to 1964. Athletics Adams was a national champion professional sprinter. Adams won the 1957, 75 yards/130 yards Gift double at Cobram then a week later won the Lilydale Gift (130 yds) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Williams (footballer, Born 1935)
Donald Edward Williams (3 November 1935 – 19 October 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne during the 1950s and 1960s. Williams was a half-back flanker and five time premiership player with Melbourne, including their successive triumphs in 1955, 1956 and 1957. After being dropped to the bench in the 1959 grand final he decided to leave the club and spent the 1960 season with West Perth, who won the WAFL Grand Final in that year. He represented Western Australia in the Brisbane Carnival where Western Australia defeated Victoria for the first time. He returned to the Melbourne Football Club in 1964 and played in that year's four-point Grand Final win over Collingwood. In 2000 he was named on the half-back flank in Melbourne's official Team of the Century. Statistics : , - style="background:#EAEAEA" , scope="row" text-align:center , 1953 , , 25 , , 16 , , 0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0.0 , , , , , , , , , , , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Dixon (Australian Rules Footballer)
Brian James Dixon (born 20 May 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer and Victorian politician. Dixon played 252 VFL games for Melbourne between 1954 and 1968, playing mostly on the wing. He played in five premierships, winning Melbourne's best and fairest in 1960, while in 1961 he was selected in the All-Australian team and he also won the Tassie Medal for his performances at the 1961 Brisbane Carnival. In 2000 he was named in Melbourne's Team of the Century. Despite still playing football for Melbourne, he entered parliament in 1964, as the member for the now abolished seat of St Kilda, representing the Liberal Party. Being from the moderate wing of the party he clashed with then Premier Henry Bolte, especially over the hanging of Ronald Ryan which Dixon strongly opposed. After Rupert Hamer took over as Liberal Party leader and Premier, Dixon was promoted to the ministry. He variously served in several portfolios including Youth, Sport and Recreation, Housing and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Davis (Australian Rules Footballer)
Frank Davis (born 25 August 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Davis was educated at Salesian College (Chadstone), Salesian College, Chadstone. He made his debut in Melbourne's premiership winning season of 1964 and despite managing just six games he was a member of the grand final winning team in his rookie season. Davis started his career with a bang by kicking a goal with his first kick but then didn't manage another for eight years. Instead of a goal sneak he turned into a reliable defender off the half-back flank or in the back pocket. He was club captain from 1970 to 1972, earning their Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal, best and fairest award in his first season in charge. He also represented Victoria Australian rules football team, Victoria at interstate football during his career. He served as an assistant coach to Carl Ditterich Melbourne Footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
