The Legend of Fred Fanning

[Whispering_Jack 30,949]

The man who booted a VFL/AFL record of 18 goals in a single game (and it was his last). One that's unlikely to ever be broken.

Fanning's record lives 70 years on

[Biffen 12,949]

Nice note to go out on .

Does anyone know if he is related to our shark punching guru Mick?

[deesrule 104]

Didn't he also kick the longest kick recorded in the VFL/AFL?

[dieter 3,325]

22 minutes ago, Biffen said:

Nice note to go out on .

Does anyone know if he is related to our shark punching guru Mick?

Did you know I was there the day he kicked 18 goals?

[darkhorse72 1,925]

But still didn't get to a 100 goals for a season!!

 

 

[Bobby McKenzie 2,401]

On 19/08/2017 at 11:22 AM, dieter said:

Did you know I was there the day he kicked 18 goals?

If you were really there mate you must be older than me!

[dieter 3,325]

29 minutes ago, Bobby McKenzie said:

If you were really there mate you must be older than me!

I was there when Ivor Warne Smith won a Brownlow.  You get to my age quite easily if you have a teenage daughter. I must be one hundred and forty seven at least. That's how old I feel.some days.

[Jumping Jack Clennett 1,820]

Does anyone know which, of the two pubs in Apollo Bay, Fred owned?

[puntkick 325]

Looking forward to OD's input !

[Tony Tea 2,810]

On 8/19/2017 at 1:20 PM, deesrule said:

Didn't he also kick the longest kick recorded in the VFL/AFL?

Long kicks.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,950]

This year Josh Kennedy, who's missed a few games, is leading the Coleman Medal race with 64 goals. I miss the days of key forwards regularly kicking over 100 in a season.

[daisycutter 29,799]

3 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

This year Josh Kennedy, who's missed a few games, is leading the Coleman Medal race with 64 goals. I miss the days of key forwards regularly kicking over 100 in a season.

well he wouldn't be far off it with 1 game to go, 5 missed games and potentially finals games

[Demon trucker 1,800]

On 20/08/2017 at 0:40 PM, Darkhorse72 said:

But still didn't get to a 100 goals for a season!!

 

 

He kick 97 from 14 games got suspended for 4 games so 14  pretty hard to kick 100 from 14 games

[Demonised 1,361]

14 hours ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

Does anyone know which, of the two pubs in Apollo Bay, Fred owned?

The top pub, opposite the post office. Or what used to be the post office.

[praha 11,240]

44 minutes ago, Demonised said:

The top pub, opposite the post office. Or what used to be the post office.

I'm guessing it's either apartments or a restaurant that charges $25 for a parma.

[Demonised 1,361]

16 hours ago, praha said:

I'm guessing it's either apartments or a restaurant that charges $25 for a parma.

For some reason, they've turned the PO into a greengrocer.

Edited August 21, 2017 by Demonised
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[praha 11,240]

2 minutes ago, Demonised said:

For some reason, theyvturned the PO into a greengrocer.

Close enough.