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WhiteHartLane23 said:
Someone (likely a family member) edited the wiki page of John Barrett (Footscray, Fitzroy) to say he passed away on August 11, 2023 at 10:30 am at Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, New South Wales aged 94. The edit has since been reversed as it was unsourced and I can't see anything in death notices or from either club - hopefully this can be confirmed if true
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The editor has now added a photo of a death notice from the Blue Mountains Gazette as the reference. Definitely a friend or family member.
 
Stephen Rodgers advised me that Jeff Hilton's death date is July 30.
This information was provided by Russell Holmesby who received it from the coroner.
I have updated his wiki, but Demonwiki and AustralianFootball will need an update
 
rbartlett said:
Stephen Rodgers advised me that Jeff Hilton's death date is July 30.
This information was provided by Russell Holmesby who received it from the coroner.
I have updated his wiki, but Demonwiki and AustralianFootball will need an update
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Update to the above update
Mr Hilton's death date is August 6th, not July 30th as per updated email received by me from AFL Historian Stephen Rodgers
 

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Collingwood's Ken Bennett (1957-1962) died recently. He was a premiership player in 1958.

forever.collingwoodfc.com.au

Ken BENNETT

Ken Bennett is one of the few players who can claim to have played both reserves and senior matches in the same day. His unusual feat came in the second round of the 1959 season, when Collingwood and Melbourne faced off for the first time since the monumental upset of the 1958 Grand Final.
forever.collingwoodfc.com.au forever.collingwoodfc.com.au
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www.mytributes.com.au

BENNETT, Kenneth Raymond | Death Notices | Darwin | My Tributes

It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Ken on Friday morning at home in Darwin. Ken is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Les and Carol …
www.mytributes.com.au www.mytributes.com.au
 
Message from Stephen Rodgers

"We noticed in the Herald Sun today,
a Roy Harper.
In fact the full name, matches the player's full name we had: Roy James Harper

There is a slight discrepancy in the date-of-birth, as you'll see.

So, we've changed our d-o-b, from
2 - 4 - 29, to now be 29 - 3 - 29,
in accordance with the notice.

And now with a date-of-death of
15 - 8 - 23.

We've been able to confirm today, it definitely is the Footscray player of 1952 - 55."
 
Don Nicholls, older brother of John Nicholls has died
www.carltonfc.com.au

My brother and my friend forever: Big Nick's tribute to the late Don Nicholls

Vale, Don Nicholls.
www.carltonfc.com.au www.carltonfc.com.au


as well at the bottom of the article it also says:
The Carlton Football Club also acknowledges the passing last Friday of four-game rover David Browning, the Perth recruit who completed his senior debut in Round 3, 1955 - a year before Don Nicholls.
 

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From Stephen Rodgers:
"David Browning of Carlton.

With a date-of-death of 8 - 9 - 23.

We also noted that the notice had a date-of-birth of 26 - 5 - 1932.

We had 26 - 5 - 33, which I think was universal, with his Wikipedia page also having that -
so we've amended that date to now be in accordance with the notice in the paper.
Dave Browning has died. "


Dave Browning (Australian footballer) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
 
Tasmanian football Legend Geoff Long died on 18 September in Queensland. He was about 93 years old.
Multi premiership winner with City/City-South, regular post-WW2 rep for the NTFA and Tasmania, and an All Australian in 1956.
Later on an administrator, and a panellist on "Sports Club" (TNT-9), iconic Sunday afternoon tv show in Launceston.

59. Geoff Long | AFL Tasmania Hall of Fame

afltashalloffame.com.au afltashalloffame.com.au
 

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Vale Geof Motley

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Port Adelaide statement - Vale Geof Motley

The Port Adelaide Football Club mourns the passing of club legend Geof Motley.
www.portadelaidefc.com.au www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Geof Motley
250 games 1953 to 1966
156 goals
28 State games, six State goals

Nine premierships as a player (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965)
Four best-and-fairest awards (1958, 1959, 1963, 1965)
1964 Magarey Medallist

Captain 1959-66
Coach 1959-61

Australian Football Hall of Fame
South Australian Football Hall of Fame
Port Adelaide’s greatest team 1870-2000 + PAFC Hall of Fame
 
Paul Sullivan, 1 game for Hawks in 1959, appears to have died on 10 February 2023.
Whilst there is nothing absolutely certain, there is a video of his memorial service, that shows him blowing out his 60th birthday candles with the photo having the old printed date in the corner of 1 Oct 1997 (matches the footy player's 1 Oct 1937 birthday), and a photo with Hawks footy and fan dreadlocks.

Same user updated Bryan Horskins too have died on 9 March 2023, there is a matching DOB in his death notice.

Something bad is happening at Mulgrave, and it's not just Kennett!
Peter Scott and Rod Horrocks too! With Scott, the death notice that matches is for a Dr Peter R. Scott, but the date of birth is exactly 1 month off the footballer's. Error in footy records or the death notice?

Can't find anything to confirm Horrocks
 
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ThePope said:
Paul Sullivan, 1 game for Hawks in 1959, appears to have died on 10 February 2023.
Whilst there is nothing absolutely certain, there is a video of his memorial service, that shows him blowing out his 60th birthday candles with the photo having the old printed date in the corner of 1 Oct 1997 (matches the footy player's 1 Oct 1937 birthday), and a photo with Hawks footy and fan dreadlocks.

Same user updated Bryan Horskins too have died on 9 March 2023, there is a matching DOB in his death notice.

Something bad is happening at Mulgrave, and it's not just Kennett!
Peter Scott and Rod Horrocks too! With Scott, the death notice that matches is for a Dr Peter R. Scott, but the date of birth is exactly 1 month off the footballer's. Error in footy records or the death notice?

Can't find anything to confirm Horrocks
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While the death notice in The Age for Peter Scott has 24/2/1931 for a DOB it's interesting to note that the one in the Herald Sun has both that and 24/03/1931!: SCOTT, Peter Robert | Death Notices | Melbourne | My Tributes
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