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1933 St. Kilda Football Club 'Badge of Courage' medal Awarded…
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Melbourne
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29-Mar-2018
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1933 St. Kilda Football Club 'Badge of Courage' medal Awarded to the players and coach who defeated North Melbourne in round 5, 1933. the match was won with only 15 men left on the field for the Saints. Described as 'The Greatest Moral Victory in the Club's History' by President F. Arlington Burke. Newspapers later showed photos of the badge being presented to players either in hospital, or complete with head bandages, crutches and other medical dressings. the match was considered to that point as one of the most brutally bloody matches ever to have been played in VFL history.
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