Jack Dyer played the game hard until he could play no more, but none of the players were expecting a kiss from the big man after his last game. As his career came to an end John Coleman made a debut unlike any other in the history of V/AFL footy. The Russians exploded an atomic bomb but that was not the only big news on grand final day. The 1949 VFL season saw a new team top the ladder in a year four clubs appointed new coaches looking for success. Listen to the episode to find out what was happening in 1949 on and off the field and why Carlton took such a long time to get to Kardinia Park to play Geelong.

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