many years before Melbourne will play in the finals again, let alone become a force. And it will be a long, long time before Melbourne wins another premiership." And so began the so-called 'curse of ...

The Red Fox: The Biography of Norm Smith is a remarkable read of ... in the working-class Melbourne suburb of Northcote through the depression. It follows his outstanding playing career, where he was ...

35 - Ron Barassi is equal with Norm Smith for the most premierships as a player and/or coach - six as player/playing coach with Melbourne (1955-57, 1959-60 and 1964) and two as non-playing coach with ...

Lions star Will Ashcroft has become the youngest winner of the Norm Smith Medal of the AFL era ... On a stunning spring ...

and on Saturday night he joined the game's greats by winning his first Norm Smith Medal with an imperious performance. And like the best men to ever play the game, he saved his masterpiece for the ...