Club History David "Swan" McKay elevated to Carlton Legend status

[ferrisb]

David McKay officially a Carlton Legend

Four-time premiership player elevated to Legend status.

www.carltonfc.com.au

McKay is the only man in the history of the Club to feature in three winning Grand Finals over Collingwood.

Yep, definitely a legend!

 

[ferrisb]

I feel like I should know more about him than I do.

Here's McKay's blueseum page:
http://www.blueseum.org/David+McKay

Now us whipper snappers will gather round the fire while you oldies partake in some good fashioned reminiscing.

 

[thylacine60]

I put little store in these silly "legend" "hall of fame" tags - like I don't know any of these players considered aren't straightout deadset superstars without some silly dinner, drinks and ceremony to tell me. He was as good a KPP as we have ever had. The hands, the kick - and of course that most fateful kick of all....."McKay to the wing position on the Members stand side.........."

A humble champ. Ask Royce what he thought of playing on David Mckay.

 

[BigFrizz36]

Oh those hands. The Swan used to pluck them.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Oh those hands. The Swan used to pluck them.

Yep.

Best mark I’d ever seen ‘til Number 4 came along.

Could kick it 70 metres as well.

 

[Michael Jezz]

The only player to play across the 1968 to 1982 under all the coaches: Barrassi, Nicholls, Jezza and Parkin. It would be great to hear his view of each coach

 

[Coona Blues]

The only player to play across the 1968 to 1982 under all the coaches: Barrassi, Nicholls, Jezza and Parkin. It would be great to hear his view of each coach

So what about Percy Jones?

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

So what about Percy Jones?

Maybe meant the premiership coaches.

 

[Coona Blues]

Didn't play under Parkin.

Swan played under Percy

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Swan played under Percy

Yeah, read my ninja edit as I didn't know if you meant Perc as a player who had always played under those guys or Perc as a coach.

 

[Coona Blues]

Yeah, read my ninja edit as I didn't know if you meant Perc as a player who had always played under those guys or Perc as a coach.

Yep gave me a chuckle, the quick "deflection" all good.

 

[Blue and Blue]

Great Man. Great Player. Humble beyond measure. A champion.

 

[Coona Blues]

Yep.

Best mark I’d ever seen ‘til Number 4 came along.

Could kick it 70 metres as well.

Not sure I would rate anyone above McKay (except maybe his sparring partner Knights)

 

[OldBlueFan]

For those with Kayo: https://kayosports.com.au/shows/show-open-mike!2971/season-2019!15931

An interesting tidbit in there about him playing on in the GF against Richmond with a broken jaw. Courtesy of Balme, I think.

Sorry, that's the whole season of Open Mike, you'll need to scroll across to the David McKay episode.

 

[Arr0w]

One of the most graceful aerialists I ever saw and in that era, one of the best kicks. Could play back or forward

Extremely underrated given the talent he played with

 

[Jabba73]

Was always gunna happen

 

[TerryWallet]

When i think of Carlton Legend, i think of people like Swan McKay. The term is not diminished at all by Swan's inclusion to the group. He was an absolute star. A true KPP swingman who would star down back and up forward. And Carlton thru and thru since the day he walked in the door over 50 years ago.

4 Premierships over an 11 year span is an awesome calling card. A great from week to week, but also lifted again in big games.

Some of the convo's he had with other Carlton folk, who looked at life a bit differently than Swan, would have been interesting affairs lol.

 

[BigBreakfast]

81 granny when he was on Peter Moore for a while and ran Moore ragged to take advantage of the hammy injury. Smart, athletic, versatile and a humble gentleman to boot.

 

[agro]

Played everywhere over his career, from Back Pocket, Centre Half Back, Centre Half Forward, Full Forward, Ruck and Ruck Rover, the ultimate Swingman.

Played a great game in the 1970 Grand Final, importantly in the first half too.

Well deserved!!

 

[thylacine60]

Like Doull if he'd had one more year in him he'd have 5 flags.

 

[Blue Heart]

So what aboutJones?

McKay started playing in 1969 and won flags in 1970 under Barassi, 1972 (Nicholls), 1979 (Jezza) and 1981 (Parkin)
and it would 1980 too if we had of had any decent coach other than Percy !!!

He retired at the end of 1981, playing 263 games, kicking 277 goals.

My personal highlight of watching the Swan play, was witnessing him kick 8 beautiful goals
and clunking 14 marks V. the Bummers at Windy Hill in 1975. He had the ball on a string that day !!!

The only player to play across the 1968 to 1982 under all the coaches: Barrassi, Nicholls, Jezza and Parkin. It would be great to hear his view of each coach

 

[Blue Heart]

81 granny when he was on Peter Moore for a while and ran Moore ragged to take advantage of the hammy injury. Smart, athletic, versatile and a humble gentleman to boot.

Not to be picky but are you sure that was McKay playing on Moore, as I have very strong memories of Scott Howell playing that role on '81 GF day ?

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Not to be picky but are you sure that was McKay playing on Moore, as I have very strong memories of Scott Howell playing that role on '81 GF day ?

Swan kicked the first and last goal of the game.

Last kick in footy was a snag in a gf.......pretty cool.

 

[TerryWallet]

Swan kicked the first and last goal of the game.

Last kick in footy was a snag in a gf.......pretty cool.

Another 5yards from Swan and it would have landed right in my lap. Had a great view of it. Arms went up soon as it left the boot.

Swan just jogged off all laconic as usual as all the excitable mozzies jumped all over him and each other.

 

[BigBreakfast]

Not to be picky but are you sure that was McKay playing on Moore, as I have very strong memories of Scott Howell playing that role on '81 GF day ?

Was only one sequence that has stuck with me.