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[RedmanWasHere]

Feltham didn't make tonight's Australian Football HOF in memoriam.

 

[hilly]

Five years for an inaugural Roos premiership player and 100-gamer's death to go unnoticed. That's astonishing and kind of upsetting to hear.

Only thing I can think of is that he was apparently living in Canada and passed shortly before Covid started.

 

[killer]

Any details on the conflict @ Brisbane bears that saw him not reappointed in 1990?

 

[GreyCrow]

AFL Historian and North Historian advise me that North premiership player, RIchmond player, and caretaker Bears coach Paul Feltham died December 19 2019.
Can't seem to find any details from that time of his passing, but they have confirmed he has passed.

Paul Feltham - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I thought I had heard similar and when someone mentioned coaches of Brisbane and that they were all alive I thought no thats not right as I felt Feltham had passed but had no proof

Any details on the conflict @ Brisbane bears that saw him not reappointed in 1990?

The players didn't like how hard he went

Two-minute interview

www.theage.com.au

Legally, I can't talk about the settlement with Pelerman (Reuben Pelerman, then the Brisbane Bears' private owner), but Shane O'Sullivan went to Pelerman and said if he kept me on as coach, he wouldn't have a side because I was too hard on the players. That's absurd but that was a beef between O'Sullivan and me. It had nothing to do with the development of the side. He decided that was a me

 

[killer]

" To my reckoning, his supposedly colourful, chequered past came back to haunt him."

Hardie happy to look to his laurels

www.theage.com.au

"Feltham was a charismatic, but mysterious character. He was well-liked by the team but he was the subject of more rumours than Boo Radley."

Nude School's Where I'll Be

The Complete Perks of Damian Callinan is a reader-supported publication.

damiancallinan.substack.com

 

[Paddywagon]

" To my reckoning, his supposedly colourful, chequered past came back to haunt him."

Hardie happy to look to his laurels

www.theage.com.au

"Feltham was a charismatic, but mysterious character. He was well-liked by the team but he was the subject of more rumours than Boo Radley."

Nude School's Where I'll Be

The Complete Perks of Damian Callinan is a reader-supported publication.

damiancallinan.substack.com

Great info. thanks for providing.

 

[The Made Guy]

Feltham didn't make tonight's Australian Football HOF in memoriam.

He died five and a half years ago.

 

[ThePope]

People featured in the In Memorium segment during the Hall of Fame last night. Pity the director thought the violinist was more important than the players on numerous times.

Would be interesting to know who chooses who gets on, and who nominates or is asked to submit people.

• Brian Lowe - 36 games + ~300 Tas/Qld
• Don Marinko Jr - 196 WAFL
• Kevin Abley - 173
• John Schultz - 188
• Wayne Duke 9 + 70 WAFL
• Gordon Shepherd - 135 WAFL
• Bruce Jarrett - 171 SANFL
• Ken Melville - 71
• Wally Miller - 64 SANFL & Admin
• John Beveridge - recruiting
• Hugh Mitchell - 224
• Tim Barker - 239 WAFL
• Gary Merrington - 174
• Bob Philp - 133 SANFL
• Michael Turner - 245
• Bill McMaster - 61+44 coach
• Ted Kilmurray - 257 WAFL
• Ken Newland - 216
• Troy Selwood - 75
• Adam Hunter -151+64 WAFL
• Keith Slater - 218 WAFL
• Jeff Potter - 235 SANFL
• Andrew Krakouer - 137
• Ken Beck -143
• Peter Bosustow - 65 + 141 WAFL
• Peter Nixon - VFL commissioner
• Adam Selwood - 187
• Robert Walls - 259

Overlooked with significant careers:

• Des James - 243 Tas
• Sal Rees - >200 VWFL
• Clyde Laidlaw - 124
• Doug Ringholt - 4 + 114 WAFL
• Dick Grimmond - 102
• Peter Webster - 97
• John Nix - 95
• David Norman - 91
• Barry Cheatley - 81
• Brian Turner - 81
• Ray Baxter - 80
• Leigh Robertson - 76
• Sean King - 1 + 70 WAFL
• Frank Dunin - 69
• Keith Bromage - 69
• Paul Dodd - 57
• Chris Toce - Richmond recruiter

Other players with fewer V/AFL games

• Leon Berner - 18
• Wally Nash - 17
• Fred Smith - 1
• Brian Gilmore - 21
• Jim Sandral - 22
• Bob Templeton - 22
• Stewart Duncan - 30
• Mark Slater - 2
• Renato Ricci - 2
• Len Kent - 24
• Graeme Clyne - 6
• John Lewis - 10
• Ron Warren - 5
• Kevin Darrigan - 43
• John Elward - 16
• Les Jarry - 21
• Alan Lynch - 7
• Eddie Millar - 5
• Frank Driscoll - 7
• Tisto De Lorenzo - 10
• Ian Miles - 4
• Bill Clements - 14
• Colin MacNeil - 8
• John Dineen - 17
• Robert Hay - 14
• Bob Turner - 22
• Josh Mail - 4
• Barry Beitzel - 2
• Kevin Webb - 11
• Alan Self - 24
• Peter Bevilacqua - 1
• Edo Benetti - 9
• Basil Rigg - 37 WAFL
• Ray Landorf - 19
• Don Mattson - 8
• Len Gardiner - 5

 

[kick it to tim]

Paul Feltham

Box Hill 1967
Eastlake (ACT) 1968 - While Serving in the Navy, had trained with hawthorn in the VFL (played 2 pre season games) then moved to the ACT - Wining the Mulrooney Medal for league best.

Balmain 1969
North Melbourne 1970-1977
East Fremantle in 1977 (18 games)
Richmond 1928


Mordialloc 1979
West Canberra - Captain/coach - 1980-81
University of South Queensland 1986 - 1987
Morningside 1989….
Brisbane Bears 1989

West Brisbane 1992

 

[35Daicos]

This is for South Melbourne player Peter Rice, who died the other day (see earlier post): https://www.mytributes.com.au/notice/death-notices/rice-james-peter/6305503/

I've added the exact DOD to his Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Rice_(footballer)

Oliver G

 

[rbartlett]

People featured in the In Memorium segment during the Hall of Fame last night. Pity the director thought the violinist was more important than the players on numerous times.

Would be interesting to know who chooses who gets on, and who nominates or is asked to submit people.

• Brian Lowe - 36 games + ~300 Tas/Qld
• Don Marinko Jr - 196 WAFL
• Kevin Abley - 173
• John Schultz - 188
• Wayne Duke 9 + 70 WAFL
• Gordon Shepherd - 135 WAFL
• Bruce Jarrett - 171 SANFL
• Ken Melville - 71
• Wally Miller - 64 SANFL & Admin
• John Beveridge - recruiting
• Hugh Mitchell - 224
• Tim Barker - 239 WAFL
• Gary Merrington - 174
• Bob Philp - 133 SANFL
• Michael Turner - 245
• Bill McMaster - 61+44 coach
• Ted Kilmurray - 257 WAFL
• Ken Newland - 216
• Troy Selwood - 75
• Adam Hunter -151+64 WAFL
• Keith Slater - 218 WAFL
• Jeff Potter - 235 SANFL
• Andrew Krakouer - 137
• Ken Beck -143
• Peter Bosustow - 65 + 141 WAFL
• Peter Nixon - VFL commissioner
• Adam Selwood - 187
• Robert Walls - 259

Overlooked with significant careers:

• Des James - 243 Tas
• Sal Rees - >200 VWFL
• Clyde Laidlaw - 124
• Doug Ringholt - 4 + 114 WAFL
• Dick Grimmond - 102
• Peter Webster - 97
• John Nix - 95
• David Norman - 91
• Barry Cheatley - 81
• Brian Turner - 81
• Ray Baxter - 80
• Leigh Robertson - 76
• Sean King - 1 + 70 WAFL
• Frank Dunin - 69
• Keith Bromage - 69
• Paul Dodd - 57
• Chris Toce - Richmond recruiter

Other players with fewer V/AFL games

• Leon Berner - 18
• Wally Nash - 17
• Fred Smith - 1
• Brian Gilmore - 21
• Jim Sandral - 22
• Bob Templeton - 22
• Stewart Duncan - 30
• Mark Slater - 2
• Renato Ricci - 2
• Len Kent - 24
• Graeme Clyne - 6
• John Lewis - 10
• Ron Warren - 5
• Kevin Darrigan - 43
• John Elward - 16
• Les Jarry - 21
• Alan Lynch - 7
• Eddie Millar - 5
• Frank Driscoll - 7
• Tisto De Lorenzo - 10
• Ian Miles - 4
• Bill Clements - 14
• Colin MacNeil - 8
• John Dineen - 17
• Robert Hay - 14
• Bob Turner - 22
• Josh Mail - 4
• Barry Beitzel - 2
• Kevin Webb - 11
• Alan Self - 24
• Peter Bevilacqua - 1
• Edo Benetti - 9
• Basil Rigg - 37 WAFL
• Ray Landorf - 19
• Don Mattson - 8
• Len Gardiner - 5

I can shed some light on this.
Several historians were asked to submit names, and also look over the list - and I was one of them.
The cut off was 150+ games or a senior premiership ; but even then there was only enough space for x amount of players in the montage, and people of note outside of rule was also considered.

Majority of those in your 'overlooked' category were discussed or recommended
Des James and Clyde Laidlaw was in montage

 

[rbartlett]

Summary: A few League deaths as advised by Col and SR at AFL

Alf Beus
on December 23 last year (2024)

Terry Callan of Geelong passed away on Tuesday this week, June 10th. (2025)
Can their wiki be updated when applicable please.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Terry Callan of Geelong passed away on Tuesday this week, June 10th. (2025)
Can their wiki be updated when applicable please.

Tim's dad.

A cousin of Tom Hawkins too.

All 3 part of the Hardiman family.

 

[ThePope]

I can shed some light on this.
Several historians were asked to submit names, and also look over the list - and I was one of them.
The cut off was 150+ games or a senior premiership ; but even then there was only enough space for x amount of players in the montage, and people of note outside of rule was also considered.

Majority of those in your 'overlooked' category were discussed or recommended
Des James was in mintage - he was first slide.

Thanks. Didn't see James in the coverage, focus was on the violin.

At least (as far as can see), no blatant errors of wrong name like last year!

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Five years for an inaugural Roos premiership player and 100-gamer's death to go unnoticed. That's astonishing and kind of upsetting to hear.

I know there have been several posts since this one, but I remember Mark Choco Williams being asked about Paul Feltham, pretty sure it was on The Front Bar, maybe during the first Gather round, but it might have been another show, and what did he do to get 5 wins in 7 games after they had been so poor, and Choco talked about Paul having passed away.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Clyde Laidlaw another who made the in memoriam part.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

 

[Connor7395]

That name stood out to me because in the Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers, he was the first man listed.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

That name stood out to me because in the Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers, he was the first man listed.

Indeed and Peter Zychla was at the end of it.

 

[sherb]

The notice in The Examiner was lodged by people connected with the City-South Football Club. As noted in the info box for Barclay, he coached them to the 1974 [NTFA] premiership.

I thought I knew the name for some reason.

 

[parsons nose]

Remember Vic Aanensen well as a supporter of Port during the 70’s and 80’s. Played alongside some Port legends too, such as Bob Profit, Paul and Kevin Goss, Buster Harland and the great Fred Cook.

 

[killer]

Excuss if mentioned

Peter Poat of the WA football register
last month i think

 

[35Daicos]

Collingwood 1960s player Ron Moylan has died: https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/ron-moylan

It's believed that he was living in Thailand, and the club only recently was made aware of the news.

Ron Moylan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Oliver G

 

[GreyCrow]

Brought the term '' BallTearer '' to national prominence with his commentating in the 70s and 80s - I do think Balltearer was in reference to a SOO match

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Brought the term '' BallTearer '' to national prominence with his commentating in the 70s and 80s - I do think Balltearer was in reference to a SOO match

1987 State of Origin Game when SA beat the Vics by 4pt, but SA were about 23 pts up at 3/4 time. He gave the score straight after the siren and said - what a ball tearer.

SA TV had the local 7 commentators Ian Day, Peter Marker and Graham Campbell and Victorian TV had the ABC commentators, think it was Drew Morphett, Doug Hayward and Kevin Bartlett.

1987 was the year Ross Oakley got pissed off with Ron Casey and 7 Melbourne for refusing top commit to a $$$ figure for the TV rights by his deadline date, so he sold them to Broadcom and they produced 2 games a week I think, and showed them on Channel 10 and the ABC got 1 game a week - might have been 2 a week if WCE played in Perth on Sunday. 1987 was the last time ABC Melbourne had TV rights for VFL games.