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Mulrooney Medal
The Mulrooney Medal is an Australian rules football award for the best and fairest player in the AFL Canberra first-grade competition. It has been the premier individual award for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory since 1936. From 2011 to 2013, the medal was awarded to the best and fairest player in the Eastern Conference of the North East Australian Football League The North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) was an Australian rules football league in New South Wales, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. The league was formed in November 2010, and its inaugural co .... It was named after football administrator John L. Mulrooney, for his contribution to Australian rules football in Canberra. Winners *Retrospectively awarded References External linksAFL Canberra Summary Chartfrom Full Points Footy, archived froon 6 August 2011 {{Aussie Rules in the Australian Capital Territory Australian rules footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rules Football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval ball between the central goal posts (worth six points), or between a central and outer post (worth one point, otherwise known as a "behind"). During general play, players may position themselves anywhere on the field and use any part of their bodies to move the ball. The primary methods are kicking, handballing and running with the ball. There are rules on how the ball can be handled; for example, players running with the ball must intermittently bounce or touch it on the ground. Throwing the ball is not allowed, and players must not get caught holding the ball. A distinctive feature of the game is the mark, where players anywhere on the field who catch the ball from a kick (with specific conditions) are awarded unimped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's largest inland city, and is an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia. The ninth largest inland city in Australia, Wagga Wagga is located midway between the two largest cities in Australia—Sydney and Melbourne—and is the major regional centre for the Riverina and South West Slopes regions. The central business district is focused around the commercial and recreational grid bounded by Best and Tarcutta Streets and the Murrumbidgee River and the Sturt Highway. The main shopping street of Wagga is Baylis Street which becomes Fitzmaurice Street at the northern end. The city is accessible from Sydney via the Sturt and Hume Highways, Adelaide via the Sturt Highway and Albury and Melbourne via the Olympic H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Lewthwaite
Neil Lewthwaite (born 11 August 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Before he came to South Melbourne, Lewthwaite played for Ivanhoe Amateurs, in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. An Ivanhoe best and fairest winner in 1959, Lewthwaite was a member of the Victorian Amateurs team that competed in that year's AAFC Perth Carnival, then represented the VAFA again in 1960 and earned All-Australian selection. Lewthwaite made nine appearances for South Melbourne in the 1961 VFL season. For the rest of his career, Lewthwaite played for Acton in the Canberra Australian National Football League. Lewthwaite, who was playing coach from 1966 to 1968, remained at Acton until early in the 1972 season, when he retired after bringing up 200 games. He won the Mulrooney Medal The Mulrooney Medal is an Australian rules football award for the best and fairest player in the AFL Canberra first-grade competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Feltham
Paul Feltham (born 1 October 1948) is a sport psychologist and former Australian rules footballer and coach. He is best known for a short stint as caretaker senior coach of the Brisbane Bears in 1989. Playing career Early in his career, Feltham played for Box Hill in the VFA in 1967, Eastlake Football Club in the ACTAFL and Balmain Football Club in the NSWAFL. His talent was his tough, courageous determination and his quick handball. Feltham played as a winger and midfielder North Melbourne from 1970 to 1976. He played in the 1974 VFL Grand Final and was one of the best players in North Melbourne Football Club's first Premiership in 1975. He later joined Richmond in 1978, but his best football games were played at North Melbourne Football club during the '70s. Coaching career Early career Feltham captain-coached Mordialloc in 1979, then left to coach West Canberra in 1980. Later in the 1980s he moved to Queensland, where he coached the University of Southern Queensla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acton Football Club
The Acton Football Club is a defunct Australian Rules Football club that played in the ACT AFL from 1924 to 1973. The club wore black and white colours, similar to the Swan Districts Football Club. Acton merged with Queanbeyan in 1952 but separated in 1958. In 1974, Acton was replaced in the ACTAFL by West Canberra, which not only adopted Acton's black and white colours, but also recruited the vast majority of its players. Premierships Acton won two ACT AFL premierships as a stand-alone club in 1924 and 1927, and three as a combined Queanbeyan Queanbeyan ( ) is a city in the south-eastern region of New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the ...-Acton team in 1953, 1954 and 1956. References * AFL Canberra clubs 1924 establishments in Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1924 1973 disestablishments in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian National University
The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and institutes. ANU is regarded as one of the world's leading universities, and is ranked as the number one university in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere by the 2022 QS World University Rankings and second in Australia in the ''Times Higher Education'' rankings. Compared to other universities in the world, it is ranked 27th by the 2022 QS World University Rankings, and equal 54th by the 2022 ''Times Higher Education''. In 2021, ANU is ranked 20th (1st in Australia) by the Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS). Established in 1946, ANU is the only university to have been created by the Parliament of Australia. It traces its origins to Canberra University College, which was established in 1929 and was integrated into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Demaine
Michael Demaine (1 March 1948 – 15 September 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Demaine, who came from Mornington, was a wingman and half forward flanker. He made 10 appearances for Hawthorn in the 1965 VFL season. In the opening round of the 1966 season, against Collingwood, Demaine was seriously injured and had to have a ruptured kidney removed. He never appeared for Hawthorn again but played some good football for Mt Eliza.''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 Austral ...'"Demaine has operation" 27 April 1966, p. 1 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Demaine, Mike 1948 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Hawthorn Football Club players 2013 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Canberra Football Club
West Canberra Football Club is a former Australian Rules Football club based in the Australian Capital Territory that played in the ACT AFL from 1974 – 1987. West Canberra's guernsey was black and white (similar to Collingwood), and the team was nicknamed the Magpies. West Canberra merged with Belconnen Football Club to form the Belconnen Magpies Football Club. West Canberra never won an ACT AFL premiership. See also * Belconnen Magpies Football Club *AFL Canberra AFL Canberra is the name of the local governing body for and premier competition of Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory (and the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales). It acts as an umbrella to several competitions be ... External linksCanberra 1974-1990 Fullpointsfooty {{Authority c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Miller (footballer, Born 1953)
Keith Miller (born 14 February 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Geelong Miller, a ruckman from Echuca, was at Geelong for one season, in 1974. On his league debut, in the opening round of the season against Footscray, Miller came on as a reserve in the last quarter. His only other appearance came in round three, when Geelong beat Melbourne at the MCG. Miller started the game on this occasion. Country football He returned to Echuca in 1975, then spent two seasons with Turvey Park, a Wagga Wagga-based club in the South Western District Football League (SWDFL). In 1977 he was runner-up in the SWDFL's Gammage Medal and played in Turvey Park's premiership team, as an assistant coach. ACTAFL In 1978, Miller became captain-coach of ACT Australian Football League club Eastlake, which he led to a premiership in his first season, with a grand final win over Kevin Neale's Ainslie. The following year he won a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Nichols (footballer)
Greg Nichols (born 6 January 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ... (SANFL) in 1984. Nichols is now a director of Racing Victoria. Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nichols, Greg Living people 1959 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players Cobram Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Hocking
Geoff Hocking (born 10 March 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He later played for Claremont in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and Box Hill in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He coached Traralgon in the 1997 VFL season The 1997 Victorian Football League season was the 116th season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Sandringham Football Club, after it defeated Frankston Football Club, Frankston by 29 points in the Gran .... Notes External links *Geoff Hocking's profileat Blueseum 1959 births Carlton Football Club players Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Claremont Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players Traralgon Football Club coaches {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Overland
Simon James Overland (born 19 March 1962) 2 March 2009, www.premier.vic.gov.au is the former Chief Executive Officer at the and a former Chief Commissioner of in Australia. He previously worked with the and then with Victoria Police focusing on Melbourne's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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