The 1924 match for Dame Nellie Melba's Appeal for Limbless Soldiers, informally known as the 1924 Championship of Victoria, was an Australian rules football exhibition match played on 4 October 1924 b
Dame Nellie Melba
Crowd at the Championship of Victoria, with inserted images of club captains Con McCarthy (Footscray) and Syd Barker (Essendon)
Con McCarthy
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John Cornelius "Con" McCarthy was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Footscray in the VFL. He was known during his career as Con McCarthy.
1924 Championship of Victoria
…May, Shorten Goals Punch 3, McHenry 2, Mullins 2, O'Brien, Samson Watt, Fitzmaurice, Donaldson, Maher, Stockdale Best Samson, Laidlaw, Eason, Punch, McCarthy, Ford Laing (leg) Injuries Aftermath The victorious Footscray Football Club was admitted to the VFL, along with VFA clubs North Melbourne and Hawthorn…
Con Mc Carthy 1923