Australian National Football Council
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Oct 20, 2026
Shannon GillGUEST
So we need to go back all the way back to 1952.
Shannon GillGUEST
At the time, there's a thing called the Australian National Football Council, which Its aim is to run the code nationally.
Shannon GillGUEST
Now, really, the VFL is the power behind the Australian Football National Council, but it has this sort of ceremonial status for growing the game.
Shannon GillGUEST
Now, it comes up with an idea that the VFL being the biggest league, and obviously the other leagues were quite big as well, but the VFL being the biggest league, should be pushing and helping with expanding the game into areas that we don't currently have a great footprint.
Shannon GillGUEST
He wrote about the women's cricket test match.
Shannon GillGUEST
He called the bowls with Bill Collins at the Australia Games.
Shannon GillGUEST
Bruce Andrew was the guy who head up the Australian National Football Council.
Shannon GillGUEST
So he's the guy behind it.
Gerard WhateleyHOST
I don't know why, but Shannon might be able to find out.
Gerard WhateleyHOST
Maybe the Australian National Football Council offered money to the Sandfull, like it did in 1952, to the VFL to help spread the game in Sydney, given 24,000 attended Richmond versus Collingwood.
Gerard WhateleyHOST
North Adelaide won 19-15-129 to Norwood 15-15-104 and 19,000 attended the game at the SCG.
Gerard WhateleyHOST
So a favorable comparison with Richmond and Collingwood from a year earlier.
Shannon GillGUEST
Not the NFL in the States.
Shannon GillGUEST
Now, this is a thing that started life being called the Australasian Football Council.
Shannon GillGUEST
Then it became the Australian Football Council.
Shannon GillGUEST
Then it became the National Football League.