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Patriotic Premiership gives Saints First Flag
Aug 13th 1940
St kilda have won the League’s first Patriotic one day carnival Premiership at the mcg
Beating Richmond by 24 points in the final. It’s the first flag won by St.Kilda who have yet to win a League Premiership. The match was played before a crowd of 30,000 and raised 3,500 pounds towards the war effort.
St. kilda were too strong for Richmond who missed injured Dyer in the ruck.
Final scores St. Kilda defeated Richmond 4.2 (26) to 0.2 (2)
St. Kilda - VFL Patriotic Premiers 1940
This information is on page 163 in the book 100 years of Australian Football
Aug 13th 1940
St kilda have won the League’s first Patriotic one day carnival Premiership at the mcg
Beating Richmond by 24 points in the final. It’s the first flag won by St.Kilda who have yet to win a League Premiership. The match was played before a crowd of 30,000 and raised 3,500 pounds towards the war effort.
St. kilda were too strong for Richmond who missed injured Dyer in the ruck.
Final scores St. Kilda defeated Richmond 4.2 (26) to 0.2 (2)
St. Kilda - VFL Patriotic Premiers 1940
This information is on page 163 in the book 100 years of Australian Football
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Can you give me a clue? Was the other club a VFL clubSelhurst Saint wrote:
We once had a much loved player who left St.Kilda to become the coach of another team.
This gentleman caught an infection from the dye from the new teams footy jumper. Unfortunately he died before he even coached a game.
What was his name and what was the team.?
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those 3 weren't actually finals. back then they would play 14 rounds and then have 3 group rounds as an extra little bit of the season before finals.twaq wrote:
1903 3A St Kilda 0.5 2.7 2.10 3.10 (28 )
JO Carlton 0.0 3.1 4.2 4.7 (31) Carl by 3
1904 3B St Kilda 1.0 2.4 2.4 7.7 (49)
OO Carlton 6.6 7.7 13.11 16.11 (107) Carl by 58
1902 2B St Kilda 1.2 2.5 3.6 3.6 (24)
OO Carlton 2.1 4.3 4.7 6.11 (47) Carl by 23
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We more then likely finished last year in each of those seasons.
We didn't make the finals for the first time until 1907.
Well I'm stumped... any more clues???Selhurst Saint wrote:Hmmmmm, what can I come up with?
We once had a much loved player who left St.Kilda to become the coach of another team.
This gentleman caught an infection from the dye from the new teams footy jumper. Unfortunately he died before he even coached a game.
What was his name and what was the team.?
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The Saints players name was Fred "Flops" Phillips and apparently he was a legend for the Saints and the fans favourite back in the early 1930's.
He was offered the playing/coach role at Hawthorn which at the time was only a very young club VFL wise.
As we know, Hawthorn have the most disgusting colours imaginable and they proved to be the downfall of poor old "Flops". He had a boil on his arm that became infected by the "Brown Dye" in the Hawthorn jumper.
He caught Septecaemia(sic) and actually died before the next season started.
He was buried with both the Hawthorn and St.Kilda colours draped over his coffin which I always thought was a bit rough as it was the filthy Hawthorn colours that killed him in the first place.
I can't believe this doesn't get mentioned much in history(was omitted from the 100 years of Football book). Hmmm, I hope its a true story.
Perhaps you can do some research St Fid Jr.
He was offered the playing/coach role at Hawthorn which at the time was only a very young club VFL wise.
As we know, Hawthorn have the most disgusting colours imaginable and they proved to be the downfall of poor old "Flops". He had a boil on his arm that became infected by the "Brown Dye" in the Hawthorn jumper.
He caught Septecaemia(sic) and actually died before the next season started.
He was buried with both the Hawthorn and St.Kilda colours draped over his coffin which I always thought was a bit rough as it was the filthy Hawthorn colours that killed him in the first place.
I can't believe this doesn't get mentioned much in history(was omitted from the 100 years of Football book). Hmmm, I hope its a true story.
Perhaps you can do some research St Fid Jr.
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