Episode 38: 1934 The First Centenary Premiership
It was the centenary of white settlement in Victoria and every major event became a Centenary event. The Age said the “The Victorian Football League’s Centenary pennant, regarded by everyone as the most coveted prize ever offered in the history of the sport in Victoria”. It was the season where Bob Prat kicked 150 goals for South Melbourne, when Carlton and Collingwood had one of their most violent and controversial games ever and a maybe the most lop sided season ever. Teams at the bottom of the ladder had trouble winning a single game, teams at the top were competing desperately with each other. Off the field some players found themselves facing the courts because of the way they drove their cars while another club got into trouble with the police on a trip away. Some League traditions have a long history.