Brian Wilson’s 1982 Brownlow Medal Returned

[Sir Why You Little 37,459]

[gs77 4,616]

Fantastic to see how much it meant to him at that presentation.  Well done to the club and all involved.  Speaks well too to the fantastic engagement with former players that has been fostered over several years now.

[radar 1,867]

Pie player once mentioned Willo was Coach Lethal’s most feared player in the AFL - could change a game in minutes. 

[jules7 816]

Had tears watching this presentation, how bloody fantastic is our club!  God I love the red and blue ❤️💙

[Vagg 2,449]

19 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Yes i will never forget the finger to the Members!! At the time I didn’t love it though 

We got him to 200 games and then we got the Finger!!

I seem to recall that he was asked after the game about the gesture to the Members.  He simply explained that he was ordering a coffee with two sugars...!  A lovable larrikan!

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,690]

Too many to 👍 individually. Thanks all posters for a nice combo of memories, facts and trivia.

[At Least I Saw a Flag 5,353]

22 hours ago, jnrmac said:

So, was the medal stolen at some point?

It's kinda odd that the circumstances of the medal going missing haven't been mentioned anywhere ...       🤔

[redandbluemakepurple 377]

18 hours ago, dworship said:

Was an absolute favorite to watch. Like most of his era he had a fulltime job as well as footy. I think he was an Aviation Firefighter from memory.

Yep, Melbourne (Tulla) Airport Fire Station c.1990.  The Techs reckon he gave them a right old ear-bashing whenever they went over.

 

[jnrmac 20,377]

7 hours ago, Winners at last said:

It's kinda odd that the circumstances of the medal going missing haven't been mentioned anywhere ...       🤔

Sounds like a guilty conscience decided to give it back via a third party