Episode 25 1921 Up there Cazaly
Grand Final History
English - December 15, 2021 04:55 - 45 minutes - 52.9 MBSports History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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1921 in the Victorian Football League, it was a year that Essendon’s efforts to find a new home ground saw the temporary demise of North Melbourne and a slow train journey to Perth had the best players from Victoria and South Australia playing kick to kick on the wide open Nullarbor Plain. Roy Cazaly moved to South Melbourne and the cry of “Up there Cazaly” was born. During a vicious hail storm that covered the MCG with ice spectators from the outer invaded the hallowed MCC Members’ Stand, desperately seeking shelter. Alongside these and other curious events Richmond were trying to back up their first premiership while eight other clubs were looking to get in their way.