Historical information

In this photograph members of both Emerald and South Belgrave football teams can be seen. Further research is needed on the players and team names and founding.

Significance

This photograph holds historical significance as it depicts the Emerald and South Belgrave football clubs. AFL hold significance within the community as a way of socialising, as well as exercise. The photograph is a good example of a photograph depicting the playing of AFL, and also can be used as a reference for the football ground at the time.

Physical description

Rectangular colour photograph printed on matte photographic paper. The colour photograph depicts AFL team members playing AFL in a match against South Belgrave in 1983, and two players can be seen leaping for the ball whilst other players watch or run towards the leaping players. The players wear either red shorts with a black football shirt with a diagonal red sash like band across it running from the left shoulder to the right hip or white football shorts and a black, red, white, black vertically striped football shirt. In the background the wooden fence lining the field can be seen as well as cars parked at the edge of the field and a few onlookers. Behind them a house can be seen with mostly pine trees to either side of it.

Inscriptions & markings

Reverse:

1983 v STH BELGRAVE. /
SENIORS. /
35 SCOTT . PEARSON /
CHRIS CORNISH. /