| *** | Carlton Ern Cowley: 1918-19 Carlton Football Jumper navy blue wool with 'CFC' logo sewn onto front, extremely rare, some minor faults. The earliest known jumper with the Carlton monogram. Together with book 'The Carlton Story' by Buggy & Bell (Melbourne,… | *** |  |
| *** | 1963 Best & Fairest: 9ct gold & enamel, with text 'Geelong Football Club/Carji Greeves Award/Best & Fairest' & the back engraved 'Graham Farmer/1963'. [Polly's first Geelong Best & Fairest, in a Premiership year. He also came equal second in the Brownlow… | *** |  |
| *** | 1964 Best & Fairest: 9ct gold & enamel, with text 'Geelong Football Club/Carji Greeves Award/Best & Fairest' & the back engraved 'G Farmer/1964'. [Polly's second Geelong Best & Fairest]. | *** |  |
| *** | St Kilda: 1933 sterling silver badge with enamel crest & 'St Kilda Defeated Nth Melb/With 15 Men, May 27th 1933', and on reverse 'Presented To, C.Deane Coach, A Member of the Team, On This Memorable Occasion'. (The Football Record stated, 'St Kilda scored… | *** |  |
| *** | 1892 Sheffield Shield Winner's fob in 15ct gold awarded to Jack Worrall, in the shape of the original Sheffield Shield, engraved on reverse 'The Sheffield Shield, Victoria, Holders 1892, Badge, Presented to J Worrall'. (1892-93 was the first year of the… | *** |  |
| *** | 1996 AFL Hall of Fame: Legend Trophy wooden plaque with image of Polly at top, and text 'Graham Farmer, Inducted 1996/ Australian Football, Hall of Fame/Legend/Presented to inductees of the Australian Football Hall of Fame, an honour bestowed on only… | *** |  |
| *** | 1958 Carnival: Simpson Medal 9ct gold with footballer, grandstand and text 'Dr Fw Simpson Medal/1958' & the back engraved 'Victorian Carnival, 1958, Fairest & Best for WA, G Farmer'; together with letter of congratulations from the Wanfl to Polly for… | *** |  |
| *** | 1969 Simpson Medal: 9ct gold with footballer, grandstand and text 'Dr Fw Simpson Medal/1969' & the back engraved 'Wanfl, Adelaide Carnival, 1969, Fairest & Best For WA, G Farmer'. [This was Polly's third Simpson Medal for Best on Ground in an Interstate… | *** |  |
| *** | Photograph Album: An impressive album of photographs assembled for Hj Younger in 1890, titled 'Vol.1 Melbourne & The Surrounding Country', with 87 images of Melbourne, Ballarat, Bendigo (Sandhurst), Geelong, Maryville, Fernshaw, Aborigines & several of… | *** |  |
| *** | 1963 Premiership: Gold-coloured medal, 65 mm diameter, with Premiership Cup and text 'VFL Premiers 1963/VFL', and engraved on reverse 'Awarded To Graham Farmer, Geelong Football Club', with blue neck ribbon. [No medals were created at the time. These were… | *** |  |
| *** | 1971 Member of The Order of The British Empire: MBE medal (no clasp) together with the original MBE certificate signed by Queen Elizabeth & Prince Phillip, miniature medal, booklet and letters. [Polly Farmer became the first current Australian footballer… | *** |  |
| *** | Carlton: 1981 65 mm bronze premiership medal with design of a footballer by Andor Meszaros (who also designed 1956 Melbourne Olympics medals), with reverse showing names of players in their positions, surrounded by 'Victorian Football League/Carlton… | *** |  |
| *** | 1963 Team of The Year: Gold & enamel medal, with text 'Sporting Globe/VFL/Team of the Year/1964', and engraved at base 'G Farmer', produced by Kg Luke, Melbourne. | *** |  |
| *** | Footscray: Books including 'A History of the Footscray Football Club - Unleashed' by Lack (signed), McConville, Small & Wright (1996); 'Sons of the Scray' by Buttler & Milne (1992); 'Both Sides of the Fence' by Doug Hawkins & Stevens (1991). Ex Ken Piesse… | *** |  |
| *** | Collingwood: 'Collingwood Football Club, VFL Premiers 1928' photo montage with portrait of each player wearing their Collingwood jumpers, including Syd Coventry (captain), Gordon Coventry, Albert Collier, plus committee members & staff, with plaque below… | *** |  |
| *** | Collingwood: 1998 Away ('Clash') Jumper with magpie on front, number '5' on reverse, and with AFL & 'Spicers Paper' badges, signed on reverse by Nathan Buckley. | *** |  |
| *** | Footscray: Ephemera collection in two folders, including Noel posters (28 - with 16 signed by players), Harv posters (3), Brocker posters (2), Rogers posters (2), Weg player posters (2); range of photographs with 2 signed - Chris Grant & Adam Cooney;… | *** |  |
| *** | 2003 Geelong Best & Fairest Winners: Geelong football jumper with number '5' on reverse, signed on reverse by 'Graham Polly Farmer' & 'Gary Ablett Sr', considered by many to be the two greatest Geelong players. | *** |  |
| *** | 1963 Best & Fairest: Superb colour photograph of Polly in his Geelong uniform, with hand-drawn caption on mount, 'Geelong Football Club/Graham Farmer/Club Best & Fairest Player, 1963', framed & glazed, overall 44 x 57 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Carlton: 1906 Valentine picture postcard 'League Series/Carlton' (1/34), fine used Melbourne to Glengarry. Rare. | *** |  |
| *** | 1996 AFL Hall of Fame: Gold & enamel badge 'AFL/Australian Football/Hall of Fame/Legend', in original presentation case. Together with menu/programmes from 1996 1999 & 2002 (2); invitations from 1999 2006 & 2007; also presentation case containing Key &… | *** |  |
| *** | 1996 AFL Hall of Fame: 'T.W.Sherrin - Match II' football signed 'Graham Farmer', in perspex display case, with plaque 'The Grand Final Breakfast, 1996 AFL Centenary Year, Hall of Fame Legend, presented to, Graham Polly Farmer', overall 21 x 22 x 40 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 1956 Best & Fairest Medal: Gold-plated badge, engraved on front 'Epfc, 1956, Fairest & Best', and engraved on reverse 'G Farmer'. [Polly Farmer's third consecutive Best & Fairest, in a Premiership year] | *** |  |
| *** | 2001 Brownlow Medal ballot papers for Season 2001, the complete set for every game, filled out and signed by the three field umpires. Provenance: ex Geoff Slattery who edited the book 'The Brownlow' published in 2003. Unique group. [Jason Akermanis won… | *** |  |
| *** | 1959 Best & Fairest Medal: Gold-plated badge, engraved on front 'Epfc, 1959, Fairest & Best', and engraved on reverse 'G Farmer'. [Polly's fifth Best & Fairest, in a Premiership year]. | *** |  |
| *** | 1969 Best & Fairest: 9ct gold decorated with football, engraved 'Breckler Medal/Wpfc/Fairest & Best/1969' & the back engraved 'League XVIII, Won by, G Farmer, 1969'. [Polly's win as captain-coach in a Premiership year, was his tenth Best & Fairest medal… | *** |  |
| *** | Essendon James Hird's 1996 match-worn jumper with Number '5' on reverse & AFL Centenary cloth badge. (In 1996, James Hird won the Brownlow Medal, was selected All-Australian, and won his third consecutive Essendon best & fairest, as well as being… | *** |  |
| *** | International Rules: Australian jumper from 2005 International Rules tour 'Australia v Ireland, Under 17s - 2005, Ais-AFL Academy', with c30 signatures (some fading) including Marc Murphy, Shaun Grigg, Travis Varcoe & Grant Birchall, window mounted,… | *** |  |
| *** | Carlton: Jumper signed by their three first round draft picks - Marc Murphy 2005, Bryce Gibbs 2006 & Matthew Kreuzer 2008, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 78 x 93 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Geelong: Framed group including 1963 Premiership team colour photograph with 4 signatures including Bob Davis & Graham Polly Farmer; prints (2 - one signed); 1996 Geelong stamp booklet Australia Post display; Premiership Player's certificate; MCG 150th… | *** |  |
| *** | 1967 Team of The Year: Gold & enamel medal, with text 'Sporting Globe/VFL/Team of the Year/1967' & engraved at the base 'G Farmer', produced by Kg Luke, Melbourne. | *** |  |
| *** | 1908 Jubilee Carnival real photo postcard of the New Zealand team, endorsed at base 'Australasian Jubilee Carnival/New Zealand Team', showing the players wearing their distinctive uniforms featuring the Silver Fern. (This was the only time that a team… | *** |  |
| *** | 1962 urgent telegram to Graham Farmer advising that he had been cleared to Victoria; 1962 telegrams (14) wishing him best wishes for his first game for Geelong; and 1965 telegram wishing him luck in his new role as the Cats skipper. [Polly Farmer was… | *** |  |
| *** | 1964 Team of The Year: Gold & enamel medal, with text 'Sporting Globe/VFL/Team of the Year/1964', and engraved at base & on reverse 'G Farmer', produced by Kg Luke, Melbourne. | *** |  |
| *** | 1914 Third Australasian Football Carnival: Oval medallion showing Waratah & text 'Souvenir/Australian Football Carnival/Sydney 1914'; plus 'Official Programme, Australasian Football Carnival Sydney, August 1914'. The medal and programme are both rare,… | *** |  |
| *** | Carlton: Weg posters for 1981 (2) & 1982; also posters '79 Grand Final - The Blues' & 1982 Sunday Press 'Blues!'; Fair/Good condition. (Qty 5) | *** |  |
| *** | Two gold medals presented to FC Mueller 1) Bendigo Hare & Hounds Club 9ct with blue enamel 'B' on front and engraved on reverse 'Presented/to/FC Mueller/By Bh & H Club/1906'; and 2) Echuca Athletic Association 15ct with blue enamel engraved on reverse 'FC… | *** |  |
| *** | Hawthorn: Books including 'The Hard Way: The Story of the Hawthorn Football Club' by Gordon (1990); 'We Are Hawthorn' (2001); 'Year of the Underdog - How Hawthorn won the 1961 VFL Flag' by Fiddian (2001). Ex Ken Piesse library. (Qty 6) | *** |  |
| *** | 2003 Geelong Best & Fairest Winners: B/W photographs each 40 x 31 cm of Polly Farmer & Gary Ablett wearing Geelong football jumpers, signed by 'Graham Polly Farmer' & 'Gary Ablett Sr', one with diagonal crease, others fine. (Qty 6) | *** |  |
| *** | Western Australia: 1923 (circa) Postal Card Kgv 'One/Penny' on 1½d brown overprint with 'West Australian Football League ... Umpire's Notice' printed mesage on back sent to B Wackemeyer, Burns Philp, Fremantle advising appointment to umpire at Subiaco… | *** |  |
| *** | Scrapbooks, Press Clippings & Ephemera: Three scrapbooks and files of press clippings covering Polly Farmer's life and career; range of letters & ephemera including 1977 telegram to Polly from WA Premier Charles Court wishing the WA players luck in the… | *** |  |
| *** | South Melbourne Cabinet card photograph of Peter Burns wearing South Melbourne jumper & Vfa Premiership Cap 'Vfa/ 1889/ Vice-Captain', photographer Stewart & Co. Very Fine condition, and superb photograph. (Peter Burns was the first player in elite Aust… | *** |  |
| *** | 2015 Select 'Honours 2 Hawthorn Premiership Redemption', complete set (5), with Sam Mitchell card signed. F/Vf. | *** |  |
| *** | 1945 'Football Record' comprising No.1 Carlton v Melbourne; No.18 Footscray v Carlton; 1st Semi Final - Carlton v North Melb; Preliminary Final - Carlton v Collingwood; Grand Final - Carlton v South Melbourne. Fair/Fine condition. [The infamous… | *** |  |
| *** | Carlton lovely cabinet card photograph titled 'G.Topping, Carlton' by photographer U.G.Grace. (George Topping played 125 games for Carlton 1902-16, and was a member of the 1906 & 1907 Premiership sides) | *** |  |
| *** | Early Years: Group including photocopies of documents relating to Graham Farmer's childhood at Sister Kate's Childrens Home 1938-50, 1951 Apprenticeship Agreement as a Motor Mechanic; b/w photographs (3) of Polly working as a mechanic; plus team… | *** |  |
| *** | 1966 Team of The Year: Gold & enamel medal, with text 'Sporting Globe/VFL/Team of the Year/1966', and engraved at base 'G Farmer', produced by Kg Luke, Melbourne. | *** |  |
| *** | Footscray: 'A History of the Footscray Football Club - Unleashed' by Lack, McConville, Small & Wright (1996). | *** |  |
| *** | Transfer to Victoria: Three 1961 letters on Richmond Football Club letterhead from club president Maurie Fleming to Polly, enticing him to join the Tigers, '...we so badly need a player of class like you to lift the side...' (Qty 3) | *** |  |
| *** | Press Photographs: Four 1963 photos of Polly with his newly won Holden Hr station wagon, one showing Polly handballing through a partly-open window!, one signed 'Graham Polly Farmer'; also a photo of 1963 cartoon after Polly won a second station wagon!… | *** |  |
| *** | 1997 Naming of The Graham Farmer Freeway: Brass plaque on wooden base - overall 42 x 30 cm - with WA Coat-of-Arms and text 'Government of Western Australia/This Plaque was Dedicated by The Hon Minister for Transport, Mr Eric Charlton Mlc, on October 6… | *** |  |
| *** | 2006 Football Card: Select AFL Supreme 'Graham Farmer Signature Redemption', signed 'Graham Polly Farmer', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 34 x 35 cm. Player's display given to Polly by Select. | *** |  |
| *** | Statistics Greg Hobbs' black VFL/AFL stats books 1969-2013, mostly exercise book size, later ones foolscap. Generally two per year, one with teams as announced round-by-round & then the detailed results round-by round. The second books show individual… | *** |  |
| *** | Carlton: 1981 38 mm bronze medal inscribed 'VFL Grand Final/(Premiership Cup)/1981' on front, and 'Carlton FC/Premiers' on reverse. Ex Brim Medallions Archives. | *** |  |
| *** | Essendon: 2007 long-sleeves jumper with 'AFL' & '3' logos, and number '5' on reverse. (2007 was Hird's last season. He won Essendon's Best & Fairest Award for the 5th time). | *** |  |
| *** | Collection of photographs (32) & a picture from Polly's time at Geelong, with many fabulous action photos from games; a few training photos; running through banner for his 100th game for Geelong; 1963 Premiership motorcade through Geelong, various sizes,… | *** |  |
| *** | 1995-2006 Geelong: Group including Player's Plaque (20 x 25 cm); Hall of Fame medal engraved 'Graham Farmer, 1962-1967, Matches 101, Goals 65/2002'; Geelong medal engraved 'Geelong Football Club, Cats Tales, 10 June 2006, Player of the Colourful Era… | *** |  |
| *** | 2018 Geelong Hall of Fame: Gold & enamel medal 'Geelong Cats/Football Club, Est.1859/Hall of Fame', engraved on reverse 'Graham Farmer, 2002', with blue neck ribbon, in presentation case; plus letter that accompanied the medal when it was issued in 2018.… | *** |  |
| *** | 1906 Valentine's 'League Series' picture postcard for Midland Junction in the WAFL (1905-10 & 1914-17), Fine unused. | *** |  |
| *** | Photographs almost all originals published in 'Inside Football', 'The Age', 'Sporting Globe', etc, in club order; plus feature folders of images of players Salmon, Lockett, Dunstall, Platten & Brereton (with all of whom Ken Piesse has written books). Ex… | *** |  |
| *** | Collection of photographs of Polly representing Victoria, including fabulous action shots of Polly's ruckwork skills (2; one large size 40 x 51 cm signed 'Graham Farmer'); and various publicity press photographs, various sizes, condition generally Fine.… | *** |  |
| *** | Books including 'The Clubs - The Complete History of Every Club in the VFL/AFL' (1998); '100 Years of Australian Football' (1996); 'Australian Football Hall of Fame' (2000); 'When It Matters Most - The Norm Smith Medallist and Best on Ground in Every… | *** |  |
| *** | Essendon: 2007 match-worn long sleeves jumper with 'AFL' & '3' logos, and number '5' on reverse, tape below logo endorsed 'Round 22, Qtr 2', being James Hird's last match as a player. (James Hird played 253 matches 1992-2007). | *** |  |
| *** | 1959-2002 'Football Record' comprising home & away (513), Finals (157) & Grand Finals (69) including 1967, 1968 (4), 1969 (2) & 1970 (6); also Ansett Cup, (4) Night Games (2) & others (12). Fair/Fine condition. [ The illustration is above Lot 355] (Qty… | *** |  |
| *** | 1969 Graham Farmer's 300th Game: Crystal water jug with silver-plated handle & lid, engraved 'Presented to, Graham Farmer, by The West Perth Football Club Inc, 10.5.69, to commemorate his, 300th League Game'. | *** |  |
| *** | 1932 'Football Record' comprising April 30 Fitzroy v Carlton; 2nd Semi Final - Richmond v Carlton; Preliminary Final - Carlton v Collingwood; Grand Final - Richmond v Carlton. Fair/Fine condition. [Richmond's 3rd Premiership] (Qty 4 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Hawthorn: Weg posters for 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988 & 1989; also posters 'Mighty Hawks Premiers 86' & Rogers 'The Mighty Hawks Premiers' for 1989 & 1991. Fair/Good condition. (Qty 8) | *** |  |
| *** | North Melbourne: Books including 'The North Story' by Dowling (1997); 'Allen Aylett - My Game' signed by Aylett & Ron Barassi (1986); 'The Clubs - The Complete History of Every Club in the VFL/AFL' (1998). Ex Ken Piesse library. (Qty 7) | *** |  |
| *** | Autographs 'Xtreme' football with 20 signatures of NSW sports stars comprising Steve Waugh, Betty Cuthbert, Mark Taylor, Jeff Fenech, Kostya Tszyu, John Raper, Ken Rosewall, Darren Beadman, Arthur Beetson, Michael Milton, Clive Churchill, Anne Sargeant,… | *** |  |
| *** | 2009 Geelong Football Club's 150th Anniversary: Geelong football jumper with hoops made up of the names of every Geelong player from 1897, with '663' and player number '5' on reverse in silver, signed on front 'Graham Polly Farmer'. | *** |  |
| *** | Essendon James Hird's 2005 'Heritage Round' match-worn long sleeves jumper with Narrow Red Stripe, 'AFL/Heritage Round, Rd 20, 2005' & '3' logos, and number '5' on reverse. | *** |  |
| *** | 1881 'Australasian Sketcher' front page for Saturday June 18 1881 featuring a large engraving titled 'A Football Match: Carlton v Melbourne', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 47 x 61 cm, some aging. A very attractive early football piece. | *** |  |
| *** | Collingwood: Football jumper with number '22' and badges for AFL & Spicers Paper, signed on reverse by Tony Shaw. [Tony Shaw played 313 games 1978-94, and was coach 1996-99] | *** |  |
| *** | 1971 Premiership Trophy: Silver-plated football & goal posts on wooden base, with plaque 'Wanfl/Grand Final, 1971 Won by G Farmer. Presented by Rothmans of Pall Mall (Australia) Limited', much of the silver-plating missing but that could be restored. | *** |  |
| *** | 1981 Channel 7 Hall of Fame Football Team: Trophy, metal & wood, 22 cm tall, marked '7/World of Sport' & '25 Years - 1981', and engraved 'Graham Farmer - Ruck'; together with colour photograph of the team (most wearing velvet jackets!) with caption… | *** |  |
| *** | Autograph Books: Four books with c550 signatures, the highlight a 1952 album with a number of complete teams, noted Port Melbourne, Fitzroy, Footscray, Richmond, Williamstown, Preston, South Melbourne, Oakleigh, Yarraville, Brunswick, Prahran, Brighton,… | *** |  |
| *** | Collingwood: 'Sherrin - Collingwood' football signed in silver by 5 captains - Lou Richards, Murray Weideman, Len Thompson, Tony Shaw & Nathan Buckley. | *** |  |
| *** | Group with annual reports for 1957 (3) & 1958 (signed by Graham Farmer); 1957 letter from Repco re narrow defeat for Sandover Medal [see Lot 277]; telegrams (2) & note from his wife re his 100th game; telegram re 1958 Premiership victory; booklet for… | *** |  |
| *** | 1956 Contract: 1956 contract between East Perth Football Club and Graham Farmer, covering a payment for the 1956 football season, and weekly payments for the next five seasons 1957-1961, signed by Royden Hull, Mervyn Stirling & Graham Farmer. | *** |  |
| *** | 1961 Carnival: Team photograph, 'Western Australian National Football League, Australian Championships - Brisbane, 15th-23rd July 1961', with players' names at base, overall 30 x 25 cm, almost fine condition. [This was Western Australia's first carnival… | *** |  |
| *** | Tickets Huge collection of 1970-96 tickets (181) including Grand Finals 1979 (2) & 1986 (5); also Player/Official tickets (29) with 1995 Grand Final (6); Dressing Room Area passes (160) including 1995 Grand Final; Car Parking passes (9) and other… | *** |  |
| *** | 1956 team photograph, 'East Perth Football Club Inc, Golden Jubilee - Premiers 1956', and with players' names printed at base, overall 33 x 25 cm. Also 'Football Budget, Melbourne v East Perth, Souvenir Programme'; and brochure 'The Royals, Eastern States… | *** |  |
| *** | 1959 'The Football Budget', Volume 24, issues 1-31 including WA v Hawthorn, South Aust v West Aust (two matches), Grand Final - East Perth v Subiaco, and year summary on glossy pages - mentioning G Farmer winning the Simpson Medal for best on ground in… | *** |  |
| *** | Group including pewter medal, 67 mm diameter, 'Westside Football Salutes, Graham Farmer, 356 games, 1953-1971' in presentation case; 1971 menu/program 'A Tribute to Graham Farmer'; annual reports for 1968 1970 & 1971; two pewter mugs won by Polly in 1968;… | *** |  |
| *** | 1906 Valentine's 'League Series' picture postcard for South Melbourne, Fine unused. | *** |  |
| *** | Hawthorn: 'Victorian Football League Premiership Medallion, 1983, Hawthorn Football Club', in gilded bronze (48 mm diameter). With case of issue, some spotting, nearly uncirculated. | *** |  |
| *** | Essendon James Hird's 2007 long sleeves 'clash' jumper with wide red stripe, 'AFL' & '3' logos, and number '5' on reverse. | *** |  |
| *** | Hawthorn: 1978 original 'Weg' poster, signed by Don Scott & endorsed '78 was the most skilled side I played in', framed & glazed. | *** |  |
| *** | North Melbourne: 1979 Grand Final Breakfast 38 mm bronze medal with 'VFL Grand Final/(Premiership Cup)/1979' on front, and advertisement on reverse for Brim Medallions. | *** |  |
| *** | Fitzroy: Gerald Brosnan, Signed handwritten letter from 1963 to respected football historian CC Mullen clearing up details of his own career and other players from the first years of the VFL including George Stuckey, Bob Byers, Tod Collins, Albert… | *** |  |
| *** | South Melbourne: 1960s (circa) bobblehead figurine, made in Japan by Grizelle, superb condition in Swans colours with 'South Melbourne' at base, 15 cm tall. | *** |  |
| *** | Carlton Annual Reports, noted 1938, 1945, 1947 (all Premiership Years), 1948-88, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2003 & 2005. Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 49) | *** |  |
| *** | 1945-55 Australasian Post 'Sporting Gallery' (5/49 known)comprising W Culpitt (Hawthorn), Fred Fanning (Melbourne), Bert Deacon (Carlton), E Henfry (Carlton) & Carlton 1947 Premiers; also 1947 Argus Dick Reynolds (Essendon Captain). Fair condition. (Qty 6) | *** |  |
| *** | Essendon James Hird's 2001 Grand Final jumper with 'AFL/Grand Final 2001' logo and number '5' on reverse. (This was Essendon's most recent Grand Final appearance. Essendon 12.10 - 82 lost to Brisbane 15.18 - 108) | *** |  |
| *** | St Kilda: 1966 original Weg poster, framed & glazed, with Weg signature on frame, overall 54 x 70 cm. Poor/Fair condition (laid down with some repairs), though looks attractive in frame. | *** |  |
| *** | 1956 Carnival: Attractive certificate with Australian Coat-of-Arms & text 'Australian National Football Council, Carnival Player's Certificate, This is to Certify that G Farmer represented his State in an Australian Football Carnival. Year 14th - 23rd… | *** |  |