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Heroes of 1970 gather for old time's sake
Grand Final heroes reunite for a special day.
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This probably belongs here, a new player-focused carlton podcast by club historian Tony De Bolfo and footy journalist Howard Kotton has just launched with two episodes.
With All The Champions podcast: https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/with-all-the-champions
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Episode 1: Anthony Koutoufides (link)
Anthony Koutoufides’ celebrated 278-game career for the Carlton Football Club was highlighted by unforgettable displays in the 1995 Grand Final and 1999 Preliminary Final triumphs. But perhaps ‘Kouta’s’ greatest four-quarter showing came in Round 5, 1996, when he dominated against West Coast at Princes Park, in what was a memorable one-point victory for the mighty Blues.
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Episode 2: Andrew Walker (link)
It only seems like yesterday that Andrew Walker's name was called with Carlton's first selection in the 2003 National Draft. Wearing the famous No.1 guernsey, his journey took him through 202 games in 13 seasons, including a memorable debut in Round 5, 2004, when he collected 26 kicks, nine marks and a Rising Star nomination. But it was the mark that he took over Essendon's Jake Carlisle in Round 18, 2011, that will see him live on in the memories of all Australian rules football fans for many decades to come.
Stuffed his knee during a game. Restricted his training and how far/long he could run. Fitness plummeted, and his game was built around endurance.Don't get me wrong he still played some handy footy post 2000 and didn't deserve to be the complete punchline he was, but if he'd taken even the most basic care of his body, he'd be an AFL hall of famer.
Here's something I read on the Club Website. I had never heard of the fact that the 56 Olympics were a chance to be held at a redeveloped Princes Park which would have catered to 100,000 people.
Imagine where we'd be now if it had happened;
No VFL Park
No Docklands
Financially set forever
Four years earlier, in 1952, Princes Park firmed as the Olympic venue when the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds were considered unsuitable and the MCG was refused on the grounds that the conversion of the arena was considered “engineeringly impracticable”.
When Carlton pushed for Princes Park Olympiad
Revisiting a moment in time when Carlton made an audacious play to host the 1956 Olympics at the old ground.www.carltonfc.com.au
Saw him at Club function and said gday. Told him he was my PE teacher and coach of our Seniors at High School, flat our denied ever working there. Strange cat, maybe too many concussions.
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Got addicted to morphine at one point I believe after being in hospital to deal with some injury and being given it too much.He was a great player and was also particularly known for his substance(s).
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