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Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond valley Leader, Borough's devastating display, 11/09/2019
Greensborough Football Club flexed it's true muscle on Saturday, thrashing premiership rival North Heidelberg by 98 points in a major semi-final masterclass.News article 1 page, black text.northern football league, greensborough football club, north heidelberg football club -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond valley Leader, Agony on the big stage, 25/09/2019
Greensborough fails to fire when it matters most. The seniors and reserves sides had lost just one game between them before Saturday, with both enduring stunning upset defeats in their respective NFL Division 1 grand finals.News article 1 page, black text.northern football league, greensborough football club, west preston-lakeside football club -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Twins tie for first place, 02/09/2015
Greensborough twins from St Mary's Junior Football Club tied to win the Yarra Junior Football League Youth Girls best and fairest.News clipping, black text, colour image.yarra junior football league, st mary's junior football club, mcfawn family -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Saints lose 10-goal lead, 26/08/2015
Football reports from local leagues, including Greensborough finishing on top of ladder in Northern Football League.News clipping, black text, colour image.northern football league, greensborough football club -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Student socks rocked, 03/06/2015
8 year old Taj designed footy socks to be worn in the Northern Football League's Indigenous round.News clipping, black text, colour image.st marys football club, greensborough, st marys parish greensborough -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Footy parents put on notice, 30/08/2017
A suburban footy league has placed junior club, St Mary's Greensborough, on a $1500 bond until the end of 2018 as it tries to stamp out poor crowd and parent behaviour.News article 1 page, black text.yarra junior football league, st mary's greensborough, fines, st marys football club -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, One kick does the trick, 27/09/2017
Gary Moorcroft showed nerves of steel to deliver Bundoora its first premiership since 2013 in a grand final for the ages against Macleod on Saturday.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.northern football league, bundoora, macleod, bundoora football club, macleod football club -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Creekers beaten by mighty Darebin Falcons but still proud, 27/09/2017
Had this Diamond Creek team been brought together in any other era, its trophy cabinet would be flush with premiership cupsNews article 1 page, black text, colour image.vflw, diamond creek football club, darebin falcons football club, victorian football league women -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Creekers appoint new coach, 26/10/2016
The Diamond Creek Women's Australian Football League side named Scott Gowans as senior coach for 2016.News clipping, black text and colour image. diamond creek womens football club, womens football, scott gowans -
Carlton Football Club
Black & White Photos x 2, John O'Connell
Two Pictures of 1972 Premiership Player John O'ConnellCareer : 1970 - 1976 Debut : Round 3, 1970 vs Richmond, aged 18 years, 361 days Carlton Player No. 818 Games : 111 Goals : 0 Guernsey Nos. 50 (1970-71) and No. 19 (1972-76) Last Game : Preliminary Final, 1976 vs North Melbourne, aged 25 years, 149 days Height : 183 cm (6 ft. 0 in.) Weight : 82 kg (12 stone, 13 lbs.) DOB : April 22, 1951 Premiership Player 1972 After starting his career at Carlton as a centreman or ruck-rover at Under-19 and Reserves level, John Michael “Jack” O’Connell found his niche in defence for the Blues and was a creative back pocket in Carlton’s record-breaking 1972 Grand Final victory over Richmond. A dasher who loved to take off on bouncing runs, Jack spent much of his career alongside champion full-back Geoff Southby, with either Vin Waite or David McKay in the opposite pocket. Together, they created a full-back line regarded as among the best in club history. O’Connell’s journey to Premiership glory began during his school days at St Mark’s in Melbourne’s outer north, then at Glenroy YCW and Fawkner. In 1967, aged 17, he joined Carlton’s Under-19s, and by midway through 1969 he was playing Reserves football in guernsey number 50. Early in the following year, a couple of strong showings saw him banging on the door of senior selection, and he was duly rewarded by being named on the bench for his senior debut against Richmond at the MCG in round 3, 1970. For the Blues and their supporters, the game was a forgettable one, because Carlton surrendered a big half-time lead to be beaten by 13 points, and O’Connell wasn’t called on until the dying minutes. Sent back to the Reserves after that one brief taste if the big time, Jack honed his skills and bided his time - for more than a year – while Carlton went on to win the 1970 Premiership. Eventually, he earned a recall midway through 1971, but with a bevy of stars standing in his way, he was a regular reserve until late in the year, when coach John Nicholls – aware that incumbent Ian Collins intended to retire – offered O’Connell a chance in the back pocket. Jack grasped his opportunity with both hands. At 183 cm and 82 kg he was bigger than the average specialist back-pocket of that era, but he gave nothing away in agility. An excellent mark and an accurate kick off either foot, he had settled in beside Southby by the end of that season, playing the last ten games straight. As season 1972 dawned and Collins retired, O'Connell inherited the Blues’ number 19 guernsey and began marking his mark in the Carlton defence. Inspired by Southby’s creativity and Waite’s aggression, Jack was soon a headache for every opposition club. An ankle injury sustained in round 5, 1972 against Collingwood cost him five matches, but he was back to top form by finals time, when Carlton finished the regular season on top of the ladder. In their first final together – the Second Semi Final - O’Connell, Southby and Waite were resolute in a thrilling draw. Richmond won the replay, then Carlton conquered St Kilda in the Preliminary Final to earn another crack at the Tigers in the Grand Final. Opting for a strategy of all-out attack in the flag decider, the Blues blasted off the blocks to kick 8 goals in the first quarter, 10 in the second and 7 in the third to put the game right out of Richmond’s grasp with a full quarter remaining. After coasting to the final siren, the Blues collected their eleventh VFL Premiership by 27 points. Waite was missing from the match, having been injured in the Preliminary Final, but David McKay was a more than adequate replacement, and all three defenders on the last line completed an excellent final series. On the way to another consistent season in 1973, O’Connell strained a thigh in Carlton’s surprise loss to Fitzroy at the Junction Oval in round 16, and wasn’t recalled to the senior side until the Grand Final, when Carlton and Richmond met once more in the 48th match of Jack’s career. A few days beforehand, Barry Armstrong had been ruled out when he was hit by appendicitis, so O’Connell took over Armstrong’s assigned role of negating the Tigers’ star centreman Ian Stewart. Jack stuck to his task all match, but neither he nor his team could hold back a ferocious Richmond side that crashed and bashed its way to victory. O’Connell went on to play in two more finals campaigns in 1975 and ’76 but was denied the joy of another September victory. He brought up game number 100 at Princes Park in June 1976, when Carlton ended a five-game losing sequence to beat Essendon, before calling time on his VFL career after the Blues suffered a heart-breaking 1-point loss to North Melbourne in that season’s Preliminary Final. In 1977 O'Connell was cleared to WAFL club Subiaco. Later he came back to Victoria and coached Diamond Creek to a Premiership in the Diamond Valley League. Then in 1987, the football world was rocked by the news that Jack had been diagnosed with a virulent form of cancer. He fought hard for 18 months, but tragically passed away on the 5th November, 1989 aged just 38. Career Highlights 1971 - 3rd Reserves Best & Fairest 1971 - Reserves Most Improved Player 1972 - Premiership Player Milestones 50 Games : Round 2, 1974 vs Geelong 100 Games :Round 13, 1976 vs Essendon Footnotes Off the field, O’Connell was a quiet, reserved character who, by 1973 had struck a warm friendship with another man of few words in his champion team-mate Bruce Doull. The pair could often be seen together sharing a beer after Sunday morning recovery sessions, and club folklore has it that the only regular conversation to be heard between them was, “it’s your shout.” In 1997, John's son Luke O'Connell joined Carlton, playing eight Reserves games and kicking three goals.2 x Black & White PhotosThe Sun Articles pasted on back of each photo -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper clipping, Match stopped for team count and Panton Hill Details, Diamond Valley News, c.1970, 1970c
Panton Hill Football League match resultsDigital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loanlew howard collection, match details, panton hill football league, research football club -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper clipping, Accuracy wins for Panton Hill and Panton Hill Details, Diamond Valley News, c.1970, 1970c
Panton Hill Football League match resultsDigital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loanlew howard collection, match details, panton hill football league, research football club -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper clipping, Kinglake down in thriller and Panton Hill Details, Diamond Valley News, c.1970, 1970c
Panton Hill Football League match results On reverse of clipping "Eltham has new Health Officer" about the appointment of Mr C.J. (Barry) Gaudion in succession to Mr W.U. Hughers who retired the previous month.Digital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loanc.j. (barry) gaudion, health officer, lew howard collection, match details, panton hill football league, research football club, shire of eltham, w.u. hughers -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper clipping, Five battle for Panton Hill four and Panton Hill Details, Diamond Valley News, c.1970, 1970c
Panton Hill Football League match results On reverse of clipping another story "Petrol Warriors" about Eric Giggins and John Sternbergs who acquired a petrol station in Montmorency and initiated a petrol price warDigital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loaneric giggins, john sternbergs, lew howard collection, match details, montmorency service station, panton hill football league, petrol price war, research football club -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper clipping, Drawn game: Forward boots 9, and Panton Hill Details, Diamond Valley News, Tuesday, June 30, 1970, p43, 1970
Panton Hill Football League match results Digital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loanlew howard collection, match details, panton hill football league, research football club -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper clipping, Change of wind saves Mernda and Panton Hill Details, Diamond Valley News, c.1970, 1970c
Panton Hill Football League match results Digital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loanlew howard collection, match details, panton hill football league, research football club -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper clipping, Hurstbridge go to the front and Panton Hill Details, Diamond Valley News, c.1970, 1970c
Panton Hill Football League match results Digital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loanlew howard collection, match details, panton hill football league, research football club -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper clipping, Panton Hill run ends, and Panton Hill Details, Diamond Valley News, 4 August 1970, p43, 1970
Panton Hill Football League match results Digital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loanlew howard collection, match details, panton hill football league, research football club -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper clipping, Research hold on for win and Panton Hill Details, Diamond Valley News, c.1975, 1975c
Panton Hill Football League match results Digital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loanlew howard collection, match details, panton hill football league, research football club -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper clipping, Mernda's 5th in a row and Panton Hill Details, Diamond Valley News, c.1970, 1970c
Panton Hill Football League match results On reverse of clipping is an article "Old document gift to Shire" (partially cut off) is about the presentation of a portrait of C.S. Wingrove and an illuminated address presented to Mr Wingrove prepared in 1868 by the Eltham District Road Board. Digital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loanc.s. wingrove, charles symons wingrove, charles wingrove, eltham district road board, lew howard collection, match details, panton hill football league, research football club, shire of eltham