1 POINT
1) Which player won the Norm Smith Medal in the Brisbane Lions’ big win over Geelong last year?
A Lachie Neale B Will Ashcroft C Josh Dunkley
D Logan Morris E Hugh McCluggage F Darcy Wilmot
2) Which club won the inaugural VFL premiership in 1897?
A Fitzroy B Collingwood C Geelong
D Essendon E Melbourne F Carlton
3) Which team was the first non-Victorian club to win an AFL senior premiership?
A Sydney B Brisbane C Port Adelaide
D Adelaide E Fremantle F West Coast
4) Which ground hosted the 1991 AFL Grand Final?
A Princes Park B Moorabbin Oval C Windy Hill
D Football Park E Waverley Park F Victoria Park
5) Which player famously took the winning mark in the final moments of the 2005 Grand Final?
A Leo Barry B Nick Davis C Barry Hall
D Adam Goodes E Michael O’Loughlin F Jude Bolton
2 POINTS
6) In what year was the first VFL Grand Final played?
A 1895 B 1896 C 1897 D 1898 E 1900 F 1901
7) Carlton’s 1970 Grand Final win against Collingwood came after overcoming a half-time deficit of how many points?
A 40 B 42 C 44 D 46 E 48 F 50
8) Which player won the Norm Smith Medal in the 2012 Grand Final after Sydney defeated Hawthorn?
A Lance Franklin B Ryan O’Keefe C Adam Goodes
D Luke Hodge E Jarrad McVeigh F Josh Kennedy
9) Who kicked the decisive goal from the pocket with less than two minutes remaining to put West Coast in front of Collingwood in the 2018 Grand Final?
A Josh Kennedy B Luke Shuey C Jack Darling
D Liam Ryan E Jamie Cripps F Dom Sheed
10) Which statement about the history of the AFL/VFL Grand Final is correct?
A The 1948 drawn Grand Final was the first and only drawn Grand Final in VFL/AFL history
B The 1991 Grand Final was the first played outside Victoria
C The 1946 Grand Final is known as the ‘Bloodbath’
D The 2010 Grand Final was the first Grand Final to finish in a draw
E The 1992 Grand Final was the first won by a non-Victorian club
F The 1990 Grand Final was the first played at the MCG
3 POINTS
11) Which club won the 1924 VFL premiership without
a traditional Grand Final being played?
A South Melbourne B Richmond C Melbourne
D Fitzroy E Carlton F Essendon
12) Who was the first indigenous player to win the Norm Smith Medal?
A Michael Long B Nicky Winmar C Gavin Wanganeen
D Chris Lewis E Gilbert McAdam F Michael O’Loughlin
13) In the 1972 Grand Final, Carlton and Richmond combined for 327 points. Which unusual distinction did Carlton’s 177-point score give the match?
A It was the first Grand Final in which both teams scored more than 100
B It was the first Grand Final in which a team kicked 30 goals
C It was the first Grand Final decided by fewer than 10 points
D It was the first Grand Final played at VFL Park
E It was the highest individual team score in VFL/AFL Grand Final history
F It was the first Grand Final with a combined score above 300
14) Which player kicked seven goals in Richmond’s
1980 Grand Final victory over Collingwood?
A David Cloke B Kevin Bartlett C Dale Weightman
D Michael Roach E Brian Taylor F Royce Hart
15) In the 1979 Grand Final, which Carlton player produced the famous boundary-line tap-back that led to Ken Sheldon’s match-winning goal?
A Wayne Harmes B Alex Jesaulenko C Bruce Doull
D Mike Fitzpatrick E Geoff Southby F Mark Naley
4 POINTS
16) Carlton’s 1970 comeback included a famous contribution
from reserve Ted Hopkins. How many goals did Hopkins kick?
A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 F 7
17) Who kicked four goals for Essendon in the 1984 Grand Final, including a famous major early in the final quarter after evading several opponents?
A Simon Madden B Paul Salmon C Gary O’Donnell
D Tim Watson E Neale Daniher F Leon Baker
18) Which club defeated Essendon in the 1898 Grand Final?
A Fitzroy B Carlton C Collingwood
D South Melbourne E Melbourne F Geelong
19) Which player kicked a Grand Final record (since equalled) nine goals for Collingwood in the 1928 premiership decider against Richmond?
A Phonse Kyne B Harry Collier C Dick Lee
D Gordon Coventry E Syd Coventry F Albert Pannam
20) Which player holds the particularly unusual distinction of having outscored the opposing team himself in a VFL/AFL Grand Final while his team still won?
A Gordon Coventry B Jack Riewoldt C Bob Johnson
D Albert Thurgood E None of the above F All of the above
WHO AM I?
5 POINTS: I was born in 1938 and followed my premiership-winning father into VFL football.
4 POINTS: I made my debut in 1955 and played my entire VFL career with the same club, running out for a then League-record 333 VFL matches over 18 seasons.
3 POINTS: I represented Victoria 24 times and played six games for Western Australia during a mid-career captain-coach stint at East Perth, captaining both states.
2 POINTS: I won an equal AFL record nine club best and fairests, plus a Brownlow Medal, becoming the second most recent player from my club to claim that honour.
1 POINT: I am a Fitzroy legend, a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame and the AFL Team of the Century. The Lions’ best and fairest award is jointly named after me.
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ANSWERS: 1 B 2 D 3 F 4 E 5 A 6 D 7 C 8 B 9 F 10 E 11 F 12 A 13 E 14 B 15 A 16 C 17 F 18 A 19 D 20 F
WHO AM I: Kevin ‘Bulldog’ Murray