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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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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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