RIP Neil Kerley

[revo333]

Newman was fuming about Kerley not being a legend?

Yes

 

[Bearded Clam]

wow… what an absolutely beautiful photo.

two legends of the game.

RIP Neil…

 

[tandino]

Get to 88 for a car accident to take you, very sad.

Vale.

 

[Macca180]

RIP to the great man.

 

[Magma]

Also the (in)famous tale of how when he was playing for Westies and they lost the 58 GF against Port due to hitting the post with 90 secs left.

After a few bevvies that night, he and some teammates jumped the fence at Adelaide oval and cut down the offending post.

A piece of said post still ( i assume ) sits above the bar at Richmond oval

used to be but not anymore. in a glass case in the hallway of the club.

he was long before my time but the impact he had on westies and south australian footy is practically immeasurable. not many, if any, other coaches in the leagues would've been coach to 3 different sides' premierships. next home game is going to be quite emotional, and unfortunately another kick in the guts to go along with how awful our 130th year has been.

 

[Rod Stroker]

RIP Mr. Football.

One who should have been an inaugural Legend in the Hall of Fame and has still not been elevated, now another one left too late.

Basheer was a moron for never nominating him.

RIP Kerls. One of the best blokes in footy.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Just read the articles, is it known what caused the car accident?

 

[Macca180]

Also the (in)famous tale of how when he was playing for Westies and they lost the 58 GF against Port due to hitting the post with 90 secs left.

After a few bevvies that night, he and some teammates jumped the fence at Adelaide oval and cut down the offending post.

A piece of said post still ( i assume ) sits above the bar at Richmond oval

yep...legendary story

 

[ClintEastwood]

RIP 'Knuckes', a great bloke, champion footballer and absolute hardnut.

 

[footyfan1978]

Damn, sad news.
A real character from South Australia well before my time.
These personalities from a different generation were link to past of 50's and 60's that most of us knew nothing about so to hear from them and tell stories of past was priceless and you could not do anything but respect them for there service to our great Aussie game. Now another one gone.
R.I.P Knuckles

 

[mulz]

One of the best open mikes, hard as nails, you would run thru a brick wall for him if he was ya coach.....they dont make em like Knuckles anymore.

 

[Back One Out]

He lived a great life, reached 88 and the end came swiftly

RIP Knuckles

Well played.

 

[Jamolad]

Mum passed in December so was going through grandfather's old photo albums for photos for her funeral montage...found this pretty cool pic papa took of Knuckles after Westie's premiership. I like a lot about this pic - that papa managed to be right place right time to catch Knuckle's elation while he is hoisted shoulder high, with the iconic scoreboard and cathedral in the background.



I'd love to rock some of those suave hats too.

 

[GROTTO]

Mum passed in December so was going through grandfather's old photo albums for photos for her funeral montage...found this pretty cool pic papa took of Knuckles after Westie's premiership. I like a lot about this pic - that papa managed to be right place right time to catch Knuckle's elation while he is hoisted shoulder high, with the iconic scoreboard and cathedral in the background.

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I'd love to rock some of those suave hats too.

Lovely pic, thanks for sharing.

Just a side note, what a time to be alive as a fan and celebrate your team's win on the field on Grand Final Day. The class of dressing and not an obese person to be seen.

Kerley is from an era and time that will never ever happen again.

 

[GROTTO]

wow… what an absolutely beautiful photo.

two legends of the game.

RIP Neil…

For the rest of the Victorians in here, here is Teddy in his final lap at the MCG, he stopped for one moment at 4mins30s for Knuckles.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Mum passed in December so was going through grandfather's old photo albums for photos for her funeral montage...found this pretty cool pic papa took of Knuckles after Westie's premiership. I like a lot about this pic - that papa managed to be right place right time to catch Knuckle's elation while he is hoisted shoulder high, with the iconic scoreboard and cathedral in the background.

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I'd love to rock some of those suave hats too.

That's an amazing photo!

 

[radiojake]

Mum passed in December so was going through grandfather's old photo albums for photos for her funeral montage...found this pretty cool pic papa took of Knuckles after Westie's premiership. I like a lot about this pic - that papa managed to be right place right time to catch Knuckle's elation while he is hoisted shoulder high, with the iconic scoreboard and cathedral in the background.

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I'd love to rock some of those suave hats too.

Fantastic photo - awesome stuff

 

[Black Panther]

Get to 88 for a car accident to take you, very sad.

88 year olds should not be driving full stop (let alone towing trailers)

 

[smasha]

RIP Knuckles,legend of the game.

 

[benji2]

That's an amazing photo!

Yep, it is. It’s of the 1961 Grand Final, which had been played in 35 degree heat. And he coached them to another flag 22 years later.


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Here are a couple more premiership photos of him

 

[LightTower4]

Loved the banter between Knuckles and Ted Whitten.
Icon who will be missed

 

[windyhill]

A great football man. Terrible news.

 

[Leon]

Always enjoyed him on Channel 7 in the 90’s.

Very sad news.

RIP

 

[Todman]

Haydn Bunton also died in a car accident. I see parallels.

 

[dean33]

As a Victorian always thought of knuckles as SA’s Ted whitten. Seemed like a real man’s man.
They were telling a story on SEN this morning that he was boundary rider for a crows game in the 90’s, someone went down behind play and they threw to knuckles to comment on it. He said “I saw what happened but I’m not telling you who hit him”
Classic stuff.
RIP knuckles.