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From today's Melbourne Age:-

Melbourne Football Club wants to hear from the relatives of 14 former players expected to be named in the club's all-time top 150 players.

A Melbourne spokesman said the 14 "missing in action" players were a vital part of the club's history and it hoped to involve any descendants in this year's 150th anniversary celebrations.

The former players are:

Bill Allan (1910-1923), a ruckman from Ringwood;

Harry Brereton (1909-1912 and 1915), who was the VFL's leading goal-scorer of 1912;

Vin Coutie (1902-1911) from Leopold, who captained the club for three seasons;

Harry Coy (1921-1928), recruited from Port Melbourne and part of the 1926 premiership side;

Hugh Dunbar (1922-1928), from the Macedon Ranges and also part of 1926 premiership side;

Rowley Fischer (1933-1941), a ruckman from Murtoa in the Wimmera, who played in the 1939 premiership side;

George Haines (1919-1925), a rover from Geelong who changed his name from Heinz and captained the club in 1919 and '20;

Les Jones (1933-1941), a centreman from East Fremantle who played in the 1939 premiership;

Charlie Lilley (1913-1915 and 1919-1925), a defender and centreman from Elsternwick;

George Margitich (1930-1934), recruited from South Adelaide who led the club goalkicking three times;

Fred McGinis (1897-1901), who was Champion of the Colony in 1897 and played in the 1900 premiership side;

Gordon Ogden (1928-1937), a defender who represented Victoria five times;

Jack Purse (1900-1906), who was centre half-back in the 1900 premiership side; and

Frank Roberts (1936-1941), from Sandhurst via St Kilda, who was best on ground in the 1939 premiership side and also played in the 1940 premiership side.

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    They won't have any trouble with Vin Couttie. His(?great)grand-daughter, Jill Spargo, is married to the MCC Committee member, and keen MFC man, Stephen Spargo. Her brother Leigh Couttie is also a keen MCC/MFC man.

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    I lived 2 doors away from Harry Coy in Sandringham for many years. My mother and his wife Thelma were great friends and we quite often stayed at their on-site van at Safety Beach...he was a lovely man who died when I was reasonably young... not sure about relatives now....the name Horton rings a bell??

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    Hi.

    I'm the great grandson of Vince Coutie.  I have a gold pencil that he received for kicking 8 goals against Geelong and the, retrospectively awarded, Coleman medal for leading the league's goalkickers in 1904.

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