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Not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere else, but Sam Blease has got his favourite number (17) for next season. Sam's dad wore number 17 and Sam wore it right through his junior career. Good luck Sam, we haven't had too many great 17's in my lifetime. Except Kelvin Clarke of course.

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    Brett Lovett says gidday.

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    Not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere else, but Sam Blease has got his favourite number (17) for next season. Sam's dad wore number 17 and Sam wore it right through his junior career. Good luck Sam, we haven't had too many great 17's in my lifetime. Except Kelvin Clarke of course.

    Brett Lovett !!

    * Damn you pipped me Franky.

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    Brett Lovett !!

    * Damn you pipped me Franky.

    Here's some more. Some fair footballers among them.

    Bert Chadwick

    Allan La Fontaine

    Denis Cordner

    Geoff McGivern

    Graeme Watson

    Kelvin Clarke

    Denis Clark

    Shane Grambeau

    Frank Rugolo

    Brett Lovett

    and dare I say it

    Chris Johnson

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    Same number as his draft pick.

    I hope he's consistent best 22 next year, but imagine he'll be in and out of the side due to inconsistency at this stage.

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    Here's some more. Some fair footballers among them.

    Bert Chadwick

    Allan La Fontaine

    Denis Cordner

    Geoff McGivern

    Graeme Watson

    Kelvin Clarke

    Denis Clark

    Shane Grambeau

    Frank Rugolo

    Brett Lovett

    and dare I say it

    Chris Johnson

    Wow shane Grambeau and Frank Rugolo!! Now thems were school days. Is it that long??
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    Find out if any other players changed numbers? McDonald, Strauss, Gawn etc?

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    Brett Lovett !!

    One of my favourite players. When I was a kid having a kick I used to mimick B.Lovett. I even sticked my butt and hips out, acknowledging that B.Lovett's was most effective in keeping his feet and shaking off would be tacklers. Unfortunately I didn't have the mullet of curls to go with it.

    Just like I would mimick another, skip and twirl the pill a la G.Lyon lining up for goal late 80's.

    Strange indeed. But I loved it.

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    One of my favourite players. When I was a kid having a kick I used to mimick B.Lovett. I even sticked my butt and hips out, acknowledging that B.Lovett's was most effective in keeping his feet and shaking off would be tacklers. Unfortunately I didn't have the mullet of curls to go with it.

    Just like I would mimick another, skip and twirl the pill a la G.Lyon lining up for goal late 80's.

    Strange indeed. But I loved it.

    G. Lyon's one handed pick ups on the run from wing/half forward on the members side heading towards the Punt Rd. goal are my lasting memories of said man. That and his 65-70 metre thumping goal in the wet during the '88 Prelim. Good daze.
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    G. Lyon's one handed pick ups on the run from wing/half forward on the members side heading towards the Punt Rd. goal are my lasting memories of said man. That and his 65-70 metre thumping goal in the wet during the '88 Prelim. Good daze.

    I was at Princess Park the following year ('89) about Round ~7 or 8. He goaled from 55+ out near the boundary in front of the John Elliott Stand just on quarter time (or half time) siren. On a heavy track - I think he even had the long sleeves on. Massive torp and it sailed nicely through.

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    I was at Princess Park the following year ('89) about Round ~7 or 8. He goaled from 55+ out near the boundary in front of the John Elliott Stand just on quarter time (or half time) siren. On a heavy track - I think he even had the long sleeves on. Massive torp and it sailed nicely through.

    Princess park was shocking in the late 80's so that was some torp. I remember playing hawthorn maybe same year where the ground was full of saw dust! In 1990 i think there was a game at the 'G where there was not one blade of grass on the oval. Tightly packed moist soil, I have it on video somewhere, amazing compared to now...geez i loved those Northey years i have heaps of it on vid.
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    Wow shane Grambeau and Frank Rugolo!! Now thems were school days. Is it that long??

    Now how old do you feel WYL?

    Seems like only a couple of years ago!

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    Now how old do you feel WYL?

    Seems like only a couple of years ago!

    Oh how true O.D i just strap in for the ride now as it gets faster. Bring on those cups man!!
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    Denis Clark was handy for a while. (His son played one game). Saw him kick a goal from the middle of Western Oval (with the breeze) in Round 2 1971.

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    Not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere else, but Sam Blease has got his favourite number (17) for next season. Sam's dad wore number 17 and Sam wore it right through his junior career. Good luck Sam, we haven't had too many great 17's in my lifetime. Except Kelvin Clarke of course.

    where'd you hear this from? any other number changes?

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    i think there was a game at the 'G where there was not one blade of grass on the oval. Tightly packed moist soil, I have it on video somewhere, amazing compared to now...geez i loved those Northey years i have heaps of it on vid.

    Not sure about "not one blade of grass". There was some grass - but a hell of alot of mud. 1989 was a horrible year for the G surface as a spectacle (with the exception of the '89 Grand Final - it looked ok then but from goalsquare to goalsquare and through the corridor it was not ideal).

    People would recall the State of Origin game in '89, not only did Lockett & Dunstall play for the VICS, but also of significance was Andy Collins tackle on fellow Hawk teammate Tony Hall in the thick mud. Hall did his knee. The ground was atrocious then. Thankfully technology including improved drainage and soil components have come to the fore.

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    Not sure about "not one blade of grass". There was some grass - but a hell of alot of mud. 1989 was a horrible year for the G surface as a spectacle (with the exception of the '89 Grand Final - it looked ok then but from goalsquare to goalsquare and through the corridor it was not ideal).

    People would recall the State of Origin game in '89, not only did Lockett & Dunstall play for the VICS, but also of significance was Andy Collins tackle on fellow Hawk teammate Tony Hall in the thick mud. Hall did his knee. The ground was atrocious then. Thankfully technology including improved drainage and soil components have come to the fore.

    Will always remember the SOO game. As Hall was being stretchered off, they were carrying him around the boundary line to the old players race, and in between the MCC members, and where the MFC members used to sit, a bloke in the front row (who had his leg in plaster) handed his crutches over to Hall! Was no malice in it, it was just a pisser to watch! I was sitting pretty much behind him but on the next level up.

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    Not sure about "not one blade of grass". There was some grass - but a hell of alot of mud. 1989 was a horrible year for the G surface as a spectacle (with the exception of the '89 Grand Final - it looked ok then but from goalsquare to goalsquare and through the corridor it was not ideal).

    People would recall the State of Origin game in '89, not only did Lockett & Dunstall play for the VICS, but also of significance was Andy Collins tackle on fellow Hawk teammate Tony Hall in the thick mud. Hall did his knee. The ground was atrocious then. Thankfully technology including improved drainage and soil components have come to the fore.

    i will find the video. We were playing north melb, Darren Bennett era. Lots of grass seed but no grass, it must have been early in the season as i was also at the magnificent SOO Game. Never forget that day of glory. Don Scott commentary was also superb, he gives Sandy Roberts absolute curry!!
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    Denis Clark was handy for a while. (His son played one game). Saw him kick a goal from the middle of Western Oval (with the breeze) in Round 2 1971.

    Think he was a magnificent drop-kick from memory. Thought that team would do better than they did ie Biffen, Dillon, Parke, Alves...

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    One of my favourite players. When I was a kid having a kick I used to mimick B.Lovett. I even sticked my butt and hips out, acknowledging that B.Lovett's was most effective in keeping his feet and shaking off would be tacklers. Unfortunately I didn't have the mullet of curls to go with it.

    Just like I would mimick another, skip and twirl the pill a la G.Lyon lining up for goal late 80's.

    Strange indeed. But I loved it.

    Ahhh it's off season reminiscing time ...

    B. Lovett was a beauty. Loved it heavy under foot and you're right, one of the all-time great exponents of standing up in a tackle before giving off to advantage.

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    I went into the Inverloch Club Rooms there's a picture of B Lovett hanging on the wall, he played a bit of junior footy there, but I loved the fact they claimed him as their own.

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