Melbourne Legend Robert Flower passes away.

[mattyc25]

I normally don't get upset when virtual strangers die but this one hurts.

My first Melbourne jumper had his number on the back when I was about 2.

Met him one day when I was a teenager and served his family at a hotel I was working at. Had to tell him how much I loved him as a player. Could not have possibly been a nicer bloke about me fawning all over him.

Vale Robbie.

Pretty sad that the MFC has had several legend players and top blokes gone before their time in recent years.

 

[The_Reaper]

Sad news.

I remember growing up as kid that my father used to rave on about Robbie Flower and Bob Skilton

 

[master bate]

That's enough for me. Sadly. Robbo wouldn't go unless he knew




EDIT: Hmmm tweet deleted. There's a lot floating around. Talk of the family not knowing. This twitter world really isn't fun sometimes.

 

[Bayer_]

Deepest condolences to his family and friends, as well as the MFC supporters.

 

[Nik_Kershaw]

RIP to a legend.

What a s**t time to be a Dees fan, they really can't take a trick for love nor money.

 

[LeverPuller]

Russell Robertson ‏@rustyrobertson 3m3 minutes ago
RIP Tulip

10:11 PM - 2 Oct 2014 · Details

EDIT: Robbo deleted it...

 

[BobbyMorri]

Just told my Demon loving dad who said he was the best player he ever saw, so graceful. played everywhere so well.

U can only hope it is one big bad false rumor but sadly too many people seem affected by it for it not to be true.

 

[sharp450]

robo deleted his tweet as well

 

[Crusty Demon]

shattered

 

[Dez!]

Russell Robertson ‏@rustyrobertson 3m3 minutes ago
RIP Tulip




10:11 PM - 2 Oct 2014 · Details

Robbo deleted.

 

[Demonheart]

Was just mentioned on SEN that the identity hasn't been revealed by the MFC yet as there is still members of the family who don't yet know!

I'm having a whisky

 

[Matt Stevic]

RIP. Great player, great bloke

 

[Rusty Brookes]

Such an admirable footballer. Skinny, short-sighted, realistically not built to play the game - and was a genuine champion.

 

[Rod Stroker]

I hope this doesn't insensitive but if it is true, why wouldn't the family know that he's passed away? Seems odd that if he has died that the media would know about it before his family does?

 

[benji2]

Shocked - what a s**t year and a s**t run the Dees have had - Wight, Stynes, Bailey and now Robbie Flower Saw the last 5 years or so of his career on TV and he was always joy to watch. RIP Robbie

 

[The_Reaper]

I hope this doesn't insensitive but if it is true, why wouldn't the family know that he's passed away? Seems odd that if he has died that the media would know about it before his family does?

Maybe extended family?

 

[master bate]

I hope this doesn't insensitive but if it is true, why wouldn't the family know that he's passed away? Seems odd that if he has died that the media would know about it before his family does?

Often in these cases it's not the family don't know but SOME of the family who don't know. So some do, but someone ie. a grand parent, a child etc is overseas or working and not contactable or simply some part of the family wish to tell another part of the family in person which slows down the process. The point is that the media have a responsibility to at least give the family some time.

 

[LeverPuller]

I hope this doesn't insensitive but if it is true, why wouldn't the family know that he's passed away? Seems odd that if he has died that the media would know about it before his family does?

Mike Sheahan is very close friends with Robbie. Guest appearance on AW suddenly and unexpectedly cancelled along with rumours of a great Melbourne player from the 1970s and 1980s having passed...plus various people have posted it on Twitter (most notably Russell Robertson) although deleting it.

You never know. Plus it's 9.30 at night, they'll try to get onto them tonight and release something tomorrow I would imagine.

 

[peternorth]

im shocked.

have played golf with him a number of times at the club where we are both members. he recently won a monthly medal, something extremely difficult. i was nervous as hell stepping onto the first tee with he and bernie quinlan.....but they were both nice as, and were more interested in me than talking about themselves. true gentleman. even when playing for $$$ he still respected the laws and spirit of the game.

although we werent mates (ie no exchange of numbers etc) as such, we played many rounds together and i am forever grateful for it. always said gday when we bumped into each other when not playing together.

ill never forget the time he offered me his spare beanie cause it was cold as .

 

[Gavin Excell]

Remember that now famous last round of 87 season when 5 games played at same time determined the finals placings with Dees scraping in after unbelievable last 20 minutes of action across Melbourne and in doing so delivered Flower his first ever finals game

 

[Loyal Lion]

Shocked - what a s**t year and a s**t run the Dees have had - Wight, Stynes, Bailey and now Robbie Flower Saw the last 5 years or so of his career on TV and he was always joy to watch. RIP Robbie

Add Troy Broadbridge to that list too.....shocking for the Dees.

 

[LeverPuller]

Add Troy Broadbridge to that list too.....shocking for the Dees.

Troy a bit earlier, but still. Barass has dementia too.

 

[d33my]

RIP Robbie. A shining star of the MFC.

 

[benji2]

Troy a bit earlier, but still. Barass has dementia too.

Didn't know that And Neale Daniher has Lou Gehrig's disease ...

 

[Graffy4242]

im shocked.

have played golf with him a number of times at the club where we are both members. he recently won a monthly medal, something extremely difficult. i was nervous as hell stepping onto the first tee with he and bernie quinlan.....but they were both nice as, and were more interested in me than talking about themselves. true gentleman. even when playing for $$$ he still respected the laws and spirit of the game.

ill never forget the time he offered me his spare beanie cause it was cold as .

I've played with him as well at the same club with his bother Tom and Bernie Quinlan.

Couldn't meet a nicer bunch of blokes.

Very sad.