▁a ▁major ▁ups et ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁round ▁to ▁avoid ▁its ▁expected ▁fifth ▁win less ▁season . ▁It ▁remains ▁the ▁worst ▁start ▁by ▁a ▁V FL / AF L ▁team ▁that ▁did ▁not '' ▁finish ▁win less , ▁though ▁equ alled ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁. ▁ ▁Carl ton ▁player ▁and ▁Secretary ▁Arthur ▁Charles ▁" S ho oter " ▁Ford ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁ab using ▁and ▁phys ically ▁threaten ing ▁the ▁field ▁u mp ire ▁( off ▁the ▁field ) ▁after ▁Carl ton ' s ▁round ▁ 1 4 ▁match ▁against ▁Fitz roy ; ▁Ford ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁months ▁and ▁de bar red ▁from ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Club ▁Secretary . ▁There ▁was ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁the ▁issue ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁was ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁susp ension ▁of ▁George ▁To pping ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁T . W ▁Sh err in ▁manufact ures ▁special ▁football s ▁for ▁the ▁Prem iers hip ▁Final s . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁Season ▁- ▁A FL ▁T ables ▁ ▁Category : Austral ian ▁Football ▁League ▁seasons ▁V FL ▁season <0x0A> </s> ▁Bob ▁B ral ove ▁is ▁an ▁auxili ary ▁keyboard – syn thes izer ▁player ▁who ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁sound ▁techn ician ▁with ▁Gr ateful ▁Dead ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁influ ential ▁on ▁their ▁integration ▁of ▁M ID I ▁technology , ▁first ▁working ▁with ▁drum mers ▁Mic key ▁Hart ▁and ▁Bill ▁Kre