LAST UPDATED - 2/3/10

***LATEST NEWS***
*NEW "Recently Found..." Section - see "My Collection"
*Over 1500 Football Records added for sale - see "Items for Sale/Trade"
*Large range of Seasons Tickets and V.F.L. Park Member's badges
now available - email for details

My name is Joel Williams and I am a fanatical collector of Melbourne Football Club memorabilia. This website is dedicated to buying, selling, trading and providing information regarding V.F.L. / A.F.L. memorabilia - especially Melbourne Football Club memorabilia.

As you wander through the site, you will see . . . .

            • Items from my personal collection

            • Items I am chasing for my collection

            • Items available for sale or trade

            • An information service re: Melbourne Football Club
              memorabilia e.g. cigarette/trade cards, football records
              (including night games, practice matches) etc

            • Wants list section (where you can email your wants lists)

In the beginning.....

I first started collecting Football memorabilia as a small child hoarding Scanlens cards and rain soaked Football Records (picked up off the ground after Football games) in the very early 80’s. Due to the addictive nature of collecting, it became clear very quickly that collecting all things Football would become very time consuming, very difficult and very costly. My passion for the Mighty Demons ensured that I would soon specialise in Melbourne F.C. items predominantly and, after that decision, things have progressed fairly smoothly ever since.

My two main vices are football cards and football records…

FOOTBALL CARDS

From the first Sniders and Abrahams series of Australian Footballers in 1904 to the glossy, high quality signature and tribute cards of today, football cards have progressed at a rapid rate. They depict the famous, infamous and sometimes unknown stars of the day as well as providing a vital source of reference information.

In my opinion the mass-produced, “limited edition” cards of today pale in comparison to some of the more obscure issues of yesteryear. I have more pleasure (and difficulty) searching for 1958 "Jonco" cards than any current Select signatures!

FOOTBALL RECORDS

Everybody knows the weekly “AFL Record” is available at all games throughout the Football season, but how often does a copy of the programme from Melbourne v. Central Goulburn Valley Football League (played in 1948 at Shepparton) come around for sale? Practice matches, night series records, overseas/exhibition matches, commemorative records - these are the true football record collectibles.

There were 97,431 people at the 2006 A.F.L. Grand Final and probably in excess of 50,000 AFL Records printed. How many copies exist of Melbourne v. North Launceston (played in 1950 in Launceston) or Melbourne v. East Perth (played in 1956 in Perth)? One wonders…