Thoughtful analysis and reflection on the tradition of football on Anzac Day. Walsh reminds us that football in Victoria has been played on Anzac Day since 1960. She examines the difference between football on Anzac Day and the emergence of ‘Anzac Day Football’, and a mingling of commemoration, patriotism, mourning, and hero worship, as well as the tensions created by the Collingwood and Essendon ownership of this event.