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Quiz about 1960s VFL
Quiz about 1960s VFL

1960s VFL Trivia Quiz


The 60s saw some great things happen on the football field, namely St Kilda's first ever premiership in 1966 by one point, although it also saw the rise of Richmond late in the decade, and my favourite, the birth of the Colliwobbles!

A multiple-choice quiz by zoomba23. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
zoomba23
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
380,777
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
104
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Question 1 of 10
1. In 1965, North Melbourne's lionhearted ruckman Noel Teasdale was one of the best players all year, to tie St Kilda's Ian Stewart for the Brownlow Medal. However, it was a hard road to get there, after a head clash with a teammate in 1964 almost cost him his life. Who was the teammate he clashed heads with? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The 1966 Grand Final between St Kilda and Collingwood is one of the most famous Grand Finals of all time, if not the most famous ever - St Kilda's Barry Breen kicked the winning behind. However, despite being one of St Kilda's best players on the day, Breen certainly had trouble finding the big sticks in this game. How many goals and behinds did Breen kick? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The 1964 ladder was extremely tight, so tight, in fact, that the team who finished 1st, Melbourne, could just have easily finished 5th, where Hawthorn finished, just one game behind the Demons, and half a game outside the finals. Melbourne were extremely lucky when one of their players kicked a miraculous match-winning goal in the second last round against Hawthorn to win 73-69. Who kicked the goal? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The 1967 Grand Final between Richmond and Geelong was one of the most spectacular witnessed for years. It involved some fantastic marks and breathtaking end-to-end play that had the 109,396 strong crowd on the edge of their seats. During the palpably tense last quarter, how many times did the scores draw level? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Footscray's Ted Whitten was one of the best players ever, despite never polling well in the Brownlow Medal. In 1961, he guided his team to their second Grand Final, which they lost to Hawthorn. What was unique about Whitten in 1961? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Richmond's wily coach Tom Hafey knew how to play mind games with opponents, as evidenced in the 1969 Grand Final, when he moved versatile centreman Bill Barrot onto Carlton's full back Wes Lofts in the second quarter. This was a smart move, as Hafey had done the same thing in the same quarter in Round 19 against Carlton, where Barrot had played brilliantly on Lofts. How many goals did Barrot kick in that Round 19 match? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. An extremely confusing incident occurred at Geelong in 1962, with star centreman Alistair Lord being reported for striking a Richmond player. At the tribunal hearing, however, both he and his twin brother Stewart were adamant that it was actually Stewart who struck the Richmond player, and Stewart was the one suspended. Who was the Richmond player allegedly struck? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the 1960s South Melbourne, despite having the services of legendary rover Bob Skilton, never finished higher than 8th. One thing they did seem to do, however, was finish in the same spot according to what coach they had. Who was coaching South when they finished 8th in 1965 and 1966? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Fitzroy's tattooed legend Kevin Murray gave the Roys amazing service in 333 games from 1955-1970, with not much help from 1962 onwards from anyone else, it could sadly be said. In fact, after master coach Len Smith left for Coburg after 1962, Murray really was the only choice for coach. As player-coach for the Roys for most of 1963 and then for 1964, Murray struggled with the options he had. How many wins did Murray coach during his tenure, a total of 34 games? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Courageous Hawthorn forward Garry Young was seriously injured in a 1965 match against Essendon that ended his career. He was crashed into by an Essendon player, which resulted in peritonitis and a perforated bowel. As he lay on the ground in agony, a teammate of his ran past and said, "Get up, you weak ----- ." Who was the insensitive player who said this to Young?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In 1965, North Melbourne's lionhearted ruckman Noel Teasdale was one of the best players all year, to tie St Kilda's Ian Stewart for the Brownlow Medal. However, it was a hard road to get there, after a head clash with a teammate in 1964 almost cost him his life. Who was the teammate he clashed heads with?

Answer: Ken Dean

Teasdale was advised to wear a headguard after he clashed heads with Dean, but remarkably still played as well as he had ever played. Dean came off the clash best, not sustaining any real injuries. Both players retired in 1967.
2. The 1966 Grand Final between St Kilda and Collingwood is one of the most famous Grand Finals of all time, if not the most famous ever - St Kilda's Barry Breen kicked the winning behind. However, despite being one of St Kilda's best players on the day, Breen certainly had trouble finding the big sticks in this game. How many goals and behinds did Breen kick?

Answer: 0 goals 4 behinds

Breen was only 18 years old, and perhaps the nerves got to him, but for a Grand Final hero, he didn't exactly set the world on fire with his 4 behinds.
St Kilda beat Collingwood by a single point: 10.14.74 to 10.13.73. Collingwood were minor premiers (St. Kilda finished second).
It was St. Kilda's first-ever premiership title. They were a foundation member of the VFL in 1897.
3. The 1964 ladder was extremely tight, so tight, in fact, that the team who finished 1st, Melbourne, could just have easily finished 5th, where Hawthorn finished, just one game behind the Demons, and half a game outside the finals. Melbourne were extremely lucky when one of their players kicked a miraculous match-winning goal in the second last round against Hawthorn to win 73-69. Who kicked the goal?

Answer: Harold 'Hassa' Mann

Mann was an immensely talented rover/half forward, but the goal he kicked that kept Melbourne in the finals was difficult by even his lofty standards. What made the kick even harder was that he had already sustained a fractured cheekbone that game!
Melbourne were minor premiers with 14 wins, and three teams finished equal second with 13 wins and a draw (Collingwood, Essendon and Geelong). Hawthorn were 5th with 13 wins.
4. The 1967 Grand Final between Richmond and Geelong was one of the most spectacular witnessed for years. It involved some fantastic marks and breathtaking end-to-end play that had the 109,396 strong crowd on the edge of their seats. During the palpably tense last quarter, how many times did the scores draw level?

Answer: 4

Richmond ended up winning 16.18.114 to Geelong's 15.15.105, but not until Richmond kicked 2 unanswered goals was the game over, as Geelong grimly kept coming, despite wasting many of their chances, kicking 2 goals 8 behinds to Richmond's 4.3.
5. Footscray's Ted Whitten was one of the best players ever, despite never polling well in the Brownlow Medal. In 1961, he guided his team to their second Grand Final, which they lost to Hawthorn. What was unique about Whitten in 1961?

Answer: He was captain, coach, won Footscray's best and fairest and was also their leading goalkicker

This was a remarkable thing to happen so late in the evolution of the VFL, as most teams had actual coaches who coached from the sidelines. It could certainly be said that Whitten was an integral part of the talented young Footscray team making it to the Grand Final.
Hawthorn beat Footscray in the GF by 94-51.
6. Richmond's wily coach Tom Hafey knew how to play mind games with opponents, as evidenced in the 1969 Grand Final, when he moved versatile centreman Bill Barrot onto Carlton's full back Wes Lofts in the second quarter. This was a smart move, as Hafey had done the same thing in the same quarter in Round 19 against Carlton, where Barrot had played brilliantly on Lofts. How many goals did Barrot kick in that Round 19 match?

Answer: 8

Barrot was instrumental in both matches, helping Richmond to a high-scoring 156-127 victory in Round 19, and in the Grand Final having 17 kicks, 9 marks and 3 goals after being moved onto Lofts.
7. An extremely confusing incident occurred at Geelong in 1962, with star centreman Alistair Lord being reported for striking a Richmond player. At the tribunal hearing, however, both he and his twin brother Stewart were adamant that it was actually Stewart who struck the Richmond player, and Stewart was the one suspended. Who was the Richmond player allegedly struck?

Answer: Basil Moloney

It was a controversial decision, as only Alistair was reported, and he went on to win the Brownlow Medal that year! One can only wonder what Richmond's Moloney thought of all that!
8. In the 1960s South Melbourne, despite having the services of legendary rover Bob Skilton, never finished higher than 8th. One thing they did seem to do, however, was finish in the same spot according to what coach they had. Who was coaching South when they finished 8th in 1965 and 1966?

Answer: Bob Skilton

Amusingly, under Neil McMahen's coaching in 1963 and 1964, South finished 11th both seasons. When captain Bob Skilton took over the reins for two seasons in 1965 and 1966, they finished 8th both seasons. Then when Allan Miller began coaching them, they finished 9th in the two seasons he coached, 1967 and 1968.

This unusual sequence was broken in 1970 in Norm Smith's second season coaching the team (when South finished 4th).
9. Fitzroy's tattooed legend Kevin Murray gave the Roys amazing service in 333 games from 1955-1970, with not much help from 1962 onwards from anyone else, it could sadly be said. In fact, after master coach Len Smith left for Coburg after 1962, Murray really was the only choice for coach. As player-coach for the Roys for most of 1963 and then for 1964, Murray struggled with the options he had. How many wins did Murray coach during his tenure, a total of 34 games?

Answer: 0

It wasn't even Murray's fault that he coached a one-win side. It was hard coaching such a mediocre team, as well as being the best player and captaining the team from defence, but unfortunately, he wasn't exactly successful in his coaching stint.
Fitzroy lost all 18 games in the 1964 season, and won just one in 1963, when he was away. They beat Geelong in Round 10 when he was away in Perth with the Victorian team. Assistant coach, Wally Clark, was in charge of this upset win over the eventual 1963 premiers.
10. Courageous Hawthorn forward Garry Young was seriously injured in a 1965 match against Essendon that ended his career. He was crashed into by an Essendon player, which resulted in peritonitis and a perforated bowel. As he lay on the ground in agony, a teammate of his ran past and said, "Get up, you weak ----- ." Who was the insensitive player who said this to Young?

Answer: Graham Arthur

Obviously Arthur didn't understand the full gravity of the situation. Remarkably, Young obeyed his captain Arthur and battled on for another quarter before leaving the field.
Source: Author zoomba23

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