Photos

Bob Pollock - Rex Hartley Medal for the Best & Fairest in the LVFL Reserves in 1959

YFC - circa 1953 - photo provided by Val Bell (Williams)

Doug and Margaret Williams pictured in Launceston in December 1951. The photo was carried in a newspaper article in relation to Doug accepting the coaching position at North Launceston FC for the 1952 football season.

Doug Williams pictured at Carlton FC

A Special Edition Postage Stamp depicting Doug Williams. The Eighth Annual Issue 2007 in Australia Post's Series of "The Premiership Players Club Inc"

This photograph is part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums, relating to the development of the electric power supply industry in Victoria, operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) from 1919 to 1993 and various predecessor private and municipal power supply enterprises dating back to the late 1880s.

Garry Butler - Coach of YFC in 1964

This small photograph is of Yallourn's Coach in 1964 Garry Butler. The photo, taken in 1967, is part of SECV's vast collection of prints and negatives (1991-1993). {Reg. MM048897.}

YFCs ruckman, Gavin Smith went to Fitzroy FC.

YFCs Geoff Collins, later to become Captain of Melbourne FC (Kornies Swap Card)

Yallourn Football Club YFC - Geoff Collins on duty in Korea (Photo from Radschool Association Magazine Vol:34)

George Card - Yallourn FC to Geelong FC in 1946. George played 46 games with Geelong FC.

Gerald Marchesi

YFC Grand Final Team vs Sale at Morwell in 1955

Back Row: K Fanning, P Cook, B Knight, K Gibson, L Shipp, P Watkinson, K McColl, J Watt
Middle Row: M Williams, J Brown, R Cullinan, G Marchesi, S Brown, J Vinall
Front Row: D Madden, R Kitney, C Whitbourne, J Shaw, B Coad, M Crane

Three of Yallourn's star footballers during the 1960s - Grant Cowley, Robbie Robinson and Ted Heesom were selected to represent the Latrobe Valley Football League

Yallourn Football Club YFC - Jack Collins (Source: The Argus)

Jack Collins in 1933. Jack was the President of YFC when the Blues won the flag in 1948.

Jim Carlisle - Best & Fairest for YFC in 1964

Jim Dorgan at South Melbourne

Jim Dorgan as pictured in "The Argus" in 1955

Jim Shaw and Don Benson left YFC to play VFL football. Jim played with Melbourne in 1949 and Don played three games with Richmond in 1945

YFCs John Paice played 4 VFL games with Carlton FC in 1955

Kevin Fanning - Champion of YFC

Laurie Shipp - Card No 22 in the Kornies 1950 series.

Laurie Shipp at Training in 1949

Laurie Shipp in 1949

YFC in 1955 - Laurie Shipp can be seen 4th from the left in the back row. Yallourn's other great ruckman of that era, Bruce Knight, is next to Laurie.

YFC stars Gerald Marchesi & Laurie Shipp pictured in this photograph of North Melbourne FC in 1949. Gerald coached YFC in 1955 & 1956. Gerald is 4th from the left in the back row and Laurie is 7th from the left in the back row.

Yallourn's Vic Lawrence and Laurie Shipp at North Melbourne. Vic later coached YFC in 1958 and 1959

Lloyd Brewer YFC to Richmond in 1953

Members of the YFC 1955 Grand Final Team

Mike Collins - Ex-Melbourne and YFCs coach and LVFL Best & Fairest Winner

Yallourn Football Club YFC - Mike Collins at Melbourne FC (Family photo)

Mike Collins YFC coach and LVFL Medallist

Mossie Williams at the Victorian Country Week Carnival - other well known Yallourn sporting identities included in the photograph are - Ben Pavlich, Dick Sagar, Joe Carroll, Bert Badley, Harold Graham, Don Benson, Jack Collier and Phil Ashmead

In 1953, Neville Linney played for Victoria. He arrived at Yallourn FC in 1962.

Neville Linney…early days at St Kilda.

Peter Cook left Yallourn FC to play with Melbourne in 1956

YFCs champion rover Rick Belford - LVFL Best & Fairest in 1962

Roy Norden - YFC President - 1959

Steve Szabo - Yallourn and LVFL star ruck man - LVFL Best & Fairest in 1960 and 1965

Ex-Yallourn footballer, Syd Tate, in action at Geelong.
Source: Kornies Football Cards

A rare photograph of former Yallourn wingman, Syd Tate.
Syd went on to become a start at Geelong FC. This photo was published in the VFL Football Records in 1951.

The Williams' Family Cricket Team in 1945. This photograph was taken at Willow Grove when the Williams' family played 'The Rest'.

Back Row: Colin, Cyril, Keith, Eric, Doug, Lad, Mossie, Jack
Front Row: Alan, Bert, Syd, Reube

Yallourn's high flying forward, Tom Garland, was recruited to Richmond FC in 1963

Source: Original source not known but posted on the St Kilda Football Club website

Yallourn No 1 Oval…it was dreadful day with a deluge and heavy, muddy conditions. St Kilda defeated Footscray by 15 points.

For more info on this VFL game at Yallourn see Jack Huxtable’s story in our football stories.

YFCPPA MEMBERS
Back Row: George Botten, Tim McCoy, George Newton, Col Webster, Claude Hayes, Col Benson.
2nd Row: Bunny Comber, Kevin Comber, Fred Byron, Peter O'Neill, Alan Hawkins.

YFC 1930 Premiers- Photo taken at Grand Final played at Trafalgar FC
Peter O'Neill (Capt), Jim Milne, Ted Hassett, Dan Hutton, S 'Skipper' Scott, Keith Shepherd, P 'Plugger' Culph, H 'Mossie' Crawford, J Brookes, Percy Palmer, R Smith, Jack Piggott, Stan Comber, Ernie Davies, Hugh Graham, A 'Skinny' Pratt, P 'Tiger' Page, Les White, Harry Caddy

Arthur Nicholas played his first senior game for YFC in 1957. He gained a reputation for his consistent long kicking from defence.

Ever reliable defender, Brian Edmondson, played his first senior game for The Blues in 1957.

The Blues' champion ruckman - Bruce Knight.