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.

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.

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??

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.