Reminiscing about the original 12 teams of the VFL (Victorian Football League)

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In 1987 the VFL competition expanded to 14 teams and included the West Coast Eagles and Brisbane Bears.
The VFL morphed into the AFL (Australian Football League) in 1990 because by that time West Coast Eagles and Sydney were a part of the VFL competition.
The competition further expanded in 1991 when Adelaide Crows joined, 1995 with Fremantle and 1997 Port Adelaide, coupled with a 1996 merger between the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy, giving the competition two teams in each of WA and SA, and one team apiece in Qld and NSW.

Remembering the home grounds of the 12 teams
Carlton - Princess Park
Collingwood - Victoria Park
Essendon - Windy Hill
Fitzroy - Brunswick Street Oval
Footscray - Western Oval
Geelong - Kardinia Park
Hawthorn - Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne - Melbourne Cricket Ground
North Melbourne - Arden Street
Richmond - Punt Road Oval
St Kilda - Moorabbin
South Melbourne - Lakeside Oval

Of all these grounds only Melbourne and Geelong remain at their original home grounds.

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In the early 70s I used to work as a senior technician for Channel 9 (TCN9) in Sydney.

Every Saturday in winter I used to work in the link room bringing up a VFL game from Melbourne. I am not a sports fan but I didn’t mind VFL even though I didn’t understand it at all.

I think it was every Saturday but it might have been every Sunday.

We had a video link to the Daily Telegraph offices, Sr Frank Packer used to ring me, “Packer here, get me the Flemington races”… Click. Yes sir, three bags full sir.

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In the 70s there were 6 matches played on Saturday afternoon.
Me being in Tasmania, I was glued to the radio, listening to the broadcast game and continual crosses to the other games for score updates.