Brent Harvey, often known by his nickname "Boomer", is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He holds the record for most matches played by an individual in VFL/AFL history, breaking Michael Tuck's previous VFL/AFL record in 2016 with a total of 432 games played.
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent and only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season in 1897. It changed its name to Australian Football League in 1990 after expanding its competition to other Australian states in the 1980s. The AFL publishes its Laws of Australian football, which are used, with variations, by other Australian football organisations.
The 1953 VFL season was the 57th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 18 April until 26 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
Scott Pendlebury is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He served as Collingwood captain from 2014 to 2022. Pendlebury is a dual premiership player, also winning the Norm Smith Medal as best on ground in the 2010 grand final replay, and was the AFLCA champion player of the year in 2013. He is a six-time All-Australian and five-time Copeland Trophy winner, and is the Collingwood games record holder with 390 games. Pendlebury is also the league record holder for disposals, handballs and tackles.
Charles Henry Pannam was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) between 1894 and 1896 then in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1897 and 1906. He then played for the Richmond Football Club in the VFA in 1907 then in the VFL in 1908. He was senior coach of Richmond in 1907 and 1912.
Louis Joseph Daily was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) as well as Subiaco in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL).
Lewis Edward Armstrong was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ernest Milner Barber was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Guy Lindsay Lewis "Lou" Reiffel was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Thomas Mitchell is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Sydney Swans from 2012 to 2016, and the Hawthorn Football Club between 2017 and 2022. Mitchell won the Brownlow Medal as the league's best and fairest player in 2018 and set the record for the most disposals in a VFL/AFL match, accruing 54 in a game against Collingwood during that season. Whom he would later join in 2023, en route to winning the 2023 AFL Grand Final and his first AFL premiership.
John Tilbrook is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the SANFL in 5 successive Premiership teams 1966 through 1970 inclusive. He transferred to Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the 1971 season, but didn't receive clearance to play until round 12. After an attempt to convert to gridiron in 1974, plus run of poor form and stints in the reserves, he left Melbourne after the 1975 season. Known as Diamond Jim due to the significant transfer fee from Sturt to Melbourne at the time, he was affectionately called Topaz Tilly by Lou Richards.
George Edward Milner was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Louis Herbert Barker was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Arnold Louis Wilson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Louis Jacobs was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Louis George Anthony Salvas was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Lou Frost was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Louis Joseph Mangan was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ed Richards is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their second selection and sixteenth overall in the 2017 national draft. He made his debut in the 51-point loss to West Coast at Etihad Stadium in Round 2 of the 2018 season. His family has a long history in the VFL/AFL, particularly the Collingwood Football Club, whereby his great-great-grandfather is Charlie Pannam Sr., his grandfather is Ron Richards, and his great uncle is Lou Richards.