Windy Hill, Essendon

It's the footage rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns wanted burned and forgotten about.

The Saturday just gone was the 28-year anniversary of Jason Dunstall's 17-goal, 29-disposal haul against Richmond.

In 2007 Bachar Houli made his debut with Essendon, the first practising Muslim to play at the highest level.

The Wallabies were flying high after towelling up the visiting British & Irish Lions in the first Test of their 1989 tour. To say they were brutally brought back to earth in Game 2 an understatement.

Eddie McGuire has launched an astonishing attack on the Cornes family and even South Australians, accusing them of "denigrating" the AFL and VFL.

Bruce Reid once had Kevin Sheedy arrested in London and took an impromptu swim at James Hird's wedding.

"To be absolutely clear, we are not in denial and we understand that there are things that need to be improved."

It's often the case that a local derby needs a trigger point to go from just another meeting of cross-town sides to a true rivalry.

A fortnight after Carlton's 1987 VFL premiership, Robert Walls' troops flew to London for a 'friendly' exhibition game against North Melbourne. The match would turn into arguably the most unfriendly match the code has ever seen, punching its way into foxsports.com.au's 'Biggest brawls in Aussie sport' countdown.

Kate Jesaulenko, the daughter of AFL great Alex Jesaulenko, has slammed Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes for suggesting Jesaulenko's mark in the 1970 VFL Grand Final was overrated.

With the 2020 premiership run and won, the footy world has turned its attention to the offseason. With news constantly breaking about players seeking new homes, here's your one-stop-shop of all the latest confirmed news.

'They were paying for it, for God's sake'

"They've come from everywhere like it was almost a rehearsal."

Speak to older relatives and they will tell you everything was better in the eighties. On the subject of fights on a rugby league field – it's hard to argue any other way especially when you look at Newtown's semi-final clash with Manly in 1981 which has a deserved place in foxsports.com.au's Biggest brawls in Aussie sport' countdown.

When we talk about rivalries in the NRL there's few bigger than the Melbourne Storm and Manly Sea Eagles so it only seems fair 2011's infamous Battle of Brookvale snags a spot in foxsports.com.au's 'Biggest brawls in Aussie sport' countdown.