Father–son rule

The father–son rule is a rule that allows clubs preferential recruiting access to the sons of players who have made a major past contribution to the team in Australian rules football, most notably the Australian Football League. The rule was first established in the late 1940s. There have been more than ten amendments, most recently the refining of the draft bidding process in 2015.

History

The father–son rule was established during the 1949 season. The first player officially cleared under the father–son rule was Harvey Dunn Jr, who was recruited to his father's old club, Carlton, in 1951, instead of being recruited to North Melbourne under zoning rules.

The original rule is thought to have originally come into place as a result of successful lobbying by the Melbourne Football Club, which had wanted the young Ron Barassi to follow in the footsteps of his father, Ron Barassi, Sr. who had been killed during World War II. Barassi was officially cleared to Melbourne under the rule in 1953.

Father and Son

Father and Son or Fathers and Sons may refer to:

In literature

  • Father and Son (book), a 1907 memoir by Edmund Gosse
  • Fathers and Sons (novel), an 1862 novel by Ivan Turgenev
  • Fathers and Sons (play), a 1987 play by Brian Friel
  • "Fathers and Sons" (short story), a 1933 short story by Ernest Hemingway
  • Father and Son, a 1996 novel by Larry Brown (author)
  • In music

  • "Father and Son" (song), a 1970 song written and originally performed by British singer Cat Stevens
  • Fathers and Sons (album), a 1969 album by Muddy Waters
  • "Father and Son", a song from Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996 animated film)
  • Onscreen

    In film

    (Chronological)

  • Father and Son (1929 film), a German silent film directed by Géza von Bolváry
  • Fathers and Sons (1957 film), Italian film
  • Father and Son (1981 film), Hong Kong film
  • Fathers & Sons (film), a 1992 American film
  • Father and Son (1994 film), Italian film
  • Father and Son (2003 film), Russian film
  • In television

  • Father & Son (TV serial), a British/Irish television serial
  • "Fathers and Sons" (Frasier), an episode of the American television series Frasier
  • Father & Son (TV serial)

    Father & Son is a four-part Irish television crime thriller produced by Left Bank Pictures and Octagon Films. The series was broadcast in the Republic of Ireland on RTÉ One and in the United Kingdom on ITV.

    Written by Frank Deasy, the serial depicts the return of Michael O'Connor (played by Dougray Scott) to his native Ireland, after spending several years imprisoned in the United Kingdom. A parallel storyline follows O'Connor's son and sister-in-law in Manchester. The serial was filmed entirely on location in Dublin and Wicklow from October to December 2008, with only minimal second-unit filming in Manchester. Father & Son was first broadcast on RTÉ One in June 2009 and has since received positive reaction from the Irish press. It was broadcast in the UK on the ITV network during June 2010.

    Plot

    The series focuses on inner city crime life in both the United Kingdom and Ireland. Ex-criminal Michael O'Connor (Dougray Scott) comes back to Ireland to live with his new pregnant partner Anna, free from his past life of crime in the UK. Michael was arrested and spent years in prison in the UK, leaving his wife Lynne and son Séan (Reece Noi) on their own. Three days later his wife Lynne was murdered, leaving Michael devastated, and he quickly turns his back on crime. He returns to Ireland, leaving his son Séan behind in the care of Lynne's sister Connie.

    Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Father, Son

    by: Much The Same

    Hello, it's me, your only son
    Writing to you now because I haven't seen you in so long
    Even though we live in the same home
    You're the father that I've never known
    I get up each day, you're already gone
    Drive past your office late at night
    And see the light still on
    Why do you care more about your job
    Than about the family falling apart?
    Don't even know you
    Can't understand you
    Never stopped to think of anyone else
    Hello, my boy, your letter hurt me so
    18 years I've worked so hard, while I missed seeing you grow
    I was just trying to provide for you
    All my efforts thrown back in my face
    Every morning I say a prayer for you
    As I lose another day making it the best for you
    Someday you'll wake up and you'll realize
    And you'll thank me for how hard I tried
    It's always been about you
    But I'm a person too
    I feel like giving up
    I've had about enough
    I gave up more for you than you'll ever understand
    But you were never there for me when life went bad
    Son, I always tried to give you all the things I never had




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