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With the Anzac Day long weekend approaching, and whatever arguments might be conducted over the worthiness of having a public holiday on the Monday when the 25th falls on a Sunday, let us not forget those whom we are meant to NOT forget.
More than ever, sports is a part of the day. And more so when it does fall on a weekend.
It’s well known that the AFL has run a specific Anzac Day clash now since the mid-90s, involving Collingwood and Essendon.
Some people may or may not agree, or may bring in petty code Vs code issues. But I say good luck to each sporting code, and if you play across the weekend, it’d be nice to pay your respects.
Some sports have a great historic legacy to remember.
In the case of the AFL, this little multi-media presentation on the Herald Sun website remembers the 62 VFL fallen on the Western Front in WWI, including four at Fromelles.
There is also a Wikipedia page that lists VFL/AFL players who fell from the Boer War through the two World Wars.
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