Hi
Im working on a project where I intend to list the results of all the major competitions on a website. I have all the VFA stuff (1877-1995) missing a some VFL results - but I guess they can be found in newspapers.
Things Im struggling with is club data & history. Especially about defunct VFA & VFL clubs. Is there anyone who can answer questions about these clubs & supply scoring/games/goals records (i.e. Dandenong - my research has found they were formed in 1873)?
I have a lot of questions about the defunct clubs and the passing of the association. Is the Prahran club in the VAFA the real Prahran???
also is there anyone that has access to any player games goals records as I would like to add some VFA player profile (I intend to add all AFL hall of fame but as no VFA members are in they will need to be added)? I also need to add VFA records to HOF members I have games for most but missing some goals.
The website in its embryonic stages is;
http://www.firstclassfooty.web44.net/Index.html
Basically AFL Victoria doesnt know anything about the VFA or the legacy it took over. I really want to preserve this first before its all lost.
VFL club profiles are at the bottom
I hope someone gets in touch & can help in any or point me in certain directions.
I would also love copies of the old logos (I guess there is no copyright on them now).
regards
James Hothersall
Fantastic news. I had hoped to do something similar here, but it never got off the ground.
In reply to Sadly Lionel has since passed by jamesh
Yep there was a lot of sectarian bigotry back in those days and most country towns like Dandenong had two clubs based religion.
The post war migration program changed the face of Dandenong forever to to point where it is now one of the most diverse places in Australia
Up till the 1970s Dandenong was basically run by the Prodestant/Freemason clique as the Catholics were in the minority.
In reply to AFL players in the hall of by jamesh
Ian Nankervis went and played with Dandenong in 1969 after a dispute with Williamstown on the eve of the 1968 2nd Div Grand Final. He won the Field Medal in 1968.