thylacine60
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There's been something bugging me for years about a certain ex-player. I'll get to that problem later. The bloke in question is Mark Maclure. He was a big, blonde centre-half forward with an accurate kick who played in the 70's and 80's. He was pretty reliable and a regular goal kicker although I can't ever recall him kicking too many huge bags. It always seemed to me that once he had 3 or 4 he'd put the cue in the rack for the day and consider his work done.
He was around when the Blueboys were right into the party culture (but still managing to win flags) and would have been among the hardest party-goers along with Jimmy Buckley, Slav Perovic and WoW Jones.
I recall one day standing in the right scoreboard pocket at Princes Park with my dad in the early 80's sometime, listening to this effeminate, plaintive voice behind me continually moaning "Oh Mark, I love you Mark". Turned out to be a psychologically distressed fella who obviously had the hots for the big No 36. Dad and I looked about the near crowd as you do. Most thought it hilarious as the love-sick bloke kept on about his undying affection for Mark. So it seemed MM attracted both sexes - he certainly had a bit of a name as a hunk.
Since retiring he must have definitely had a sense of humour bypass operation going by his ABC Radio commentary. Today he comes across as dour, humourless and a bit of a bullying perfectionist. When commenting on a team's performance he gets extremely pissed off if things aren't carried out on the field just the way he thinks they should be. If a player shirks or makes a mistake he pillories the poor bloke mercilessly. I wonder if he developed this outlook during his time with the Swans?
Anyway, this has all been a very long way of asking the following question:
WHY THE **** IS HIS NICKNAME "SELLERS"?
He was around when the Blueboys were right into the party culture (but still managing to win flags) and would have been among the hardest party-goers along with Jimmy Buckley, Slav Perovic and WoW Jones.
I recall one day standing in the right scoreboard pocket at Princes Park with my dad in the early 80's sometime, listening to this effeminate, plaintive voice behind me continually moaning "Oh Mark, I love you Mark". Turned out to be a psychologically distressed fella who obviously had the hots for the big No 36. Dad and I looked about the near crowd as you do. Most thought it hilarious as the love-sick bloke kept on about his undying affection for Mark. So it seemed MM attracted both sexes - he certainly had a bit of a name as a hunk.
Since retiring he must have definitely had a sense of humour bypass operation going by his ABC Radio commentary. Today he comes across as dour, humourless and a bit of a bullying perfectionist. When commenting on a team's performance he gets extremely pissed off if things aren't carried out on the field just the way he thinks they should be. If a player shirks or makes a mistake he pillories the poor bloke mercilessly. I wonder if he developed this outlook during his time with the Swans?
Anyway, this has all been a very long way of asking the following question:
WHY THE **** IS HIS NICKNAME "SELLERS"?
now i'm curious , thanks .
