Round 19 shorts: Has there been a colder or darker day for footy?
There is no doubt that Ballarat would’ve made some type of football history on Sunday. Played in arctic temperatures with hail, wind and rain the weather bureau said the temperature felt like minus 5 degrees. Add that to the sub-standard lighting and the game...
Vale John Gray (Jack)
AFLUA Life member John Gray (Jack) passed away peacefully on Monday 23rd July aged 92. Known to us JR, Jack grew up in Ascot Vale. He played football with Essendon Stars under 18’s in the Melbourne Boys League. They were undefeated premiers in 1943, the game was...
‘It’s so impressive’: Ump praises AFL initiative
AFL UMPIRE Rob O’Gorman knows the importance of organ donation. Eight years ago, his mother Shauna – a sufferer of chronic asthma – was placed in the traumatic position of requiring a double lung transplant to stay alive. It was a long, gruelling process, but...