Vale Ron Stockman

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A bit of history, and info on some of the other members of the 1954 flag team (plus one of the emergencies):

 
I never met Ron, but in my younger years went into Jack Collins' sports store and spoke to him a couple of times, met Wally Donald briefly through a mutual friend of his son, said g'day to Charlie Sutton, got an angry stare once from EJ (met EJ junior a few times though), and chatted to Ross and Angus Abbey at the footy.
 
Abbey, Ross and Gallagher?
I was stoked with Schultz as the choice to present our Premiership Trophy in 2016. Great player, club man and person in general. But part of me wished it was one of the 1954 Premiership players as well.

I hope that if we do make another Grand Final soon, that one of the remaining three, assuming any are in able enough health. Will be chosen to present the trophy over the likes of Grant, Johnno, Hawkins etc. Just feels more right to me given that team was the difference between our fans suffering decades of heartbreak, to an eternity of heartbreak.
 

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