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List Of Gippsland Football League Best And Fairest Winners
The Gippsland Football League (GFL) is an Australian rules football competition played in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. History The Gippsland Football League was formed when the Northern Gippsland Football Association (NGFA) officially changed their name to "The Gippsland Football League" in 1921. The R. Frank Jensen Trophy, was initially awarded to the best and fairest player in the Gippsland Football League in 1927 and was named after the donor. Then T. Victor Trood donated the award from 1928 onwards. Trood, originally from Sale, was a former VFL player with University former Sale FC footballer and Sale FC delegate, who went onto become the GFL President (1933 & 1936 to 1938) and a life member. The Rodda Medal was initially awarded to the best and fairest winner in the Central Gippsland Football Association in 1936, after Morwell player, Fred Rodda suffered fatal injuries in a match in 1936. In 1944 and 1945, there was a Central Gippsland Wartime Football League and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gippsland Football League
The Gippsland League (formerly known as the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League) is an Australian rules football and netball league in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is considered the only AFL Victoria major league in Gippsland. Australian rules football: West Gippsland Latrobe Football League becomes Gippsland League as Wonthaggi concedes move, Wikinews, 10 December 2009 History The original Gippsland Football Association was formed in 1889, at a meeting of club delegates from the following clubs - Hazelwood, Morwell, Rosedale, Thorpedale, Traralgon and Yarrum. The Gippsland Football Netball League (GFNL) has roots dating back to the Central Gippsland Football League (CGFL) which was founded in 1909 with many former CGFL clubs now part of the GFNL. The CGFL morphed into the Latrobe Valley Football League in 1954. The promoters of the LVFL wanted to have a league that consisted of towns along the Orbost railway line, from Warragul to Sale. "The background ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nix (Australian Footballer)
John Joseph Nix (born 25 December 1931) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Nix, a centreman recruited from Trafalgar, debuted at VFL level aged just 17. He made 95 league appearances for Richmond, between 1949 and 1956. His best season was in 1952, when he played in all of Richmond's 19 games and polled eight Brownlow Medal votes. At the end of the 1956 season, Nix was appointed playing coach of Latrobe Valley Football League side Sale. He won the league's best and fairest award in 1957 and also steered Sale to that year's premiership. Sale were premiers again in 1959, Nix's third and final season at the club. From 1960 to 1962, Nix was captain-coach of Mornington, in the Mornington Peninsula Football League. He led them to a premiership in his first season. In 1966, Nix returned to the Tigers as Reserve Grade coach, and led them to a premiership in his first season. Nix’ Tiger Reserves won all twenty ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Gieschen
Jeff Gieschen (born 22 September 1956) is the former National Umpire Manager of the Australian Football League (AFL) and a former Australian rules football player and coach who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1974 and 1978 for the Footscray Football Club. He was the senior coach of AFL club Richmond from late 1997 until the end of the 1999 season. Playing career In 1971, Gieschen captained the State Championship winning La Trobe Valley Schoolboys team and was also named the Victorian Captain and All Australian vice captain in the U16's. He played 150 games in the Latrobe Valley Football League (LVFL) with the Maffra Football club during which time he collected three player of the year awards, two league best and fairest awards and seven Club Best and Fairest awards (including one as a 15-year-old in 1972). He represented the LVFL in inter-league games 15 times between 1973 and 1984 and was captain of the LVFL side in 1981. He was selected in the Victorian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hall (politician)
Peter Ronald Hall (born 27 May 1952) is an Australian retired politician. He was a National member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1988 to 2014, representing Gippsland Province (1988–2006) and the Eastern Victoria Region (2006–2014). Early life and education Hall was born and raised in Castlemaine, Victoria. He graduated from Castlemaine High School in 1969 and moved to Melbourne to attend university. He graduated from Monash University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts and completed a Diploma of Education the following year. Football career He showed promise as an Australian rules football player as a young person, being the best and fairest for the Castlemaine Football Club in 1969, at only 17 years of age. While studying teaching at Monash University in Melbourne, Hall made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in what was then the Victorian Football League (now named the Australian Football League). He went on to play 37 senior games between 1971 and 1974. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Rowlings
Barry John Rowlings (born 21 August 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is one of few players to have played in League premierships at two clubs. Playing career Recruited from Moe, Rowlings played in Hawthorn's 1975 Grand Final defeat to , kicking the first goal of the game. He was one of Hawthorn's best players in the emotional 1976 premiership triumph. In 1978 Rowlings suffered a serious knee injury which prevented him from being part of Hawthorn's 1978 triumph, and was cleared to Richmond. In his first season at Tigerland won the Jack Dyer Medal, which is awarded to Richmond's best and fairest player for the season. After playing career Since 1996 Rowlings has been involved with the football program at Caulfield Grammar School and Caulfield Grammarians Football Club, and holds a football ambassador and development coaching role for all year le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Benton
Terry Benton (born 13 July 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Benton, a defender, played junior football at West Coburg, prior to joining North Melbourne. He played with North Melbourne for seven seasons and didn't miss a game in both 1966 and 1967. In the early 1970s he coached Latrobe Valley Football League club Leongatha and won the league's best and fairest award in 1971. His grandson, Jaryd Cachia, was drafted by Carlton and played 14 games for them.''Courier-Mail ''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner norther ...'"Jaryd Cachia no certainty after scaling great heights" 12 November 2009, Jon Anderson References {{DEFAULTSORT:Benton, Terry 1942 births Living people Australian rules foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gallus (footballer)
John Gallus (born 30 September 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Career Gallus, a ruckman and forward, first joined Melbourne in the early 1960s, from Drouin. In his first stint at the club, Gallus appeared in the VFL reserves competition, before leaving for Waverley, where he played in the 1966 VFA season, mostly as a centre half-forward. He was a member of the Waverley team which lost to Port Melbourne in the 1966 VFA Division 1 Grand Final. From 1967 to 1970, Gallus played in the Latrobe Valley Football League (LVFL), for Bairnsdale and Maffra. He won the league's best and fairest award while at Bairnsdale in 1969 and won it again in 1970, with Maffra. Back at Melbourne in 1971, Gallus played 20 senior games in his debut league season. He kicked three goals on debut, in a 105 point win over South Melbourne. His 31 goals for the year was the second most by a Melbourne player, behind Paul Callery, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Hawken
Les Hawken (born 9 June 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the early 1970s. Hawken was a back 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 ... specialist and debuted for Hawthorn in 1970. He was a member of their 1971 premiership team. After leaving the Hawks following the 1974 season he finished his career in Tasmania with the Cooee Football Club. External links * 1949 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Hawthorn Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club premiership players Cooee Football Club players VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Baldry
Robert Baldry (born 30 November 1950) is an Australian former cricketer. He played 26 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1972 and 1977. Baldry played 152 games for Collingwood Cricket Club in the Melbourne's District Cricket Competition between 1967/68 and 1980/81. See also * List of Victoria first-class cricketers This is a list of Victoria first-class cricketers. The Victoria cricket team have played first-class cricket since 1851, when they played the Tasmania cricket team at Launceston. Below is a chronological list of cricketers to have represented Vi ... References External links * 1950 births Living people Australian cricketers Victoria cricketers Cricketers from Melbourne {{Australia-cricket-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Collins (Australian Footballer Born 1939)
Michael Collins (born 25 April 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Collins is the son of 1926 Melbourne premiership player Jack Collins and the younger brother of former Melbourne captain Geoff Collins. Career A defender, Collins joined Melbourne in 1961, from Heyfield in the Latrobe Valley Football League (LVFL). Mid-season, Collins suffered minor injuries when a car in which he was a passenger crashed in Bentleigh.''The Age''"Demon Ruckman May Miss Rest of Year" 5 July 1961, p. 20 His teammate Len Mann broke his arm and was out for the rest of the year. Collins didn't make his league debut until Melbourne's round 18 win over Carlton. He kept his spot in the team for the semi-final against Hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Age
''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and southern New South Wales. It is delivered both in print and digital formats. The newspaper shares some articles with its sister newspaper ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. ''The Age'' is considered a newspaper of record for Australia, and has variously been known for its investigative reporting, with its journalists having won dozens of Walkley Awards, Australia's most prestigious journalism prize. , ''The Age'' had a monthly readership of 5.321 million. History Foundation ''The Age'' was founded by three Melbourne businessmen: brothers John and Henry Cooke (who had arrived from New Zealand in the 1840s) and Walter Powell. The first edition appeared on 17 October 1854. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Keyter
Don Keyter (13 September 1931 – 11 November 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Career South Melbourne Keyter, a ruckman and centre half-forward from Merbein, played 86 league games for South Melbourne, from 1953 to 1958. He was a Victoria "B" interstate representative in 1957, against Tasmania. Also that year, he kicked a goal to give South Melbourne a four-point win over then reigning premiers Melbourne at Lake Oval in round 17. His snap shot, from 30 yards out in the pocket, went through for a goal as the siren went. Coaching In 1959 and 1960, Keyter was captain-coach of New South Wales club Griffith in the South West Football League (New South Wales), then coached in the Wimmera Football League. He joined Latrobe Valley Football League side Moe, as coach, for the 1963 season and performed well enough on the field to gain the most votes in the 1963 Trood Award & Rodda Medal count, for which he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
