1. 1. AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Grand final Goal/Mark of the yearHistory of AFL Coleman Medal Awards Image courtesy of AFL Community Club
2. 2. History of AFL-Rob Australian Football was founded in 1857 by Tom Wills, originally as an activity to keep cricketers fit through winter The first game was played in 1858. Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar play one match over three days The Melbourne Football Club was founded in this same year The Geelong Football Club followed in 1859 The Victorian Football League (VFL) was established in 1896 and a competition begins with the foundation clubs of Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and Sth Melbourne (later Sydney) By 1925 the league had expanded to twelve clubs with the further inclusion of Richmond, Footscray, Hawthorn and Nth Melbourne West Coast, Fremantle, Brisbane, Gold Coast Adelaide, Port Adelaide and Greater Western Sydney have joined in recent years making it a national Australian Football League (AFL, 2015) Image courtesy of big footy Image courtesy of AFL Community Club Image courtesy of Melbourne fc.com
3. 3. Superstar Profiles Image courtesy of Saints.com Tony Lockett St Kilda and Sydney Full Forward 1360 Goals League Record 281 Games St Kilda Hall of Fame Legend (fc, 2015) Image courtesy of Adelaide Now.com Michael Tuck Hawthorn Captain 7 Premierships League Record 426 Games League Record AFL Hall of Fame Hawthorn Hall of Fame (Hawthornfc, 2015)
4. 4. General Image courtesy of Sherrin.com The ball is unique to AFL. Constructed by T.W Sherrin who played footy in the 1870s. Production and supply to national leagues since 1880 Image courtesy of AFLVIC.com Auskick brings children and school communities together to encourage health, fitness and development of football skills
5. 5. Grand Final-Gary How to get to the Grand Final To reach the Grand Final you must compete in the McIntyre System- The final 8 teams. This system was first used in 1932 (Brown,2011) This system was introduced to make the winner more unpredictable. The final eight systems works as follows: Team 1 v Team 4 - Winners obtain the bye Team 2 v Team 3 - Winners obtain the bye Team 5 v Team 8 - Losers are eliminated Team 6 v Team 7 - Losers are eliminated Loser Game A v Winner Game C Loser Game B v Winner Game D Winner Game A v Winner Game F Winner Game B v Winner Game E Winner Game H v Winner Game I (Lowe & Clarke, Undated) This finals system last 4 weeks
6. 6. Grand Final-Gary History of AFL Grand Final Winners The first Grand Final was played in 1902 between Collingwood v Essendon whereby Collingwood won by 33 points (MCG, 2013). This was the only game not played at the MCG, this game was played at Waverley Park (MCG,2013) The last Grand Final played was between Hawthorn and Sydney whereby Hawthorn won by 60 points and retained their title (MCG, 2013). There has been some excellent Grand Finals over the years. Carlton v Richmond in 1972 where it finished Collingwood (177) v Richmond (150) in front of a crowd of112,393. This is the highest scoring AFL Grand Final ever recorded(MCG,2013). The 2005 was regarded as one of the best modern day AFL Grand Finals whereby Sydney Swans just scrapped across the line with a mark by Leo Barry in the last few seconds to win them the game (Mercury,2014)
7. 7. Grand Final-Gary AFL Tickets and Packages AFL games, particularly the Grand Final, offers entertainment for the whole family and there are some great packages on offer to ensure the day and game can be enjoyed. For example you can purchase an AFL breakfast package ticket whereby you receive reserved seating (catagory 3 or 4 seating) and a seat at the official breakfast held at the Crown Palladium. Prices starting at $1730 pp(AFLeventoffice, 2014) You can also purchases packages to an Grand Final eve function where you receive reserved seating and on the eve you receive a 3 course meal while listening to legends and commenters build up the amp of the Grand Final (AFLeventoffice,2014)
8. 8. Grand Final-Gary AFL Grand Final Fun Facts Grand Finals in the AFL started, as mentioned, in 1902 and have produced some interesting facts. No player registered in an AFL Grand Final has had a surname starting with an U or X (Gigazc,2013) Richmond lost in the 1972 Grand Final even though they scored 150. This score would have been enough to win any other AFL Grand Final (Gigazc, 2013) 68 is the most common score in any AFL Grand Final with a total of 7 teams (Gigazc,2013).
9. 9. Goal/Mark of the Year-Patrick The annual Australian Football League Mark of the Year competition (currently known as the Lifebroker AFL Mark of the Year) is a sporting award that celebrates each seasons best mark. A mark is the action of a player cleanly catching a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without the ball hitting the ground. (Wikipedia, 2015) The competition is run in conjunction with the Goal of the Year contest, which recognizes the best particular goal kicked during an AFL season. (Wikipedia, 2015) Image courtesy of Genius.com Image courtesy of goaloftheyear.afl.com.au
10. 10. History Mark of the Year - Alex Jesaulenko, unofficially won the first award for a spectacular mark during the 1970 VFL Grand Final a mark that has been frequently called The Mark of the Century (Wikipedia, 2015). During the 1970s and early 1980s, the award was decided by a panel of football experts on Network Sevens World of Sport program and during the 1980s and 1990s, the winning mark was determined by football journalists and experts (Wikipedia, 2015). Goal of the Year The concept is thought to have been initiated as an unofficial award in 1970 by media interests after Alex Jesaulenkos famous mark. The official award was first given in 2001 (Wikipedia, 2015). Image courtesy of Wikipedia.org Alex Jesaulenkos mark during the 1970 VFL Grand Final.
11. 11. Selection Process Mark of the Year After each round of the AFL season, three "Mark of the Week" nominations are chosen by a panel of experts. The general public can then vote for a weekly winner on the AFL website (aussiesportsinfo.com, 2015) After the regular season's end, the title is given to a single mark, which is chosen by the AFL All Australian selection committee (Wikipedia, 2015) The overall winner is selected from the 25 weekly winners by the AFL All Australian selection committee (aussiesportsinfo.com, 2015). Image courtesy of Lifebroker.com.au Image courtesy of www.afl.com.au
12. 12. Selection Process Goal of the Year Each week, three of the best goals of the round are selected as nominees. A panel of AFL selectors choose the winning goal of the round (Wikipedia, 2015). The overall winner is selected from the 25 weekly winners by the AFL All Australian selection committee (Wikipedia, 2015). Image courtesy of .Coateshire.com.au Image courtesy of Ozepunting.com
13. 13. Weet-Bix Mark of the Year - Coates Hire Goal of the Year - 2015 AFL Round One
14. 14. Coleman Medal-Brigitte The Coleman medal is one of the most special awards in AFL (Australian Football League) that is given to an AFL player who kicks the most goals in a home-and-away season. The medal is named after AFL legend and Essendon full forward John Coleman who kicked 537 goals in only 98 games including 12 on debut in 1949. The medal was first awarded in 1955 the year after John Coleman was forced into an early retirement from a knee injury replacing the leading Goal kicker medal. (Wikipedia, 2015) Image courtesy, AFL.com.au Image courtesy, Wikipedia.org
15. 15. Superstars-Coleman Medal Collingwood player Dick Lee has won the Coleman Medal a record total of 8 times in 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1916, 1917 and 1919. (Topend Sports, 2015) The most goals ever kicked in a home and away season was 146 goals by Peter Hudson in 1970, including the finals scoring a record total of 150 goals in the following year. (Topend Sports, 2015) Image courtesy, Wikipedia.org Image courtesy, ABC.com
16. 16. General-Coleman Medal John Coleman is an AFL hall of fame member and full forward in the AFLs official team of the century and was elevated to official AFL legend status in 1996. (AFL, 2015) The Coleman Medal is also another type of popular punting during the AFL season. The Colman Medal is different to the Brownlow Medal as usually there are only a few AFL players up for winning the award. (Topend Sports, 2015) Image courtesy, Ozepunting.com
17. 17. Awards-Coleman Medal Past Medal Winners & Leading Goalkickers -Year Winner Team Goals 2014 Lance Franklin Sydney 67. 2013 Jarryd Roughead Hawthorn 68. 2012 Jack Riewoldt Richmond 65. 2011 Lance Franklin Hawthorn 71. 2010 Jack Riewoldt Richmond 78. 2009 Brendan Fevola Carlton 86. 2 008 Lance Franklin Hawthorn 102. 2007 Jonathan Brown Brisbane Lions 77. 2006 Brendan Fevola Carlton 84. 2005 Fraser Gehrig St Kilda 74. 2004 Fraser Gehrig St Kilda 90. 2003 Matthew Lloyd Essendon 87. 2002 David Neitz Melbourne 75. 2001 Matthew Lloyd Essendon 96. 2000 Matthew Lloyd Essendon 94. 1999 Scott Cummings WestCoast 88 1998 Tony Lockett Sydney 107.1 1997 Tony Modra Adelaide 81. 1996 Tony Lockett Sydney 114. 1995 Gary Ablett Geelong 118. 1994 Gary Ablett Geelong 113. 1993 Gary Ablett Geelong 124. 1992 Jason Dunstall Hawthorn 139. 1991 Tony Lockett St Kilda 118. 1990 John Longmire North Melbourne 98. (AFL, 2015) Image courtesy, Blogspot.com
18. 18. Awards-Samantha
19. 19. References Coleman Medal References: John Coleman kicking football photo, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleman_Medal#/media/File:John_Coleman_kicking_action.jpg. Retrieved 10th May 2015. John Coleman face shot photo, http://www.afl.com.au/stats/awards/coleman-medal. Retrieved 10th May 2015 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleman_Medal. Retrieved 10th May 2015. http://www.afl.com.au/stats/awards/coleman-medal. Retrieved 10th May 2015. http://www.topendsports.com/sport/afl/coleman-winners.htm. Retrieved 17th May 2015 Dick Lee kicking football photo, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Lee_%28footballer%29#/media/File:Dick_Lee.jpg. Retrieved 17th May 2015. Peter Hudson kicking football photo, http://blogs.abc.net.au/grandstand/2008/05/interview-peter.html. Retrieved 17th May 2015. Coleman Medal photo, http://leftfootedthunderbolt.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/afl-season-prediction-individual- awards.html. Retrieved 17th May 2015. Take a punt on the Coleman Medal picture, http://www.ozepunting.com/sports/afl/coleman-medal/. Retrieved 17th May 2015.
20. 20. References Wikipedia, 2015, Mark of the Year, viewed 15 May 2015, Wikipedia, 2015, Goal of the Year, viewed 15 May 2015 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal_of_the_Year_%28AFL%29 Aussiesportsinfo, 2015, viewed 15 May 2015, Mark of the Year, n.d. photograph, viewed 15 May 2015, Goal of the Year, n.d. photograph, viewed 15 May 2015, https://goaloftheyear.afl.com.au/vote/round/6 Alex Jesaulenkos Mark VFL Grand Final, 1970, photograph, viewed 15 May 2015, < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year#/media/File:Jezza.jpg> Toyota Mark of the Year, 2015, photograph, viewed 15 May 2015, < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year#/media/File:Logo_moty.png>
21. 21. References Lifebroker Mark of the Year, 2014, photograph, viewed 15 May 2015, < https://www.lifebroker.com.au/mark-of-the-year#.VVengJP9PIU> Goal of the Year Medal , 2014, photograph, viewed 15 May 2015, < http://www.ozepunting.com/blog/sports/afl/> Official AFL Partner, 2015, photograph, viewed 15 May 2015, < http://www.coateshire.com.au/About-Coates/News/coates-hire- afl-partner/> Weetbix Mark of the Year, Coates hire Goal of the Year AFL Round 6, 2015, video, viewed, 15 May 2015, < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo96UjsmZ3M>