Episode 45: 1941 A Greater Job Than Football


A world in turmoil, a world at war, radio broadcasts blocked by solar storms and some want to play football on Sundays, undermining the nation’s spiritual and moral foundations and risking national destruction, there was a lot going on in 1941. Melbourne were aiming for their third premiership in a row while others wondered if football should be played at all. The VFA were stealing star players while others were in military camps, unsure how many games they would play and some were paying the ultimate price.

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