Know Your History with Shannon Gill

Shannon Gill takes us back to the rare occasions in VFL/AFL football when a coach has been sacked very early in the season, much like we've seen in world football and the NRL in recent years.

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Shannon Gill tells us about the forerunner to Gather Round: the 1988 Bicentennial Carnival held in South Australia!

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Shannon Gill takes us back through the story behind the VFL becoming a national competition and the various changes that were afoot as footy changed drastically into what we now recognise today as AFL.

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Shannon Gill takes us back through the origins of the Sheffield Shield. From the inter-colonial matches, Lord Sheffield's donation to Australian cricket, Victoria's highs and lows and did the Shield pave the way for Australia to become its own country?

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Shannon Gill takes us back through the rich history of the VFA on television. We re-live the days of Channel 0, Fred Cook kicking goals, Phil Gibbs and Phil Cleary commentating, the Dandy Dollar Dash and Norman Yemm!

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Shannon Gill takes us back to the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games to unshed further detail behind Australian Rules football being played as an exhibition sport at the MCG.

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Ahead of their clash in Opening Round this weekend, Shannon Gill poses the question: is St Kilda and Collingwood a genuine rivalry? They've played in more classics than you think.

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Shannon Gill investigates when the VFL took Aussie Rules football to North America. From matches in San Francisco in the 1960s to the Fosters Cup in Vancouver in the '80s, here's the history of footy going to the U.S. and Canada!

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Shannon Gill takes us back to 1996 when the AFL held the Lightning Premiership. What was it? How did it work? How was it criticised? And what's old is new again: a handful of the rule changes we'll see in the AFL in 2026 were trialled 30 years ago!

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The Rewatchables - 1986 State of Origin WA v Victoria - Know Your History with Shannon Gill. Gerard and Shannon go through all of the categories after rewatching this legendary game of footy.

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