Item SH 961665 Place Card - Patsy Blight, North Melbourne Grand Final Breakfast, Royal Exhibition Building, 30 Sep 1995

Summary

Place card for Patsy Blight, wife of player, coach and commentator Malcolm Blight, for a Grand Final Breakfast held at the Royal Exhibition Building on Saturday 30 September 1995 by North Melbourne Football Club. Australian Rules Football is arguably the most important and popular spectator sport in Melbourne and Victoria. It permeates many aspects of the social and commercial lives of Victorians. The North Melbourne Breakfast is an annual event held on the morning of the AFL Grand Final and has become a traditional part of Grand Final week celebrations. The Royal Exhibition Building was the venue for this event for many years, demonstrating the diverse uses to which the building has been put since its construction in 1880 and its role in the social, commercial and sporting life of Victorians.

Physical Description

The card is printed in royal blue on white with the name and table of the guest, and the sponsor NZI Insurance. A wide royal blue border runs along the bottom edge of the card.