When Barassi was five years old, his father, Melbourne Football Club player Ron Barassi Sr., died in action at Tobruk during World War II. Barassi was...

Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the father of Hall of Famer Ron Barassi Jr. At the height of his football career, he enlisted in the army during...

football code. The term was first used by historian Ian Turner in his 1978 Ron Barassi Memorial Lecture. Crowd figures, media coverage, and participation rates...

Ron Barassi returned to Melbourne as coach and immediately appointed Robert Flower as captain. When he left the Demons in 1965 it was felt Barassi would...

the 1964 season. Harris then signed Melbourne legend Ron Barassi serve as coach from 1965. Barassi was a six-time premiership player and two-time premiership...

of—the RSL, the Shrine of Remembrance, and the Australian Defence Force. Ron Barassi, whose father died at Tobruk during World War II in 1941, was the first...

of 1979, partly as a result of the relationship break down with coach Ron Barassi. In Round 6 of the 1977 VFL season against Richmond, Greig injured his...

victories at home against Victoria in 1990. The term "Barassi Line", named after VFL star Ron Barassi, was coined by scholar Ian Turner in 1978 to describe...

young Ron Barassi to follow in the footsteps of his father, Ron Barassi Sr., who had been killed in action at Tobruk during World War II. Barassi was officially...

also named: Frank Costa. Choosing the team from the shortlist were: Ron Barassi (chairman) Kevin Bartlett Frank Costa Brendon Gale Kevin Sheedy Bob Skilton...