Caught in footy stream without a paddle

By Will Brodie
Updated November 10 2012 - 4:24am, first published February 7 2012 - 12:15pm
Footy broadcasting has come a long way since this 1957 rehearsal for the first televised VFL match.
Footy broadcasting has come a long way since this 1957 rehearsal for the first televised VFL match.

In 1979, I was lucky enough to be travelling in Canada with my family. I pestered my Dad so badly about the result of the VFL grand final that he rang the Australian consulate in Vancouver. I received three versions of the score – two which had the hapless Magpies winning. One said Carlton had won by five points.

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