Carlton coach David Parkin on parade ahead of the 1982 Grand Final. (Photo: Emil Govic)
Photographs of an understated Grand Final parade of 1982 – throwbacks to a time when there was less hoopla and fanfare – have been forwarded to the Carlton Football Club archive.
The images, as captured through the lens of Carlton Member Emil Govic, show a number of senior players (some appearing tense, others relaxed) in the motorcade winding its way through the streets of the Melbourne central business district.
Ken Hunter can be seen outside David Triaca’s long gone Café Latin at 55 Lonsdale Street. Carlton Senior Coach David Parkin is also featured, while long-serving club administrator Shane O’Sullivan appears resplendent in collar, tie and vest, in an animated conversation with the then captain Mike Fitzpatrick. Perched in a cream-coloured MG.
The 1982 Brownlow Medallist Brian Wilson is also there, with the late Frank Traynor and his Jazz Preachers belting out a tune behind.
“I used to go to all of these parades and have more pictures from parades of previous years . . . I just have to find them,” Govic said.
“I have followed this beautiful football club since I can’t remember, and my mum and my sister were the diehards. Sadly they no longer go to games, but still follow the club passionately from afar.”
If you have any Carlton-centric photographs or film you would like to forward to the club’s online archive, please contact tony.debolfo@carltonfc.com.au
Ken Hunter by Triaca Cafe’s Latin. (Photo: Emil Govic)
David Glascott and Ken Hunter. (Photo: Emil Govic)
Peter Bosustow and Frank Marchesani. (Photo: Emil Govic)
Peter McConville and Warren Jones. (Photo: Emil Govic)
Des English and David Clarke. (Photo: Emil Govic)
Robbert Klomp and Ross Ditchburn. (Photo: Emil Govic)
Mark Maclure and Wayne Johnston. (Photo: Emil Govic)
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