Tickets Available for Carlton V Melbourne MCG, 6th August

Tickets for Round 20, 6/8 Carlton V Melbourne match at The MCG are now available. The cost is $50.00 per ticket due to an allocation of premium seating that we have been lucky enough to get, this includes entry to the ground and reserved seat, and finger food in the Spirit of Carlton room. Tickets will be sold on a first in best dressed basis. To book tickets please call Justine Wratten on her new contact number 0420-318266. 

Please note : These tickets are only available to Spirit of Carlton members.

Past Player Birthdays: 29th-30th July

Alan Mangels: 29th July

Career : 19741980
Debut : Round 15, 1974 vs Richmond, aged 17 years, 348 days
Carlton Player No. 847
Games : 88
Goals : 25
Last Game : Round 9, 1980 vs Essendon, aged 23 years, 300 days
Guernsey No. 10
Height : 179 cm ( 5 ft. 10 in.)
Weight : 80 kg (12 stone, 8 lbs.)
DOB : 29 July, 1956

Alan Mangels was a gifted footballer who seemed born to play for the Old Dark Navy Blues, although ultimately, his career didn’t do full justice to his ability. Prior to playing 88 games over seven seasons from 1974 to 1980, Mangels made history as the youngest player ever to sign with the Carlton Football Club when he was recruited at the tender age of 10 years and 314 days on June 9, 1967.

At that time, Mangels was in the midst of a close association with the Blues through his grandmother Margaret, who was the sister of Carlton’s legendary 1945 Premiership captain Bob Chitty. As well, Alan’s father; Alan senior, had represented the Blues at Under 19 level, and played in successive Premierships for the thirds in 1948 and 1949 – the latter as captain. Therefore, much of the Mangel’s family’s social life revolved around the club, and Alan was coached in the skills of the game by his father almost as soon as he could walk.

In 1967, Alan officially wore the colours of Carlton onto the field for the first time as captain of our inaugural Little League team. That same year, his family moved house from the northern suburb of Merlynston – in Carlton’s recruitment zone – to nearby Oak Park, in North Melbourne’s territory. So, to ensure that Alan played his future football at Carlton, the Blues took the extraordinary step of registering the promising youngster as an Under 19 player before he had even reached the age of eleven!

Mangels played his first game with the Under 19’s two years later, and soon dazzled some good judges with his ability. Thanks to his father’s diligence, Alan could drop-kick with accuracy and penetration off both feet, was strong in the air for his size, and had plenty of tenacity. The only drawback to his game was that he wasn’t naturally quick, but he read the game well and was a consistent ball-winner.

Ron Stone: 30th July

Career : 19651969
Debut : Round 11, 1965 vs St Kilda, aged 19 years, 338 days
Carlton Player No. 775
Games : 60
Goals : 13
Last Game : Round 20, 1969 vs Essendon, aged 24 years, 31 days
Guernsey No. 44
Height : 187 cm (6 ft. 1 in.)
Weight : 85 kg (13 stone, 5 lbs.)
DOB : July 30, 1945

As at 2011, only seven players have worn the number 44 guernsey in a senior match for the Blues. The first was Maurie Sankey in 1959, and the second was Ron Stone, a versatile all-rounder from Wangaratta who made his way up through the Under 19 and Reserves teams to make 60 appearances between 1965 and ’69.

Remembered for his awkward but effective kicking style, Stone played as a ruckman in Carlton’s Under 19 Premiership team in 1963, his first season at Princes Park after being recruited from Wangaratta Combined Churches. A year later he was impressing at Reserves level, and in round 11, 1965 he made his senior debut as 19th man for the Blues in a milestone match against St Kilda. That game was Carlton’s first foray to the Saints’ new home ground at Moorabbin, and it finished in melodramatic circumstances when an ex-Blue, Bruce McMaster-Smith, kicked the winning goal for the home side with only seconds left on the clock.

While Carlton headed toward a mid-table finish that year under the coaching of former Melbourne champion Ron Barassi, Stone was given opportunities in a variety of positions during the latter half of the season, including centre half-forward, ruck, and full-back. He proved capable in all of them, and his versatility was a real advantage to a team on the rise.

In round 11, 1966, Stone enjoyed one of the highlights of his career when he kicked the winning goal for Carlton against Collingwood at Victoria Park, and in 1967 the Baggers made the finals for the first time in five years. Stone was stationed in the back pocket to pick up the opposition’s resting ruckman in both of Carlton’s lacklustre efforts that September; a 40-point Semi Final loss to Richmond, and a 29-point defeat by Geelong in the Preliminary Final.

From then on however, Ron’s opportunities at senior level began to dry up. After 11 games during 1968, he was left out of the Blues squad when the finals rolled around again. Carlton was the outstanding team of the competition that year, and duly claimed the flag after a tight scrap with Essendon in a wind-effected Grand Final.

Stone added the last seven games of his career to his tally in 1969. Overlooked again for the finals, he was somewhat inevitably delisted at the end of the year after Carlton’s loss to Richmond in another torrid Grand Final. His last match in navy blue came in round 20, 1969 at Windy Hill, when Carlton staged a stirring comeback from 41 points down in the first quarter, to beat Essendon by 11. Alex Jesaulenko and Brent Crosswell led the revival by the Blues that afternoon, and kicked 11 goals between them.

On This Day: 29th July

Round 15, 1921

Carlton 4.4 28 6.13 49 11.17 83 18.21 129
St Kilda 1.0 6 1.1 7 2.3 15 2.3 15
Venue: Princes Park Date: July 29, 1911
Result: Won by 114 points Umpire: Crowd:
Goalkickers: V.Gardiner 10, M.Gotz 2, G.Green 2, T.Clancy 1, T.Hughes 1, F.McDonald 1, R.McGregor 1.
Reports: Injuries:

 

 

 

A St Kilda side weakened by the absence of several players on strike were put to the sword and resulted in Carlton’s first triple figure winning margin.

Vin Gardiner set a new Carlton record with 10 goals. It could have been many more as he also finished with 12 behinds.

Gardiner blooms as Carlton goalkicker
Carlton full-forward Vin Gardiner kicked a freakish ten goals 11 behinds in the Blues romp over strike-depleted St Kilda at Princes Park. This was the first double digit score by a Blue, beating ‘Silver’ Caine’s eight in 1907. Carlton beat the hapless Saints by 114 points. Younger brother of Jack Gardiner, Vin moved the opposite way to him, and crossed from Melbourne to Carlton in 1907, and played in the 1908 premiership. – 100 Years of Australian Rules Football.

Round 14, 1961

Carlton 1.1 7 3.2 20 5.7 37 7.9 51
Footscray 5.2 32 7.4 46 11.7 73 12.11 83
Venue: Western Oval Date: July 29, 1961
Result: Loss by 32 points Umpire: Crowd: 21,639
Goalkickers: T.Carroll 4, I.Collins 1, M.Cross 1, B.Williams 1.
Reports: Injuries: Pavlou (knee)

 

 

This wretched loss at the Western Oval didn’t just signal the conclusion of Carlton great Bruce Comben‘s career, it also saw the end of promising youngster Chris Pavlou‘s all too brief foray into the VFL.

In the middle of his best year of football, Pavlou wrenched his knee in an incident on the boundary line, and was forced into premature retirement at the age of only 22. For more on Pavlou and this game, click here.

Round 17, 1972

Carlton 3.4 22 7.8 50 13.11 89 17.17 119
Geelong 1.2 8 5.7 37 7.9 51 9.13 67
Venue: Kardinia Park Date: July 29, 1972
Result: Win by 52 points Umpire: P.Sheales Crowd: 24,797
Goalkickers: G.Kennedy 4, R.Walls 4, S.Jackson 2, P.Jones 2, J.Nicholls 2, B.Armstrong 1, D.Dickson 1, A.Gallagher 1.
Best: T.Keogh, R.Walls, A.Jesaulenko, G.Southby, D.Dickson, B.Armstrong.
Reports: Injuries:

 

 

Carlton’s effort in crushing an enthusiastic Geelong at Kardinia Park came as expected. The obvious reason for the tremendous effort was the indifferent performance the Blues produced against Essendon last week. Big John Nicholls had plenty of ammunition to stir up the Carlton players and they did not let him down. In fact, Carlton’s players were so enthusiastic and desperate that a couple of them couldn’t tell the difference between the colours and fought amongst themselves. There is no doubt Carlton is packed with talent and when nearly half the team can each gain more than 20 kicks it means the Blues are not relying on any individual to fire them. With fellows like Alex Jesaulenko, Syd Jackson and Adrian Gallagher all pin-pointing the ball right to the player’s chest it makes it hard for the opposition to get its fair share of the ball. – Polly Farmer; The Australian.

Round 17, 1989

Carlton 6.5 41 8.8 56 11.13 79 15.16 106
Melbourne 0.6 6 3.10 28 5.18 48 10.19 79
Venue: Princes Park Date: July 29, 1989
Result: Win by 27 points Umpires: I.Clayton & P.Carey Crowd: 20,277 Gate: $53,134
Goalkickers: S.Kernahan 4, J.Dorotich 4, M.Naley 2, C.Bradley 2, R.Dennis 1, A.Gleeson 1, S.Verbeek 1.
Best: S.Kernahan, P.Dean, S.Da Rui, J.Dorotich, J.Madden, G.Hawker.
Reports: Nil.
Injuries: Nil.

 

 

Stephen Kernahan produced another wonderful display up forward, with 17 kicks, 10 marks and four goals, as the Blues beat top five-placed Melbourne in one of the club’s best displays of the season. Kernahan got solid support in attack from Jon Dorotich who also booted four goals.

Carlton’s rugged, solidly built defender Steve Da Rui started his own wrecking machine against the opposition captains this round. Starting with Melbourne skipper, Greg Healy, Da Rui would crunch and stretcher over the next three weeks the opposing team’s captain. Whether it was by accident or design, only Da Rui could tell. But to be hit by him, you stayed hit, all these “hits” were legitimate hip and shoulders.

Past Player Birthdays: 28th July

Greg Kennedy

Career : 19721975
Debut : Round 1, 1972 vs Fitzroy, aged 22 years, 247 days
Carlton Player No. 833
Games : 48
Goals : 143
Guernsey No. 16
Last Game : Semi Final, 1975 vs Richmond, aged 26 years, 46 days
Height : 187 cm (6 ft. 1 in.)
Weight : 76 kg (12 stone, 0 lbs.)
DOB : 28 July, 1949
Club Leading Goalkicker 1972

Greg Kennedy was a rangy, high-leaping full-forward from Eaglehawk (via Wycheproof), whose brilliant debut season showed why he was courted by Carlton for five years before he arrived. But like so many others, his career was blighted by injury, and his career at Princes Park was another example of unrealised potential.

Bendigo League powerhouse Eaglehawk has been fertile ground for Carlton over the years, with Ollie Grieve, Rod Ashman and Des English (as well as Kennedy) among the stars to have graduated from the Two Blues to the Navy Blues. In Kennedy’s case, he was first approached by Carlton in the late sixties, when the teenager’s regular bags of goals for Eaglehawk began making football headlines throughout the region.

A fast-leading, athletic forward with safe hands, he was equally adept at jumping over opponents for his marks, and his kicking for goal was often deadly. The Blues were determined to get him to Princes Park, and kept up the chase. Eventually, we got our man when Greg was added to a strong Carlton squad in 1972. Enjoying silver service ball delivery from the likes of Trevor Keogh, Barry Armstrong and Syd Jackson, he had a stellar year.

Andrew McKinnon

Career: 1989–1990
Debut: Round 1, 1989 vs Footscray
956th Carlton Player
Games: 15
Goals: 7
Last game: Round 22, 1990 vs Fitzroy
Guernsey No. 47 (No.60 in 1986)
Height: 175cm
Weight: 79kg
DOB: 28 July, 1968

Andy McKinnon came to Carlton from outer-eastern Olinda as a solidly built, promising rover-forward, and spent almost two seasons with the Blues’ Reserves team before gaining senior selection in 1989.

After showing promise in his first dozen games, he suffered a serious foot injury that prematurely ended his career in just his second year.

McKinnon was a Premiership Player at Reserves Level in 1990.

Greg Sharp

Playing Career: 19811983
Debut: Round 4, 1981 v Footscray
Carlton Player No. 892
Games: 11
Goals: 3
Last game: Round 11, 1983 v Essendon
Guernsey No. 29
Height: 192 cm
Weight: 88 kg
DOB: July 28, 1959

Greg Sharp was a solid, wingman and key defender in the early 1980’s.

Sharp was recruited from NSW side Western Suburbs in 1978, after he had played in their 1977 premiership and was runner-up for NSW Rookie of the Year in 1977. He was recommended to the Blues by former Carlton U/19’s and Reserves player Ian Harry who was Sharp’s coach whilst playing for Western Suburbs, ironically, both players would wear the No.29 guernsey at Carlton.

Sharp debuted in 1981, playing 9 games in our Premiership Year, but only managed 2 thereafter for the Blues. He also played in the losing 1981 Escort Cup Grand Final against Essendon, where Tim Watson’s leap over Doull is stuck in footy folklore.

Sharp was later transferred to St Kilda for the 1984 season where he played a further six games and kicked one goal. Sharp debuted in round 1 of the 1984 season at full-back for the Saints, later that season another debutant for the Saints who would take the full-back role for many years to come was a young Danny Frawley who would play 240 games for the Saints.

Past Player Birthdays: 26th July

Trevor Keogh

Career: 1970-1981
Debut: Round 4, 1970 vs North Melbourne
819th Carlton Player
Games: 208
Goals: 191
Last game: Round 15, 1981 v St Kilda
Guernsey No. 8
Height 175cm
Weight 71kg
DOB: 26/7/1949
Premiership Player: 1972, 1979
Best and Fairest: 1976, 1978
Victorian Representative: 1976, 1978
Team of the Century

Trevor John Michael Keogh was originally from the Mallee town of Wommerlang. Later the Keogh clan, including his five brothers, moved to Bendigo, it was from here that he was recruited by the Blues from Sandhurst in the strong Bendigo League, where he played 58 games and in 1968 won the club’s best and fairest. Keogh’s senior coach at Sandhurst was Nildo Munari, a cousin of Carlton rover Dennis Munari. The irony here, is that when Munari left the Blues to play in Tasmania, Keogh took over his number eight guernsey.

Keogh played his first senior game in 1970 wearing the guernsey number 45 and later cemented his position in the senior team in 1972 as a fast evasive onballer who was able to find space. A clever player, Keogh was not a penetrating kick, but rarely wasted a possession able to pin point players and put the the team to a better advantage with smart disposal.

Keogh was a fine big game player. He was instrumental in kick-starting the Blues in the 1972 Grand Final kicking the first goal and booting 3 on the day whilst providing drive out of the middle.

Generally a fair player, Keogh was only reported once in the 1979 Grand Final for hitting Russell Ohlsen. Many astute judges agree that this was the turning point in the game as the pies were 28 points up at the time and Ohlsen was BOG.

Keogh scored nearly a goal a game and was more than handy up forward. He is without doubt one of the most underated players to wear the navy blue. He played at a time of great success yet with all the stars at Princes Park still managed two best and fairests.

Jim Plunkett

Career: 2001-2003
Debut: Round 5, 2001 vs St Kilda
1044th Carlton Player
Games: 37 (Carlton)
Goals: 14
Last Game: Round 21, 2003 vs Hawthorn
Guernsey No. 40
Height: 179cm
Weight: 79kg
DOB: 26 July, 1978

Jimmy Plunkett was a small right-footed inside midfielder with the ability to find the ball. Wearing the #40, Plunkett would come to Carlton through the Rookie Draft, after being delisted by the Bulldogs after 10 games through 1999 and 2000.

Plunkett, a red-head, would play 15 games in 2001 including a magnificent 34 possession game against the Crows in the finals. With 22 kicks and 12 handballs, Plunkett – or simply “Jimmy” or “JP” as he was known, was dynamic as the Blues crunched the Crows with Whitnall and Lappin also starring. Although we lost to the Tigers in the following week, Plunkett’s performance was eye-catching and we thought we had stolen a centreman through the Rookie List.

Plunkett played 18 games in 2002, with a number of high possession games (up to 24 on 3 occasions), although he had a few low ones also.

Plunkett did not have the size or pace of your standard AFL player, he earned the ball through burrowing in and out of packs. Good with his hands, Plunkett also had a limited kicking distance.

Thanks to the Blueseum for the player bios and pics.

Glory Days

Need something to fire you up today? Watch this video we have produced about the 1981 premiership. Should get the hairs on the back of your neck standing up.

Don’t forget our 1981 Premiership Luncheon coming up on the 25th of August where we can all relive the ‘Glory Days’.

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EXCLUSIVE: New Photo Revealed of 1981 Premiership Reunion

David “Swan” Mc Kay has kindly provided a picture from his private collection which shows an earlier reunion of the 1981 premiership team. This picture was taken at David Parkin’s residence five years after the 1981 flag. Many familiar faces are there, quite a few still playing for the Blues in that year. Can you spot the extras in the photo? Both players and non-players? Leave your answers in the comment section below this article.

You will see this team on the 25th of August as well when the 1981 premiership team gather with the Carlton faithful to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their magnificent victory over the magpies.

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On This Day: 23rd July

Today marks the 90th anniversary of a remarkable individual record for the Carlton Football Club. On this day in 1921 against St Kilda, Carlton centre half forward Horrie Clover kicked 13 goals in what is still to this day the single best individual goalkicking acheivement from a Carlton player in the history of the club.

The fact that it happened in 1921, a time when goals were much more scarce than today makes it even more incredible.

Horrie Clover was a champion of our club who played 147 game and kicked an amazing 397 goals mainly as a centre half forward. Sadly he never tasted premiership success playing in our team from 1920 to 1931.

This from the Blueseum:

From Maryborough in central Victoria, Horrie enlisted in the 1st AIF in September 1915. After basic training, he embarked for France with reinforcements for the 7th Battalion in January of 1916. Soon pitched into the horrors of trench warfare, he fought and survived until September of that year, when he was transferred to a machine gun company and promoted to the rank of Corporal.

On Christmas day, 1916, Horrie was struck down with acute appendicitis. He was evacuated to a field hospital for emergency surgery, where the doctors discovered that his appendix was gangrenous and that his life was in danger. He was immediately transferred to London for specialist treatment, and months of recuperation. Pronounced unfit for further front-line service, he was repatriated back to Australia in August 1917, and honourably discharged in May of the following year – six months before the Armistice.

Having recovered, and keen to have a crack at senior football, Clover trained with Richmond and Melbourne before Carlton gave him an opportunity at VFL level. And how he delivered! In his first match in 1920 – ironically, against Richmond – he kicked four goals from centre half-forward, and hit the post three times! By the end of his first season at Princes Park, Clover was one of Carlton’s drawcards. Former Australian Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies was just one of the many Carlton fans who were captivated; “he was the most artistic of high marks, unforgettable at half-forward,” said Menzies.

Horrie could kick a football, too. A balanced, deceptively quick mover, he was a glorious running drop-kick for goal. Playing against Richmond again at Princes Park in July, 1921, he let fly with a monster kick that was later measured at 86.26 metres – that’s 94 yards, 2 feet in imperial terms! And there are numerous other instances where he roosted the ball more than 70 metres. In round 12 of 1921, he slotted 13 goals in a game against St Kilda; a club record which still stands today.

 

To gain further insight into the man read the wonderful article ‘A Letter From Horrie’ which outlines a heartfelt letter Horrie wrote to a fan in a time of pain.

http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=105

An extract:

Prior to our trip to Sydney I was not very hopeful of our team winning the Premiership simply because I did not think that our team was good enough, but later in the season I was of the opinion that our team was on the improve whilst others were losing form and thinking this years premiership might be easily won. I was very hopeful of our team succeeding, although I always had my doubts regarding a few positions in our side when the pinch came in the second round. 

Personally I played the last three games under great disabilities, but I struggled on, in the hope of recovering from my injuries whilst I continue to play.

At Hawthorn I had a nerve in the hip shattered and this prevented me training to any great extent, in act, I couldn’t run on training afternoons. I couldn’t sleep at night and certainly was not fit to play in any of our matches following our Hawthorn engagement.

I didn’t have a good nights rest for three weeks owing to the aching hip and leg similar to nemalgia and ‘the spot’ on my hip was so sore to the touch that I would hop if it was touched by a finger.

In each of the three matches I played with the hip trouble, I had it knocked and consequently it did not have a chance to mend up and in the semi final I received two hard knocks on that sore and sensitive spot before the game had been in progress five minutes and in the last quarter I fell very heavily on my ‘lame’ hip which caused me agonizing pain.

Horrie was a veteran of WWI, and served his country with distinction reaching the rank of Corporal. After fighting in the trenches in France, Horrie was struck down with acute appendicitis which became gangrenous and resulted in months in hospital and finally a discharge. Horrie was no stranger to pain.

In these circumstances you can imagine my feelings after the match. 

Carlton lost the semi-final to Richmond by just one goal. Amazingly, despite his injuries, Horrie managed to kick three goals in the game. If it were not for the injury he might have tasted that premiership success he so dearly wanted but sadly never experienced.

I was broken down physically and dejected and disappointed mentally, so much so that I couldn’t rest for days, my brain was in a whirl and my leg ached and ached.

My good wife brought me your letter on the Tuesday morning I think – which I read before rising from my bed. I think I read it two or three times. It comforted me.

Numerous eulogistic references have been made in newspapers, letters and speeches to my ability as a footballer, many of them I think, undeserved, but I value your letter more than any of them, and I will keep and treasure it as my best and most appreciative football “souvenir”.

It is enticing to speculate that the letter Horrie refers to is still a Clover family keepsake. Perhaps another mystery for the Blueseum to explore.

I have received hundreds of letters from good friends many of whom –like yourself – I have never met, and I sincerely appreciate them all and am delighted to know that my play and conduct on the field has appealed to so many football enthusiasts, but the circumstance connected with your letter together with the evident sincerity, hearty good will, and human understanding of the wise and also the many appreciative references to my ability and conduct elevate it to the highest point in my estimation.

I must apologise for wearying you so with these details but I trust that you will understand my feelings in the matter and be assured that your letter brought a ray of sunshine to a sad and disheartened footballer.

Thanking you again most sincerely.

I remain yours faithfully.

H.R. Clover.

This letter reveals an intelligent, modest and empathetic man who was obviously shattered at getting so close to the ultimate success and his body not allowing him to get there. It would be another 11 years before the Blues would once again taste the ultimate success. Not through any fault of fine men such as Horrie Clover.

This record has managed to stand proud for 90 years it may stand for many more. It is something that should be acknowledged and appreciated.

Past Player Birthdays: 23rd-25th July

Ian Muller: 23rd July

Career: 1984-1985
Debut: Round 14, 1984 vs Richmond
920th Carlton Player
Games: 6 (Carlton), 27 (Overall)
Goals: Nil (2 goals overall)
Last game: Round 22, 1985 vs Collingwood
Guernsey No. 29
Height: 186cm
Weight: 81kg
DOB: 23 July, 1965

Wearing guernsey #29, Muller played 6 games for Carlton after debuting in Navy Blue in Season 1984. Muller was 186cm tall.

Muller would move on to St Kilda from 1987 to 1991, playing 21 games and kicking 2 goals to add to his tally. Originally from Maffra, Muller was recruited to the Blues from Scotch College.

Ian Muller was born in South Africa.

Rohan Burke: 24th July

HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY!

Career: 1981-1986
Debut: Round 17, 1981 vs Melbourne
896th Carlton Player
Games: 18
Goals: 9
Last game: Round 11, 1986 v North Melbourne
Guernsey No. 19
Height: 183cm
Weight: 75kg
DOB: 24 July, 1961

Rohan Burke was recruited from Reservoir Lakeside in 1979 as a potential half-back. He was the son of former Carlton 87-gamer, Gerald Burke, who played with the club in the 1950s.

Wearing number 19, the 183cm defender played 18 games and kicked 9 goals for the Blues after debuting in 1981.

He was just looking to cement a spot as a tough in an under player in the mid-field when struck down by a knee injury he struggled for regular games after that. Burke was cleared to Richmond for the start of the 1987 season.

Now Only Five Weeks to the Big Event

The excitement builds as there are are now just five weeks to go to our big event of 2011, the 1981 Premiership Reunion Luncheon. The 1981 Premiership team will be in attendance reliving all the magic moments of the day. Some of the best auction items we have ever had will be available on the day as well, this is not one to be missed.

To book your table or seat simply download and fill in our application form which can be DOWNLOADED BY CLICKING HERE.

We can confirm that DAVID PARKIN will be one of the keynote speakers. It will be fascinating to hear David’s recollections of that great day when the Blues defeated the Magpies on a sodden MCG.

Date: THURSDAY 25th August 2011
Time: 12:00pm
Dress: Lounge Suit
Venue: Victory Room at Etihad Stadium
Cost: $175 (all inclusive)
RSVP By: 29th July 2011