Grand Final History
By Kieran Magee
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Episodes: 96
Description
Welcome to Grand Final History, a Podcast that explores every VFL and AFL premiership since 1897. Each episode takes you through a summary of the season, the changing rules, emerging trends, controversies and highlights. Then into the finals culminating in two teams challenging each other in a Grand Final to become the premiers for the year (Apart from the seasons where a round robin system replaced the Grand Final). From the early years of the VFL when 8 suburban clubs built a competition to a national league playing games in every state and territory across the country.
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Episode 57 1953 The Streak
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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Episode 56 1952 National Day
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Episode 55 1951 Hello Mr Football
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Jock McHale His Life In Football
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Episode 54 1950 Goodbye Mr. McHale
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May 31, 2026 |
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Episode 53 1949 The End of the Dyer Era
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Episode 52 1948 The First Grand Final Draw
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Episode 51: 1947 The Narrowest of Margins
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Episode 50A Supplementary Episode The Fifth Decade of the VFL 1937-1946
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Episode 50: 1946 A Gigantic Industry
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Episode 49 1945 The Bloodbath
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Episode 48 1944 Up the Junction
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Episode 47 1943 The Earliest Wooden Spoon Ever
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Episode 46A The Changi Brownlow
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Episode 46 1942 Americanising the City and the Game
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Episode 45 1941 A Greater Job Than Football
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Episode 44 1940 The Greatest Shirtfront Ever
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Episode 43 1939 My Melancholy Duty
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Episode 42 1938 Throwing the Ball
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Episode 41 1937 The Greatest Game of All
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Episode 40A Supplementary Episode The Fourth Decade of the VFL (1927-1936)
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Episode 40 1936 Never on a Sunday
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Episode 39 1935 Watch Out For That Truck
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Episode 38 1934 The First Centenary Premiership
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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Episode 37 1933 Every Club Needs a Mascot
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Episode 36A Supplementary: Football Media Pioneers
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Episode 36 1932 NinthTime is a Charm
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Episode 35 1931 Almost an Exhibition
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Episode 34 1930 Harry Waits 59 Years for Charlie
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Episode 33A Supplementary: Colden Harrison The Father of Football
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Episode 33 1929 Coventry’s Ton and Goodbye to the Father of Football
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May 25, 2023 |
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Episode 32A Suplementary 1928 VFL VFA An Olive Branch Extended
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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Episode 32 1928 A Lot Depends on You Today
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Episode 31 1927 The Uncertainty Principle
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Episose 30A Supplemantary The Third 10 Years 1917--1926
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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Episode 30 1926 Six Wonderful Minutes
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Episode 29 1925 Now we are 12
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Episode 28 1924 No Grand Final but plenty of scandal and the first Brownlow
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Episode 27 1923 The Blues get the blues
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Episode 26 1922 The Sun Rises Over a New Globe
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Episode 25 1921 Up there Cazaly
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Episode 24 1920 Morning Games
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Episode 23 1919 A Spanish VIsitor
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Episode 22 1918 Goodbye Mr Steward
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Episode 21 1917 A Lucky Horseshoe
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Episode 20A Supplementary The Second 10 Years
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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Episode 20. Then There Was Four
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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Episode 19 1915 Then there was nine
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Jun 05, 2021 |
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Episode 18 1914 The Storm Begins
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May 16, 2021 |
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Episode 17 1913 The Calm
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Episode 16 1912 Footy Record
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Episode 15 1911The Professionals
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Episode 14 1910 Season of Scandal
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Jan 30, 2021 |
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Episode 13 1909 One Day in October
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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Episode 12 1908 And Then There Were Ten
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Episode 11 Answering the Call
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Oct 17, 2020 |
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Episode 10A Supplementary The First 10 Years
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Episode 10 1906 Letter to America
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Episode 9 1905 The Year of Miracles
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Episode 8 1904 Know your Boundaries
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Episode 7 1904 Sydney Here We Come
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Episode 6 1902 The Home of Football
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Episode 5 1901 Federation
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Episode 4 1900 The end of the Century
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Episode 3 1899 Eighteen is Enough
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Episode 2 1898 The First Grand Final
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Episode 1 1897 In the Beginning
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Episode 0 Grand Final History An Introduction
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Sep 20, 2020 |