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Ralph Empey
Ralph Empey (22 September 1904 – 28 September 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Football Empey played his early football at Scotch College and made his first VFL appearance in 1924. In his 49-game career he played in nine finals, including two grand finals, both of which Richmond lost. He kicked two goals from a forward pocket in the 1928 Grand Final and was a half forward flanker in the premiership decider a year later. In Round 1, 1930, he was the first player ever substituted into a VFL match following the introduction of the 19th man rule that year, replacing the injured Hope Collins at three-quarter time. Cricket Empey was also a capable cricketer, and as a journeyman in district cricket played a total of 79 first XI games for Melbourne, Richmond, University A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koondrook
Koondrook ( ) is a town situated on the Murray River, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Gannawarra Local government in Australia, local government area, north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 Australian census, 2016 census, Koondrook had a population of 832. History The Barrapa Barrapa Indigenous Australians are believed to have occupied the Koondrook area, prior to European settlement commencing in 1843. The Post Office opened on 1 March 1879. In 1889 the Kerang-Koondrook Tramway was opened, linking the town to the Rail transport in Victoria, Victorian railway network. The tramway was officially closed on 3 March 1981. Present Koondrook is connected by a Murray River crossings, bridge to its twin town of Barham, New South Wales, Barham in the neighbouring state of New South Wales. Industry in the area includes dairying on the river flats, and citrus production using irrigation supplied from the Murray River. Timber f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Cricket Club
The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) is a sports club based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1838 and is one of the oldest sports clubs in Australia. The MCC is responsible for management and development of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a power given to it by the government-appointed MCG Trust and an Act of Parliament. This also guarantees the club's occupation of about 20 per cent of the stadium for its members reserve. In 1859, members drafted the first set of rules for Australian rules football. In 1877, it hosted the first game of Test cricket in history—played between Australia and England. In 1971, the ground hosted the first One Day International cricket match. As well as cricket, the MCC is also an umbrella organisation for other sports, such as Australian rules football, baseball (through the Melbourne Baseball Club), bowls, croquet, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, netball, target shooting, squash, real tennis and tennis. Since 2009 the Melbourne Football Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rules Footballers From Victoria (Australia)
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People Educated At Scotch College, Melbourne
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1960 Deaths
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1904 Births
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Carlton Cricket Club
Carlton Cricket Club is an Australian cricket team that competes in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition. The club was formed in 1864 and plays its home matches at Princes Park in North Carlton. Known as the Blues, Carlton has won ten First XI premierships, most recently in the 2021–22 season. Famous past players include Bill Woodfull, Dean Jones, Keith Stackpole, Abdul Qadir and Carl Hooper Carl Llewelyn Hooper (born 15 December 1966) is a former Guyanese cricketer who captained the West Indies in Tests and ODIs. An all-rounder, he was a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler, who came to prominence in the late 1980s in a side .... In 2019, it won the inaugural National Premier Twenty20 Championships. References External links * Cricket clubs established in 1864 Victorian Premier Cricket clubs Cricket clubs in Melbourne 1864 establishments in Australia Cricket in Melbourne Sport in the City of Melbourne (LGA) {{Australia-cricket-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne University Cricket Club
The Melbourne University Cricket Club, often called simply "University", plays the sport of cricket in the elite club competition of Melbourne, Australia, known as Victorian Premier Cricket. The club was founded in 1856 and played its first season of premier cricket in 1906–07. Known as the Students, the club has won three first XI premierships. Its home ground is on the campus of the University of Melbourne in Parkville. The club's famous players include: Roy Park, Bert Hartkopf, Ted a'Beckett, Keith Rigg, Colin McDonald, George Thoms, Bob Cowper, Paul Sheahan, Jim Higgs, Frank Tyson, Ian Botham and Shane Warne Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969 – 4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer, whose career ran from 1991 to 2007. Warne played as a right-arm leg spin bowler and a right-handed batsman for Victoria, Hampshire and Australi .... References External links * Victorian Premier Cricket clubs Cricket clubs in Melbourne Sport at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond Cricket Club (Melbourne)
The Richmond Cricket Club is an Australian cricket club based in Glen Waverley in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. The club plays in the Victorian Premier Cricket Association. Founded in 1854, the Richmond Cricket Club home ground was for most of its history the Richmond Cricket Ground (better known as the Punt Road Oval), a few hundred metres to the east of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was a founding member of the Victorian District/Premier Cricket competition in 1906/07. In 2011, the club moved its home base from Richmond to Central Reserve in Glen Waverley. It continued to be known as Richmond until the 2012/13 season. From the 2013/14 season until the 2019/20 season, the club traded as the Monash Tigers but legally remained known as the Richmond Cricket Club. Since the start of the 2020/21 season the club returned to the "Richmond Cricket Club" name while still playing out of Central Reserve. Australian Test cricketers *John Hodges (1877) *Tom Kendall ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian Premier Cricket
Victorian Premier Cricket is a club cricket competition in the state of Victoria administered by Cricket Victoria. Each club fields four teams (firsts through to fourths) of adult players and usually play on weekends and public holidays. Matches are played on turf wickets under limited-time rules, with most results being decided on a first-innings basis. Outstanding players in the competition are selected to play for the Victorian Bushrangers at first-class and List A level, in the Sheffield Shield and Marsh One Day Cup competitions respectively. The competition commenced in the 1906–07 season when it was known as "District cricket", and was renamed in 1990. Separate competitions for one-day matches (2002–03) and Twenty20 (2005–06) were later established. History Inter-club cricket in Melbourne had its beginnings during the 1850s, with matches arranged on an informal basis. The newspapers usually decided the season's best team via the consensus of journalists. In 1870 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fitzroy, Victoria
Fitzroy is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Yarra local government area. Fitzroy recorded a population of 10,431 at the 2021 census. Planned as Melbourne's first suburb in 1839, it later became one of the city's first areas to gain municipal status, in 1858. It occupies Melbourne's smallest and most densely populated area outside the CBD, just 100 ha. Fitzroy is known as a cultural hub, particularly for its live music scene and street art, and is the main home of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Its commercial heart is Brunswick Street, one of Melbourne's major retail, culinary, and nightlife strips. Long associated with the working class, Fitzroy has undergone waves of urban renewal and gentrification since the 1980s and today is home to a wide variety of socio-economic groups, featuring both some of the most expensive rents in Melbourne and one of its largest public hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope Collins
Hope Henry Collins (20 August 1904 – 1 April 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His sole VFL match was in Round 1, 1930. He was injured during the third quarter, and substituted off for Ralph Empey Ralph Empey (22 September 1904 – 28 September 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Football Empey played his early football at Scotch College and made his first VFL appea ... at three quarter time, in what was the first 19th man substitution in VFL history following the introduction of the rule that year. Notes External links * *Hope Collins's playing statisticsfrom The VFA Project 1904 births 1980 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Richmond Football Club players Nathalia Football Club players Camberwell Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1904-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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