Michael Riley
Team Captain
- Jun 17, 2012
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- Brighton VFA
these are pictures of clubs jumpers while they where part of the Victorian Football Association (VFA)/Victorian Football League (VFL). Brunswick wasn't part of the VFA until 1897, so these were uniforms worn before they where a VFA club.
Best I've got
"The Brunswick uniform in red and black stripes
so much like Port Melbourne's red and blue how-
ever, that there will be great difficulty in dis-tinguishing the players when they meet
OPENING OF THE FOOTBALL SEASON. (1897, May 3). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9150424
For 1897 Williamstown the commentary varies
Yellow and Black
SPORTING NOTES. (1897, May 15). Williamstown Chronicle (Vic. : 1856 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved November 27, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68586886
yellow and blue garb.
FOOTBALL NOTES. (1897, July 3). Williamstown Chronicle (Vic. : 1856 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved November 27, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68587052
yellow and black very nearly got the coveted one hundred points
CLOSE OF THE FOOTBALL SEASON. THE ASSOCIATION CLUBS. (1897, September 13). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 3. Retrieved November 27, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9770903