Gary Ablett Sr., is a former professional Australian rules footballer who represented Hawthorn and Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "God", Ablett is widely regarded as one of Australian football's greatest players, and was especially renowned for his high-flying spectacular marks and his prolific goalkicking.
Nathan Ablett is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Gold Coast and Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Gary William Buckenara is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Michael Tuck is a seven-time premiership-winning player, Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) / Australian Football League (AFL), where he was the games record holder until 30 July 2016 when Brent Harvey played his 427th game for North Melbourne Football Club.
Bernie Quinlan is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Footscray and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s and 1980s.
Berto "Robert" DiPierdomenico is a retired Australian rules footballer who represented Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL) from the 1970s to the 1990s. Popularly known by his nickname "Dipper", DiPierdomenico is one of the most successful Italian Australians to play Australian football, and his contribution to the game was recognized by selection in the VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century.
Simon Beasley is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL), now known as the Australian Football League (AFL).
Gary Pert is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL). Tall, well-built and strong in the air, Pert played over 200 league games, despite suffering two serious knee injuries in the prime years of his career. Early in one season, Pert suffered a bizarre injury when he went to his girlfriend's house for dinner and got a biscuit stuck in his oesophagus. The blockage remained overnight and so the following day he underwent an oesophagoscopy under general anaesthetic. He recovered in time for the Round 5 game against Richmond. He returned in 1989, winning Fitzroy's best and fairest.
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent and only fully professional men's competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. Originally known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), it was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing the following year. The VFL, aiming to become a national competition, began expanding beyond Victoria to other Australian states in the 1980s, and changed its name to the AFL in 1990.
Samuel Mitchell is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is currently serving as the head of development with the Hawthorn Football Club and head coach of Hawthorn's VFL affiliate team, the Box Hill Hawks.
John Gastev is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL.
The 1986 Victorian Football League season was the 90th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Gary Colling is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda from 1968 until 1981 in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Gary Hardeman is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between the late 1960s and early 1980s.
The Gold Coast Suns is a professional Australian rules football club based in the Gold Coast suburb of Carrara, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Wesley Victor Lofts was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.
The 1986 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and the Carlton Football Club. The game was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on 27 September 1986. It was the 90th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League (VFL), staged to determine the premiers for the 1986 VFL season. The match, attended by 101,861 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 42 points, marking that club's sixth premiership victory.
Bob Spargo is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The Ablett family is one of the most prominent in Australian rules football, with many members playing in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League.
Gary Johnston is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).