b'57FOOTBALL (AUSTRALIAN RULES)FOOTBALL RECORDS AND SIMILAR PUBLICATIONS492THE AMATEUR FOOTBALL FOLLOWER (Under the Official Patronage of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association) [Published by A.R. Nichol, Little Bourke St., Melbourne]: 10 editions between May 1928 and August 1929. Mixed condition.The teams covered include Old Scotch Collegians, Elsternwick, University A., University B., Murrumbeena, St.Pauls,Old Melburnians, Glenhuntly A., Old Caulfield Grammarians, Oakleigh, Brunswick, Old Xaverians, Sandringham A.and Geelong. .$150200493THE AMATEUR FOOTBALLER (Under the Official Patronage of the Victorian Amateur Football Association) [Published by C.G. MacGowan, Montague St., East St.Kilda]: 12 editions between May 1933 and August 1935. Mixed condition.The teams covered include Old Scotch Collegians, University Blacks, State Savings Bank, St.Pauls, Old Melburnians,Old Paradians, West Hawthorn, East Malvern, Old Xaverians, Elsternwick, Brunswick, Geelong, Old Xaverians and Footscray Tech. .$150200494A collection remainder in mixed condition; noted 1938 & 1949 - 56 The Amateur Footballer (Vic.), 1951 - 53 South Australian Football Budgets, 1974 -78 Federal Football League Football Records, 1969 Sturt v Glenelg Grand Final Football Budget, 1966 St. Kilda v Collingwood Grand Final Football Record, 1993 Carlton v Essendon Grand Final, etc. (22 items).$100150 495The Football Record: 1945 special edition for the 1st Semi-Final (North Melbourne v Carlton). Carlton won by 26 points with Lance Collins kicking 8 goals. They also went on to defeat South Melbourne in the Grand Final. $100150496The Football Record: Special Editions for the 1947 2nd Semi-Final (Essendon v Carlton); the [Prelim.] Final(Fitzroy v Essendon) and the Grand Final (Carlton v Essendon), the latter aged with short corners on some pagesand pencil annotations; others Fair/G. (3 items).Carlton defeated Essendon 13.8 (86) to 11.19 (85) in the Grand Final in front of a crowd of 85,793 people. $250300497The Association Football Recorder: The Official Organ of the Victorian Football Association (the VFA): 1953 Grand Final (Port Melbourne v Yarraville); 1956 Prelim Final (Williamstown v Box Hill); 1956 Grand Final (Williamstown v Port Melbourne); 1957 Prelim Final (Williamstown v Port Melbourne); 1959 Grand Final (Williamstown v Coburg) and 1960 23rd April (Moorabbin v Oakleigh. (Total: 6). Mixed condition. .$200300498The Football Record: 1954 editions for Home-and-Away Rounds, mainly featuring Collingwood (Total: 17).Mixed condition. $200300499The Football Record: Special editions for the 1954 2nd Semi-Final (Geelong v Footscray); the [Prelim.] Final (Melbourne v Geelong) and the Grand Final (Footscray v Melbourne). (Total: 3). Mixed condition, especially the GF edition which is missing a portion of the front cover.This was Footscrays maiden Grand Final appearance, while Melbourne were in their 9th Grand Final chasing their 7th VFL premiership. With most of the crowd behind them, Footscray got off to a big start, kicking six goals to one in the first quarter to eventually run out 51-point winners, 15.12 (102) to 7.9 (51). Melbourne would go on to win five of the next six Grand Finals. $200300ex 500 506500THE FOOTBALLER (The Official Organ of the Wimmera Football League) [Printed at the Office of the Dimboola Banner]: 30 editions between June 1955 and September 1959 including several Finals. Mixed condition.The teams covered comprise Ararat, Jeparit, Horsham, Nhill, Dimboola, Minyip, Stawell, Murtoa, Warracknabealand Rupanyup. .$150200501The Football Record: 1955 editions for the Home-and-Away Rounds, mainly featuring Collingwood: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. (Total: 18). Mixed condition.Collingwood finished the Home-and-Away Season in Second position on the ladder, with 14 wins and 4 losses. .$200300'