Episode 12 1908 And Then there were 10

The first two expansion clubs, Richmond and University, join the VFL to make a ten team competition. Victoria wins the International Football Jubilee held at the MCG to celebrate the 50th year of the Australian Game. 

During the 1908 season St Kilda was caught up in two separate dramas. Were committee members and players caught up in gambling? Was there a game lost deliberately against a less established team? Could any of the allegations be proven? Then during the finals, were St Kilda players under the influence of alcohol, how much did they drink at half time? 

And who would win the premiership in 1908? Could Carlton make it three in a row or would another club rise to the occasion. Listen to the Grand Final History Podcast to hear how the first expansion season unfolded.

MCG Grand FInal crowds, including some on the roof