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Title: Former Bomber Merv Neagle killed in NSW truck crash (Herald-Sun)
Post by: one-eyed on August 23, 2012, 05:52:36 PM

Former Bomber Merv Neagle dies in New South Wales truck crash

    Wayne Flower, Mark Buttler
    From: Herald Sun
    August 23, 2012 4:53PM

BOMBER great Merv Neagle has been killed in a truck crash in New South Wales.

Neagle, 54, was driving a B-double truck which crashed, flipped over and crushed the cabin at Tharbogang, on the Kidman Way, 10km north of Griffith, at 10.20am.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/former-bomber-merv-neagle-dies-in-new-south-wales-truck-crash/story-e6frf9jf-1226456864428

Title: Re: Former Bomber Merv Neagle killed in NSW truck crash (Herald-Sun)
Post by: WilliamPowell on August 23, 2012, 06:34:57 PM

RIP Merv Neagle

Absolute gun player that never got the kudos he deserved IMHO

For memory was runner up in the Brownlow in consecutive years (1980,1981), if not he finished top 3 in consecutive years

One of the best wingman of his time, long raking right footer who roosted them 50+ metres more often than not  :clapping

Title: Re: Former Bomber Merv Neagle killed in NSW truck crash (Herald-Sun)
Post by: one-eyed on August 23, 2012, 07:12:29 PM

Yep WP. Neagle was runner-up in the Brownlow (20 votes) to Kelvin Templeton in 1980 and equal 5th in 1981. He also came 12th in the 1983 Brownlow.

http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Merv_Neagle.html

Title: Re: Former Bomber Merv Neagle killed in NSW truck crash (Herald-Sun)
Post by: Hellenic Tiger on August 23, 2012, 08:33:16 PM

RIP Merv Neagle.

Can remember him as a kid was a gun player at Windy Hill but I also have some memories of him running amok on the SCG under Hafey during the Edelsten years.

Gun player for both clubs and it seems a champion given the fact he came so close to a Brownlow so early in his career.