Inside the big-money world of AFL jumper collecting
What started as a trip to Kmart as a toddler has evolved into an obsession for devoted Kangaroos fan Shane Gray, who boasts a huge and extraordinary set of guernseys, writes PAUL AMY.
What started as a trip to Kmart as a toddler has evolved into an obsession for devoted Kangaroos fan Shane Gray, who boasts a huge and extraordinary set of guernseys, writes PAUL AMY.
Just days after a harrowing report was revealed, a female VAFA umpire has stood down after a ball was thrown in her face, writes PAUL AMY.
They found him on a ‘cold, horrible night’ at Langwarrin: Jai Culley, a dominant, dreadlocked kid who could now feature in the AFL mid-season draft, writes PAUL AMY.
A 10-pound Pom with the courage to live as an openly gay woman in the 1970s, Ann Rulton turned her formidable will on Aussie rules football and did incredible things, writes PAUL AMY.
Interviewing in tracksuit pants “halfway down his arse” and players filling out applications for him were all part of Bernie Sheehy‘s charm – the coaching genius that who by all accounts could have easily made it in the AFL.
Forty years on, Brian Wilson still remembers the numbers of his 1982 Brownlow Medal win like his date of birth. Which makes the missing award that much tougher to stomach, writes PAUL AMY.
The Victorian Amateur Football Association is deeply steeped in tradition but a radical board shake-up may lead to a once in a lifetime change, writes PAUL AMY.
Black limos, security and countless autographs – PAUL AMY recounts the day Tony Lockett debuted for Port Melbourne.
Damian Cupido held a deep, burning regret over squandering his AFL career by age 24. He’s since wandered everywhere in local footy and is still kicking huge bags of goals, writes PAUL AMY.
Abdul Qadir claimed Victorian cricket’s prestigious Ryder medal, then asked if it was made of solid gold. From Carl Hooper to Keith Stackpole and Adam Dale, PAUL AMY details the stories and stars behind the award.