Resource List thread - Inaccuracy in official records

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1994 Rnd 2 Haw v Melb behind correction for Dees

All references have Melbourne's Todd Viney and Andy Lovell kicking 1 behind each in this game.

Per below video, Todd Viney kicks 2 behinds in this game. Andy Lovell does not kick a behind in this game.



Summary -
1994 Rnd 2 Haw v Melb - Todd Viney plus 1 behind; Andy Lovell minus 1 behind.

 

[GreyCrow]

In the Recent Deaths thread there are a list of players mentioned and I looked at a few and came across this (and he was alive May 2023 )

Anyone have any supporting evidence - or wants to look for it? Unfortunately as he mentiones another player was credited in the paper so I'm not sure how it can be checked

Norm Maginness reclaims his 1958 2nd 18 Premiership Guernsey

Peter Haby gives us an insight into the remarkable story behind Norm Maginness being reunited with his beloved guernsey.

www.hawthornfc.com.au

Officially, Norm Maginness did not kick a single goal in his 64 games. However, Maginness claims that he did indeed kick a goal at the Punt Road end of the MCG in a clash with Melbourne. He is not sure of which season it was but remembers being disappointed with the newspapers for incorrectly crediting his goal to a teammate.

 

[the croucher]

In the Recent Deaths thread there are a list of players mentioned and I looked at a few and came across this (and he was alive May 2023 )

Anyone have any supporting evidence - or wants to look for it? Unfortunately as he mentiones another player was credited in the paper so I'm not sure how it can be checked

Norm Maginness reclaims his 1958 2nd 18 Premiership Guernsey

Peter Haby gives us an insight into the remarkable story behind Norm Maginness being reunited with his beloved guernsey.

www.hawthornfc.com.au

Officially, Norm Maginness did not kick a single goal in his 64 games. However, Maginness claims that he did indeed kick a goal at the Punt Road end of the MCG in a clash with Melbourne. He is not sure of which season it was but remembers being disappointed with the newspapers for incorrectly crediting his goal to a teammate.

Maginness played three times against Melbourne at MCG

31 July 1954 - Round 14 Trove newspapers has wide-ranging coverage of the match. When checked I couldn't see any likely ref to the "missing" goal.

AFL Tables - Melbourne v Hawthorn - Sat, 31-Jul-1954 2:15 PM - Match Stats

Trove doesn't have these other two matches yet due to copyright date restriction, so it'll have to be the "old-fashioned" trip to State Library and check microfilm.
Will be a while before I get over there, so perhaps one of the locals could visit in next few weeks and see if anything shows up ?

3 August 1957 - Round 15

AFL Tables - Melbourne v Hawthorn - Sat, 3-Aug-1957 2:15 PM - Match Stats

14 September 1957 - Prelim Final

AFL Tables - Melbourne v Hawthorn - Sat, 14-Sep-1957 2:30 PM - Match Stats

 

[Gibbsy]

Maginness played three times against Melbourne at MCG

31 July 1954 - Round 14 Trove newspapers has wide-ranging coverage of the match. When checked I couldn't see any likely ref to the "missing" goal.

AFL Tables - Melbourne v Hawthorn - Sat, 31-Jul-1954 2:15 PM - Match Stats

Trove doesn't have these other two matches yet due to copyright date restriction, so it'll have to be the "old-fashioned" trip to State Library and check microfilm.
Will be a while before I get over there, so perhaps one of the locals could visit in next few weeks and see if anything shows up ?

3 August 1957 - Round 15

AFL Tables - Melbourne v Hawthorn - Sat, 3-Aug-1957 2:15 PM - Match Stats

14 September 1957 - Prelim Final

AFL Tables - Melbourne v Hawthorn - Sat, 14-Sep-1957 2:30 PM - Match Stats

The Age report is available for the Rd 15 match, couldn't find a full report on the Prelim. Nothing about Maginness in either though.

 

[WhiteHartLane23]

Tom Tribe (Footscray) is currently recorded with death date 23 December 1992.

He was the brother of George Tribe, parents were Albert John Tribe and Annie Teresa McGrath.
There are only three Thomas Tribes that appear to have ever lived in Victoria, and two of them have 1992 death records

The footballer was Thomas Joseph Tribe, Vic BDM record 1/1992 (i.e. the first death registered in Victoria in 1992)
This made me suspicious that death might have been 1991 and this cemetery record appears to be him. Date of death is recorded as 24 December 1991.

Summary: Date of death for Tom Tribe is 24 December 1991 rather than 23 December 1992

 

[rbartlett]

SR is wondering what the correct spelling of Scanlon/Scanlan is.
As his wikipedia has both variations.

Glen Scanlon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[the croucher]

SR is wondering what the correct spelling of Scanlon/Scanlan is.
As his wikipedia has both variations.

Glen Scanlon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Wonder if this is the player...
Electoral Rolls on Ancestry show a Glenn Lawrence Scanlan at Victoria St Melbourne 3000 in 1977 as a storeman, then in 1980 same names and spelling in Sunshine North as a driver. The 1975 roll which he would also have been eligible for, doesn't seem to be online anywhere.

 

[35Daicos]

Wonder if this is the player...
Electoral Rolls on Ancestry show a Glenn Lawrence Scanlan at Victoria St Melbourne 3000 in 1977 as a storeman, then in 1980 same names and spelling in Sunshine North as a driver. The 1975 roll which he would also have been eligible for, doesn't seem to be online anywhere.

According to this he would have been playing for Sunshine (VFA) by about that time (1980):

He most likely was still in Queensland in 1975.