1948 colour footage of the round 8 Rich v Carl played at Punt Rd Oval on Saturday the 5th of June.

Vintage 1948 colour footage of the round 8 Richmond v Carlton game played at the Punt Rd Oval on Saturday the 5th of June.
The Tigers got up by 13 points, helped by the Blues inaccurate kicking in front of goal. You can just spot Carlton star forward Ken Baxter kicking one of his three goals for the day.
How many other players can you identify?
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Piano version of Buttons and Bows added to this footage courtesy of the ACMI collection.

[@Gezza1967]

Vintage 1948 colour footage of the round 8 Richmond v Carlton game played at the Punt Rd Oval on Saturday the 5th of June. The Tigers got up by 13 points, helped by the Blues inaccurate kicking in front of goal. You can just spot Carlton star forward Ken Baxter kicking one of his three goals for the day. How many other players can you identify? I’ve added the AFL tables link match summary below with player photo screen shots in the comments on my Facebook VFL/AFL 20th century footy history page fb.watch/i8gXcHNdD2/ . afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1948/031419480605.html Piano version of Buttons and Bows added to this footage courtesy of the ACMI collection.

[@RhettBartlett]

Looks like shot from the old Cricketers Stand. I see the Red Rattler train going past. The old manual scoreboard. Marvellous

[@emmyssport2176]

Those two young girls in the stand that the camera focuses at the start and again near the end, they would both be 92 years old now. Oh boy.

[@kurtflahavin5994]

Despite Richmond winning the match, they missed the finals in 1948, after making the finals the year before in 1947. In fact 1948 was the first year in an extremely long period of time that Richmond did not play finals at all, until 1967 19 years later in when they won the premiership with the legendary Tom Hafey as coach. From 1948-1966, Richmond didn't play in a single VFL/AFL senior finals game! And then after that they won 5 premierships in the next 13 years!! Work that out.🤔

[@kerrymattrobertsharris6707]

Brilliant stuff Gezza! I hope they don't knock down that old grandstand at Punt Road. It should be protected like the old Fitzroy stand at Brunswick Street Oval.

[@paulcoffey359]

I miss the days that people dressed properly.

[@tonymeck-lj8rv]

fashion sense has evolved along with the times so whats your point

[@paulcoffey359]

@@tonymeck-lj8rv That I miss the days that people dressed properly

[@tonymeck-lj8rv]

@@paulcoffey359 people of todays generation think they are dressed properly whatever their fashion sense so again whats your point

[@tonymeck-lj8rv]

@@paulcoffey359 if that is you in the profile pic you look very young in age for an adult unless you stopped ageing a long time back looking very young for your age or the person in the profile pic isnt you or that is a face pic of you taken decades back in your younger adult years

[@TigerCeltKing]

An Aging Richmond side taking on the reigning premiers at home. Superb footage!!

[@buggulugs]

Great footage. I love the old red rattler trains in the background. Those of us above a certain age remember things like that.

[@johnd8892]

When I first saw this I was wrongly thinking Glenferrie Oval. I was forgetting the Punt Rd oval being Richmond's home ground. Also thought here is some good material for Gezza and I was not wrong. I think more to follow soon.

[@MRHenHen]

There are some photos on the internet of the old suburban grounds from an Ariel view. A lot of them where so narrow & odd shaped it was hard to imagine how they crammed 50,000 + into them

[@MRHenHen]

Only 3 years after WW2 ended

[@maxsaigon6477]

Please help me Melbournians, what was the name of the former hotel besides the nylex silo,it was under the old "freeway" as you turned from punt Road onto the freeway but burnt down,I believe..

[@Gezza1967]

Riverside Inn Richmond👍

[@danrobinson572]

@@Gezza1967when the next video? It’s been 2 weeks.

[@tonymeck-lj8rv]

@@Gezza1967 back when australia oz had the death penalty so my question is are you for or against that and yes i know there is good and bad sides to that but overall are you in favour of that or not and in your opinion even though before your time do you think from what you heard and what you know that australia oz was a better safer society as a result of the death penalty

[@tonymeck-lj8rv]

@@Gezza1967 wasnt all good back then though mind you when you consider homosexuality was swept under the carpet aboriginals were openly discriminated against and the white australia policy was very much in force back then so much so that even so called dark looking europeans such as italians and greeks were a rare sight back then in melbourne unlike the melbourne of today where some parts dominated by greeks italians chinese vietnamese filipinos japanese koreans indians lebs turks croatians macedonians serbians bosnians slovenians monetnegrans maltese

[@darylcumming7119]

Historical document.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

wow dude 😎 the men and boys are all wearing shirt and tie 👍🏻

[@markmooroolbark252]

Absolutely magnificent! Thanks for this slice of magic.

[@lazydazs]

Great footage (no pun intended 🤣) The people on the trains saw the march for free.

[@19smitty89]

Amazing footage! Love it in colour

[@planetX15]

Richmond 13.10 88 def Carlton 9.21 75

[@georgep9059]

those houses in the background still stand😮

[@maxsaigon6477]

Richmond citizens, what was the name of the pub next to the silos,under the Monash freeway flyover of Punt Road. I believe it burnt down for various disputable reasons.

[@bucephulus4600]

Terrific

[@danrobinson572]

Good 👍 video

[@adriandonoghue8210]

so many players standing still or just walking, a different pace today!

[@MRHenHen]

I can only imagine how puny road would have looked like prior to widening the road creeping on to where the other would have been.

[@MilesWilks]

That long shot ...1:06 into the footage...looks like there maybe it is an 8 on his guernsey? It is difficult to make out. Fred Davies wore 28..or maybe it was a 9- Bob Kelsey? The ruckman who bangs it out of the centre square was obviously "Chooka" Howell. It is good to see some more footage from this period, thanks.

[@johnkudyba1655]

Magnificent!! (Don't follow either team by the way.)

[@kouta43210]

Carlton really is the team you should follow. I have for over 50 years and have never regretted it.

[@tasspett607]

Amazing!

[@NicholasGarner-hd9rv]

was that KB in the forward pocket

[@johnkudyba1655]

If there was no handball probably yes, it's KB

[@pisstinpete4700]

Glorious