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Eagles First
Premiership |
The West Coast Eagles became the first
non-Victorian team to win the VFL/AFL premiership in front of 1992 in front of
95,007 people at the MCG on the 26th September. The
Eagles beat the Geelong Cats 16 17 113 to 12 13 85. Peter Matera, the best on
ground (BOG), led the eagles on a third quarter revival after the cats lead by 2
goals at half time. He was later named the Norm Smith Medallist for the BOG in
the Grand Final.
Australia Post produced an AFL Grand Final Souvenir
Envelope (SE193). The envelope featured the Geelong Football Club Logo and the
West Coast Eagles Logo with a special cachet overprinted on the envelope
congratulating the Eagles. Details of both teams performance was printed on the
back. The postmark, the GPO Melbourne Pictorial Postmark (PMP402), was used
dated the 26 September 1992. The MCG Pictorial Postmark (APM23600) was also
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The Western Australia section of Australia
Post also issued a commemorative envelope showing the West Coast Eagles mascot
waving a flag (SE195). It featured the MCG Postmark (APM23600) with the 3c
Aussie Rules Stamp (See Below), the Perth Philatelic Centre Postmark (PMP429)
and even the cachet used in the above envelope as the Postmark. One cover showed
the Scores of the match typed on the cover. |
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