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Aussie Rules

From its origins as the Victorian Football League to becoming a national competition in the 1980s, AFL is arguably the nation's most popular sport.

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Rare Haydn Bunton Recording Rediscovered

Hear the only known recording of AFL legend Haydn Bunton, 'the Bradman of football'.

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Goalkicking legend John Coleman

Sixty years after the career of one of Australian Rules football's greatest players came to a sudden end, rare footage of Essendon champion John Coleman has been re-discovered, preserved and releas

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Montage from the 1970 VFL Grand Final

Superbly captured in one uninterrupted shot under the direction of HSV7’s football broadcasting pioneer Alf Potter, 25-year-old Carlton full forward Alex Jesaulenko made a perfectly timed run and l

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1970 VFL Grand Final: second-half highlights

Second-half highlights from the VFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Carlton, 26 September 1970. 

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1970 VFL Grand Final: first-half highlights

First-half highlights from the VFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Carlton, 26 September 1970. 

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1970 VFL Grand Final 50th Anniversary

Rare broadcast coverage released on the 50th anniversary of the AFL’s most famous grand final.

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Good Morning Australia: Revisiting the 1970 VFL Grand Final

More than thirty years after the memorable 1970 VFL Grand Final, good friends Alex Jesaulenko and Mike Williamson join Bert Newton on the Good Morning Australia couch to recreate the speci

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The Final Quarter Q&A

In July 2019 the NFSA hosted a screening of director Ian Darling’s documentary The Final Quarter, about the events that provoked heated public debate and the retirement of champion AFL pla

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Deep Dive: Ian Darling, Michael O'Loughlin, Tanya Hosch and Fran Kelly on The Final Quarter

Director Ian Darling, ex-footballer Michael O’Loughlin, and AFL Inclusion and Social Policy Manager Tanya Hosch discuss the Adam Goodes documentary The Final Quarter and racism in sport with ABC's Fran Kelly