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[GhostofJimJess]

Yes. The world was still emerging from the Great Depression and World War 2 had just begun.
Ron Todd was offered enormous money to shift to the VFA, who could blame him with the world so unstable?
But it was a circus… Collingwood was naturally furious, they met with him and he decided to stay.
Williamstown then up their offer… so he changes his mind again. This all happens two weeks out from Round One.
No one was really sure what was going to happen….
But Round One, Ron Todd turns up to play for Williamstown.
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He really has walked out to a lesser comp.
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and here he is… it’s really happening.
120 goals in 1938
120 goals in 1939
… now he’s gone to the VFA!
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He kicks 99 goals in 1940. Willliamstown finish clear on top, but go out in straight sets.
The VFA is cancelled 1942-1944 as the War escalates. Todd plays no footy for those 3 years.
In 1945, he tries to return to Collingwood, and is called to a meeting but the committee are split and they debate for ages with Todd sitting outside in the corridor. Todd is furious and leaves, not even waiting for their decision.
Back to Williamstown he goes. He kicks 188 in 1945 and gets a Flag.
So in 1940 Collingwood watch Ron Todd walk out.. but at least they win the Brownlow with Des Fothergill.
But Williamstown strike again and offer him enormous money too. So he walks out as well in 1941.
You could secondly make a film out of all this.

Great story Occ.

 

[sdfc]

 

[ExileOnArdenStreet]

That time Geoff Jennings, Terry Wheeler & Ted Whitten Jnr got outmarked by Andre the Giant.

Geez what a unit!!

 

[PieLebo87]

My favourite one of Swanny. Was ANZAC day, he’d been called chunky during the week then went into beast mode this particular day.

 

[PieLebo87]

 

[PieLebo87]

A young Nathan Buckley playing for NT (?) against Ablett.

 

[carloss]

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

 

[Blind Turn]

Why do we need to contaminate a great thread with fanboi rubbish?

 

[Shane Heard]

 

[Shane Heard]

 

[troybe]

 

[keithrichards]

Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

Age

47

Ht

182cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

5.5

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

17.6

5star

K

11.8

5star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

4star

does it again

Love the faces of the bombers kid about halfway down on the right, and the pies kid just to the right of the ball.

Their reaction times to what they are seeing are a split second ahead of the rest of the crowd, who are yet to go up.