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Quiz about Obscure Aussie Rules Football

Obscure Aussie Rules Football Trivia Quiz

This quiz contains some extremely difficult questions on VFL and AFL football. Some of the answers may initially surprise you till the explanation is read.

A multiple-choice quiz by kermit the frog. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kermit the frog

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,366

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. When Essendon won the Premiership in 2000, which team or teams had won the most AFL and VFL grand finals since 1897? Hint

Essendon

Carlton

Essendon and Carlton equally

Collingwood

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many VFL games did Richmond premiership player, Bill James play? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which team managed to win both the Premiership and the Wooden Spoon in the same year?

Answer: ( One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. The University team which played early in the VFL era were known as the 'Students'?

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Fitzroy made it into four successive Grand Finals between 1903 and 1906. Who was the successful coach that led this team for those four years? Hint

Nobody

Gerald Brosnan

Jack Worrall

Dick Condon

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Question 6 of 10

6. Ted Potter played 182 games for Collingwood between 1963-1972. How many goals did he kick during his VFL career? Hint

325

333

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which one of the following players, never managed to kick more than 9 goals in a finals match? Hint

Harry Vallence

George Goninon

Ron Todd

Gordon Coventry

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Question 8 of 10

8. After winning the Premiership, which of the following teams has had the lowest finish on the ladder during the subsequent season, when they finished 13th? Hint

Adelaide

Hawthorn

Essendon

Melbourne

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Question 9 of 10

9. Struggling to get anybody to the ground in the late 1990s and early 2002s, the all time largest attendance record at Optus Oval/Princes Park was set in 1945. What was the attendance? Hint

59,567

62,986

45,573

69,241

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1977 the VFL introduced a singer to the Grand Final. That singer would generally perform for the crowd prior to game and perform the National Anthem. Who was the first singer?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When Essendon won the Premiership in 2000, which team or teams had won the most AFL and VFL grand finals since 1897?

Answer: Carlton

Carlton has won 16 Grand finals hence 16 Premierships. Essendon have also won 16 Premierships, however, they won the premiership without playing in a Grand Final in the years 1897 and 1924. In those years the Premiership was decided by a Finals' Ladder.

2. How many VFL games did Richmond premiership player, Bill James play?

Answer: 1

Bill James played in the 1920 Grand Final in which Richmond defeated Collingwood. It was both his first and last game, making him the only player to achieve this feat.

3. Which team managed to win both the Premiership and the Wooden Spoon in the same year?

Answer: Fitzroy

Due to World War 1 only 4 teams competed in the 1916 season. Fitzroy had an ordinary season until the finals winning only 2 games. They finished the Home and Away season last. Carlton on the other hand had only lost 2 games and were raging favourites. Fitzroy made it to the Grand Final and defeated Carlton by 29 points.

4. The University team which played early in the VFL era were known as the 'Students'?

Answer: True

University joined the VFL in 1908 along with Richmond. They performed admirably in their first three seasons. With the onset of the war and many of their players at the front line, they disbanded at the end of the 1914 season having lost their previous 51 games. Their remaining players joined Melbourne for the 1915 season.

5. Fitzroy made it into four successive Grand Finals between 1903 and 1906. Who was the successful coach that led this team for those four years?

Answer: Nobody

In the early days of the VFL most teams did not have a coach. In fact, Jack Worrall was the first club appointed coach to lead a team into the Grand Final. That was when he coached Carlton to the Runners up position in the 1904 Grand Final, against the coachless Fitzroy team.

6. Ted Potter played 182 games for Collingwood between 1963-1972. How many goals did he kick during his VFL career?

Answer: 0

Potter holds the record for the most senior VFL/AFL games without a goal. Gary Malarkey of Geelong also played 172 games without scoring a major.

7. Which one of the following players, never managed to kick more than 9 goals in a finals match?

Answer: Gordon Coventry

Coventry shares the record for most goals in a Grand Final with Gary Ablett. That record standing at nine goals. Vallence, Todd and Goninon all managed to kick 11 goals in a finals game.

8. After winning the Premiership, which of the following teams has had the lowest finish on the ladder during the subsequent season, when they finished 13th?

Answer: Adelaide

In 1998 Adelaide won their second successive flag but the Grand Final hangover in 1999 was severe. They suffered the AFL/VFL's biggest fall down the ladder in one season to the next, ending the 1999 season in 13th spot.

9. Struggling to get anybody to the ground in the late 1990s and early 2002s, the all time largest attendance record at Optus Oval/Princes Park was set in 1945. What was the attendance?

Answer: 62,986

This crowd was for the 1945 'Bloodbath' Grand Final. Princes Park was used due to the MCG being used by service troops. The largest home and away crowd was 47,514 between Geelong and Carlton in 1963.

10. In 1977 the VFL introduced a singer to the Grand Final. That singer would generally perform for the crowd prior to game and perform the National Anthem. Who was the first singer?

Answer: Barry Crocker

Keith Mitchell performed in the 1978 Grand Final. John Farnham and Mike Brady performed together prior to the 1979 Grand Final whilst Peter Allen performed at the 1980 Grand Final.

Source: Author kermit the frog

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