The Surprising History of all the AFL Team Anthems

Sunday, 5 November 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
VFL round 14 match between South Melbourne and Collingwood, 1933 (Public Domain)

John Tait of The Sporting Record presents an hour of AFL footy theme songs with some history and fun facts for each track.

 

Geelong Theme song / The Fable Singers

St Kilda Theme song / Frank Traynor & the Jazz Preachers with Smacka Fitzgibbon

Hawthorn theme song / The Moontones with the Dixieland Party Allstars

North Melbourne theme song / Frank Traynor & the Jazz Preachers with Smacka Fitzgibbon

Richmond Theme song (unofficial pre-1962) / ‘Onward the Tigers’, The Moontones with the Dixieland Party Allstars

Sydney theme song / ‘Cheer, Cheer’ (The Dance mix) featuring Jeff Duff, arr. Dave Warner and Martin Cilia

Essendon AFLW theme song / Fable backing track with new vocal

Collingwood theme song / Jack Thompson

Western Bulldogs theme song / ‘Daughters of the West’ vocal by Mish Furnito

Melbourne theme Song / The Fable Singers

Carlton theme song / 1975 Carlton Team

West Coast Eagles Theme Song (1987 version) / Kevin Peek

Brisbane Lions Theme song / Jim Keays, Tony Day and John Favaro

Adelaide Theme Song (1991 version)

Port Power theme song

Gold Coast Suns Theme song

Fremantle proposed theme song /  Eskimo Joe

Apologies to GWS as the siren sounded before we got to you

 

Image used under Public Domain licence (PDM 1.0 DEED)Albert Collier marking during the VFL round 14 match between South Melbourne and Collingwood at Lake Oval on 29 July 1933 / Source: Boyles Football Photos (1933)

 

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