Celebrating 125 years of Essendon athletics

By Matthew Millington The year was 1897. The VFL held its inaugural season which saw Essendon win the premiership (Carlton finished second last on the ladder that year, if anyone was wondering). Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the Kinetoscope, a predecessor of the movie projector. ‘Dracula’ hit bookshelves around the world. A quart […]