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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: rbartlett on April 17, 2007, 11:24:35 PM
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Hi there
Just a brief post to advise Richmond Supporters of an upcoming Richmond history book I have been working on since 1999.
This book is scheduled to be release in December 2007, and will encapsulate all of Richmond's history from 1885 with never before published photos and original interviews.
More details to follow as we get closer to the publication.
Should any supporter have any interesting photographs of material that think may be relevant for the publication, please contact me
Rhett Bartlett
Author Richmond history book.
www.rhettrospective.com
email: rhettrospective@hotmail.com
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Good luck with it Rhett :).
What sort of material are you after for the book?
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We are just interested in any photos people may have in their collections of players, events, moments that they think might be good in a book, or any sort of cuttings, letter, invitations that they think people would like to see.
I know in some cases we have relatives of former players post on here, so they may have interesting content in scrapbooks that they may wish to have published.
Rhett.
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Good - now I know what to ask for Christmas. :thumbsup
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Another question Rhett. Is it only about the Richmond seniors Rhett or will the book also contain some info from lower levels too (U19's say)?
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Another question Rhett. Is it only about the Richmond seniors Rhett or will the book also contain some info from lower levels too (U19's say)?
The great thing about this is all levels of Richmond are documented
Rhett Bartlett
www.rhettrospective.com
rhettrospective@hotmail.com
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You can now order Rhett's book which will be released in November.
"The Tigers" - A Century of League Football
Discover the real truth behind Tigerland's biggest names, incidents and happenings ...
The Richmond Football Club joined the VFL 100 years ago, and soon established itself as one of the competition's power clubs.
The Tigers have enjoyed a rich, colourful century, snaring 10 premierships and creating some genuine legends of the game along the way.
The voice of this fascinating book is that of the players and coaches themselves. Historian Rhett Bartlett has interviewed more than 50 Tiger players and coaches,
some of whole careers at Punt Road date back to the 1920s.
From Joe Murdoch to Jack Dyer, Tommy Hafey to Francis Bourke, the politics, passion and glory of a great club are told in a stunning array of first-person recollections that lift the lid on so many remarkable Tigerland moments.
It's a must-read publication for anyone with Yellow and Black blood in their veins, and the perfect Christmas or Birthday gift. So take advantage of this amazing pre-release offer:
RRP: $54.95
Members Price: $40.00
Books arrive in November 2007
Note: A $7 postage and handling fee applies for mailing, or collections can be made at Tiger Den, Punt Road Oval, Richmond.
Order Forms are sent by mail with the latest Fighting Tiger Bulletin.
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Centenary Publication
RFC email
The member pre-release offer to purchase "The Tigers" A Centenary of League Football publication is set to conclude on Friday July August 24. This opportunity enables members to purchase this book at the discounted price of $40.00, well below the recommended price of $54.95.
So for all members who'd like to take up this offer, we encourage you to refer to the attached booking form and either mail this to the Club or call 9426 4419 during business hours to order your copy.
Click here (http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Portals/0/tigers_docs/RFC_Centenary_Publication_Booking_Form_07_cut_off.pdf) to download order form.
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Just a short announcement that the Richmond History Book (1908-2008) is now available for pre order.
All information on the book , including cost, information, delivery information is available at:
www.gspbooks.com.au
Regards
Rhett Bartlett.
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Thanks for the info Rhett.
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I ordered mine through the club when it was first announced. When do we get them again?
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When do we get them again?
The quoted release date is November 1.
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YES, for those who have already ordered it through the original flyer released by the club, November 1 is the release date.
For thos who missed out on ordering the book a few weeks ago- now you can order it online.
Over 50 Interviews with former players, as well as honour boards and for the first time in a Richmond publication- complete Guernsey Numbers from 1912 to present.
Regards
Rhett Bartlett
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"The Tigers - a century of league football" is shown in the online shop
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Portals/63/richmond_shop.html
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And, the book is available through bookstores throughout Melbourne from the end of this week.
Cheers
Rhett Bartlett
www.rhettrospective.com
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I ordered one through GSPbooks over a month ago
I am still waiting
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Hey William
All books were received to GSP this week, so I am pretty confident to suggest it has been mailed to you.
If you dont get it tomorrow- I would recommend just a courtesy call to them just to get an eta.
Is that ok?
Rhett
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Hey William
All books were received to GSP this week, so I am pretty confident to suggest it has been mailed to you.
If you dont get it tomorrow- I would recommend just a courtesy call to them just to get an eta.
Is that ok?
Rhett
Thanks Rhett.
Sounds good :thumbsup
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I ordered mine through the club. Yet to receive it.
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The club received all pre order copies on Friday afternoon.
As a result, they were sent out that evening.
Apologies for the delay, but you will receive them start of next week, with plenty of reading time before you wrap it for your mates for Christmas.
Regards
Rhett Bartlett
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......you will receive them start of next week, with plenty of reading time before you wrap it for your mates for Christmas.
Good thinking. :)
Pages must have got dog-eared during printing.
If that fails....
Rhett told me I could read it before I gave it to you.
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Bartlett so close to being Bomber
22 November 2007 Herald Sun
Mike Sheahan
HAD Richmond great Kevin Bartlett followed his heart after the 1979 season, he would have finished as an Essendon player.
Upset by what he saw as Richmond's dwindling faith in him, he applied for a clearance and signed a document agreeing to join the Bombers.
"It was something like a heads of agreement that said if I left Richmond I would go to Essendon," he told the Herald Sun yesterday.
He was 32 at the time, yet was to play another four seasons on the way to 403 games.
The 1980 season capped his stellar career: a fifth premiership, the Norm Smith Medal and 21 goals in the finals series, including seven in the Grand Final.
Bartlett tells of his planned walkout from Richmond in the book The Tigers -- a Century of League Football, to be launched today at the club's Punt Rd headquarters.
It will mark his return to the premises for the first time since he was dumped as coach 16 years ago.
The book is based on interviews by his son, Rhett, of many Richmond's big names.
Bartlett Sr responded in typical fashion when asked yesterday about the latest step in his return to the fold.
"They asked me to launch the book and that's where they're launching it, so that's where I'll go," he said.
It is, though, the end of an extraordinary stand by the club's most decorated player, who declared after his sacking in 1991 he would not return to Punt Rd until all of the committee had departed.
That occurred several years ago, yet KB stood firm.
He says in the book he decided to leave Richmond after the 1979 season, the year then coach Tony Jewell turned him from rover to half-forward.
"I was playing as a rover but the club must have felt I wasn't giving them the on-ball drive that they required."
He recalls walking into Waverley Park for a late-season game when then Channel 10 reporter Rob Astbury said to him: "I've been told today is your last game for Richmond."
It unnerved and stayed with him. At the end of the season, he resigned the captaincy and asked for a clearance.
He initially wanted to join close friend and former coach Tom Hafey at Collingwood (the club Richmond played in the 1980 Grand Final), but Hafey warned him off, telling him he didn't want to be responsible for taking such a revered figure from Richmond.
Essendon, South Melbourne and Melbourne had chats to him before he signed a letter of agreement with Essendon.
Ultimately, a truce with Richmond was brokered through his great friend and former teammate, solicitor Michael Green.
Did he get close to leaving? "Yeah, very close. Very, very close," he said.
"I knew the machinations of the Richmond Football Club. It was over what I perceived as the way they were going about getting rid of me without actually telling me they wanted to get rid of me.
"I met the board several times. They denied it every time, but I wasn't convinced.
"I was probably gung-ho about going; I just felt there were forces against me and I felt I could still play at league level.
"I had a long chat with Barry Davis and it looked like I'd end up at Essendon.
"Alan McGillvray (then board member) signed me. He tells me every time he sees me, 'I've still got that form, Kevin'."
Richmond A Century of League Football, GSP Books, available at the special Herald Sun price of $44.95 inc delivery, call 1300 306 107. (RRP $54.95)
http://heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,22800312%255E20322,00.html
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Tiger den has them for sale atm
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SEN made a big deal about it (played KB's speech live) but KB sounded very happy to be back in the old rooms :thumbsup.
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I recieved mine in the mail yesterday, havent read much of it but had a quick flick through.
There are some fantastic photos in the book and it looks like a great publication.
Great job Rhett and congratulations to you :thumbsup
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Rhett was on SEN talking about the book this arvo. Well done Rhett :clapping.
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THanks for the kind words
It was a great launch, and the feedback about the book so far is it quite good.
So I hope everyone continues to enjoy it
Rhett
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Got mine - Great stuff :thumbsup
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I got my copy on Friday.
At first glance just flickikng through the pages - super impressive - some of those photos :clapping :clapping
Spent a couple of hours yesterday reading it (still got a fair bit to go ;D) but went from being super impressed to blown away - a fantastic read. The interviews are great
Congratulations Rhett on a fantastic book. :thumbsup :thumbsup
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I went down to Tiger Den yesterday and picked up a copy. Had a squizz at it today. Very Impressive Rhett :clapping. Loved all the amazing photos. As Molly use to say do yourself a favour :thumbsup.
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My brother, who is a Demons supporter, had a squiz at my copy last night and was very impressed.
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My brother, who is a Demons supporter, had a squiz at my copy last night and was very impressed.
Thanks for the kind works julzqld and mightytiges. the response has been really impressive from the richmond supporters, current and former players.
Anyone who ever played with the club- gets a mention in the book in some capacity, and every premiership team photo appears as well.
Cheers
Rhett Bartlett
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Not sure how many copies they originally started with but the Tigen Den only had 3 copies of the book left on the shelves on Friday.
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Not sure how many copies they originally started with but the Tigen Den only had 3 copies of the book left on the shelves on Friday.
Well I know a Dawks supporter who went to the Den on Thursday arvo to pick up a copy for a mate for Xmas :santa
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the club has been very suportive of the whole book concept from day one. which is great for supporters
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Tommy recalls the day the Tiger drought broke
Tony Greenberg
richmondfc.com.au
Richmond’s drought-breaking 1967 Grand Final triumph over Geelong is, not surprisingly, indelibly etched in the mind of the Tigers’ four-time premiership coach and Club ‘Immortal’ Tommy Hafey . . .
“I’ve got so many memories of the 1967 Grand Final,” Hafey told Rhett Bartlett, author of the recently-published book, ‘The Tigers – a Century of League Football’.
“I can remember before the game talking to the players in the room. There were only the 20 players, the runner and the coach. Nobody else was there, never ever was. And we were talking about different players that we had to be aware of.
“I remember saying to Billy Barrot, looking right into his face in front of all the players, ‘What’s going to happen when they put Denis Marshall on you, how do you feel about that?’ Because he usually played on a boy called Wayne Closter, who was a very good player, but Billy used to beat him. After 10 minutes they used to take Wayne Closter out of the centre and put in Denis Marshall, who had actually done very well on Billy.
“Billy didn’t say anything for a long time, he just was thinking. I then remember Michael Patterson breaking the silence saying, ‘He can’t wait to get at him!’ and everybody practically at once said ‘Yeahh!’ And that’s what happened; Billy was nearly best man on the ground. He probably played better when Denis Marshall went onto him than what he had played on Wayne Closter.
“I remember Polly Farmer having cramp at a vital time. And I often used to think about that because a racehorse hangs under pressure, a pacer gallops under pressure, and obviously cramping could be something like being under pressure.
“I remember Michael Patterson doing such a good job because he had to replace Neville Crowe in the first ruck. I remember the goals that big John Ronaldson kicked and I remember us giving away a couple of silly free kicks, and Kevin Bartlett kicking that very vital goal right at the end of the game, which more or less sealed the whole thing.
“And, of course, we all remember Fred Swift taking that mark behind the goal, in front of the goal, on the line, whatever. When I coached Geelong, somebody mentioned that mark every day for the entire three years I lived down there.”
* ‘The Tigers – a Century of League Football’ is available through the Tiger Den for $50 (RRP is $54.95) with a further 10% discount applying for 2008 RFC members. You can purchase in-store, order on-line, or call the Tiger Den on (03) 9426 4419 and have the book mailed out to you.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/News/NewsArticle/Default.aspx?newsId=54381
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There are some extracts of other chapters on the Richmond website- in particular on Bartlett and the 1980 GF
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How Disco dazzled
2:01 PM Fri 1 February, 2008
Tony Greenberg
for richmondfc.com.au
One of Richmond’s all-time goalkicking greats has revealed the secrets of his sharpshooting success in the recently published book ‘The Tigers – a Century of League Football’.
Michael ‘Disco’ Roach, who kicked 607 goals in 200 games for Richmond from 1977-89, and won the Club’s Leading Goalkicker award on seven occasions, told the book’s author, Rhett Bartlett, that he largely owed his impressive career conversion rate of 66% to six key points scrawled on a piece of paper and handed down to him by another legendary Tiger forward in Royce Hart . . .
“I was always a reasonably long kick, but had no set routine until Royce Hart got hold of me,” Roach said.
“When I started to kick goals in 1979, Royce got me to set a routine up to kick for goal. I basically kept that routine all through my football career.
“Royce had six points:
1. Make sure after you have taken the mark that you get back far enough from the man on the mark, because you don’t want the man on the mark to interfere with your concentration.
2. Pick a spot to kick at behind the goals.
3. Have a certain number of steps when coming in. I never ever knew how many until in my routine I counted them. I took 11 steps when kicking for goal, so I knew how far to get back.
4. Keep your head down until after you kick the ball. Don’t look up to see where the ball is gone.
5. Last two steps, watch the ball onto the boot.
6. Kick with enough power.
“I never changed it. I had that bit of paper that Royce had written out for me and I had it in my sock before a game.
“If I missed a couple early, I usually knew what I would have done wrong and then at half-time I’d head off to the toilet and read it.
“I haven’t got that bit of paper, I don’t know where it has gotten to, but I have re-written the steps of kicking for goal.”
* ‘The Tigers – a Century of League Football’ is available through the Tiger Den for $50 (RRP is $54.95) with a further 10% discount applying for 2008 RFC members. You can purchase in-store, order on-line, or call the Tiger Den on (03) 9426 4419 and have the book mailed out to you.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=6301&newsId=54384
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He should give his piece of paper to Richo.
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He actually did.
And Richo kicked 94 goals in a season.
He talks abut that in the book too.
Rhett Bartlett
www.rhettrospective.com
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1. Make sure after you have taken the mark that you get back far enough from the man on the mark
3. Have a certain number of steps when coming in. I never ever knew how many until in my routine I counted them.
Richo needs to fine that piece of paper again especially for points 1 and 3.
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In praise of the Dean of Tigerland
12:08 PM Wed 6 February, 2008
Tony Greenberg
for richmondfc.com.au
Francis Bourke, or St Francis as he’s affectionately known, is one of the most revered figures in the history of the Richmond Football Club (and VFL/AFL football for that matter).
So, when the 300-game, five-time Tiger premiership player and Grand Final coach offers an opinion about the player he admired most during his long, successful stint at Punt Road, you sit up and take notice.
Bourke tells of his admiration for another embodiment of the Tigerland spirit – 1969 premiership captain Roger Dean – in the recently published book ‘The Tigers – a Century of League Football’.
“. . . the player I admired most was Roger Dean. He had such an impact as a player, Bourke said.
“I was aware growing up that Roger was a bit of a cheeky sort of player, and that Ron Barassi got rubbed out for belting him in the last game of the year (1963???) and missed the finals.
“When I got to Richmond, I saw just how good he was. In my first year, he played back pocket and I also saw how small he was. But Roger could mark with the big blokes – he was strong for his size.
As a back pocket player, his racket was cutting across the leads of the full-forward and taking his run. I can remember in 1967 he took a spectacular mark just jumping on someone’s back.
“. . . he was only 5ft 8in (173cm) and genuinely tough. Now, he was tough by any definition. In the 1969 Grand Final, Roger was running down the ground bouncing the ball, heading towards our goal, and Kevin Hall, who is 6ft 3in (191cm) and about 14 stone (90kg), was coming at him. And Roger got his kick away so late that Hall was always going to collide with him, so that we got a penalty kick down the ground – wow, that’s real tough.
“And he continued on longer than the others of that era. Paddy Guinane had retired after 1968, Fred Swift had gone after 1967, ‘Patto’ went to coach North Adelaide in 1970, ‘Bull’ Richardson had gone to South Melbourne, Crowe retired, but Roger was actually still a good player. Captain of 1969, he played until 1972 and went out captain of Richmond’s seconds premiership team.
“He got full marks from me for doing that, so this just added to all the reasons why I like Roger and admire him. For Roger, it was ‘win at all costs’ and it was his own costs, too.”
Dean, who played 245 games with Richmond from 1957-73, was a member of the 1967 premiership side and captained the Club from 1968-71 (including the ’69 premiership), provided the book’s author, Rhett Bartlett, with an interesting insight into what motivated him during his playing days.
“Francis (Bourke) was probably similar to myself in some way, we probably hated the thought of getting beaten,” Dean said.
“Even in the early stages, when we were second last or last, it could be the last game of the year and we could be 15 goals down, and I still wanted to get another kick. It was pride.
“I never ever wanted to be beaten; even if we were beaten, I still wanted to get another kick . . .
“Every time I went onto the field I wanted to be best on the ground. I didn’t care about anybody else, I couldn’t control them. I wanted to be best on the ground because I didn’t want to be beaten.
“If I could play well, that meant it could help the side anyway.”
* ‘The Tigers – a Century of League Football’ is available through the Tiger Den for $50 (RRP is $54.95) with a further 10% discount applying for 2008 RFC members. You can purchase in-store, order on-line, or call the Tiger Den on (03) 9426 4419 and have the book mailed out to you.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=6301&newsId=54383
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For the record
The Age
Geoff McClure
February 7, 2008
THIS for the "better-late-than-never" file. Richmond legend Jack "Skinny" Titus has always been credited with having played 204 consecutive games but the new Richmond history book, The Tigers, written by club historian Rhett Bartlett, reveals that what was one of the game's great records which stood for so many years — he retired 65 years ago — was incorrectly counted at the time. His tally of games without a miss was in fact 202.
Link (http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/why-burnout-king-brock-is-on-the-outer/2008/02/06/1202233950804.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1)
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RFC Book Signing - Tomorrow Feb 15th with KB and Tom Hafey
The book signing will occur at the Angus and Robertson Bookstore on the corner of Elizabeth St and Bourke St from 12.30pm - 1.30pm on February 15th.
http://www.rhettrospective.com/
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Rhett coming up after the break on SEN
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* They played our theme song and Rhett said it's probably the only time this year we'll hear it lol.
* If you missed the booksigning you can pick up a KB & Tommy signed book at Angus and Robertson's.
* Richo doesn't like being called Richo because he got called Richo a lot wealking down the street. No he gets called Ricky a lot
* If you can call up SEN and tell who wears #42 (Andy Collins) you'll win a signed book. Billy of Heidelberg didn't know lol. Don't bother ringing a little kid won it.
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I just made Rhett $40 richer lol
I'm looking forward to sitting down and reading from cover to cover :thumbsup
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Well, I can assure I don't get $40 from the sale of the book.
But I appreciate you purchasing the book.
May I suggest starting with page 82- Max Oppy. Sadly his last recorded interview.
- Rhett Bartlett
www.rhettrospective.com
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Well, I can assure I don't get $40 from the sale of the book.
But I appreciate you purchasing the book.
May I suggest starting with page 82- Max Oppy. Sadly his last recorded interview.
- Rhett Bartlett
www.rhettrospective.com
Will do :'(
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Actually since the second reprint (which is onsale atm at book stores), a few players have sadly passed away.
Frank Hughes Jnr, whose has his own chapter on his father, Checker Hughes.
Peter Sherman, who appears in the Jack Dyer section, so too Mr Alan Maple.
I have done some considerable additional interviews in the last year (Rioli, Jess, Monteath, Raines, Cloke, Parsons, Albiston, Stokes) and hope in the coming year or two we can add those in.
Rhett Bartlett
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May I suggest starting with page 82- Max Oppy. Sadly his last recorded interview.
I went back and re-read Oppy's chapter over the weekend. Hiding the plaster for his broken wrist from the umps when they came into the rooms before the game is a great story :lol.