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Quiz about History of Australian Football

History of Australian Football Quiz

Test you your Australian football knowledge.

A multiple-choice quiz by swans. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
swans

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,751

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
911

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which team is the only team to have been in the competition for only one year and win a premiership? Hint

Fiztroy

Carlton

Essendon

Collingwood

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Question 2 of 10

2. What were the two teams to contest the very first game of Australian Football? Hint

Scotch College vs University

Scotch College vs Melboune Grammar

Melbourne vs University

Melbourne Grammar vs Assumption College

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first ever Brownlow Medal winner? Hint

Essendon's Dick Renolds

South's Laurie Nash

Collingwood's Dick Lee

Geelong's Carji Greeves

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Question 4 of 10

4. Essendon recorded the greatest ever comeback in round 16 of 2001 by coming from 69 points points down to defeat the Kangaroos. Who previously held this record for the greatest comeback? Hint

Hawthorn

Richmond

Collingwood

Swans

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who did Footscray play in their last game of professional AFL? Hint

Collingwood

Fremantle

Sydney

Essendon

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Question 6 of 10

6. What happened to South Melbourne's legendary full-foward Bob Pratt to cause him to miss a 1930s Grand Final? Hint

Diagnosed with a virus

Was injured in a constuction site accident

Did a knee

Hit by a truck

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who were the the first two teams to contest a game of Austraian Football, played outside of Victoria? Hint

Victoria Essendon and Sydney Uni.

Victoria Essendon and the Sydney Waratahs

Victoria Carlton and Sydney Uni.

Victoria Carlton and the Sydney Waratahs

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1886 the premiership was decided in a play-off, as the two leading teams both finished the season.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Richmond and University joined the VFL in what year? Hint

1908

1905

1907

1909

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first player ever to admit to using performance enhancing drugs? Hint

Gary Ablett

Alister Lynch

Mark Bev

Justin Charles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which team is the only team to have been in the competition for only one year and win a premiership?

Answer: Essendon

Essendon won the first ever premiership in a round robin compitition back in 1897. Therefore making them the only ever to team to have been in the comp for one year and win a premiership.

2. What were the two teams to contest the very first game of Australian Football?

Answer: Scotch College vs Melboune Grammar

This was the first ever match of Australian Football. It was played on a field over a kilometre long, resulting in a very low scoreline, on August 7th, 1858.

3. Who was the first ever Brownlow Medal winner?

Answer: Geelong's Carji Greeves

Geelong champion Carji Greeves was awarded the first ever Brownlow Medal in 1925.

4. Essendon recorded the greatest ever comeback in round 16 of 2001 by coming from 69 points points down to defeat the Kangaroos. Who previously held this record for the greatest comeback?

Answer: Hawthorn

Hawthorn recorded the greatest previous comeback when they came from 63 points down against St. Kilda in round 12 of 1999.

5. Who did Footscray play in their last game of professional AFL?

Answer: Essendon

Footscray played their last game of professional AFL against Essendon before changing their name to the Western Bulldogs at the start of the 1996 season.

6. What happened to South Melbourne's legendary full-foward Bob Pratt to cause him to miss a 1930s Grand Final?

Answer: Hit by a truck

On the eve of the Grand Final he was clipped by a truck. Ironically the truck driver was a Souths fan. Hard luck!

7. Who were the the first two teams to contest a game of Austraian Football, played outside of Victoria?

Answer: Victoria Carlton and the Sydney Waratahs

This was the first game of Australian Football played outside of Victoria in which Victoria Carlton defeated Sydney club Waratah 6-0. The game was played in 1887.

8. In 1886 the premiership was decided in a play-off, as the two leading teams both finished the season.

Answer: True

South Melbourne and Geelong both finished the season with 21 wins and 3 draws. Geelong won the play-off 4.19 to 1.5

9. Richmond and University joined the VFL in what year?

Answer: 1908

Richmond and University joined the league in 1908. Richmond has expanded into a successful club, while University only lasted till 1914.

10. Who was the first player ever to admit to using performance enhancing drugs?

Answer: Justin Charles

Justin Charles admitted to using performance enhancing drugs in 1997 after tests showed postitive signs of drug use. He was suspended for 16 matches.

Source: Author swans

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