Toast Best footy photos ever

[Shane Heard]

And the round ball! Although the footballs in those days, as you have shown, were somewhat more elliptical.

Yes..Like big fat rugby balls.

But it’s interesting to note the date that the League was formed. Shows how well entrenched Australian Rules Footy was in Perth (1885 WAFL Inaugural season) and there’s no way any cricket club or footy club was going to give up any of their parkland for a soccer game.

 

[Shane Heard]

This is an nice view of the MCG looking towards the scoreboard, apologies for quality. Interestingly a 1934 ABC Football Book also exists but it never took like the cricket one, D.G. Bradman probably helped there.

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I think it’s this one..

 

[Cotchins Hair Piece]

This isn't overly special or anything, but if I was James Sicily this would be framed in my house once my career was over. Something very classic about it. Also a nice advertisement for our new jumper design.

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Yeh........nuh

 

[Rotayjay]

i don't get why there are so many photos from the 70s-80s in black and white.

pretty sure colour photography was a thing by then, it wasn't WWII

For many years after the invention of colour film, black and white film was still considerably cheaper and better able to capture fast-moving sports photos without blurring. For me personally, I really like seeing black-and-white photos carefully colourised. Makes it seem much more relatable.

 

[SuperSteele22]

This isn't overly special or anything, but if I was James Sicily this would be framed in my house once my career was over. Something very classic about it. Also a nice advertisement for our new jumper design.

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Having watched James operate, there's a chance that he may already have it framed in his house.

 

[Pessimistic]

Having watched James operate, there's a chance that he may already have it framed in his house.

Got one for his wag

 

[emblurr]

Coke and durries used to be the go

 

[Gough]

I miss smokng being socially acceptable.

 

[QuietB]

I miss smokng being socially acceptable.

I’m hung over as **** today and I don’t miss smoking being part of that mix

 

[QuietB]

i don't get why there are so many photos from the 70s-80s in black and white.

pretty sure colour photography was a thing by then, it wasn't WWII

Probably because there were no colour news papers

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Coke and durries used to be the go

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What’s wrong with coke?

 

[Asapartyhat]

 

[Shane Heard]

What’s wrong with coke?

Dermie is on record many times saying he’d chug down two cans of coke just before a game to give himself a caffeine buzz.

Madness when you think of it.

If I went for a full on run or bike ride with two cans of coke in my guts I’d be spewing up within 30 mins.

 

[Dazzler9]

Dermie is on record many times saying he’d chug down two cans of coke just before a game to give himself a caffeine buzz.

Madness when you think of it.

If I went for a full on run or bike ride with two cans of coke in my guts I’d be spewing up within 30 mins.

I'd be weeing every 5 minutes for hours.

 

[Dazzler9]

This photo has come in useful as a retort to the sort of baseless trolling that is rife on BigFooty...

 

[Shane Heard]

50,000 at the old Lakeside oval

lol

 

[Bazzar]

 

[Shane Heard]

 

[Shane Heard]

 

[Shane Heard]

 

[Shane Heard]

 

[Shane Heard]

1897 VFL season

 

[Shane Heard]

 

[Shane Heard]

 

[Shane Heard]

MCG 1864