Vale Ronald Dale Barassi - Rest in Peace

[Demons11 6,802]

❤️❤️

[Ethan Tremblay 30,511]

Damn.. RIP RB. Hope you’re up there having a beer with my Pa and all the other old boys who made it there before you. Condolences to the Barassi family. 

Edited September 16, 2023 by Ethan Tremblay

[Demonsterative 3,019]

RIP RDB. Thoughts and best wishes to your family and close ones. 

[layzie 33,393]

Wow. Took myself off everything for 5 hours to enjoy life a bit and now come back to this. I'm devastated absolutely devastated. This is as big as Mr Football.

I don't know what else to say. RIP Ronnie ❤️

[Whispering_Jack 29,389]

[BoldSirBrian 39]

We sit under one of his signed jumpers at the local every Tuesday night.

Won’t be quite the same this week.

RIP great man.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,136]

My dad barracked for Carlton and my older brothers barracked for Essendon and Fitzroy. I chose the Demons all those years ago for one reason.

The great RDB !!!!

RIP Ron.

[bobby1554 1,244]

Rest in peace Ron, will shed a tear tonight

[Go the Biff 3,392]

My first Melbourne footy jumper sported the number 31. So glad he saw us deliver another flag. RIP great man 

[Master Deebater 485]

This is a [censored] house week for all Melbourne supporters.

On top of everything else this is the worst news.

A great man and a football legend

RIP RDB

[Mel Bourne 4,467]

His legacy will be enduring. 
 

Really could have used one of his famous sprays at three-quarter time last night. 

[Nicko 1,378]

😓

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,294]

Thanks for your incredible contribution to our club Ron.

A true legend of the game. RIP.

[doc roet 1,287]

Rip Ron Barassi. The iconic Captain Courageous.

[dees189227 12,311]

Reunited with Norm Smith. 

Only 2 days ago there was an article on him in the Herald Sun saying he'll support the demons.

A shame we couldn't send him off with a win

[dl4e 5,851]

RIP Mr Barassi

[Satan 2,857]

Winning 21 has so much more meaning

[drysdale demon 4,749]

The reason I as an 8 year old in 1958 started barracking for the Demons. RIP Ronald Dale.

[Graeme Yeats' Mullet 6,766]

Wonderful man! Demon forever ❤💙

[Clintosaurus 7,725]

Chompers Jones on 9 news saying the cup should be named after Ron. Totally agree.

Edited September 16, 2023 by Clintosaurus

[ChaserJ 4,836]

Vale Ronald Dale Barassi. Lucky to have met Ron (and Robbie 😢) at a family day years ago. Generous with his time and showed genuine care and interest for every supporter there. Part of the fabric of our club, so glad he got to see us win one in ‘21.

This week can seriously go to hell. So much damned heartbreak.

Edited September 16, 2023 by ChaserJ

[layzie 33,393]

The 2021 flag is even more important now. Forever grateful he got to see it.

[doc roet 1,287]

Remember they took the cup around to his home in 21. It was on TV. He held it up.

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

Devastated.  What a horror weekend.

My late dad was a Blues man but his favourite player was Ron at Melb and he was thrilled when he came over.

Played a year behind Ron in the Preston scouts.  Or mighr have been the other way around!  A long time ago now.

Much admired and very much revered by everyone at Preston.  Dad always said he was leaps & bounds ahead of anyone else he saw playing at the time and super fierce.

Dad and a few mates met RDB at Princes park.  They (pretty sure it was dad) carried his gladstone bag from his car to the Carlton rooms where he gave his intro speech to the players.  The old Preston boys weren't allowed in and could only listen within earshot from outside.

Dad stayed in touch through the social club there and even beat the great man in a social club table tennis tournament  GF one evening.

Ron wasn't happy, competitive beast in all areas.  We still have dad's tiny pewter trophy from that night many decades ago.

My mum will be upset with this also.  He always remembered her flaming red hair when i met him in the street, at his pub or on one of our best & fairest nights when he was coaching us back in the day.  Always very amiable and seemed down to earth / cheery.

Mum took this studio photo of him in 1963 prior to some sort of OS trip (mum says to the U.S.).  Courtesy of the Australian Sports Museum website.

The tribute last night probably no coincidence?

R.I.P. Ron and commiserations to family and friends.

Edited September 16, 2023 by Demon Dynasty

[Deeoldfart 8,001]

Vale ‘Mr Football’.  A true legend of the game, and a great citizen to boot.  Will never be forgotten.  Deserves a State Funeral.  ❤️💙

Edited September 16, 2023 by Deeoldfart