Set_Listing	Set_Name	Brand_Name	Set_Year	Rarity	Number_Issued	Example	Comment
otcfc001	Popular Player Competition	Carlton Football Club	1966	8	3 known		These tickets could be purchased form the ground on game day at Carlton. You were able to buy a ticket for 10c with a photo of your favourite player on it and the most tickets sold for any one player gave them the title of the most popular. The tickets were numbered and all tickets for the winning player went into a raffle where one supporter could win a prize.
tcmob007	Footy Photos (VFL)	Mobil	1966	5	40		This series shows game action shots of leading players from all VFL clubs. An album was also available to store the cards in. No parallel series was issued in SA and WA in 1966.
tcscn004	VFL/WAFL Football	Scanlens	1966	5	72		This set of 72, twice as big as any Scanlens series before it, features players from all 12 VFL clubs and the 8 WAFL teams of the time. Each card has good quality posed action shots with club name pennant and player position on the front. The set also includes selected die cut cards. On the reverse of each is part of a "giant Melbourne Grand Final aerial photo with club captains" from the previous year's big game. This 'jigsaw' became an integral part of the company's subsequent sets. They were available in packets with a stick of bubble gum from milk bars, newsagents and similar outlets. *Note - Each Die Cut card was also issued in a non Die Cut format.
mitnw004	SANFL Pencil Pictures	The News Newspaper	1966	6	20		Lifelike caricatures drawn in pencil by Dan Russell on parchment type paper. It appears as though this series may have come in two parts. One being a portrait of the team captain for each SANFL club and the second being an action portrait of a leading player from each club
dcmob005	Club Cartoons	Mobil	1966 cc	6	28 known		These transfers show a SANFL, WAFL, QAFL and some Country teams cartoon character with a blob reading 'Follow team name on Mobil Special'.
miwmg001	Football Souvenir	Weekend Magazine WA	1966-69	6	87		This series of magazine page lift outs show training action photos of leading WAFL players. They were issued over four consecutive years and the format changes slightly each year.
tcscn005	VFL Football	Scanlens	1967	4	72		Again a set of 72 cards with a combination of action and profile shots of representatives from all VFL teams. Some cards even depict multiple player action scenes. This set is best known for its 'TV screen' border around every card. The reverse of each card is part of a black and white 'jigsaw' of the 1966 Grand Final - a good collection for St.Kilda supporters. They were available in packets with a stick of bubble gum from milk bars, newsagents and similar outlets.
cftwi001	Club Pennants	Twisties/Sun Valley	1967	8	24		These cards were issued as redemption cards. No player images appeared on them. Two cards per club were issued and once they were both found they could be redeemed for a club pennant.
mpfbw001	SANFL Player Posters	Football World Magazine	1967-1971	6	97		A series of black and white and some colourised posters issued as a page, half page or front cover of the Football World magazine in Adelaide. They show training action shots of players and were issued from 1967 to 1971.
dc3uz001	Club Colours	3UZ	1968	6	12		These window transfers show a three panel colour swatch of a VFL team. The letters 3UZ appear in the middle panel and the team name on the lower panel. The transfers peeled off into an oval with flat sides shape.
otamp001	VFL Champions	Ampol	1968	6	12		The player picture appeared on the front of a flexible disc (45rpm record) cover. The inside cover contained articles on 'The Australian Game', 'Player Profile', 'Football of the Future (VFL Park)' and a Premier team listing. The record had a player profile on one side and the other contained the story of the Brownlow Medal. A team colour 3UZ sticker was also issued inside the cover and ones that still contain the record and the sticker are more valuable than those that don't. Rumour has it that there may be a second series produced but it is yet to be substantiated.
cfams001	Sth. Australian Footballers	Amscol Ice Cream	1968	10	24 known		These house shaped cards show a b/w photo of a players head with the team colours forming the 'roof' shape of the card. They are very rare and only 19 are listed but it is quite possible that more were originally issued, therefore it is unknown if this list is complete or not.
bccoc004	SANFL Bottle Tops	Coca-Cola	1968	7	90		This series shows players head photos printed on the under side of a Coca-Cola or Fanta bottle cap. The players name appeared below the head and the team above the head. The cap number appeared to the left of the head.
tcepf001	East Perth Footballers	East Perth F.C.	1968	8	22 known		A set of promotional cards showing portraits of East Perth players plus one action shot. The cards have various advertisements on the back. Some cards have the advertisements print in pink and some in blue. The number on the back of the card is the players Guernsey number.
pohnz002	VFL Player Posters	Heinz	1968	7	29		Identical in format to the previous series, these large sized posters showing posed training action shots of the players. A white football logo appeared on each poster with the number 57 at the top and the players name in the middle.
pohut001	Footy Frank Posters	Hutton's	1968	9	12		These posters show a VFL Guernsey with a Hutton's banner and Footy Frank along the bottom.
acrfc001	Richmond Post Cards	Richmond Football Club	1968	7	13 known		Black and white player photographs with a yellow hue and a name panel at the bottom of the card. They were issued by the club approximately around 1968.
tcscn006	VFL Football (A)	Scanlens	1968	4	44		In the 1968 Scanlens series there is a significant improvement in quality of photos and cards. The 'A' set comprises 44 player shots and all 12 VFL clubs are represented. This time the 'jigsaw' picture on the back of the cards is in colour. The design features an oval border around action and profile shots of players and is repeated for the 1978 set. They were available in packets with a stick of bubble gum from milk bars, newsagents and similar outlets.
tcscn007	VFL Football (B)	Scanlens	1968	5	40 cards 12 team crests		A second series was issued in 1968. The 'B' set comprises 40 player shots from 11 clubs, Richmond being the only VFL club unrepresented. The design features action and profile shots of players with the club nickname printed at the bottom. There are also 12 club emblem cards with a hole in the top designed to be pinned to clothing. They were available in packets with a stick of bubble gum from milk bars, newsagents and similar outlets.
cftwi002	1968 Football Game	Twisties/Sun Valley	1968	4	54 cards 4 prize cards 12 mascot posters		These cards show caricatures of players plus Mascots, Crests and Rosettes. They are very hard to find in mint condition as the oil in the chips generally turned the cards a yellow colour. There are four known prize cards which could be redeemed for a team wall chart showing the team mascot.
cftwi003	1968 Football Game (WA)	Twisties/Sun Valley	1968	6	24		This series contained cards similar to the Victorian edition except that only Mascots, Crests and Rosettes were issued. No players. They are very hard to find in mint condition as the oil in the chips generally turned the cards a yellow colour. There are no known prize cards in this series
mimcn002	Meet the Stars	Mercury Newspaper	1969	7	24		These large newspaper inserts showing caricatures of leading TFL footballers were issued in the Mercury newspaper. The caricatures were drawn by Kevin Bailey.
tcscn008	VFL Football	Scanlens	1969	4	48 cards 18 die cut inserts		A collection of 66 cards, 30 less than the previous year's total, comprising 48 regular or common cards and 18 unnumbered 'stand-ups' - player photos can be pressed out and folded at the base enabling them to stand upright. The famous Scanlens puzzle or jigsaw pieces appear as usual on the reverse of each regular card. A club logo is shown on the top right corner of each regular card which depicts an action or profile shot. Interestingly Footscray cards show the wrong player names. They were available in packets with a stick of bubble gum from milk bars, newsagents and similar outlets.
cftwi004	1969 Footbal Game (WA)	Twisties/Sun Valley	1969	7	8		These cards are similar in format to the Victorian edition and show cartoon images of a leading club player. One player was issued for each WAFL club.
cftwi005	1969 Football Game	Twisties/Sun Valley	1969	4	24 cards 3 prize cards 12 captain posters		These cards show caricatures of players drawn by John Rogers. They are very hard to find in mint condition as the oil in the chips generally turned the cards a yellow colour. There are two known prize cards which could be redeemed for an A4 sized club captain caricature or a Sherrin football.
mpfbl002	Adidas Player Posters	Football Life Magazine	1969-73	5	30		A series of colour player posters appeared in the Football Life magazine from 1969 to 1973 showing training action shots of leading VFL players. The two 1973 posters spanned the two centre pages of the magazine instead of one page as in the earlier editions because the magazine was issued in a smaller size that year.
mpfbl001	Rogers Caricatures	Football Life Magazine	1969-75	5	16		This series of black and white Rogers caricatures appeared as a page of the magazine in three separate years 1969, 1972 and 1975.
dc3uz002	VFL Swirls	3UZ	1970	7	12		These transfers show a swirl shape in a VFL team colour with 3UZ in the middle.
acacc001	Victorian Footballers	Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria	1970	8	15 known		Action shots of players advertising an early quit smoking campaign. Two players from each club were supposedly issued.
otbry002	Sports Series Matchbox Labels	Bryant & May	1970	6	2 football related		The matchbox label was issued in 1970 as part of a set of 48 labels depicting various themes from different states. There was only one label showing football. This set was sold across Australia but the Western Australian version showed Western Australia Match Factory across the top of the label instead of Brymay.
mifbl001	Souvenir Photo	Football Life Magazine	1970	7	12		Team Photos of the VFL teams competing in the 1970 season with a side photo of the team captain, issued as a supplement to the Victorian Football Life magazine. The photos were also sponsored by Nabisco.
cokel001	Australian Footballers in Action - Cut Outs	Kelloggs	1970	6	48 + error card		This series shows training action shots of VFL Players. The cards were designed to be cut off the backs of the cereal box. Card number 4 is also known to exist with a picture of Bill Goggin on it.
tcscn009	VFL Football	Scanlens	1970	5	66		A simple design is the hallmark of the yellow bordered 1970 set. On the front of each card is the player's name, as well as a small yellow oval in the bottom right corner listing club and playing position, while the reverse features the well known Scanlens Grand Final photo jigsaw. The set comprises 66 common cards and 12 'mini-posters', one from each club. The first series to feature the famous company motto 'Have Fun With Scanlens Gum'. They were available in packets with a stick of bubble gum from milk bars, newsagents and similar outlets.
poscn001	VFL Mini Posters	Scanlens	1970	5	12		Mini posters issued as an insert to the 1970 Scanlens card set.
cospa001	WAFL Players	Sports Action Newspaper	1970	7	46		In 1970 there was a Friday sports paper brought out by The Sunday Independent newspaper in Western Australia called Sports Action. One week they gave away an 8 page album and then in subsequent weeks over the footy season there were player photos to cut out (usually 2 each week) to stick in the album.
otzzz005	VFL Playing Cards	(Unknown)	1970 cc	4	12		A packet of playing cards for each VFL team of the time was issued with a team colour mascot as the back image on each card. The exact date of issue and the company that issued the cards are unknown, but due to the mascot images used they are assumed to be late 1960's to early 1970's.
dc3xy001	Dennis Hotels VFL Transfers	3XY	1970 cc	7	12		This sticker series celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Dennis Hotel chain. They show a team colour panel with the team name in the middle next to a panel showing 3XY and the Dennis hotel 50th anniversary.
dcadm002	VFL Tri-Series Decals	Admiral	1970 cc	7	36		This series of water based transfers comes in three distinct series. One shows a cartoon of a HotRod being driven by a VFL team mascot with a football as the backdrop, another shows a WEG club mascot and the third shows a club emblem. The decals were numbered with Fnn.
skams001	Footy Colours	Amscol Ice Cream	1970 cc	5	10		These stickers are in the shape of a rosette and show club mascots for SANFL teams on club colours
otboa001	SANFL Passbook Covers	Bank of Adelaide	1970 cc	8	10		This item was designed to be folded in half and used as a cover for a Bank of Adelaide passbook. It shows a cartoon on the front side with the team Nickname above the caption 'one eyed savers account' and the back side read 'Im one eyed about Team Name and the Bank of Adelaide"
skctx001	Channel 9 and 5DN Stickers	Caltex	1970 cc	5	20		This series of stickers shows a club shield of one of the SANFL teams of the era. The caption reads 'We Follow team name' and the stickers have both a Channel 9 or 5DN and Caltex logo on them
dcctx003	SANFL Football Transfers	Caltex	1970 cc	6	10		This series of water based transfers shows a football in team colours with a Caltex symbol and 5KA symbol in the middle. The team name appeared in the lower panel of the football.
dcdnf001	Team Mascot Decals	De Neefe	1970 cc	5	12		These round decals show colour team mascots for VFL teams with a caption surrounding them. For several teams the caption is "Carn the team nickname" but for others the caption is different. It is currently not known how these were issued but the back does show that they were produced by the DeNeefe company.
acfnt002	I Love Cards	Four'n Twenty Pies	1970 cc	7	12		This series showed team colours within a white ring along with a Four'n Twenty advertisement. The caption on the ring said 'I Love Teamname'.
tcgfc001	Player Photos	Geelong Football Club	1970 cc	7	7 known		Promotional black and white portraits of Geelong players issued by the club.
skhmc001	WAFL Club Mascots	Homecrafts	1970 cc	7	8		This sticker series shows a WAFL team mascot with vertical team colour stripes in the background. The banner reads Homecrafts Nationwide Stores.
dckfc001	SANFL Channel 9 Fan Decals	Kentucky Fried Chicken	1970 cc	5	10		These window stickers show a team mascot or symbol with a top caption reading 'I'm a fan of Team nickname', with the Channel Nine logo just beneath that. A picture of Colonel Sanders and the Kentucky Fried Chicken logo appears at the bottom of the Decal.
skmrl001	WANFL Marlboro Cup Stickers	Marlboro	1970 cc	5	1 seen		This series of stickers shows WANFL team club emblems with the title 'Team nickname' Marlboro Cup.
dcmob006	Chanel 9 Territory Transfers	Mobil	1970 cc	5	10		These window stickers show a team mascot in the middle of three colour panels with a top caption reading 'I'm from Channel 9 territory' and the bottom reading 'home of the team nickname and Mobil'
skrob001	Team Stickers	ROBO Car Wash	1970 cc	7	22		This sticker series shows diagonal team colour panels with the team name in the middle to the right of a panel showing the caption 'ROBO Two minute automatic car wash'. Examples are known to exist for both Victorian and SA teams.
dcshl001	Go well Go Shell Transfers	Shell	1970 cc	6	8		These transfers show a club colour rosette for the WAFL teams with a caption in the middle reading 'Go Well Go Shell Go team nickname'
sktau001	VFL/SANFL Team Colours	The Australian Newspaper	1970 cc	7	22		These stickers show a caricature with a ball in hand. They have V shaped team colour panels with the caption 'Team Name follow them in the Australian'. The Australian was a national newspaper so it is possible that this series could have extended to other states but none have been seen to date.

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