Collingwood Cult Figures

[adammania9]

Kayle Kirby

 

[manicpie]

Great work sourcing that. I remember watching him at Vic Park in the Reserves.

Loved watching him in the two's live, surprised he didn't play seniors

 

[McOrist]

Rupert Betheras (ROOP, ROOP, ROOP!) and 'Stunning' Steve McKee.

 

[Mark W]

Ian "strop" Cooper.

Fatui Ataata (forget that he never played a seniors game, we loved him on the hill!)

that brought back some memories...I remember watching Fatui running around in the Army Reserve Cup (or whatever they called the 2s in those days) and wondering why he never got a game. After seeing that, I still wonder...

 

[iGNITER]

Rupert Betheras was my fave!

 

[Vicky Park]

Kayle Kirby

I can top that, with one Brenden Abbott, AKA The Big Show. One of the most cult-ish (sp?) Collinwood players to never play a senior game.

 

[manicpie]

Brent "Ironbar" Tuckey, was the great white hope who never played a game I don't think

 

[magpie_marty]

Wesley 'Wes' Fellowes

 

[magpie_marty]

Tony Beers just for jmac70

 

[Robroy22]

Nifty Neville Shaw!

 

[Gone Critical]

Colin Tully and his drop kick.

 

[Gone Critical]

Mickey Bone and John Wise

 

[OniAu]

Damien Adkins

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

Troy Lehmann. I remember he had a good game, (like all of them), against the Bears in 91. Daicos kicked 13 that night, and Pants had 40 disposals. There is one occasion where Pants give some classic encouragement to Lehmann. What a mentor, for a skinny young Pie with promise and a mullet!

 

[Robroy22]

Hooker Harrison ahhhhhhh

 

[35Daicos]

Brent "Ironbar" Tuckey, was the great white hope who never played a game I don't think

He managed 19 games spread over 4 seasons, then was picked up by West Coast and played another 3 games there.

 

[Anzacday]

I can top that, with one Brenden Abbott, AKA The Big Show. One of the most cult-ish (sp?) Collinwood players to never play a senior game.

I thought the bracketed was for the word that preceded it.
However......

 

[Vicky Park]

I thought the bracketed was for the word that preceded it.
However......

Duh

 

[Maggie5]

Rene (what a name). One of my favourites.

 

[Deathray]

Damien Adkins

Somehow I still remember a keen Adkins fan in the crowd completely losing her s**t everytime he went near the ball screaming ‘go chipper’.

 

[35Daicos]

Ian "strop" Cooper.

Fatui Ataata (forget that he never played a seniors game, we loved him on the hill!)

Do you remember things well enough from back then to have an idea as to why he never managed even one senior game? He didn't even get a pre-season/night series game, yet was at the club from 1981-85 (I believe), playing U-19s and then Reserves.

He obviously had size, speed, and didn't seem to lack confidence (watching those highlights). He kicked 4 goals in a Reserves final, so played at both ends. Looking at his highlights from that game he seems to have "played a blinder" yet the commentator suggested he had a bad day. The team was thrashed, and he did play in defence, but ... He must have had some flaw in his game that left him untried at Collingwood, and not picked up by another club. Any thoughts?

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Do you remember things well enough from back then to have an idea as to why he never managed even one senior game? He didn't even get a pre-season/night series game, yet was at the club from 1981-85 (I believe), playing U-19s and then Reserves.

He obviously had size, speed, and didn't seem to lack confidence (watching those highlights). He kicked 4 goals in a Reserves final, so played at both ends. Looking at the highlights from that game he seems to have "played a blinder" yet the commentator suggested he had a bad day. The team was thrashed, and he did play in defence, but ... He must have had some flaw in his game that left him untried at Collingwood, and not picked up by another club. Any thoughts?

No eyed deer mate.

 

[jsdsgn]

wait has nobody actually written didak?

 

[jackcass]

Damien Adkins

Was very sad to see him depart to the Weagles...

 

[jackcass]

Do you remember things well enough from back then to have an idea as to why he never managed even one senior game? He didn't even get a pre-season/night series game, yet was at the club from 1981-85 (I believe), playing U-19s and then Reserves.

He obviously had size, speed, and didn't seem to lack confidence (watching those highlights). He kicked 4 goals in a Reserves final, so played at both ends. Looking at his highlights from that game he seems to have "played a blinder" yet the commentator suggested he had a bad day. The team was thrashed, and he did play in defence, but ... He must have had some flaw in his game that left him untried at Collingwood, and not picked up by another club. Any thoughts?

Just had a few blokes ahead of him at senior level from memory.