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1980s VFL Trivia Quiz

The 1980s saw some crazy things on the football field, like 'Jacko' Jackson's antics, Hawthorn dominating for most of the decade, and the famous 1989 Grand Final, when the Hawks finished with 13 fit players. Test your knowledge on this decade.

A multiple-choice quiz by zoomba23. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
zoomba23

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
380,818

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The 1982 Grand Final between Carlton and Richmond was highlighted by the appearance of the first ever Grand Final streaker, Helen D'Amico. This unusual incident seemed to unsettle Richmond, which was the last thing they needed, as one of their prominent players had been injured in the preliminary final after playing every game and had to miss the Grand Final. Who was this player? Hint

Kevin Bartlett

Mick Malthouse

Emmett Dunne

Brian Taylor

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the elimination final of 1987, Melbourne star Robert Flower made his finals debut, a 118 point belting over North Melbourne, after he had played how many games? Hint

239

248

271

265

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Question 3 of 10

3. When the Brisbane Bears (introduced into the league in 1987) played Richmond in Round 11, 1989, an unusual occurrence happened when one player kicked all three of Brisbane's goals, and half of their behinds for the match. Who was the player, who was the shining light in a pathetic 3.8.26, to Richmond's 5.15.45? Hint

Roger Merrett

Brad Hardie

Michael Gibson

David Bain

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Question 4 of 10

4. Originally having played 57 games with another club, I was recruited to Hawthorn in 1982, and kicked 8 goals on my debut with them in Round 3 that year against Footscray. I also played in the 1983 premiership side, before leaving in 1986 to join Sydney. Who am I?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname ... tall, lanky, rhymes with fern)

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 1980s was bookended by two of the best individual finals series performances ever by two legends of the game, Kevin Bartlett for Richmond in 1980, and Geelong's freakish Gary Ablett in 1989. What was the total number of goals scored by these two players combined in their combined seven games? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. In Round 11, 1984, North Melbourne lost to Fitzroy in a high-scoring classic. North scored 23.14.152, but still managed to lose. What was Fitzroy's final score? Hint

24.29.173

25.16.166

27.21.183

27.20.182

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Question 7 of 10

7. What year was the last year that medals were presented to the losing Grand Final team? Hint

1983

1980

1981

1984

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Question 8 of 10

8. Michael Tuck was a very good player for Hawthorn in twenty long seasons, famous for wearing a long-sleeve guernsey. How many games in his 426 games did Tuck wear a sleeveless guernsey for a match?

Answer: (One Word .. a number less than ten)

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Question 9 of 10

9. In Round 3, 1981, when St Kilda played Collingwood at Moorabbin, a St Kilda player kicked an 86 metre goal from the centre square to register his first goal for the season, and the third for his career. Who is the player who kicked this mammoth goal? Hint

Greg Burns

Bruce Duperouzel

Jeff Fehring

Doug Cox

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the 1984 qualifying final, Hawthorn beat Carlton 18.14.122 to 13.14.92. What was unique about this game? Hint

Carlton had no men on the bench for a whole half

Hawthorn won, yet were scoreless for the whole last quarter

The game was played at Windy Hill

Carlton only had three goalkickers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Mick Malthouse

After playing every game in the season, Malthouse was injured in the preliminary final and missed the Grand Final, which Carlton won, 14.19.103 to Richmond's 12.13.85.

2. In the elimination final of 1987, Melbourne star Robert Flower made his finals debut, a 118 point belting over North Melbourne, after he had played how many games?

Answer: 271

Flower had certainly been starved of finals, finally playing one in his 272nd game. Melbourne seemed to have a good chance of a Grand Final in 1987, but they lost the preliminary final to Hawthorn by two points, after big Jim Stynes famously ran over the mark, giving Hawthorn a great opportunity to score a goal, which they did.

Answer: Brad Hardie

Hardie, who won the Brownlow Medal for Footscray in 1985, kicked 3 goals 4 behinds in the match, almost the whole of Brisbane's score! Merrett, Bain, Gibson and defender Rod Lester-Smith each kicked a behind, making up the whole team's score on a miserable day, in which Richmond didn't fare much better!

Answer: Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne was a handy goalkicker for Hawthorn, occasionally playing at full-forward instead of his normal ruck position.

Answer: 48

In 1980, in his sixteenth season, Bartlett kicked a record-equalling 21 goals in three games, including 7 in the 1980 Grand Final smashing of Collingwood. In 1989, Ablett kicked 27 goals in 4 games, and almost won the game single handedly when he kicked 9 in Geelong's loss to Hawthorn in the classic Grand Final.

6. In Round 11, 1984, North Melbourne lost to Fitzroy in a high-scoring classic. North scored 23.14.152, but still managed to lose. What was Fitzroy's final score?

Answer: 25.16.166

In one of the highest-scoring games of all time, Fitzroy triumphed by 14 points after trailing by 13 at three quarter time. Donald McDonald scored 8 goals for the Roos, while Fitzroy star Bernie Quinlan kicked 7 goals.

7. What year was the last year that medals were presented to the losing Grand Final team?

Answer: 1981

After 1981, the VFL decided that it wasn't worth awarding medals to the losing team. This might not have been a good idea, because even if a team loses the Grand Final, they've still done a brilliant job to get there, and deserve some kind of reward.

Answer: 1

The only game in his career that Tuck opted for a sleeveless guernsey was for the 1987 Grand Final against Carlton, for which conditions were a stifling 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) Must have been a really hot day!

Answer: Jeff Fehring

It was said that Fehring was angry at being reported just a few minutes before, and so he let forth with a massive torpedo that landed in the goalsquare and bounced through. Unfortunately for the Saints, they lost this game in an entertaining encounter 135-157.

10. In the 1984 qualifying final, Hawthorn beat Carlton 18.14.122 to 13.14.92. What was unique about this game?

Answer: Carlton only had three goalkickers

Remarkably, Carlton managed to kick 92 points, with only 3 players kicking goals. Warren Ralph kicked 8 goals, while Fraser Murphy kicked 3 and Mark Maclure kicked 2.

Source: Author zoomba23

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