Episode 96 - The Galah‘s World Tour 1967

In this special episode, we discuss the 1967 football tour to Ireland, by a team dubbed the Galahs. Based on the exccellent documentary The Galah's by Directors Cam Fink, Rob Heath and Tony Wilson, we discuss the players, the uniforms and the games, which have left a lasting legacy on the game of Australian Rules. 

The movie can be found on STAN, or available on https://www.docplay.com/home

We have use da few audio grabs from the movie itself. 

 

Music we have used includes 

The Black Velvet Band - By Luke Kelly

Jimmy Stynes by My Friend the Chocolate Cake

 I'm A Rambler, I'm A Gambler by Irish Rovers

Waltzing Matilda (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpTvAn7a6bo)

 

Brian Dixon's article can be found here -

https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=K69PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WJMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1220%2C5052949

 

Other useful links we used

https://australianfootball.com/articles/view/Appreciating%2Bthe%2BGaahs/2131

https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/471910/the-galahs-a-footy-journey-a-sporting-odyssey

https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/big-hs-first-pack-of-galahs/

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/285451/the-galahs-tour-of-67

https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-20432258.html

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/two-nations-separated-by-a-common-sport-1.633272

 

 

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