Club Histories

he Caulfield Bears launched a new book on their 22 year history "THE BEARS UNCENSORED" at the Bentleigh Club two weeks ago.

Their last game was 23 years ago and in true form they could still draw a crowd just like in the old days at the Bear Cave.

Amoung the 300 people there to celebrate the occassion THE LOCAL FOOTY SHOW was on hand to capture the colour of the day.

This story can be seen this Friday Night at 7pm on THE LOCAL FOOTY SHOW on C31

Next Friday 8/5/10 at 7pm on the LOCAL FOOTY SHOW shown on C31, the feature story is highlighting the 1963 VFA Grand Final.

Rare Footage from the last quarter including interviews with participants Lindsay Fox, Max Papley (Moorabbin)and Keith Burns (Sandringham)

It was to be the last game in the VFA for Moorabbin before they were voted out of the competition by the other clubs.Max Papley explains why.

Old VFA Clubs reunions

Looking at old VFA clubs that are long gone why couldn't they have some old premiership reunions ?
I know Camberwell, Caulfield, Geelong West and Brunswick have had reunions since they left the VFA.

Lets have a look at the old VFA clubs that are long gone.
Northcote
1982 premiership- 30 year reunion 2012 (There is footage of this game)
1961 premiership- 50 year reunion 2011
Brunswick
1975 premiership- 35 year reunion 2010 Gabby Nolan might have footage of this game
1980 premiership- 30 year reunion 2010 Gabby Nolan or Bill Torney has video of this game
1985 premiership- 25 year reunion (might as well make it a treble, celebrate 3 flags in one hit) (There is footage of this game)
Sunshine
1971 premiership- 40 year reunion 2011
Waverley
1965 premiership- 45 year reunion 2010
Yarraville
1961 premiership- 50 year reunion 2011
Geelong West
1968 premiership- 45 year reunion 2013
1972 premiership- 40 year reunion 2012 Billy Goggin has video of the game. Second half
1975 premiership- 35 year reunion 2010 (There is footage of this game)
Caulfield
1973 premiership- 40 year reunion 2013 (There is footage of this game)
Camberwell
1979 premiership- 30 year reunion this year ?? (There is footage of this game)
1981 premiership- 30 year reunion 2011 (There is footage of this game)
Dandenong
1971 premiership- 40 year reunion 2011 (There is footage of this game)
1991 premiership- 20 year reunion 2011 (might as well make it a double, celebrate 2 flags in one hit) (There is footage of this game)
Prahran
1966 premiership- 45 year reunion 2011
1970 premiership- 40 year reunion 2010 Could be some footage of this game, although I have never seen it
1978 premiership- 35 year reunion 2013 (There is footage of this game)
1987 premiership- 25 year reunion 2012 (There is footage of this game)
Oakleigh
1972 premiership- 40 year reunion 2012 (There is footage of this game)
1988 premiership- 25 year reunion 2013 (There is footage of this game)
Mordialloc
1977 premiership- 35 year reunion 2012 Someone did have some footage but not seen for years. Maybe Bill Torney has it.

From the former VFA clubs, Dandenong, Mordialloc, Prahran and Camberwell have had team of the century nights.
Brunswick, Yarraville, Geelong West, Caulfield and Camberwell have had some reunions in recent years.

It would be great to collect all footage whether it is from channel 0 days or on 8m tapes.
I am sure tapes from Umatic, Beta or other formats can be converted to DVD
This would be great to collect in case old VFA clubs do have any reunions.

On the Sunday Bloody Sunday segment on SENs VFL hour the interview with Jimmy Christou and Paul Hepburn went down really well as it was a blast in the past and memeory lane listening to Northcote v Caulfield 1982 VFA GF.

George 'VFA' Paras sent me the following document on Toorak Park through the years...

http://www.vflfooty.com/files/misc/ToorakPark.doc

Well worth a read.

I am very sorry if any one is over this subject but i am doing a history of defunct or recessed clubs in Australia of Aussie Rules Football Clubs, noticed i did not use AyFL. If anyone has any info especially old logos and colours etc, mainly clubs from the old vfa days,
i am at dugon05@msn.com
Thanks appreciated

Just wondering how your teams travelled today cheers jasonborough

Does anybody know any results of todays games cheers jasonborough

billythekid wrote

Quote:.. .... Collingwood won their only VFA flag in 1896

. I've seen many VFA finals; however I am glad I was not around to see C'wood win a VFA flag

:D Sandringham have a past players match at TBO. this Sunday May 27th STARTING AT 12.00 PM, with many past players pulling on the boots again to try and get a kick,(no hands in the back rule does not apply in this match) ,Beus,Cuddles,Crough,Ruggolos,Tarpey,Gallagher, Gorozidis's ,Murray,Renniets,Clarkson,Coghlan,Mitchelsonetc. BBQ.and drinks at bar prices. ALL WELCOME. Reunion -10TH Anniversary ,1997 Premiership team lunch in Social Club@ $22 pp.drinks at bar prices , our opponents that day Box Hill. Bookings essential John Mennie 9598 8629 go zebs zebra :wink:

Onslaught- you might want to move this to thread to the Dandenong FC history site. Shepley Oval (previously Dandenong Park) Shepley Oval is named after Harry Shepley, who was an excellent sporting administrator and also an excellent business administrator since he arrived at the age of 31 to manage a factory. The area of Dandenong Park, now known as Shepley Oval was set aside as crown land for recreational purposes in 1881, and by 1976 was owned by council with the ability to grant leases. A grandstand was opened on 1 May 1959. Dandenong’s major sporting teams played on it from 1881 until the early 1900s when the showgrounds at the current produce market were development and returned to it after the showgrounds were relocated to Greaves Reserve and new council offices were planned at the old showgrounds. Among the early teams was a women’s cricket team, the “Sunflowers”. It seems as though the naming occurred in the 50s, probably just after Harry’s death. In 1957 a pair of gates that had been removed from the Springvale Crematorium were purchased and installed at Shepley oval. Perhaps most famously, the powerful Dandenong VFA team, known as the Dandies and later as the Redlegs won several premierships there. from the City of Dandenong website regarding Shepley Oval's history