Hardmen of forgotten footy era delivered broken jaws and dreams
The VFL in the 70s was the aggro stepfather of the AFL, where rank amateurism and brutal professionalism combined in king hits that would get you jailed if they were thrown off-field.
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Toorak all atwitter after jukebox cocaine raid
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How bullet holes in car boot caught a predator
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How scrap of paper could’ve caught a killer
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