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[35Daicos]

I think it would be interesting to know how many men from the last Melbourne premiership are still alive.

The answer can be found up the page a bit (post #63). 16 of the 20 appears to be the answer.

 

[rbartlett]

John Wilson - RFC 1959 - died 15 June 2019. AFL have been advised.
His obit should appear in the Herald Sun over next few days.

 

[rbartlett]

Don Benson has died aged 99. Hs daughter told me he passed on June 12, 2019.
He played for RFC in 1945.

I interviewed him when he was 96.

 

[ThePope]

John Wilson - RFC 1959 - died 15 June 2019. AFL have been advised.
His obit should appear in the Herald Sun over next few days.

Thanks for these updates. Can you please update Tigerland when you get a chance. On the Wilson page there is a typo: "Premierhsip".
Ping Oliver Gigacz for the AustralianFootball.com updates.

 

[rbartlett]

From Stephen Rodgers
"Stan Smith (Collingwood) and Bob Henderson (Fitzroy)" have died in the last week or so

WhiteHartLane23 Oliver Gigacz

 

[35Daicos]

From Stephen Rodgers
"Stan Smith (Collingwood) and Bob Henderson (Fitzroy)" have died in the last week or so

WhiteHartLane23 Oliver Gigacz

Collingwood Forever has 8 June 2019 for Stan Smith.

 

[rbartlett]

Rodgers advises me that Hawthorn's Mack Atkins has died
His death notice says he was born 18.8.1931, not 18.8.32 as commonly thought. AFL has made the change from their end.

 

[35Daicos]

Rodgers advises me that Hawthorn's Mack Atkins has died
His death notice says he was born 18.8.1931, not 18.8.32 as commonly thought. AFL has made the change from their end.

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tributes.heraldsun.com.au

ATKINS, Mack Anthony

18-08-1931 - 25-06-2019

 

[ThePope]

From Stephen Rodgers
"Stan Smith (Collingwood) and Bob Henderson (Fitzroy)" have died in the last week or so

WhiteHartLane23 Oliver Gigacz

Can you try to find the actual date of death for Henderson? Lion's website just say "over the weekend", so 8 or 9 June, the Herald Sub online obits don't have a date and I can't find anything on the cemetery websites yet.

 

[GreyCrow]

Kevin Higgins 68 ( wiki has 6/7/2019 DOD )

Geelong/Fitzroy

Coach of Sturt in the SANFL (roughly treated imo)

HIGGINS. Kevin. The Brisbane Lions are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Kevin Higgins, who played 25 senior matches with Fitzroy from 1979-80. The Club extends its heartfelt sympathy to his Family.

 

[Gibbsy]

Kevin Higgins 68 ( wiki has 6/7/2019 DOD )

Geelong/Fitzroy

Coach of Sturt in the SANFL (roughly treated imo)

HIGGINS. Kevin. The Brisbane Lions are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Kevin Higgins, who played 25 senior matches with Fitzroy from 1979-80. The Club extends its heartfelt sympathy to his Family.

Local league legend was Kevin Higgins. He's had a lot of tributes paid to him in the local area in the last week. Was clearly a much-loved figure.

The Tuckers Funeral & Bereavement Service website has DOD as 5/07/2019 so I would be going with that. Also includes full name.

Bit of an obit here if you have a News Corp subscription. https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.a...s/news-story/24c30793019db45fde90607d037aac56

 

[Supermercado]

Peter Hamilton of Melbourne/Prahran, Friday 05/07/2019 according to this post.

 

[the croucher]

Peter Hamilton of Melbourne/Prahran, Friday 05/07/2019 according to this post.

mmm..6th July according to online death notice:

Peter HAMILTON (1956 - 2019) - Obituary

View Peter HAMILTON's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

www.legacy.com

 

[RedmanWasHere]

That’s the name I couldn’t think of.

 

[Supermercado]

mmm..6th July according to online death notice:

Peter HAMILTON (1956 - 2019) - Obituary

View Peter HAMILTON's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

www.legacy.com

I'll take that as more accurate, thanks.

 

[killer]

Football times year book 1990

 

[killer]

Jack Long

great picture of Bubba Tye kicking the ball away

NT footballing legend Jack Long farewelled in Darwin

Hundreds of people are expected to gather in Darwin today to pay their respects to one of Australia's most famous sporting patriarchs, who lost his battle with dementia and prostate cancer last week.

www.abc.net.au

 

[rbartlett]

AFL told me that:

Roger Hoggett of Carlton.
Died July 26.

Note that there was a discrepancy (we noticed) with the d-o-b.
Whether 5 - 10 or 10 - 5 was correct?
We've now had it confirmed, from the funeral parlour today, that 10 May is definitely correct.
(which matches, spot-on, with what the death notice says - at an age of 77.)
We think that AFL Tables, and virtually all online references, has it the other way, as 5 October - and Col wonders if you could alert them please, to the correct date. (ping WhiteHartLane23 and 35Daicos and *Paul* Oliver Gigacz )

Ian Drohan of St Kilda.
Died July 28.
(with a d-o-b of 22-8-1932)

Note that there's only been one other Drohan to play League footy -
the much more prominent early player of Fitz and Coll, Eddie.
Incredibly (we noticed) he also died on July 28 (in 1938)!
We contemplated, with 56 years difference in years of birth, that Eddie (Edward Patrick) and Ian (Ian Edward) may be grandfather/grandson;
but Russell H. has been in contact with the family today, and apparently that's not the case.

 

[killer]

according to wiki
John Scarlett

 

[killer]

Russell Middlemiss geelong 1950s

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Frank "Bluey" Adams has died after a battle with cancer.

Melbourne honours Frank 'Bluey' Adams

Former player Frank ‘Bluey’ Adams has tragically passed away

www.melbournefc.com.au

 

[Saintly Viewed]

RIP Bluey Adams.

A 6 time premiership player.

Frank was part of the great Melbourne era.

 

[Occidental]

Vale Bluey Adams. As a very young kid I remember him being a Channel 7 commentator.

 

[killer]

Polly

AFL legend and Indigenous trailblazer Graham 'Polly' Farmer dies at 84

Raised in an orphanage and suffering polio as a child, Graham "Polly" Farmer overcame adversity to become one of Australia's best AFL players in the 1960s, playing 356 games and winning three Sandover medals.

www.abc.net.au

Indigenous AFL trailblazer Graham 'Polly' Farmer dies aged 84

Considered one of the true greats of the game, Farmer played 101 games for Geelong in the 1960s

www.theguardian.com

 

[35Daicos]

Polly

AFL legend and Indigenous trailblazer Graham 'Polly' Farmer dies at 84

Raised in an orphanage and suffering polio as a child, Graham "Polly" Farmer overcame adversity to become one of Australia's best AFL players in the 1960s, playing 356 games and winning three Sandover medals.

www.abc.net.au

Indigenous AFL trailblazer Graham 'Polly' Farmer dies aged 84

Considered one of the true greats of the game, Farmer played 101 games for Geelong in the 1960s

www.theguardian.com

Bloody hell! Very sad news. The game has lost some big names in recent times.