Ron Barassi Medal will be given to premiership-winning captain Some fans have slammed the move for being VFL-centric Barassi won 10 premierships as superstar player and coach The AFL has announced ...

AUSTRALIAN Football legend Ron Barassi has tested positive for COVID-19, ruling him out of Melbourne's long-awaited premiership celebrations at the MCG. The 85-year-old is understood to have ...

A bust of Ron Barassi sits amongst AFL Premiership Cups prior to his state memorial service at the MCG in Melbourne Source: AAP / JAMES ROSS/AAPIMAGE Thousands of mourners have gathered to ...

The Melbourne Football Club is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of its favourite sons, Ron Barassi AM. A much-loved Demon and legend of the game, Barassi achieved an incredible six ...

Born in Castlemaine in 1936, he was determined to follow in his dad's footsteps after his father Ron Snr, the 19th man in Melbourne's 1940 premiership team, became the first VFL player to die in World ...

Footy legend Ron Barassi embarks on a journey into his ancestry tracing the Barassi family line back to the Victorian Gold Rush and discovers a heart-rending tale of violence, tragedy and redemption.

He has written, among other things, a history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a biography of Ron Barassi, a bestselling true crime book and co-authored a biography of Phillip Hughes.

Every follower of Australian Rules knows that it runs on statistics and charts, numbers and ladders. Ron Barassi – No. 31, 17410 – has one of the most prolific collections of numbers, pointing ...