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Very Good player for Wang Rovers as well

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    Rob Hickmott: played 2 games for the Dee's. I must confess I cannot remember them. But good luck to him and well done on the win today.

     

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    Pretty sure it was discussed at length when he won his previous Melbourne Cup

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    2 games R13 and 14 v St K and North in 90. 

    Trained Green Moon 2012

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    Can't remember the Saints game. Pretty sure I was at G for the 127 point loss to North. 

    Outer was being demolished. 

    Was in the MFC rooms after the game. Swoop went ballistic - sent Wight and Viney off to lead player discussion and come back and report to him. 

     

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    Think I recall the Saints game as well. Wet day. Muddy ground. Not out of it at 3/4 time but Winmar tore us up.  

    Torps in driving rain from 55, 60 then 65 to sink us.

    Nothing changed in 26 years. 

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    Played for the Dees and trained two Melbourne Cup winners - stuff of dreams really

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    Cant have it all Bitter...

     

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    He and Gudinski...had to have $20 each way...I'm a happy once a year punter (truth be known, I only found out about those connections after the race).

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    One for the battlers.

    Any Billionaire can win the Cup,unless he is Middle Eastern, which makes it a great leveller.

    Speaking of levellers,

    I still think it is ridiculous to knock down the 96 year old grandstand at Flemington just to build a concrete one, even though Gina Rhinehart took a tumble down the stairs yesterday ,the aftershocks being felt in China and New York.

    Nick Williams also deserves credit for falling over and ruining his over-loaded knee, thus forcing his father to battle his hatred of people to accept the Cup in what must be a very boring day for him.He seemed to enjoy the press conference and questioning as much as Mal Meninga did in his political career.

    Robert Hickmott deserves congratulations for his training effort.LLoyd has been training him for years and he has rarely missed a session.

    After seeing the photo posted above I am pleased he chose an honest job and didn't opt for male modelling.

     

     

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    15 hours ago, radar said:

    2 games R13 and 14 v St K and North in 90. 

    Trained Green Moon 2012

    Poor bugger.

    His only 2 games were probably our two worst performances of 1990.

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    2 hours ago, C.Smoker Champion said:

    One for the battlers.

    Any Billionaire can win the Cup,unless he is Middle Eastern, which makes it a great leveller.

    Speaking of levellers,

    I still think it is ridiculous to knock down the 96 year old grandstand at Flemington just to build a concrete one, even though.....

     

     

    Me too although I am reliably told that there are major defects in the stand and it is dangerous without a few hundred thousand spent each year to keep it safe.......

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    1 hour ago, Elwood 3184 said:

    Robert Hickmott has now trained as many Melbourne Cup winners as he played games for the Demons.

    A stunning achievement.

    Lucky Neita doesn't train horses.........

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    6 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    Me too although I am reliably told that there are major defects in the stand and it is dangerous without a few hundred thousand spent each year to keep it safe.......

    That explains why their drinks and food prices are the most expensive of any race track in Victoria.

    God help us after the renos have been done.  Will have to go back to the days of smuggling my drinks in...

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