2 Emerald Football Club (EFC) individual premiership awards for 1955 and 1957. Chrome ashtrays with engraved disc standing in the centre with footballers in action engraved on one face and the the name D Hudson 1955 and D Hudson 1957 EFC on reverse face. Donated by Patty Heyward.(1) EFC - 1957 D Hudson (2) EFC Premiers 1955 D Hudsonemerald football club, efc, hudson family, heywood

It was one of the footballs used in the 2000 AFL Grand Final between Essendon and MelbourneOrange leather Sherrin football with Big M logo printed in yellow and AFL Coca-Cola Grand Final logo printed in blue and whiteAutographed in black by Graeme McMahon (EFC Chairman), Kevin Sheedy (Coach), Haydn Kennedy (umpire), Brett Allen (umpire), Darren Goldspink (umpire) and James Hird (Captain)afl premierships, afl grand finals, essendon football club, melbourne football club, graeme mcmahon, kevin sheedy, haydn kennedy, brett allen, darren goldspink, james hird

The Emerald Football Club, also known as the Bombers, first formed in 1905. It was one of the earlier clubs in the Mountain District Football Association, which later merged to become the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League. Initially, their colours were blue and white, followed by green and gold, until they changed to the red and black we see here—which are still used today. The Bombers have claimed many premierships at numerous levels over the years. Des Gallenti played (in his estimation) 100-150 games for Emerald Football Club.This record captures a historic picture of former Emerald Football Club player Des Gallenti, who is seen in the photograph wearing Emerald Football Club's vest. This is particularly significant to Emerald as is displays the historic prominence of the club within the community of Emerald.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper. This black and white photograph depicts the former Emerald Football Club player Des Gallenti, standing in front of his home. He is pictured wearing the vest of Emerald Football Club.Reverse: Des Gallenti / VEMUP 414 / emerald football club, gallenti, house, efc, des gallenti

Emerald Football Club was formed in 1905, one of the first teams in the Mountain District Football Association (renamed the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League in 1967). The club has changed its official colours three times, playing firstly under blue and white colours, then green and gold before adopting the red and black colours shown in the photograph and still used today. The club has also been known variously as the 'Emites', the 'Redlegs' and the current 'Bombers.' Emerald Football Club won the Senior Premiership three times under the auspice of the Mountain District Football Association, in 1931, 1945-46 and 1955-56; implying that this photograph is of the team that retained the Premiership in 1946. The team (in combination with the Netball team) has also won Senior Premierships four teams as part of the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League/Yarra Ranges Football Netball League Division Two in 1981, 1983, 1997 and 2015. A joint Australian Football League (AFL) and La Trobe University Centre for Sport and Social Impact study discusses the importance of local football teams for fostering community cohesion and relationships and distributing information and health and social issues to local people. Local football and other sporting teams are integral to the economic and social development of an area and are therefore significant far beyond the immediate players or families associated with the club.The photograph is significant for its insights into the history of sports and recreation in the Emerald region. It depicts a key moment in the history of the Emerald Football Club (the 'Bombers') as it depicts members of the winning Premiership team of 1946. Australian Rules Football has a long history in the region and played a fundamental role in community life.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on photographic paper. The photograph depicts nineteen men and one boy facing the camera in three main rows. The people depicted are wearing dark sports jerseys with a stylised logo containing the letters 'EFC (Emerald Football Club)'. The sleeve of a man in an overcoat can be seen at the left-hand side of the photograph, two cars of 1940s design and a grove of trees can be seen in the rear.Obverse: 2. / Reverse: VEMUP0810 / PREMIERS 1946 / 2 /emerald football club, sports, football, australian rules football, 1940s, 1946, mountain district football association, yarra valley mountain district football league, premiership, bombers, redlegs