News Vale Ron Barassi

[muttley45]

R.I.P. Barass, true legend of the game, and always a huge chapter in North's history.

 

[sutcliffe's hotel]

Rest in power Barass, you legend.

 

[northbergs]

The legend put our club on the map. Met him once at the Spring Races about 15 years ago and I’ll never forget his willingness for a chat about footy and in particular our great club. RIP great man!


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[winalotroos]

As a person in the 60s I loved what he did for our club, I was in the cheer squad in the mid 70s as a young man going to every game expecting to win.

a Great Man

 

[sruss]

RIP Ron!

 

[see see]

A legend at three clubs and the man who brought us to the promised land. I will be re-reading The Coach for about the thousandth time in the coming days.

It's difficult to put into words just what a God-like aura he had to young kids like me who started following footy in the 70s. Unquestionably the biggest name in the history of Australian Rules Football. Every superlative and all the hyperbole are not enough when it comes to describing the impact RDB had on our great game.

RIP Ron, your are truly the GOAT.

 

[Harris 10]

One of my earliest childhood memories was when my Dad took to me the Tan to meet all the Nth players.
I asked Ron for his autograph a few times and each time he responded the same way with “what did you say”, I’d forgotten to use my manners and say please.
It’s something I’ve never forgotten and I still have his autograph in my book.

 

[Gasometer]

One of my earliest childhood memories was when my Dad took to me the Tan to meet all the Nth players.
I asked Ron for his autograph a few times and each time he responded the same way with “what did you say”, I’d forgotten to use my manners and say please.
It’s something I’ve never forgotten and I still have his autograph in my book.

Do you use your manners today is the real question?

 

[Jimmy's Hot Dogs]

If you haven’t watched the Barassi documentary on Stan- do yourself a favour.

RIP RDB.

 

[giantroo]

 

[giantroo]

 

[Rooniversity]

'Barass' was our coach when I became a North supporter; as a kid I thought the players much surely be as terrified of him as I was. Such an influence on North and so many other clubs and the game.

 

[Ashley B]

Just told very sad one of the very greats. Helped change the culture of our club to a winning club.

 

[hilly]

A legend at three clubs and the man who brought us to the promised land. I will be re-reading The Coach for about the thousandth time in the coming days.

It's difficult to put into words just what a God-like aura he had to young kids like me who started following footy in the 70s. Unquestionably the biggest name in the history of Australian Rules Football. Every superlative and all the hyperbole are not enough when it comes to describing the impact RDB had on our great game.

RIP Ron, your are truly the GOAT.

The last page of that book is incredible.

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[Forever North]

10 premierships at 3 clubs says it all. A true legend and icon of the game. A sad loss.
My godfather was the dead set body double of Barassi back in 70’s, same looks, same porno mo, same build, same wide collared shirt with hairy chest, same intense look and personality but most importantly both absolute gentlemen. He lives overseas and whenever I visit always asks about his ‘cousin’.

 

[gokangas]

Reminds me a bit of Archer. Absolute examples of white line fever. Cross the line onto the ground and they would happily die rather than lose. Cross back and the gentlest people you could meet.

 

[Horace]

What an amazing career. 6 time Premiership player (55, 56, 57, 59, 60,64), 4 time premiership coach (68, 70, 75, 77). Though I wasn't a North supporter in 1975, I remember barracking flat out for north that day and like so many people who supported other clubs at that time, I was thrilled to see the very first VFL flag for North.

He was a wonderful player, who pioneered the ruck-rover role. He was such a good and influential footballer that in the infamous 1958 GF, Collingwood sent Barry "Hooker" Harrison out, to effectively bash him all game long. The Melbourne players lost sight of what was at stake that day and spent most of the time retaliating, while Collingwood, despite being a significantly inferior side talent wise, played football and won the flag.

There was outrage at the time and further reinforced the hatred so many supporters of other clubs had for Collingwood. That hatred probably was there for a long time beforehand, but certainly was sparked in the 1953 GF when Collingwood won a spiteful encounter against the Cats, after one of the fairest players in the comp, Bill McMaster, was carried off the ground after one such spiteful incident. My mother, a very passionate Geelong supporter, never forgave Collingwood for that.

Many people thought justice was being served against Collingwood, when they lost so many GF's between 1958 and 1990, hence the Colliewobbles. Many wish that they still hadn't won a flag since then.

When Barassi left Melbourne at the end of 1964, that along with the sacking of Norm Smith, led to the demise of Melbourne as the powerhouse club of the VFL and that long premiership drought of 57 years before they won in 2021.

At Carlton he continued to play some good football and was playing coach of Carlton in their 1968 flag.

Given that he died only today, I wonder if the GoDees bowing out last night was the cue for him to bow out too. He might well have been hanging on to see his old team, win one more flag, but when they lost, if he was still aware of what had happened, that might have been enough for him.

No doubt though, his best work was at North.

Well done, Ronald Dale. RIP

 

[Masked Avenger]

Despite this great Club's proven resilience and toughness over 150 years of overwhelming challenges, I often think where we would be today if it were not for Ron.

My favourite memory is seeing him hover over his players at 3 quarter time in the 1975 GF imploring them to make him the proudest coach in history. They certainly did that day. Still get goosebumps listening to it.

RIP Ron.

 

[Rod Stroker]

A legend at three clubs and the man who brought us to the promised land. I will be re-reading The Coach for about the thousandth time in the coming days.

It's difficult to put into words just what a God-like aura he had to young kids like me who started following footy in the 70s. Unquestionably the biggest name in the history of Australian Rules Football. Every superlative and all the hyperbole are not enough when it comes to describing the impact RDB had on our great game.

RIP Ron, your are truly the GOAT.

He's a legend at the Swans too. This is timely given his passing today, but I was listening to a podcast this week, and they were saying that the impact Ron had on that club was enormous. They were dead last, close to folding, and he had nothing left to prove, didn't have to uproot his life in Melbourne and take the coaching job in Sydney. But he went anyway, and saved them. The foundations he laid ultimately led to the success that Eade, Roos and Longmire have since enjoyed.

 

[Marstermind]

Nobody has come into our club and made a more profound impact. Not just the premierships, but the profile and respect he brought. For the first time a North Melbourne face was the face of football.

Well done Ron on a life well lived.

 

[giantroo]

He's a legend at the Swans too. This is timely given his passing today, but I was listening to a podcast this week, and they were saying that the impact Ron had on that club was enormous. They were dead last, close to folding, and he had nothing left to prove, didn't have to uproot his life in Melbourne and take the coaching job in Sydney. But he went anyway, and saved them. The foundations he laid ultimately led to the success that Eade, Roos and Longmire have since enjoyed.

 

[Ry009]

Vale Ron.

Wife just told me a story of when she met him, no surprise he was a classy bloke.

Legend of our club and the game.

RIP

 

[BlueRoos]

love and respect RDB.

 

[Wels Eicke]

Terribly sad, but what an incredible life. I'm no good at tributes, so all I'll add is, if I could come back as any person ever, I'd want to be Ron Barassi. RIP great man.

 

[giantroo]