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Thought you scum with the duck on a stick might appreciate this 
The Weekly Times this week has an article on John Sudholz, who's made the paper for applied farming techniques out where he has crops near Rupanyup (18k from my hometown).
From the article (Weekly Times 3/9/03 p35 "Focus") :
Farming has been the major focus of his life since leaving school at age 15.
Football was the other.
John played 87 games with VFL team South Melbourne from 1966 to 1971 and was the club's leading goalkicker for four seasons.
He joined the Swans as a 19 year old ruckman but played most of his games at full-forward and in the forward pocket.
South Melbourne paid him $40 a week to play at the highest level of football in Australia.
Ironically, when he left the club in 1971 to return to the Wimmera, he was offered $70 a week to play for Murtoa. Instead, he opted to play for Rupanyup at $50 a week.
VFL football was an integral part of John's life. It helped build his confidence and raised his profile in the VFF (Victorian Farmers Federation).
He plans to retire while still kicking goals (at farming, not footy! They mean farming!) and has set a target of his 60th birthday which is three years away.
Hope that's good reading for yers, jits only a tiny part of the article but it captured all the footy part of it. I'm also gonna use it in an argument on Regional Leagues board re players getting paid more up the bush in the past, than in the big league.
The Weekly Times this week has an article on John Sudholz, who's made the paper for applied farming techniques out where he has crops near Rupanyup (18k from my hometown).
From the article (Weekly Times 3/9/03 p35 "Focus") :
Farming has been the major focus of his life since leaving school at age 15.
Football was the other.
John played 87 games with VFL team South Melbourne from 1966 to 1971 and was the club's leading goalkicker for four seasons.
He joined the Swans as a 19 year old ruckman but played most of his games at full-forward and in the forward pocket.
South Melbourne paid him $40 a week to play at the highest level of football in Australia.
Ironically, when he left the club in 1971 to return to the Wimmera, he was offered $70 a week to play for Murtoa. Instead, he opted to play for Rupanyup at $50 a week.
VFL football was an integral part of John's life. It helped build his confidence and raised his profile in the VFF (Victorian Farmers Federation).
He plans to retire while still kicking goals (at farming, not footy! They mean farming!) and has set a target of his 60th birthday which is three years away.
Hope that's good reading for yers, jits only a tiny part of the article but it captured all the footy part of it. I'm also gonna use it in an argument on Regional Leagues board re players getting paid more up the bush in the past, than in the big league.