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Photo of 1964 Premiership players on Brian Dixon's piece on Ron Barassi

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On the Melbourne Football Club site above Dixon's piece about Barassi, there's a photo of most of the 1964 Premiership players, all of them now old men. I can only recognize Barassi, Hassa mann, Dixon, Lord, Townsend and Barry Bourke. I'd love to be able to place the others. Can anybody help?

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    The score: Melbourne 8.16.64 defeated Collingwood 8.12.60

    The 20 players:

    B Neil Crompton Bob “Tassie” Johnson Bernie Massey
    HB Tony Anderson Brian Roet Frank Davis
    C Brian Dixon Don Williams Frank Adams
    HF Bryan Kenneally Graeme Jacobs Barrie Vagg 
    F John Lord Barry Bourke John Townsend
    FOLL Graham Wise Ron Barassi Hassa Mann 
    19/20 Peter McLean Ken Emselle

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    Len Mann far right at the back

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    14 minutes ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

    Which one is Towna?

    Just a guess but 6th from the right? Johnny Townsend is 80 now.  Ken Emselle is 79 ... in the back with the dark hair?

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    Hassa Mann on left next to Barassi.

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    7 hours ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

    Who is that in the dark glasses?
    Is my hero, Donny Williams there?
    Come on WJ…….you knew most of these guys!

    Don Williams died in 1995. My grandson's other defacto grandfather ran a business with him.

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    7 hours ago, Macca said:

    Just a guess but 6th from the right? Johnny Townsend is 80 now.  Ken Emselle is 79 ... in the back with the dark hair?

    Yep, on the right hand side of Ron Barassi, Hassa to Ron's left...

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    18 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    The score: Melbourne 8.16.64 defeated Collingwood 8.12.60

    The 20 players:

    B Neil Crompton Bob “Tassie” Johnson Bernie Massey
    HB Tony Anderson Brian Roet Frank Davis
    C Brian Dixon Don Williams Frank Adams
    HF Bryan Kenneally Graeme Jacobs Barrie Vagg 
    F John Lord Barry Bourke John Townsend
    FOLL Graham Wise Ron Barassi Hassa Mann 
    19/20 Peter McLean Ken Emselle

    Is Bob Miller there?

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    8 hours ago, Macca said:

    Just a guess but 6th from the right? Johnny Townsend is 80 now.  Ken Emselle is 79 ... in the back with the dark hair?

    Kenny to Towna’s right, between Dicko and Bluey I’d say.

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    This is probably the appropriate thread to post this image of the Portland Football Club team in 1949.

    Top left is the one and only Stuart Spencer, who won both his club and the League Best & Fairest that year as a 17 year old.   In 1950 he was playing for the Melbourne Football Club.

     

     

    spencer.jpg

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    Great photo, however l’m surprised the club didn’t make the effort to provide all of the names with the article.

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