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Football => View from the Outer => Topic started by: cub on October 02, 2014, 08:46:13 PM

Title: Robbie Flower has passed away
Post by: cub on October 02, 2014, 08:46:13 PM

Just heard he passed, one of my favourite non richmond players... Way too young!

Title: Re: Robbie Flower has passed away
Post by: WilliamPowell on October 02, 2014, 09:10:27 PM

Just moved a post regarding someone's passing

Similar to the Tommy Hafey situation early this year

Until there is official confirmation and out of respect it has been moved

WP

Title: Re: Robbie Flower has passed away
Post by: cub on October 02, 2014, 09:26:40 PM

Yeah sorry was just about to myself, was just kinda go smacked hearing it

Title: Re: Robbie Flower has passed away
Post by: 1965 on October 02, 2014, 09:38:29 PM

Confirmed on Footy Classified.

RIP Robbie Flower

Title: Re: Robbie Flower has passed away
Post by: one-eyed on October 02, 2014, 09:39:15 PM

Sadly, confirmed by Garry Lyon on Footy Classified tonight.

Passed away from complications after heart surgery earlier in the year.

RIP  :(.

Title: Re: Robbie Flower has passed away
Post by: one-eyed on October 02, 2014, 10:31:09 PM

Media reports and tributes:

Flower was only 59  :(.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/robbie-flower-melbourne-legend-and-afl-hall-of-famer-passes-away-aged-59/story-fndv8pdq-1227078308134
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/melbourne-legend-robert-flower-dies-20141002-10pkad.html

Title: Re: Robbie Flower has passed away
Post by: tony_montana on October 02, 2014, 11:09:19 PM

RIP

Title: Re: Robbie Flower has passed away
Post by: yellowandback on October 04, 2014, 08:12:07 PM

A true great. Helped make the game what it is today.

Title: Re: Robbie Flower has passed away
Post by: YellowandBlackBlood on October 06, 2014, 07:20:21 PM

One of my favourite non Richmond players. Hugely talented and a very fair player.

RIP.

Title: Re: Robbie Flower has passed away
Post by: (•))(©™ on October 06, 2014, 07:40:19 PM

Vale, the great man!