Talk:1916 VFL season

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Notable Events[edit]

Although in the case of this particular season's article, the "Notable Events" section is rather long, it is my view that the issue most certainly needs to be dealt with here rather than anywhere else.Lindsay658 (talk) 07:52, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I removed - ", a competition where most of players were amateurs (except for having their uniform and travel expenses reimbursed), " for the VFA This is not true. For example Footscray spent over 500 pounds for player payments in 1913 (reported in 1914)."ANNUAL MEETING". Independent. No. 1419. Victoria, Australia. 14 March 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia. . North Melbourne paid £474. Average annual wages were around two pounds and nine shillings. So this was approximately x3 times the annual wages for 30 people.