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Has to be one of the greatest finishes to a game of all time. Bananas , drop punts and a torp ,Blighty was a freak.
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Also believe Denis has one nCan someone contact young "Dan" at the club and inform him that "Krakouer" was in fact "Crackers" Keenan?
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Where Are They Now: Arnold Briedis
My time at the Kangaroos was pretty special. Some people had been supporting the club for 60 years, and to see us actually win a grand final was pretty good.www.nmfc.com.au
Has to be one of the greatest finishes to a game of all time. Bananas , drop punts and a torp ,Blighty was a freak.
The modern day youngun's couldn't comprehend how much of a freak he was.
Forget just about any footballer that's played in the last 20 years. He was Dustim Martin x 5.
I got a great * mate age late 40's, knows his footy, reckons Blighty was the best player he has seen.
Good judge.
Loved Bertie ,who provided some great highlights in an otherwise average year. Rumours I heard later were that he was probably closer to 35 than 25 when making his debut ,which may explain why he seemed to lose his pace and was gone within a couple of years. Interested in the other debutants from that game. Found Ross Price who played 3 games for 3 goals in ‘65 but no record of a Geoff James. Reckon that should be Geoff Jones who played 3 games in ‘65. Anyway great article and Bertie was a ripper.
Loved Bertie ,who provided some great highlights in an otherwise average year. Rumours I heard later were that he was probably closer to 35 than 25 when making his debut ,which may explain why he seemed to lose his pace and was gone within a couple of years. Interested in the other debutants from that game. Found Ross Price who played 3 games for 3 goals in ‘65 but no record of a Geoff James. Reckon that should be Geoff Jones who played 3 games in ‘65. Anyway great article and Bertie was a ripper.
I saw Bertie around 2014 at a few Club functions. Delightful fellow who was always happy to chat. He told me that he was in his mid 70s then so that would make his date of birth in 1939 more likely. I wouldn't have thought he was 10 years older. At the time, he was still laying bricks! He looked pretty fit.Yes Geoff Jones who also played 3 games in 1965. He and Price were both gone by the end of the year. Johnson's ate of birth is shown as 8/6/1939 making him 25 when he made his debut. Unless he lied about his age, but 10 years is hard to hide.
Yeah fair enough, to tell the truth I can’t remember where I heard the story about Bert’s age so it may have been bs. I do recall listening to the reserves Grand Final in ‘67 on the radio when Bertie starred. Also the genuine excitement from the commentators when Johnny “barrel” Scholes (RIP) kicked a great long running goal from the flank to set us on our way.Yes Geoff Jones who also played 3 games in 1965. He and Price were both gone by the end of the year. Johnson's date of birth is shown as 8/6/1939 making him 25 when he made his debut. Unless he lied about his age, but 10 years is hard to hide.
I was there! It was great.Yeah fair enough, to tell the truth I can’t remember where I heard the story about Bert’s age so it may have been bs. I do recall listening to the reserves Grand Final in ‘67 on the radio when Bertie starred. Also the genuine excitement from the commentators when Johnny “barrel” Scholes (RIP) kicked a great long running goal from the flank to set us on our way.
My memory is of him being a new type of a reliable yet attacking defender developed under Barassi’s innovative game plan. Looping handballs and short passes out of defence as opposed to the get it as far away as possible style of most defenders at the time. The perfect foil to Dench’s more physical and dashing type of play. I can remember watching him getting his busted shoulder cradled by two trainers as he went off in the 3rd qtr against Essendon in 1976 leaving us with 17 men and a famous victory. He had a great career at North.
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Where Are They Now: Craig Sholl
Denis just instilled that we need to believe in ourselves and do everything we can to get the best out of ourselves. The only way to do that is by working hard.www.nmfc.com.au
Would love to buy real estate off the commentators in this classic
Was there anyone here at the game, would love to know how you reacted.