Era, era on the wall; 1939 – 1948

Part 2 – A war of attrition Just as football scaled new heights the onset of World War 2 stopped the game in its tracks. Footballers were lost to the war effort and crowds plummeted.  By the depths of 1942 the average attendance dropped below 10,000 for the first and only time on record.  There…

Era, era on the wall, which was the greatest of them all?

As published by Australian Football, 2 July 2015 Era: (n) A long and distinct period of history marked by character, events and changes In the midst of what history will surely judge as one of football’s darkest periods – consumed by issues of tanking and doping, media saturation, broke clubs, broken players, wealth divides, conflicts of interest, League manipulation,…