Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Brisbane Bears' team song was to the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic/Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory/Glory, Glory Hallelujah" The Fitzroy Lions' team song was compiled by Bill Stephen in 1952 on a train to Perth during a football trip. Bill Stephen wrote the first line of the song after which each other player wrote a line.
Rhythmic oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, R&B, disco, or dance genres of music. Playlists can span from the 1960s through the 2000s and, depending on market conditions, may be designed for African-American or Hispanic audiences.
"Up There Cazaly" is an Australian rules football catchphrase inspired by early 20th century St Kilda and South Melbourne great Roy Cazaly. Australian football: There's only one Tony Lockett: 1999: James Freud (singer) Highest goal scorer in the history of the VFL/AFL with 1,360 goals in a career of 281 games. [4] Australian football: One True ...
He reached the Melbourne music charts in the early 1970s with "Smile All the While" (written by Johnny Young) and "Things to Remember". SANFL legend Graham Cornes released "I Gotta Girl" together with the football-themed B-side "Untying the Laces" in 1977. [29] Twelve VFL players feature on the 1980 LP Footy Favourites. The cover urged fans to ...
List of AFL Team Songs. Add languages. Add links. Article; Talk; English. ... the free encyclopedia. Redirect page. Redirect to: List of Australian Football League ...
[60] 1886: Koroit: Koroit: Victoria: Hampden FNL: 1887: Kermandie † Geeveston: Tasmania: Defunct (2010) 1887: Sydney University ANFC: Sydney: New South Wales: NEAFL: SUANFC claims to be a spin-off of Australia's oldest rugby union club, Sydney University Football Club founded in 1865, which experimented with Australian rules in its early ...
On June 9, 1960, the league signed a five-year television contract with ABC, which brought in revenues of approximately $2.125 million per year for the entire league.On January 29, 1964, the AFL signed a lucrative $36 million television contract with NBC (beginning in the 1965 season), which gave the league money it needed to compete with the NFL for players.
In the early years, Fitzroy and Collingwood were the dominant teams. Following the arrival of Jack Worrall as coach in 1903 , Carlton began a dominating period, during which they won three successive flags from 1906 to 1908 ; although Worrall was the club secretary, he took on a player management and "direction role", which is today recognised ...