A unique Melbourne Football Club jumper, as worn in the 1900 grand final by Austin ''Goosey’' Lewis, has been pulled from sale after a dispute over its worth.

The jumper is said to be one of the oldest in Australian football and estimated to be worth between $5,000 and $10,000. It was to be sold on Wednesday by Charles Leski, now part of Mossgreen Auctions in Melbourne.

Melbourne Football Club team photo, 1900. A Demons jumper, worn in the 1900 Grand Final by Austin '‘Goosey’' Lewis, is expected to fetch more than $10,000 at auction. Credit:Melbourne Cricket Club.

But Mossgreen specialist Max Williamson said vendors - the distant family of Austin Lewis, a member of the 1900 Melbourne side - wanted more than any other football item had been sold for.



"The vendors wanted a reserve much higher than the estimates," he said. "It was going to sell, because there were several bids."