• Shaun Smith, ex-North Melbourne and Melbourne AFL player best known for taking the ‘Mark of the Century’ against the Brisbane Bears at the Gabba in 1995, played over 100 games for [...]

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    22 May 2026Player Stories
  • Erin Mortimer, daughter of former rugby league player Steve Mortimer, has recently opened up on the struggles her and her family has had to endure through Steve’s ongoing battle [...]

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    21 April 2026Community Stories
  • Over 640 past players partook in the FIFTHQTR survey in order to convey where they felt they most needed help after completing their football careers.  Additionally, the report provides [...]

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    28 February 2025Featured, Foundation News
  • At this point FifthQtr Foundation is supported by like - minded people. Former Carlton greats Ken Hunter, Mark McClure and Justin Madden, medical practitioner Peter Wirth and Peter Venables, [...]

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    27 September 2024Foundation News
  • FifthQtr Foundation was created by former VFL and AFL players, industry stakeholders, medical practitioners and members of the grass roots community whose shared experiences identified that more can/should be [...]

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    27 September 2024Foundation News
  • You may have noticed FifthQtr Billboards on major transport routes across country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne. Some 30 billboards went live this month promoting the brand FifthQtr. FifthQtr would [...]

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    27 September 2024Foundation News
  • Between March and June in conjunction with the Combined Past Players, FifthQtr, conducted a national past player survey with participating AFL Clubs, Brisbane, Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle, Geelong, Melbourne, [...]

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    27 September 2024Foundation News
  • Welcome to the first edition of FifthQtr Foundation news. We plan to provide a monthly update to keep you informed and provide knowledge and information which you may find [...]

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    27 September 2024Foundation News