The Coleman Medal is an Australian rules football award given annually to the Australian Football League (AFL) player who kicks the most goals in the home-and-away season. It is named after John Coleman, a full forward and Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend who scored 537 goals in 98 games for Essendon. The award was first presented in 1981 to Richmond's Michael Roach, who scored 86 goals for the season. At the time, the competition was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL); it would become the AFL in 1990.
The 1898 Victorian Football League season was the second season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Bruce Abernethy is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club Collingwood Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL), and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and is a media personality.
Anthony "Tony" Hall is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL and South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Jack Hamilton was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before becoming a prominent administrator.
Jack Moriarty was an Australian rules footballer and champion goal-kicker in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The 1940 Victorian Football League season was the 44th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Fred Fanning was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) who holds the record for most goals in a VFL/AFL match with 18.
Jack E. "Chooka" Howell, nicknamed "Chooka" from his distinctive gait, was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Shane Hamilton is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and the Brisbane Bears in the VFL/AFL.
John Herbert Pemberton was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
John Joseph William Cashman was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL), West Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and Yarraville in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
The 1908 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1908. It was the 11th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1908 VFL season. The match, attended by 50,261 spectators, was won by reigning premiers Carlton by a margin of 9 points, marking that club's third premiership victory and third in succession.
Jack Trengove is a professional Australian rules footballer who most recently played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, 1.86 metres tall and weighing 88 kilograms (194 lb), Trengove is capable of contributing as both an inside and outside midfielder. After growing up in Naracoorte, South Australia, he moved to Adelaide to attend Prince Alfred College and played in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with the Sturt Football Club, in which he played in the 2009 SANFL Grand Final. He represented South Australia in the 2009 AFL Under 18 Championships, in which he captained the side, received All-Australian honours and won the state most valuable player. His achievements as a junior saw him considered as the potential number one draft pick in the 2009 AFL draft alongside Tom Scully, he was ultimately recruited by the Melbourne Football Club with the second selection in the draft.
The 1948 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 2 October 1948. It was the 52nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1948 VFL season. The match, attended by 86,198 spectators, ended in a draw, the first time that a VFL Grand Final had ended in a draw. A week later in the Grand Final replay, attended by 52,226 spectators, Melbourne easily defeated Essendon by 39 points, marking that club's sixth premiership victory.
Jack James was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda and Richmond Football Clubs in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Jack Hutchins is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has played with the Casey Scorpions in the Victorian Football League (VFL) since 2015, and he has served as the captain since the 2016 season.
Jack Plunkett was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
John Peter "Jack" Condon was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Jack Patterson was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).