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In the late 60s my Dad got a 35 mm Praktika. Took it to MCG one day and peeled off a few shots of Greg Parke marking. 
Slowly digitising the slide transparencies and will post them here when I get around to it. 
Kodachrome colour too, as mostly monochrome from those days. 

 
8 hours ago, radar said:

In the late 60s my Dad got a 35 mm Praktika. Took it to MCG one day and peeled off a few shots of Greg Parke marking. 
Slowly digitising the slide transparencies and will post them here when I get around to it. 
Kodachrome colour too, as mostly monochrome from those days. 

I will look forward to that. I remember him very well as an outstandingly strong mark and an absolutely shocking kick.

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On 9/26/2021 at 9:49 AM, bush demon said:

Was Peter Weekes No 25?

g my Demon knowledge of 1970s stretches to:

Robbie, Biff, Spud, Gary, Greg, Stan, Ross Dillon, Greg Parke, John Beckworth, Tiger, Bobbie and the heartbreak at Vic Park (no wonder we call them the filth) Carl X 2 and I forgot that one-year coach

 

Might check and see if any footage exists of him, also Ross Dillon aaannd Diamond Jim Tillbrook.Anyone know of any doing the rounds?

6 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Might check and see if any footage exists of him, also Ross Dillon aaannd Diamond Jim Tillbrook.Anyone know of any doing the rounds?

Greg Parke's FIRST game v Collingwood is on YouTube, he takes some big overhead marks and they say he is going yo be a good player. 


38 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Might check and see if any footage exists of him, also Ross Dillon aaannd Diamond Jim Tillbrook.Anyone know of any doing the rounds?

I believe George Lakes has a Physio therapy business, Station Street, Moorabbin

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56 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Might check and see if any footage exists of him, also Ross Dillon aaannd Diamond Jim Tillbrook.Anyone know of any doing the rounds?

I just posted the You Tube vision of the 1975 SANFL Grand Final on the Norwood Connection thread. Ross Dillon was playing for the Redlegs in his familiar # 24.

 

That YouTube of Greg Parke - amazingly, he kicked some good goals from set shots. Generally, that was what let him down and stopped him being an all-time champion.

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