Toast Vale Shane Warne (1969 - 2022)

[tomjoad]

It's always tragic when someone larger than life falls away from the mortal coil. A very sad day. Respects to an absolute legend and great.
R.I.P. Warnie.

 

[Mowman]

Just can't believe this

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Pretty hard to process

Only 52

RIP Legend

 

[cartwright]

Unbelievable…
Thanks for all the joy you bought to the game of test cricket & passion for the saints.

Thinking of his family, kids.
Gone too soon.

 

[Holy Hunter Clark]

Certainly the worst news to wake up to.

Rest In Peace King.

Won’t be another like you

 

[BrutThough]

In shock right now. 52 is just way too young.

Rest in Peace Warnie.

 

[Veer Right]

He appeared so healthy.. in shock

 

[plugger66]

Still in shock 5 hours on. What a player both on and off the field. I actually have a picture with him holding my daughter who was 10 days old at the save out saints day. Always meant to get him to sign it. Now it will never happen. Even last night a few of us were commenting on the picture not knowing 2 hours later he would have passed away.

 

[George]

Waking up to this news. Tragic.

 

[Barrels]

As a chubby blonde spin-bowling Saints-supporting kid, he was unquestionably my hero.

I’m absolutely devastated, as I’m sure so many are.

Gone far FAR too young.

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

Rest In Peace Shane Warne. Undisputed legend of the game. Gone far too early. At 52 we should have had many more years of him spreading his leg spin wisdom to new generations

 

[lewdogs]

The Greatest.
RIP

 

[Saintbloke]

R.I.P. Warnie

 

[AFLOnline]

Suspected heart attack.

Wow. Absolutely shocked and devastated by the news.

R.I.P Warney a true Saint

Incredibly sad

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Terrible news to wake up to. RIP Warney

 

[Ekomaira]

RIP King

 

[gringo2011]

I’m in shock. Finally buried my dad today and then lose marsh and Warnie. Got some bad wraps but was a really genuine guy. Sat next to him when barks had the memorial against the hawks. Been a shocking few weeks.

I never knew him but used to see him at events and around town. He was more like a rock star than cricketer, people would stare at him like Mick Jagger was in the room. He was everything Aussies love, a larrikin, a bit of a stud, a rebel and an elite at his craft but acted like he didn't even know where it came from.

Probably our greatest advocate and a massive loss to the Saints family, really amplified by the loss of Gudinski last year. A really sad day.

 

[Jack Stevens]

One of the great advocates for the Saints. It always humoured me how he could turn an international cricket broadcast into a conversation about his beloved Saints, but I spose he was the King of Spin afterall...

Vale Shane. Gone far too young.

 

[CaptainRisky]

What a shocking few days it has been , Dean Woods , Rodney Marsh and now the great man Warnie , RIP , you are a legend

 

[bird_man]

All time favourite cricketer.

So many great memories of him playing while I was growing up.

He had a great knowledge if the game as well.

Bloody sad news

 

[plugger66]

What a shocking few days it has been , Dean Woods , Rodney Marsh and now the great man Warnie , RIP , you are a legend

Yep forgot about dean woods. Star bike rider and still quite young.

 

[MUFKilda]

All time favourite cricketer.

So many great memories of him playing while I was growing up.

He had a great knowledge if the game as well.

Bloody sad news

I remember watching his 'ball of the century' on TV - his Gatting wicket in 1993 - his first test ball in England. I'd never heard of him before the match; he looked like he was straight off an Aussie beach: young, chubby, spiky blond hair, big smile; then he bowled that first ball and the rest is history. Leg spin was almost extinct when Warne started his career, and he single-handed brought it back into cricket. It's a damn shame.

 

[The Jack]

Absolutely gutted.

Greatest ever Victorian, Australian sportsman and character imo.

RIP King

 

[windyhill]

He truly loved The Saints. RIP.

 

[jwikked]

This was awful news to wake up to. My only cricket skill is the decent wrongun I can bowl because I used to pretend I was Warnie in the hallway with a tennis ball lol. An icon of sport, and quite frankly an Australian icon.
I know it wasn't to everyones taste, but I really enjoyed his commentary too. Far too young.