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Offline one-eyed

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Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed away.
« on: August 07, 2016, 06:00:58 AM »
"Oh no! How sad. The great Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed on. Richmond Premiership player in 1973 and 1974"
https://twitter.com/rhettrospective/status/761852954609451008




https://twitter.com/wayne_bird/status/761878345021665280


RIP.
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Offline WA Tiger

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Re: Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed away.
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2016, 06:41:16 AM »
RIP Big Fellow.
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Offline Owl

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Re: Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed away.
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2016, 08:26:02 AM »
vale the whale
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Re: Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed away.
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2016, 08:37:46 AM »
I remember being in the rooms after the Windy Hill brawl game back in the 70,s
His eye was black as
My Dad said to him , who hit you
He blamed a beer can
Great fella , sadly missed
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Re: Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed away.
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2016, 08:39:31 AM »
RIP big man
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Offline YellowandBlackBlood

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Re: Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed away.
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2016, 09:16:43 AM »
Should never have been traded. Always a true tiger.

RIP Brian Roberts.
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Re: Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed away.
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2016, 01:45:07 PM »
Very sad. RIP. A real character
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Offline WilliamPowell

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Re: Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed away.
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2016, 01:52:30 PM »
RIP Whale

Club lost a litle piece of its sole when he was shipped off to South Melb as part ot the Pitura deal.
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Re: Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed away.
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2016, 01:53:55 PM »
The trade that started the rot and probably cost us at least another couple of flags....have an ale for the Whale....
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Re: Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed away.
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2016, 04:10:30 PM »
I was too young to see him play. Question to those who saw him how good was he? Sounds like a nice bloke too.
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Re: Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed away.
« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2016, 05:13:45 PM »
Quote from: tdy on August 07, 2016, 04:10:30 PM
I was too young to see him play. Question to those who saw him how good was he? Sounds like a nice bloke too.
Was not the greatest footballer but was one of the first really big guys to play. At 6ft 6, he was a rare breed. He did all the little things well. Never pretended to be skilled. His greatest feature was that he was a great club man, much loved by his teammates. That is why a bit of the club died when he was traded.
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Offline WilliamPowell

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Re: Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed away.
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2016, 05:42:02 PM »
Did come 3rd in the Brownlow in 1975
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Re: Brian 'Whale' Roberts has passed away.
« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2016, 09:13:46 PM »
Quote from: YellowandBlackBlood on August 07, 2016, 05:13:45 PM
Quote from: tdy on August 07, 2016, 04:10:30 PM
I was too young to see him play. Question to those who saw him how good was he? Sounds like a nice bloke too.
Was not the greatest footballer but was one of the first really big guys to play. At 6ft 6, he was a rare breed. He did all the little things well. Never pretended to be skilled. His greatest feature was that he was a great club man, much loved by his teammates. That is why a bit of the club died when he was traded.

That's why we hold onto blokes like Dimma and Hampson :snidegrin
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