You either love or hate football when you live in Melbourne. It is something that when you tell someone which team you barack for, they will instantly have an opinion about you.
Around 1981 BP Australia had licence to sell smurfs in Australia. Along with the other smurfs released into Australia at the time, a special Australian exclusive smurf was made – Australia Rules Football (20150)
This version wears a navy blue top and shorts with a white V painted on the front of the top. The V stands for Victoria. This was only ever released in Australia.
When the smurfs were released in USA, Wallace Berrie released an Australia Rules Football smurf with a red top with white shorts. Though this version was never released in Australia.
Back in the 1980’s Victoria used to play a game of Australia Rules football against South Australia. The colours of South Australia used to be a red top and white shorts. It was called the State of Origin and it was huge!
I don’t think anyone from Wallace Berrie knew that South Australia wore these colours. I think it was just coincedental.
The Australia Rules Football smurf is still highly collectible and still makes me tremendously proud to be Victorian. Com’on the Vics!
Keep on Smurfin
Kath B