View Full Version : What ever happend to Shane Loveless?
tbtbtbtbtbtbtb
8 Jun 2005, 12:18
Just wondering if anyone out there knows the whearabouts of the great Loveless these days?
Followed his career back in the mid 90's when he was making some good coin from a lot of central victorian clubs, feel free to add to this list of clubs where the big fella has lined up in the goalsquare
Leitchville (N&EFL)
Colbinabbin (HDFL)
Heathcote? (HDFL)
Also believe he pulled the boots on for either ardmonda or rushworth
Just wondering if anyone out there knows the whearabouts of the great Loveless these days?
Followed his career back in the mid 90's when he was making some good coin from a lot of central victorian clubs, feel free to add to this list of clubs where the big fella has lined up in the goalsquare
Leitchville (N&EFL)
Colbinabbin (HDFL)
Heathcote? (HDFL)
Also believe he pulled the boots on for either ardmonda or rushworth
yeah he played at a $h!t load of clubs around the area, just nothing is really springing to mind atm. think I am correct in saying that he played at 2 kdfl clubs, one of them being ardmona. he may have finished up in nsw somewhere (??). it would be interesting to know whether or not he actually played at the same country side for 2 years running at any stage - anyone know??
TuskenRaider
8 Jun 2005, 12:50
Nagambie (KDFL) was one.
Tatura (GVFL).
dogman22
8 Jun 2005, 12:51
Played at a couple of clubs in the Western Border Football League - South Gambier and Casterton - where he kicked tons, and had custom-made jumpers!!!
Believe he played more than one year at Casterton, but could be mistaken.
Paul Daffey's book Local Rites had a story on Loveless, tracking where he had been. I've got it, but not with me at the moment, else I'd have answers!!
tbtbtbtbtbtbtb
8 Jun 2005, 14:02
Nice work boys - Yep he has had the custom made jumpers at both Colbo and another club that slips my mind.
Does anyone know if he has ever played at the one club 2 seasons in a row?
Feel free to cut and paste this list if you have an addition - asterix indicates 100 goal season.
Leitchville* (N&EFL)
Colbinabbin (HDFL)
Heathcote? (HDFL)
Ardmonda (KDFL?)
Nagambie (KDFL)
Tatura (GVFL)
South Gambier (WBFL)
Casterton (WBFL)
madtiger
8 Jun 2005, 14:17
I believe he played at sale or somewhere down in the latrobe league as well?
harsh, but fair
8 Jun 2005, 15:08
He started his career at Sale before going onto Footscray before returning to Sale where he started to kick shed loads of goals.
He was the best full-forward in the old Latrobe Valley league and he played in Sale's last flag team in 1986.
Soon after he started his nomadic ways, Western Border, Goulburn Valley before coming back to Sale in early 1990s.
Then coached Nambrok in the North Gippsland league and one of his last clubs he played for was Heyfiled, albeit this was a very, very brief stint.
tbtbtbtbtbtbtb
10 Jun 2005, 08:28
Did he have the custom jumper made for Sale Magpies or Sale City HBF? Do you know what club he played for in WB league and GV. Did he play senior footy at Footscray?
pekay-norwest
10 Jun 2005, 10:43
Nice work boys - Yep he has had the custom made jumpers at both Colbo and another club that slips my mind.
Does anyone know if he has ever played at the one club 2 seasons in a row?
Feel free to cut and paste this list if you have an addition - asterix indicates 100 goal season.
Leitchville* (N&EFL)
Colbinabbin (HDFL)
Heathcote? (HDFL)
Ardmonda (KDFL?)
Nagambie (KDFL)
Tatura (GVFL)
South Gambier (WBFL)
Casterton (WBFL)
a mate ran around with him at Nagambie,said he was a pleasure to watch,and hard as nails to boot..will find out if he played consecutive years
Played for Apsley in the KNFL played in a GF but lost his head and started a blue with John Mossop (ex North and Geelong) and Penola rolled them which was an upset as Apsley were raging favourites. Not sure if he kicked a ton, will find out and post later but from all reports he was not a nice bloke.
ComicStoreGuy
12 Jun 2005, 10:44
Did he play senior footy at Footscray?
Yeah he did, but not many, had the talent for sure, anyone who saw him in his prime can tell you that.
I remember reading, I think it was in the Herald a couple of years ago, he played with Glenorchy in the old TFL in the Early 80's.
Stafford678
12 Jun 2005, 11:56
He played for heyfield about 2-3 years go, had a few big bags of goals kicked 17 in 1 game i think... and then he played one game for Boisdale Briagalong last year got into a fight/wrestle and had about 2 kicks with 1 goal for the whole day and was never sighted again at the club..
is a cricket umpire in the sale maffra cricket league now
scooter600x
12 Jun 2005, 13:14
Got arrested during a game for dropping his schlong out of his shorts and telling the hecklers to suck on it.
Eventually grew so fat his skin exploded
madtiger
16 Jun 2005, 12:52
Played for Apsley in the KNFL played in a GF but lost his head and started a blue with John Mossop (ex North and Geelong) and Penola rolled them which was an upset as Apsley were raging favourites. Not sure if he kicked a ton, will find out and post later but from all reports he was not a nice bloke.
Think he might have had pretty light fingers too......
Paul Daffey's book has him at
Sale (Latrobe Valley FL)
Footscray (28 gms, 72 gls)
Glenorchy (Tasmanian FL)
Tatura and Kyabram (Goulburn Valley FL)
Sale (again)
Casterton and South Gambier (Western Border FL)
Apsley (Kowree-Naracoorte FL)
Kerang Rovers (Mid Murray FL?)
Colbinabbin (Heathcote DFL)
Ardmona and Nagambie (Kyabram DFL).
jmain14
21 Jun 2005, 10:22
Paul Daffey's book has him at
Sale (Latrobe Valley FL)
Footscray (28 gms, 72 gls)
Glenorchy (Tasmanian FL)
Tatura and Kyabram (Goulburn Valley FL)
Sale (again)
Casterton and South Gambier (Western Border FL)
Apsley (Kowree-Naracoorte FL)
Kerang Rovers (Mid Murray FL?)
Colbinabbin (Heathcote DFL)
Ardmona and Nagambie (Kyabram DFL).
sensational work motty. did he really kick 72 goals at footscray from that amount of games?? was he delisted?? sounds unlucky to me if so.
harsh, but fair
21 Jun 2005, 10:34
I think the big fellow was partly responsible for Kelvin Templeton winning a Brownlow Medal with the Doggies.
Loveless could play nowhere else, but full-forward and Templeton shifted out to CHF and became a champion.
At least that's what he has told people.
jmain14
21 Jun 2005, 11:33
I think the big fellow was partly responsible for Kelvin Templeton winning a Brownlow Medal with the Doggies.
Loveless could play nowhere else, but full-forward and Templeton shifted out to CHF and became a champion.
At least that's what he has told people.
he he he. it sounds like the big fella was a fairly one dimensional type player. did he leave the goal square much apart from when he had to lead??
harsh, but fair
21 Jun 2005, 13:45
Don't get me wrong the bloke could play.
I watched him a lot when he played for Sale and boy was he good when he was on.
But, when you are 120 kegs you aren't going to spend a lot of time on the ball are you?
The only bloke I reckon he didn't kick goals against on a regular basis during his Latrobe Valley league career (when he was at his prime) was a fellow named David McMahon from Bairnsdale.
"Darb" would lift another gear every time the Redlegs played Sale and Loveless was in the side.
He would spend the day belting the big bloke in the back of the melon and each time Loveless squealed to the umps more punishment was forthcoming.
They were great days.
Fossie 32
21 Jun 2005, 14:50
I just posted about him in the Dogs site in a thread on greatest performances.
In one game against South Melbourne he put in his best VFL effort, bagging 5 goals via hauling in several spectacular one handed marks in the square.
I think Loveless suffered from the old "country boy in big smoke" syndrome and couldn't settle down - the proof could be his extra wardrobe just for his footy jumpers from his travels over the past 25 years!!!
tbtbtbtbtbtbtb
29 Jun 2005, 15:50
Paul Daffey's book has him at
Sale (Latrobe Valley FL)
Footscray (28 gms, 72 gls)
Glenorchy (Tasmanian FL)
Tatura and Kyabram (Goulburn Valley FL)
Sale (again)
Casterton and South Gambier (Western Border FL)
Apsley (Kowree-Naracoorte FL)
Kerang Rovers (Mid Murray FL?)
Colbinabbin (Heathcote DFL)
Ardmona and Nagambie (Kyabram DFL).
Nice work Motty - where do you get that book from...
I cant quite remember, but im sure I read something about him disappearing about 3 or 4 years ago. Was in the Hearald Sun, something about going missing around the Shepp region. I recall something about the Goulbourn River as well. Maybe it will ring a bell to someone?? Could have been rubbish too.
Whippet
29 Jun 2005, 18:00
Your post rings a bell junkie. There was a number of rumours circulating around the Shepparton area about the big fellas whereabouts.
I heard a story once about Nagambie bringing him back from sydney for a grand final and paying him a large amount of money per goal. Problem was, the opposition team heard this and offered him double that for a point. Think he kicked about 6 goals 6 points.
Who won the game whippet?
Your post rings a bell junkie. There was a number of rumours circulating around the Shepparton area about the big fellas whereabouts.
I heard a story once about Nagambie bringing him back from sydney for a grand final and paying him a large amount of money per goal. Problem was, the opposition team heard this and offered him double that for a point. Think he kicked about 6 goals 6 points.
He played in the 99 Nagambie flag and then in 2000 they got done after flying him back for the GF and dropping one of the fill in FF's who had bagged about 70 for the year. An absolute disgrace and they got rolled.
tbtbtbtbtbtbtb
30 Jun 2005, 07:52
Your post rings a bell junkie. There was a number of rumours circulating around the Shepparton area about the big fellas whereabouts.
I heard a story once about Nagambie bringing him back from sydney for a grand final and paying him a large amount of money per goal. Problem was, the opposition team heard this and offered him double that for a point. Think he kicked about 6 goals 6 points.
ha ha ha - nice one about the $$$ for the points...
TheSheik
30 Jun 2005, 09:46
I saw 'Pinhead' playing for one of the teams along the Murray River about 12 years ago (can't remember which league but it wasn't the one Echuca plays in) and man, had he stacked on the beef. Still, he new where to run to and could roost the ball with little or no effort.
That story is in the article on him in Paul Daffey's book "Local Rites".
Try Santo at Melbourne Sports Books on 03 9662 1085, he'll put you right!