Tasmanian star recruit Geoff Hayward (John Howard) arrives at the club to face strong resentment from the less well-paid players and the coach, Laurie Holden (Jack Thompson).

This film was made by The Commonwealth Film Unit in 1966 and Directed by Douglas White. It gives a picture of life in the Victorian capital of Melbourne in the mid 1960s.

Australians responded to the declaration of war in August 1914 with enthusiasm.

Despite the war raging in Europe, communities still congregated to celebrate and enjoy themselves.

A clip from 'Date's Up' featuring Rampaging Roy Slaven, from an episode of This Sporting Life (1990).

An excerpt from a 1990 edition of 'The Nelson Report', part of This Sporting Life, in which HG Nelson waxes lyrical about the Melbourne Cup.

Carol (Nicole Kidman) is feeling the pressure from home to work harder on her training and her attitude towards competition.

This Sporting Life ran on the ABC’s triple j network for 22 years on Saturday afternoons.

A child sits on the grass next to a miniature cricket kit with stumps, bat and ball, as the narrator explains that a love of cricket is inherent to 'every Australian’.

Historical photographs show Doug Nicholls, one of the first Indigenous men to play in the VFL, who came from Cummeragunga mission. He later became a civil activist.