Episode 37: 1933 Every Team Needs a Mascot

February 17, 2024 admin-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2 Uncategorized 0 Comments

It was the year a cartoonist bestowed a mascot onto a VFL club, it was the year Australian Rules and Rugby League tried to invent Universal Football and it was the year St Kilda and North had a game that they both recall very differently. The VFL experimented with a new pricing model for finals, the crowds might have been lower but the league considered it a success. Has the League ever regretted a price rise?

The cartoon that gave birth to the Swans Mascot for South Melbourne/Sydney. Alex Gurney The Herald 15 Sept 1933 (Trove)
The first South Melbourne Life Membership Medalion with the Swans Mascot The Hearald 22 January 1934
1933 National Football Carnival in Sydney Follow link for rare footage of Syd Coventry, Ken Farmer and Haydn Bunton, all Australian Football Hall of Fame Membershttps://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/afl-1933-wave-two-flags
SCG Scoreboard at 1933 Carnival with light showing what free kick has been awarded
Brownlow presented to Wilfred “Chicken” Smallhorn
Crofts Grocery Store, workplace for many South Melbourne players
Crowd at 1933 VFL Grand Final South Melbourne v Richmond
South Melbourne Premiers 1933
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