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After 38 years a Collingwood coach and 47 years there (as player or coach) Jock McHale finally retired (see our 1949 episode). 

We thought it fitting to wrap up his career by having a discussion with the author of the Jock McHale book, Glenn McFarlane. 

 

Jock McHale image created by Paul Harvey.

 

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These Songs appeared in this episode

 

The infamous captain blood (Jack Dyer) from Mike Brady  'The Songs of Football's Greatest Sons' 1988  Full Moon Records (6) ‎– FML 12003

 

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy's Legend) - Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra 1949,

On the 1949 episode, we meet the man behind the medal, John Coleman at Essendon. The Lakeside pennant this year has a bit of extra bite!  Geelong start to show some real promise, while we have an interesting top of the table leader at the end of the home and away season. Norm Smith has his first taste of coaching, while Jock McHale has his last. We say goodbye to one of the legends of the game, And Carlton continues their odd/ even season rise and fall. All this and so much more after…

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

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These Songs appeared in this episode

 

The infamous captain blood (Jack Dyer) from Mike Brady  'The Songs of Football's Greatest Sons' 1988  Full Moon Records (6) ‎– FML 12003

 

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy's Legend) - Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra 1949, 

 

In our latest episode, we talk about the 1948 season, one poor Essendon supporter, and a hoard of Demons supporters. Unfortunately, StKilda is back in a position they know all too well, Geelong have some big names debut, Fitzroy makes a quick start, North Melbourne begin to sew the seeds for future success, Norm Smith has a memorable 200^th game and Footscray make a late charge for finals, will they make it….

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

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We also use this song in the episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJtaCryzL20

On the 1947 we have a very interesting year to discuss. Down at Geelong, many many interesting things are happening, Jack Dyer does his best to motivate Richmond. Will Collingwoods last quarter fade-outs occur again this season, and could Jock McHale's position as a coach be under jeopardy? And Fred Fanning puts on an absolute clinic in his final game as a Demon!

 

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

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In the 1946 episode of the Kick to kick podcast, we are still talking about the fallout from the bloodbath. The League brings in some big changes to the game, you know they love to tinker with things. Again there are big changes to the top 4, another superstar of the 1930’s tries to make a comeback, the doggies kick some big scores and the Bombers and Demons go back to looking like the team they wear in the early 40s!

 

A song by the Blazing Zoo's is also played in this episode, entitled Bob Chitty's Blues- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEkadHN6hW4

Theme Song details

Brisbane Lions: The Pride of Brisbane Town by Bill Stephen in 1997 based on La Marseillaise from 1792. Performed by Dale Barltrop (violin).
Carlton: We are the Navy Blues by Ernie Walton in 1930 based on Lily of Laguna from 1898. Performed by Mary Allison (violin) and Tiffany Cheng (violin).
Collingwood: Good Old Collingwood Forever by Tom Nelson in 1906 based on Goodbye Dolly Gray from 1897. Performed by Antony Chataway (viola). 
Essendon: See the Bombers Fly Up is based on Johnny Hamp’s Keep Your Sunny Side Up written in 1929. Performed by Bill Carrothers, Ben Street, Ari Hoenig
Geelong Cats: We Are Geelong by John K Watts in 1963 and based on The Toreador Song from 1875. Performed by Robert Macindoe (violin). 
Hawthorn: The Mighty Fighting Hawks by Chic Lander in 1956 based on The Yankee Doodle Boy from 1904. Performed 1916 Stroud Pianola Yankee Doodle Boy By George M. Cohan and played by Max Kortlander QRS Word Roll number 7681;
Melbourne: It’s a Grand Old Flag by George M Cohen & Keith Bluey Truscott in 1912, based on You’re A Grand Old Flag from 1906. Performed by Benjamin Hanlon (double bass). 
North Melbourne: Join in the Chorus by Sir Harry Lauder in the 1920s, based on the traditional Scottish song Wee Deoch an Doris. Performed by Nico Fleury (French horn).
Richmond: We’re from Tiger Land by Jack Malcomson in 1962, based on Row, Row, Row from 1912. Performed by Ben Northey (conductor), Sophie Rowell (violin), Damien Eckersley (double bass) and Lauren Brigden (viola).
St Kilda: When the Saints Go Marching In based on the original of the same name from 1923. Performed by Paul McCartney, Dave Matthews, Dave Grohl, Elvis Costello, Jim James, Irma Thomas, Nathaniel Rateliff and several others.
Sydney Swans: The Red and the White by Larry Spokes in 1961, based on Notre Dame Victory March from 1928. Performed by Sophie Rowell (violin), Damien Eckersley (double bass) and Lauren Brigden (viola).
Western Bulldogs: Sons of the West from the 1940s based on Sons of the Sea from 1897. Performed by Thomas Hutchinson (oboe) and Elise Millman (bassoon).
 

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

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In our 1945 episode, we get into the last of the war years, and we have a very interesting year to discuss as 1945 is the year of the infamous bloodbath, and we can't wait to get stuck into it. Also, 1945 has a once in a league anomaly, that will never ever happen again! We have a team with a new nickname! Possibly one you have never heard of, we have some legends of the game making their debuts, One of the expansion teams makes their first appearance in the finals and we say goodbye to a long list of retirees!

Ken Hands Audio from 1985 History of the Carlton Football Club video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmVN3UIBhQg 

 

MSO Song details

• Fitzroy Lions: based on La Marseillaise from 1792. Performed by Dale Barltrop (violin).
• Carlton: We are the Navy Blues by Ernie Walton in 1930 based on Lily of Laguna from 1898. Performed by Mary Allison (violin) and Tiffany Cheng (violin).
• Collingwood: Good Old Collingwood Forever by Tom Nelson in 1906 based on Goodbye Dolly Gray from 1897. Performed by Antony Chataway (viola). 
• Essendon: See the Bombers Fly Up is based on Johnny Hamp’s Keep Your Sunny Side Up written in 1929. Performed by Michelle Wood (cello).
• Geelong Cats: We Are Geelong by John K Watts in 1963 and based on The Toreador Song from 1875. Performed by Robert Macindoe (violin). 
• Hawthorn: The Mighty Fighting Hawks by Chic Lander in 1956 based on The Yankee Doodle Boy from 1904. Performed by Rob Cossom (percussion).
• Melbourne: It’s a Grand Old Flag by George M Cohen & Keith Bluey Truscott in 1912, based on You’re A Grand Old Flag from 1906. Performed by Benjamin Hanlon (double bass). 
• North Melbourne: Join in the Chorus by Sir Harry Lauder in the 1920s, based on the traditional Scottish song Wee Deoch an Doris. Performed by Nico Fleury (French horn).
• Richmond: We’re from Tiger Land by Jack Malcomson in 1962, based on Row, Row, Row from 1912. Performed by Ben Northey (conductor), Sophie Rowell (violin), Damien Eckersley (double bass) and Lauren Brigden (viola).
• St Kilda: When the Saints Go Marching In based on the original of the same name from 1923. Performed by Rohan De Korte (cello) and Wendy Clarke (flute).
• Sydney Swans: The Red and the White by Larry Spokes in 1961, based on Notre Dame Victory March from 1928. Performed by Sophie Rowell (violin), Damien Eckersley (double bass) and Lauren Brigden (viola).
• Western Bulldogs: Sons of the West from the 1940s based on Sons of the Sea from 1897. Performed by Thomas Hutchinson (oboe) and Elise Millman (bassoon).

 The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

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In out 1944 season episode, we are back to a full quota of 12 teams, no more compromised fixture!!!!  Richmond comes out hot and are the team to beat early, but the race for the top 4 is one of the closest-ever!! Fred Fanning starts to kick some goals with Melbourne. Over at Essendon, things look to be coming unstuck, and Carlton and Footscray play the ultimate final round showdown with everything on the line. We also have some interview audio, a new song and much more!

 

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

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Welcome to the 1943 episode, where the war is again affecting the league. Again Geelong sits out, but the VFL comes up with a fair way to play the season out, knowing that teams need to have byes, which will then see me raise a question about Collingwood. We will also discuss Roy Cazaly’s rebranding of Hawthorn, Fitzroy seems to be back after a long time playing in mediocrity, with captain Fred Hughson being awarded a world title! Jack Dyer’s prediction of vengeance begins to come to fruition, and the lightening premiership is back!

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

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In the third and final of our world war 2 specials, we have a lot to get through. We discuss the roles of women, Indigenous People and umpires was during the war. we discuss some of the players who gave their lives as well as the way clubs keep their memories alive. And to finish off we have 2 interviews with players who played in the league and also went to serve. The late Jack Jones of Essendon, and Geelong's oldest living player Alex Mathieson.

 

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winner and losers of days gone by.

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References for the WWII episodes

Websites

https://www.afl.com.au/news/72890/hawks-to-honour-kokoda
https://www.afl.com.au/news/133659/the-carlton-hopeful-who-survived-wwii-by-clinging-to-a-football
https://www.afl.com.au/news/196778/frank-checker-hughes-a-war-hero-and-giant-of-two-clubs
https://www.athletesvoice.com.au/luke-hodge-kokoda-trip-that-changed-hawthorn/
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/189782484
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/189782462
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/the-changi-brownlow/2987552
https://www.tigerlandarchive.org/tiki-index.php?page=Bill+Cosgrove
Books

Harder than football : league players at war / Barbara Cullen, 2015
The Changi Brownlow / Roland Perry, 2010
Jack Dyer's the greatest : the most sensational players of the century / by Brian Hansen with Jack Dyer, 1996, page 499-502
Play on! : the hidden history of Women's Australian Rules Football / Brunette Lenkić & Rob Hess, Chapter 5, Charity begins at home, 2016,
Cazaly : the legend / Robert Allen, 2017, page 210
Our Game, Classic Australian Rules Stories, Jim Main, page 161-184
The Bloodbath: The 1945 VFL Grand FInal - Ian W Shaw, Chapter 4 - Playing the greater game 1939-1945
Carn - Andrew Mueller, Mueller, Andrew, 2019, Chapters 14 & 15
The hard way : the story of Hawthorn Football Club / by Harry Gordon, 1990, page 73
Episode III Music

When The War Is Over · performed by Gawurra written by Steve Prestwich
"Bless 'Em All" written by Fred Godfrey in 1917, sung By Vera Lynn 1942
They're over here [music] / words by George Mathews, music by Harry Grunden, performed by Harold Williams, 1942
Digger by Jack Lumsdaine, 1942
"Hymn to the Fallen"  John Williams 1998
Just a Brown Slouch Hat, J Albert & Son, Sydney, Sung by Jenny Howard, 1942 
Angel in disguise - Marion Mann - with Bob Crosby and his orchestra Music by Paul Mann and Stephan Weiss - Lyrics by Kim Gannon
Youre My Ideal · Fats Waller · Spencer Williams
The following insturmental pieces by Hans Zimmer, Geoff Zanelli, & Blake Neely
Arriving in Melbourne
Worthy of the medal
Medal of Honour
Leckie and Stella
Stella's Garden
Not a hero
Greek Funeral
Praying for you
Melbourne March
Breakup
Leckie Snaps
Sid Leaving
Sid & Gwen
Basilone Going Home

This is part 2 of our 3 part specials, looking at World War Two and the effect it had on the VFL. In this episode we chat with author Roland Perry, who, in 2010, wrote about Peter Chitty and the prisoners of war in Singapore. 

 

If you would like a link to this book you can find the information here The Changi Brownlow / Roland Perry, 2010

 

Episode II Music

The "Colonel Bogey March" composed in 1914 by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts (1881–1945)

 

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winner and losers of days gone by. 

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