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RIP Robbie Flower - Sad Passing of a True Champion

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Was Big Carl at the 'G on monday?

I was in the Dining Room and didn't see Carl. it was wall-to-wall footballers both past and present. Flash, Greg Wells, Tingay, James McDonald, Sheedy plus a shedload of others....

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I was privileged to have witnessed both his first and last games and the great majority of the 270 in between. His skills were exquisite and he always excelled when playing for his State among the gam

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RIP Robbie. With RDB the greatest two players ever in the history of the MFC. However only one of the two remained a Demon all his career. Like all who knew him I am gutted. He was a friend of our f

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Excuse my ignorance, but does the club have an award named after Robert Flower? I mean no disrespect at all to those who awards are already named after and do not want any of them to be displaced, but if there's not an award in his name surely we should have one. If there is not already a Robert Flower trophy or medal, what do people think would be an appropriate award which would honour our universally accepted best player of the last 50 years?

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Today would have been the great Robert Flower's 60th birthday. We miss him dearly.

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just saw this on FB.....It was an honour sharing dinner and stories with you Robbie....The joy on your face when i mentioned 1987 and the ride we all went on....

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Excuse my ignorance, but does the club have an award named after Robert Flower? I mean no disrespect at all to those who awards are already named after and do not want any of them to be displaced, but if there's not an award in his name surely we should have one. If there is not already a Robert Flower trophy or medal, what do people think would be an appropriate award which would honour our universally accepted best player of the last 50 years?

Actually, I'll answer my own question. I think we should give any player who plays the same number of games for the Melbourne Football Club as did Robert Flower a medal called the Robert Flower medal (or trophy). To date, only David Neitz would be eligible. It would reward consistency, performance and loyalty as any player that plays 272 games for the MFC must have achieved each of those three attributes, just like Robbie Flower did.

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Actually, I'll answer my own question. I think we should give any player who plays the same number of games for the Melbourne Football Club as did Robert Flower a medal called the Robert Flower medal (or trophy). To date, only David Neitz would be eligible. It would reward consistency, performance and loyalty as any player that plays 272 games for the MFC must have achieved each of those three attributes, just like Robbie Flower did.

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-_- I, like many others do miss him !

Would have been 60 years young today!

Memories, etched indelibly in mind!

Still saddened!

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I remember being a Melbourne supporter going to primary school in the early 80's,as sh*t as Melbourne were back then I could still be proud we had the best player in the league.

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