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Just to let everyone know that Davo today completed the challenge. He pushed Lucas Peters, in a wheelchair, from Wrest Point Casino to the peak of Mount Wellington in Hobart - a distance of 21km, uphill - to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy Tasmania. This was three years in the planning and...

*Posting with permission from the Collingwood Board mods* Hello everyone On Sunday, 21st November, there will be a major fundraising event for Muscular Dystrophy Tasmania occurring in Hobart. Craig Davis - originally from Tasmania and long-time Sydney resident - who played for Carlton, North...

Yeah sorry, I should have made who I was referring to more clear in the thread title. I've always known him as Davo.........:)

Forgive the intrusion of a Carlton supporter. But as someone who knows him well, and also saw him play his first ever game of senior footy for Launceston (kicked a stack of goals!), I'd just like to wish Craig Davis a very happy 60th birthday. Davo started with the Blues in 73 as an 18 year...

There was a very good reason for this - he retired from VFL football at the end of Round 1, 1971. From the Blueseum: In the weeks and months after those Grand Final heroics, Ted found the adulation difficult to cope with. Never very comfortable in the limelight, he sought escape from his fame...

Of course it did. That's can be the drawback of having such a gun forward if you are not careful. It was no different when Lockett played here in Sydney. The ball would go in his direction consistently, even when he was far from the best option. And the best example is Hudson at Hawthorn...

I got his goals wrong, as I went off the top of my head. I think it was 97, 143, 134, 130 & 86. Still fairly flash though. :)

McKenna was a gun. In five years from 69 to 73, he kicked 97, 146, 143, 134 and 86. He wasn't the greatest overhead or contested mark (surprising, given how tall he is), but he was a brilliant lead (being serviced by players of the quality of Price, Greening, etc) and a magnificent...

A few points about a couple of your 70s GF losses. In 1970, Collingwood was far and away the best side during the H&A season, losing only four games (only one of which was to a fellow finalist, and that was by a hair's breadth). I know that you guys had bad luck in the GF (ie the injury to...

It is not a horrible place to live. I've lived here for nearly 30 years (in the outer west to be specific). Sure there are some parts of GWS which are less than desirable, but I would imagine that to be the case in large geographic areas of most cities. And for heaven's sake, don't show your...

Don't delude yourself about our board Gibba. The cards would have rolled out and offending posts would have been deleted much more quickly if it weren't for the fact that we didn't have mods on until well after the game finished (through no fault of theirs of course, it was just one of those...

Have a look above the team boards on this page: AFL Team Boards Respect the team and its supporters when on a team board. Read any board-specific rules threads before posting.

It's not that difficult to show a bit of class. I'm big on not trolling on opposition club boards, supporters are entitled to have their board free of that crap. And when Carlton supporters do it, it pisses me off no end. :p The hatred isn't reciprocal, but despite that I'd have to say I got...

Supporters are pretty raw after a loss at the best of times, let alone when it is a PF. I am with you, the last thing you need is clowns from other clubs trolling at a time like this. I got really pissed off with it happening on our board when we lost to Brisbane. Show 'em no mercy I say...

Seriously, what are you doing? It hurts losing a final enough without having opposition supporters come on your own board and start rubbing it in. That's quite beside the fact that it specifically against BF rules to do so. Go to the Bay if you really feel the need. We didn't like it...

All clubs have gone through dark times at one stage or another. As I said before, strong clubs pull through it. To be honest, having followed Carlton since the late 60s, the club has seen an awful lot of highs so a down period was inevitable. Can't say I enjoy it too much :D, but I have...

I recall Collingwood imploding in the past as well. Good clubs recover from it. As did the Pies, so shall the Blues.

I couldn't agree more.

Manassa's long run and goal in the 77 Grand Final replay for me. Exhilarating stuff. :thumbsu: (I hope you don't mind a Carlton supporter contributing to this thread :D ).

Danny Rowe was the character name. I did an IMDB search on the actor, and was surprised to find he has quite an extensive acting history. IMDB - Harold Hopkins

The fact that Craig played at all after leaving Carlton proved his toughness as a footballer. I am sure the injury he suffered at the Blues was so serious (I think it was an eye injury) that he was told he would not, or should not, play the game again.