Ronald Dale Barassi Jr. is a former Australian rules football player and coach. During a long and decorated career, Barassi has been one of the most important figures in the history of Australian football. His father Ron Barassi Sr., also a prominent Australian rules footballer, was killed at Tobruk during World War II. The young Barassi spent his latter teenage years living with Norm Smith, coach of the Melbourne Football Club and a former teammate of his father.
Keith Southby GreigMBE is a former Australian rules footballer who represented North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Red-haired and pale-skinned, Greig was renowned for his poise and ball handling skills. He could also take spectacular high marks. Greig played for much of his career on the wing, but in later years often played at half back.
Ron Alexander AM is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and West Australian Football League (WAFL) as well as being the inaugural coach of the West Coast Eagles.
Ronald Barry Evans AM was an Australian rules footballer, Chairman of the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1998 to 2007, as well as President of the Essendon Football Club from 1988 to 1992.
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.
The 1958 Victorian Football League season was the 62nd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The AFL Commission is the official governing body of the Australian Football League Limited (AFL), its subsidiaries and controlled entities. Richard Goyder has been chairman since 4 April 2017, replacing Mike Fitzpatrick.
Michael Clifford Fitzpatrick is an Australian businessman, sporting administrator and former professional Australian rules football player. He was chairman of the AFL Commission from 2007 to 2017.
Ronald Branton is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1953 and 1962 for the Richmond Football Club.
The 1960 Victorian Football League season was the 64th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1949 Victorian Football League season was the 53rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1981 Victorian Football League season was the 85th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Majak Daw is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Daw and his family in Australia are refugees from the civil wars in Sudan. Daw became the first Sudanese Australian to be drafted to an AFL club when he was contracted to North Melbourne in the 2009 AFL Draft. Daw's drafting gained international attention; it was reported by the BBC and the Voice of America. He made his first appearance for North Melbourne in a NAB Cup match on 20 February 2011.
Jack Fitzpatrick is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Peter Fitzpatrick is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After finishing his career in the VFL, he moved to the Victorian Football Association (VFA), where he spent a period as captain of Sandringham Football Club. He also played for fellow VFA club Port Melbourne, and for Woodville in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Frank Fitzpatrick was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Lynton Fitzpatrick is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
James Neilson Fitzpatrick was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Gary Fitzpatrick is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Recruited from Moonee Ponds in the Essendon District Football League, Fitzpatrick left Essendon in 1976 to play with Brunswick in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). After a single season there, he moved to Queensland and played with Mayne and Banyo, the latter of which he captain-coached.
Hugh James Fitzpatrick was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).