Goal of the year (Michael Long), covered vase
2015
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
(a-b) 43.1 × 27.1 cm diameter (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2015
© Judith Pungkarta Inkamala/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Hermannsburg, Northern Territory
Inscription
(a) inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on base u.c.: JI733-15
Accession Number
2015.456.a-b
Department
First Nations Australia
Physical description
In the 1993 AFL Grand Final, Michael Long of the Essendon Bombers kicked a legendary and controversial goal from 50 metres out. Carton full back Stephen Silvagni claims he touched the ball as it travelled through the goals. The goal remains controversial.