David Rhys-Jones was a gifted Carlton Footballer who won the Norm Smith Medal in 1987 playing on Centre Half Forward Dermott Brereton. He has been inducted into the Carlton Hall of Fame. He began his VFL / AFL career in 1980 playing for South...
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Keith Raymond Stackpole was a great Victorian and Australian cricketer, born in Collingwood on 10 July 1940. He went to school in Clifton Hill and played cricket for Collingwood. His father, also Keith, played Sheffield Shield cricket, and played...
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Crackers (Peter Patrick Pius Paul) Keenan from the small town of Wilby near Yarrawonga and subsequently Assumption College, played 213 VFL games for Melbourne, North Melbourne and Essendon between 1970 and 1980. A famous ruckman he was in North...
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Not an Odd Friday, but John Harms and The Footy Almanac are running a special lunch this coming Monday – his traditional Cup Eve Lunch with his traditional guest Greg Carpenter, Victoria Racing’s Chief Handicapper. What a privilege to...
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Ron Kirwan (21/10/41 – 15/04/16) passed away earlier this year of a sudden illness. He was a self made successful businessman but was most well known for his service to and support of The Essendon Football Club. He was a Number One Ticket...
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Ian “Collo” Collins has had a comprehensive career in Australian Football. Recruited from Sale he played 161 games for Carlton Football Club playing in the 1968 premiership side (along with Percy). He went on to captain coach Port...
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John Harms is hosting the next Odd Friday Lunch with the theme of the Melbourne AFL final Hawks vs Cats. He will have 2 old players – Ray Wilson an ex Hawthorn premiership player, Hawthorn Best & fairest in 1966 and subsequently...
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Kevin Sheehan is an ex Bendigo boy who played 102 games for Geelong, played in 3 reserve grade premierships and captained one of them. He retired from playing in 1982. He has remained involved in the game – he was the AFL’s first full...
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Percy will run this Lunch on his own, but ably assisted by our popular new (& old!) Manager Terry Freeman. This is one of those awkward Fridays – 2 odd Fridays in successive weeks. Come along for a good Lunch and bring a few special...
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John Harms and The Footy Almanac will be running this Lunch with 2 very interesting guests. Bill Deller umpired 251 senior VFL games including 5 grand finals, retiring in 1981. His umpiring career almost mirrored Percy’s playing career...
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Col Kinnear ex Sydney Swans coach Colin was a good amateur footballer but 2 knee operations brought an early end to his playing career. After a few coaching positions he took the VFA Coburg Lions to their first premiership in 51 years. He then...
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Robert Walls played with Percy for much of his playing career at Carlton before finishing his playing career at Fitzroy. He played 259 games, captained Carlton for 2 years, played in 3 premierships and is in the Australian Football Hall of...
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