21-570: Heritage Round may refer to: AFL Heritage Round , of the Australian Football League (2003-2008) NRL Heritage Round , of the National Rugby League (2008-2009) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Heritage Round . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
42-610: A 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs, as well as several celebrations of the league's centenary. The premiership was won by the North Melbourne Football Club for the third time, after it defeated Sydney by 43 points in the 1996 AFL Grand Final . See 1996 AFL Draft . In the 1996 AFL Lightning Premiership final, Essendon defeated the Brisbane Bears 6.2 (38) to 2.9 (21) at Waverley Park . In
63-478: A heritage guernsey due to extreme similarities to current day versions included Geelong , Carlton (whose monogram was the current version and not the one worn from 1933 to 1997 ), and Kangaroos . Fremantle opted to wear a historical East Fremantle guernsey as they were playing the Sydney that round; resulting in the teams taking the field in uniforms almost identical to those of the 1979 WAFL Grand Final -
84-571: A junior club. Adelaide wore a 1930s South Australia state guernsey with an AFC insignia replacing SA, where Port Adelaide Football Club wore a white guernsey with light blue hoops based on their first guernsey in the SANFL . The fourth Heritage Round in 2006 was themed around football in the 1980s. This achieved very heavy media coverage, with both The AFL Footy Show and Before the Game taking on 1980s themes and both dressing up in clothes from
105-508: Is similar to Collingwood which wears a black and white guernsey with three stripes of black and white and has been a part of the VFL/AFL since 1897. When Port Adelaide joined the AFL they adopted a new moniker, Power and added two new colours to their palette, teal and silver. During the 2006 Heritage Round which adopted a 1980s theme Port Adelaide was prevented by the AFL from taking part. During
126-489: The 1968 to 1973 Fitzroy guernsey which was maroon and navy blue as worn during the days of black and white television. Sydney wore their 1933 to 1986 guernsey, worn during their time when based in South Melbourne. St Kilda 's guernsey got such a positive reaction that it became their clash Guernsey from 2004 until 2006 . Port Adelaide wore its SANFL Magpies "Prison Bar" guernsey from 1914 when
147-565: The Australian Football League in which all the teams wore throwback guernseys from the past. The first Heritage Round was in 2003 and the last was in 2007 . Throwback uniforms continue to be worn by clubs on special occasions, but there is no longer a round specifically themed in this manner. The concept of the Heritage Round originated from the Centenary Celebration Round, which took place in 1996 ,
168-459: The Brisbane Bears guernsey worn from 1992 until 1996 , West Coast wore wore a replica of their 1987 gold and blue guernsey and Adelaide wore a manufactured guernsey based on a 1991 original with the SANFL logo on the back and AFC monogram on the front. Port Adelaide wore a magenta and blue guernsey based on their original guernsey from 1877 to 1901 , prior to its famous black and white "Prison Bar" guernsey. The third Heritage Round
189-523: The Western Bulldogs who wore an original Footscray guernsey with red Shorts. As Essendon and Richmond were both still wearing guernseys with no major change from what was worn in the 1970s, Essendon once again wore red Shorts and Richmond wore yellow Shorts in their respective matches. There were two teams that did not wear a heritage guernsey; St Kilda , who instead wore their white clash guernsey, and Collingwood . Other teams to not wear
210-437: The 1980s Port Adelaide won four SANFL premierships ( 1980 , 1981 , 1988 , 1989 ) wearing it's Prison Bar' guernsey . The following year Port Adelaide, Collingwood and the AFL came to an agreement that Port Adelaide would be able to use their 'Prison Bar' guernsey in future Heritage Rounds. However, after this agreement was reached the AFL ceased sanctioning official Heritage Rounds. In 2021 Eddie McGuire noted that he knew at
231-518: The 1980s. Melbourne wore a guernsey with red and royal blue instead of its red and navy blue it used prior to 1974 with the introduction of colour TV . Richmond wore yellow Shorts from the 1980s with their 1980s guernsey with printed laces. Essendon wore red Shorts as they did in the 1980s when they played Carlton . West Coast wore a replica of their 1988 to 1994 blue and gold guernsey The AFL prevented Port Adelaide from wearing their 1980s SANFL guernsey. The fifth Heritage Round in 2007
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#1732787553591252-408: The 1980s. The AFL even release a compilation CD of songs recorded during the 1980s. Brisbane Lions wore the 1987 to 1990 Brisbane Bears away/clash guernsey, a variant of its original gold and cerise Brisbane Bears guernsey. Adelaide , who were non-existent in the 1980s, wore a modified home guernsey, including a monogrammed crest featuring all the colours of all the teams in the SANFL from
273-461: The 1996 Ansett Australia Cup final, St Kilda defeated Carlton 20.10 (130) to 10.12 (72) at Waverley Park. Note: The opening four matches of this round replicated the opening round of the inaugural 1897 VFL season , with Essendon and Geelong playing each other on the day of the 99th anniversary. Note: Ben Hart took the mark of the year in Adelaide's win over St Kilda. Note: Fitzroy's victory
294-601: The Fremantle Derby Grand Final between East Fremantle and South Fremantle . Port Adelaide is the only pre-existing non-Victorian AFL club having joined the national competition in 1997 after having played in the SANFL since 1877. Before joining the AFL|PAt Adelaide used a Magpie moniker and wore a black and white guernsey with six vertical stripes and one horizontal stripe. This guernsey
315-511: The centenary year of the VFL/AFL . In recognition of the VFL/AFL reaching its 100th season the eight original teams of the VFL played each other in round 7 , 100 years after the first round of matches in the inaugural season . The first Heritage Round in 2003 saw heritage guernseys worn by all teams except two. It was seen in a very positive and nostalgic light, especially as Brisbane Lions wore
336-473: The club defeat Carlton to win the 1914 Championship of Australia . The second Heritage Round in 2004 saw all 16 clubs wear a heritage guernsey. It was also the first year which the field and goal Umpires wore uniforms from the past as well. All the umpires wore white uniforms (the traditional colour the umpires wore before changing to coloured uniforms) and the goal umpires wore their traditional long coats and White brimmed hats. Brisbane Lions chose to wear
357-425: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heritage_Round&oldid=1059883040 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages AFL Heritage Round Heritage Round was an annual round of matches in
378-457: The red and blue Fitzroy guernsey worn from 1975 to 1978 . Adelaide wore the same guernsey as what was worn in the 2006 Heritage Round in its defeat against Hawthorn. Port Adelaide 's application to the AFL for its 1970s black and white "Prison Bar" was rejected at first, but an agreement was later reached with Collingwood and the AFL for Port Adelaide to wear the guernsey this year but with conditions for further heritage rounds. They lost to
399-619: The time of signing the agreement with Port Adelaide that Heritage Rounds would ceased to be officially sanctioned by the AFL in the future. 1996 AFL season The 1996 AFL season was the 100th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs and ran from 29 March until 28 September. It comprised
420-540: Was based on Football in the 1970s. It took place in July from the 7th to the 9th. Once again it generated media coverage both in News broadcasts and both The Footy Show and Before the Game holding 1970s themed shows. As West Coast were not established in the 1970s they chose to wear the original Western Australia guernsey from the first State of Origin game played against Victoria. They lost to Brisbane Lions who wore
441-490: Was held in 2005. The field umpires wore replica uniforms from an old fashioned period (with colours brought back) that were impractical in modern day. St Kilda wore a guernsey worn during the First World War in which white was replaced with gold so they were not to be seen as a supporter of Germany . Hawthorn 's guernsey was not brown and gold, but red, white, and blue from its 1902 guernsey worn when they were
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