Aussie Rules: A Captivating Look, ZOOM

This is the meeting to show off your best football club scarf, beanie, and more!

Graeme Jacobs offers a captivating look back at the evolution of Australian football, reflecting on the memories, passion, and milestones of the game.

Graeme played a total of 93 games at the highest level with  Melbourne and South Melbouyrne in the  VFL  during the 1960s.

Graeme was member of a Melbourne premiership side in his debut season, lining up at centre half forward in the 1964 CFL Grand Final.

This was a remarkable event in VFL/AFL history with Melbourne defeating Collingwood by 4 points in a titanic struggle that went to the wire.

He was one of the youngest members of a premiership team having played with the great Ronald Barassi  and coached by the  legendary Norm Smith.

He later struggled to make the team regularly due to injury and  and in 1968 crossed to South Melbourne  (later becoming the Sydney Swans) for greater opportunities where he played for the next three seasons.

Following his playing career he captained and coached Mitcham F.C. to the finals in the Eastern Suburban League and later served as Chairman of Selectors.

He also successfully coached Vermont F.C. winning two premierships.

He will discuss the many  challenges facing  footballers at the highest level and reflect on the evolution of our great Australian game.

You are invited to join our Zoom meeting to relive the great moments of footy history and drama including Ray Gabelich’s run and Neil Crompton’s match winning goal which made the 1964 Grand Final so memorable.

Attendees are invited to wear their team colours to make it a real celebration of the game loved by so many.

Rotary Hawthorn began it’s association with Graeme when the Cancer Relay for Life started in Hawthorn under his chairmanship. In those early years our Rotary members walked all through the night to successfully raise  funds for cancer research.  

M.C. Zoom Chairnan Noel Halford

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