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Episode 21 - The Greatest Songs from the Greatest Season That Was: 1993
The AFL season may be over, but there’s still a few little things to keep #Ninety3 alive. When we had our chat with Rohan Connolly about the top ten games of 1993, the conversation inevitably turned to music. Here’s a little bonus episode where we talk about the soundtrack to 1993, inspired by Roh…
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Episode 20 - Essendon: Victory for the Bombers
1993 for Essendon is a story of comebacks, debuts and tactics. Driving it all was the unique approach and attitude of AFL Legend, Kevin Sheedy. The Greatest Season That Was: 93 documents our contention that in 1993, footy was never better. Hosted by Adam Collins, Dan Brettig and Shannon Gill, thi…
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Episode 19 - Footscray: Sons of the west
In 1989, Footscray Football Club was on its knees. Out of cash and nearly out of time, they survived extinction and merger - just. But three years on in 1992, the Bulldogs finished second on the ladder and were a game away from the grand final. For good reason, they thought 1993 would be the year…
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Episode 18 - The Storyteller: Anne-Maree Sparkman
As we’ve gone through the Greatest Season That Was, it's glaring the lack of females involved in AFL football at the time. In 1993 Anne Maree Sparkman was one of only a few women who had any public presence in football. As a sports reporter for Channel Nine, Wide World of Sports and Sports Sunday…
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Episode 17 - The AFL: Ross the Boss
In 2018 the AFL is a juggernaut, and over the last 25 years it been more a less an uninterrupted incline. But go back to the start of 1993 and things were not as clear and rosy. The great riches of the national competition were not yet realised – the Bears and Swans were perennial problem children…
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Episode 16 - The Ashes: Sherrin in the Park
What if the greatest season of all time was played but one of the greatest footy writers the game has ever known wasn’t there to see it? This was Greg Baum’s story in 1993 he was deployed to cover Australia’s Ashes campaign in England that winter for The Age. So, instead of writing about Ablett an…
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Episode 15 - Geelong: Malcolm in the middle
The Greatest Season That Was: 93 documents our contention that in 1993, footy was never better. Hosted by Adam Collins, Dan Brettig and Shannon Gill, this series is an in-depth exploration of one amazing season. The Greatest Season That Was: 93 is produced by Jay Mueller and edited by Thom Lion. …
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Episode 14 - The Top Ten
While off-field transformations in the game have influenced many of our discussions, it is the footy that brought us here to start with. Due to the sheer volume of heart-stopping finishes - throughout both the freakishly even home and away season and the finals series - many of these live deep in t…
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Episode 13 - Melbourne: The Balme Era
Melbourne in 1993 were a team in-between. On the back of their late 80’s revival the Demons led by John Northey had contested five straight finals series but had never tasted the ultimate success. The team needed to be reimagined, and Melbourne decided to go leftfield with its choice for a new co…
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Episode 12 - 28 Games
The 1993 AFL season witnessed extraordinary individual achievements and social breakthroughs. Every team has stories from that year that resonate with the clubs and fans 25 years later. Julian de Stoop from Fox Sports News grew up watching the Baby Bombers in 1993. In 2018, his documentary "28 Ga…
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